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Bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrency discussion

On Thursday, March 1, Tom Myers, adjunct instructor of management, will lead a meeting on cryptocurrencies and blockchain. A 2015 Goldman Sachs report estimates that $4.7 trillion of financial services revenues is at risk of displacement from new financial technologies. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are the new finance. Stop by the Innovation Studio, Room 124C in Meredith Hall, at 7 p.m. to find out how bitcoin, blockchain, and cryptocurrencies work and how this new technology is going to change the world. For questions, email innovation@drake.edu.

— Stephanie Cardwell, College of Business & Public Administration

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Steak dinner tomorrow, convert meals to flex dollars

Steak dinner: Join Hubbell Dining for Stone Steakhouse tomorrow, Feb. 21, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Students can enjoy an amazing cooked-to-order steak dinner for a meal swipe plus flex, cash, or credit/debit card.

Convert meals to flex dollars: All students who have the 195 or 335 Block Meal Plan can complete meal plan conversions online. Students may convert a maximum of 100 meals per semester. One board meal equals $4 flex dollars.

There are two designated sessions per semester in which students can convert meals to flex dollars. This semester, meal plan conversion sessions are Feb. 19 through March 2 and March 26 through March 30.

— Jennifer Bowersox, Hubbell Dining

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Teach English in China

Drake’s Teach in China program offers recent graduates from any academic background the opportunity to live and work in China teaching English for a year. Since 2004, Teach in China has placed over 220 graduates in teaching positions in China. The program is designed to respond to each participant’s interests by offering unique placements. Whether you are interested in gaining teaching, international, or Chinese cultural experience, the Teach in China program will work to find the best setting to help you meet your goals.

Teachers are considered full-time employees and compensated accordingly. No teaching experience or Chinese language skills are required.

Upcoming information sessions:

  • Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 4 p.m. in the Pomerantz Conference Room
  • Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Pomerantz Conference Room
  • Wednesday, Feb. 21, at 4 p.m. in Pomerantz Conference Room

Find out more by visiting the Teach in China website or by contacting Stephanie Dana Ely, program coordinator, at stephanie.dana@drake.edu.

— Stephanie Dana Ely, Drake International

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Olson Global Service-Learning and mini-grants available

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:

  • Funds or in-kind donations of at least $500 must have already been raised.
  • Projects must have a strong global service-learning emphasis.
  • Student applicants must demonstrate faculty/staff support.

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

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DUSSJ call for papers

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

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Become a peer advocate: VIP accepting applications

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

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Sussman Spring Leadership Conference

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

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Engaged Citizen Conference

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