Effective now, Drake students should utilize Starfish to schedule appointments with staff in the Financial Aid Office. Appointment requests received via phone or email will be directed to the Starfish appointment scheduler. (The main Financial Aid Office email and phone line remain available for questions that do not require an appointment.) 

This change will streamline financial aid appointment scheduling and provide students with the ability to request appointments at any time, even during non-business hours. Coming soon, our office will be implementing a check-in kiosk for in-person visitors that will facilitate a meeting with available staff or allow a student to schedule a meeting for another time. 

— Ryan Zantingh, Financial Aid Office

If you’ve been considering applying for a 2025 J-Term travel seminar, it’s not too late. Most programs are still accepting applications, with admittance on a rolling basis when space is available. Review available programs and apply on Terra Dotta or reach out with any questions to studyabroad@drake.edu.

Locations include:

• Austria
• Bahamas
• Hawaii
• India
• Italy
• Kosovo
• Madagascar
• Mexico
• New Zealand
• Panama
• Thailand & Vietnam
• Washington, D.C.

— Chelsea Funk, Global Engagement

Applications for DU England: Harlaxton for Fall 2024 are still open until April 15. Don’t miss out on a chance to live and study in a manor house in the English countryside with Drake Faculty-in-Residence, Professor of Political Science, Mary McCarthy. AOIs available. Take your full financial aid package & Drake scholarships with you. Learn more and start an application, contact our office with questions (studyabroad@drake.edu), or book an advising appointment on Calendly.

— Maria Rohach, Global Engagement

Dogtown After Hours needs volunteers for the big event on Friday, March 22, from 8 p.m. until 12 a.m. in Olmsted. Slots are in two-hour shifts and there are plenty of slots that need to be filled. Click the SignUp Genius link for more details and to sign up for a shift(s). DTAH 2024: DTAH 2024: Dogtown After Hours Volunteers (signupgenius.com)

If you have any questions, email sarah.tracy@drake.edu or dtah@drake.edu.

— Sarah Tracy, junior, Arts & Sciences

Join Student Senate and Delta Theta Phi on March 20 at 5:45 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 203, for a letter-writing event. If you are passionate about politics, law, or just want to see social change, this is the event for you. Letter writing supplies and snacks will be provided. Legislatures from the Iowa Senate will be present at the event.

— Chloe Lepak, Sophomore, Arts & Sciences

The application deadline for The Harkin Institute D.C. Experience Scholarship and the Robert J. Waters and Patricia J. Beneke Endowed Washington, D.C. Experience Scholarship has been extended! Applications are now due April 1, 2024.

Our scholarships help cover the costs of housing and travel expenses for those completing an internship in Washington, D.C.

Haven’t secured an internship yet? No problem. You can still apply for our scholarship while searching.

Click here to learn more and apply!

— Kathryn Kuckelman, The Harkin Institute

Dogtown After Hours is a large-scale, collaborative, alcohol-alternative event that entertains over 850 attendees every year during the spring. This year’s event will take place on Friday, March 22, from 8 p.m. to midnight. Drake students will be participating in numerous safe activities on campus, such as: giant yard games, inflatable activities, zorb ball tracks, life size hungry hungry hippos, performances from Drake student groups, etc. In addition to these activities, students will be able to participate in service opportunities that benefit local communities. The event will also include a great deal of food and chances to win prizes.

— Carissa Johnson, Senior

Join Student Senate and Delta Theta Phi on March 20 at 5:45 p.m. for a letter writing event. If you are passionate about politics, law, or just want to see social change, this is the event for you. Letter writing supplies and snacks will be provided. The location is still being determined. Watch for a future communication with further details.

— Chloe Lepak, sophomore