Join Colleges Against Cancer and partnering organizations for an all-day fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings on Wednesday, April 11. Ten percent of your total bill will be donated to a local cancer organization.

— Carley Prejna, Junior

A new course, HSCI 150: Statistics in Health Sciences, will be offered Fall 2018 on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2 to 3:15 p.m. This course reflects the intersection of statistics theory and evidence-based practice in the health sciences. Course objectives revolve broadly around the process of hypothesis testing in laboratory and clinical research. This course is designed to enable students, as future health scientists or health care professionals, to understand fundamental descriptive and inferential statistics used in health research. Prerequisites include MATH 020 or equivalent. The course is open to all students in all majors during the second phase of registration.

— Jill Batten, College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

Like programming and marketing? Like the SAB events you’ve seen this year? Apply for the 2018-19 executive board. Applications close April 12 at 5 p.m.

— Anna Jensen, Senior

In support of Drake’s increased programming for first generation students, Provost Mattison is hosting an ice cream social on Wednesday, April 4, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Shivers Hospitality Suite. This is an opportunity to celebrate Drake’s first generation students, staff, and faulty and to continue building relationships and support within the community.

If you are able to attend, please RSVP by Friday, March 30.

If you have any questions, contact lauren.locante@drake.edu or orientation@drake.edu.

— Marina Verlengia, Academic Excellence and Student Success

Academic Achievement Seminars, focused on topics such as study skills, time management, and reading strategies, take place every Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. in Cowles Library, Room 201. The seminars are facilitated by Josh Wallace, academic success and retention specialist. For questions, email Josh at joshua.wallace@drake.edu.

— Josh Wallace, Academic Excellence and Student Success

If you are an undergraduate or pharmacy student who plans to make changes to your field-of-study and would like those changes take effect before registration begins, you must file your request to your dean’s office by 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 26. Requests submitted after March 26 may not be accommodated until Wednesday, April 18.

For specific questions, including how to change your field of study, contact your dean’s office.

—Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar

Students must submit their applications to Drake International by April 1 for all fall study abroad programs. Students can submit their applications online.

— Karen Williams, Drake International

The Drake Athletics Ticket Office is hiring seasonal, part-time ticket sales associates for the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee. This paid position is open to all Drake students, regardless of experience and/or field of study, although students interested in sales, marketing, and/or sports administration are encouraged to apply. This position requires approximately 3 to 5 office hours during the weeks leading up to the Drake Relays and 12 to 15 hours during the weekend of the Drake Relays. All training will be provided upon completion of the hiring process.

To apply, please submit a current resume to tickets@drake.edu.

For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

— Ryan Harris, Athletics

Information Visualization Workshop

The Information Visualization Workshop is for students who want to learn how to use Tableau. Professor Cameron Tuai will help you learn how to transform your data into knowledge. The workshop is on Wednesday, March 28, at 5 p.m. in Cowles Library, Room 045. For questions, email cameron.tuai@drake.edu.

Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

If you have a business or startup idea, you can win up to $5,000 in the Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition. View details and application information. Applications are due Friday, March 30. For questions, email jpec@drake.edu.

1 Million Cups Des Moines

1 Million Cups Des Moines is taking a field trip to Drake. Join us at Patty’s Place in the Turner Jazz Center at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, April 4, for networking and to learn more about Station 1 Records from Adjunct Instructor Tobi Parks. 1 Million Cups is always fun and informative; there is always free coffee and an innovative energy that participants have come to love. For questions, email jpec@drake.edu.

Cryptocurrency Meet-up

A 2015 Goldman Sachs report estimated that $4.7 trillion of financial services revenues was at risk of displacement from new financial technologies. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are the new finance. If you want to know more about how this technology will change the world, come to the Innovation Studio at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 5. For questions, email innovation@drake.edu.

—Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers