Deadlines for students to study abroad this summer are quickly approaching. Students must submit their applications to Drake International by March 1 for all summer study abroad programs. Students can submit their applications online here.
— Karen Williams, Drake International
Olson Global Service-Learning Match Grants are awarded to student global service-learning projects with faculty/staff support where funds or in-kind donations have been appropriated or raised but where additional funds would be beneficial.
Requirements:
Two grants of $500 will be awarded this academic year. Please note that we are not able to reimburse for individual mileage or personal costs.
Applications are available for spring and May-Term courses. The deadline is March 9. More information is available here.
Curricular service-learning mini-grants
Are you looking to incorporate a service-learning component into a spring course? The Office of Community Engaged Learning offers limited funding in the form of mini-grants, typically ranging from $25 to $200. Funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis until depleted. Mini-grant awardees must follow reimbursement policy and submit a reflective blog post detailing the project, lessons learned, and impact.
More information and a link to the application can be found here.
Co-curricular service-learning mini-grants
Drake’s Community Action Board (CAB), in collaboration with the Office of Community Engaged Learning and Service offers co-curricular mini-grants to support students and student organizations in carrying out service-learning and social justice programming. Grants range from $50 to $200. Find more information here.
— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning & Service
The web-based Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal (DUSSJ) welcomes paper submissions for the upcoming publication of its 18th edition in spring 2018. Any Drake undergraduate student is welcome to submit a piece that offers an engaging, critical and original analysis pertaining to the departments of the social sciences—Culture and Society; Economics; History; International Relations; Law, Politics, and Society; and Political Science. Students may submit papers that display strong writing skills in a shorter analytic essay of seven pages or less, or they may submit a longer research paper consisting of anything greater in length. Submitted papers should include full citations to all sources used.
Submissions will be reviewed by six members of the editorial board using the method of blind peer review, meaning the author’s identity will be withheld during the process of reviewing submissions. The board reserves the right to edit papers for style or length, and they may request revisions by the author as a condition of acceptance; authors will be given plenty of time to make these revisions.
The deadline for submission is Feb. 19. No more than one submission per person will be considered. Please send your submissions to dussjadvisor@gmail.com. All questions should be directed to this address as well. When submitting a paper, please indicate whether the essay is a research paper or short analytic essay. Also, please indicate the primary discipline and any secondary discipline(s).
— Natalie Bayer, History Department
The Violence Intervention Partner (VIP) team provides 24/7 advocacy services to anyone in need of support and/or assistance due to sexual assault and/or harassment. The main goal of VIP is to assist student members of the Drake community with compassionate, informed, and confidential sexual assault response support. VIP consists of student advocates who are specially trained to provide appropriate support in incidents of sexual and domestic violence on campus. If you are interested in helping others or you know of a student who would make a great advocate, please apply or encourage them to apply. Applications are due Monday, March 12, at 4 p.m. The online application can be found here.
— Tess Cody, Violence Prevention & Programming
The Sussman Spring Leadership Conference “Leadership Re-Framed” is Sunday, Feb. 18, in the Upper Olmsted Center. The conference is open to all Drake students. Participants must register in advance. Due to the program format, only 250 students can attend, so be sure to sign-up by Feb. 12. The event is provided at no cost to students due to the generosity of Mr. Richard and Mrs. Lila Sussman. Register here.
Conference agenda:
9:30 – 11 a.m. Check-in and hearty pancake breakfast
11:10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Keynote speaker
12:10 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. Breakout sessions
2 p.m. Ice cream and debrief
For questions, email: ali.jensen@drake.edu.
— Marina Verlengia, Academic Excellence and Student Success
The Engaged Citizen Conference, “Nourishing the World,” begins Thursday, Feb. 22, starting with a pre-conference film at 6 p.m. The conference, on Friday, Feb. 23, from 12 to 4:30 p.m., will feature a keynote address by Darci Vetter, Drake alumna and former chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative.
Register and find more information.
— Art Sanders, Associate Provost
Send SAB your organization’s events using this form and the board will share them on its Facebook page.
— Jordan Lundquist
Did you work on campus during 2017? If so, your W-2 is available through myDUSIS. You will need a W-2 to file taxes. To access your W-2, log into blueView, and then go to myDUSIS. Click on the Employee tab. Then click on Tax Forms. Next select the W-2 Year End Earnings Statement. Finally, select the tax year for 2017, and then click Display. You may print it from your web browser or click the Printable W-2.
— Debra Wiley, Human Resources
The web-based Drake Undergraduate Social Science Journal (DUSSJ) welcomes paper submissions for the upcoming publication of its 18th edition in spring 2018. Any Drake undergraduate student is welcome to submit a piece that offers an engaging, critical and original analysis pertaining to the departments of the social sciences—Culture and Society; Economics; History; International Relations; Law, Politics, and Society; and Political Science. Students may submit papers that display strong writing skills in a shorter analytic essay of seven pages or less, or they may submit a longer research paper consisting of anything greater in length. Submitted papers should include full citations to all sources used.
Submissions will be reviewed by six members of the editorial board using the method of blind peer review, meaning the author’s identity will be withheld during the process of reviewing submissions. The board reserves the right to edit papers for style or length, and they may request revisions by the author as a condition of acceptance; authors will be given plenty of time to make these revisions.
The deadline for submission is Feb. 19. No more than one submission per person will be considered. Please send your submissions to dussjadvisor@gmail.com. All questions should be directed to this address as well. When submitting a paper, please indicate whether the essay is a research paper or short analytic essay. Also, please indicate the primary discipline and any secondary discipline(s).
— Natalie Bayer, History Department
The Bookstore is offering extended hours Jan. 27 through Feb. 8 as the spring semester begins. Review its hours of operation and the textbook refund deadlines. Learn more …
| Saturday, Jan. 27 | 10 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Jan. 28 | 11 a.m.–7 p.m. |
| Jan. 29–Feb. 1 (M–Th) | 8 a.m.–7 p.m. |
| Friday, Feb. 2–Saturday, Feb. 3 | 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 4 | Closed |
| Feb. 5–8 (M–Th) | 9 a.m.– 6 p.m. (resume normal hours) |
Textbook refund policy
Text refunds are calculated from the beginning of the term (Jan. 29), not from the date of purchase. The refund schedule is as follows:
Last day for refund with receipt: Feb. 5
Last day with drop slip/receipt Feb. 12
Receipt is required for all textbook refunds.