The Office of Admission is looking for enthusiastic, motivated, and fun Drake students to host prospective students during the 2018 Road Trip to Drake. This event, formally known as the Chicago Bus Trip, is bringing around 200 admitted students from the Chicago, Twin Cities, Milwaukee, Quad Cities, and St. Louis areas to campus on Feb. 18 and 19 to learn more about Drake.

Hosts must be available from 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, to 8 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 19. Hosts must be in good academic standing, live in the residence halls, and attend a mandatory host meeting. Sign up or read more here. Responses are due Feb. 7. Contact Natalie Larson at natalie.larson@drake.edu with questions.

— Natalie Larson, Admission

Recruitment Counselors provide support, friendship, and personal guidance to potential new members going through the formal recruitment process, while positively representing the fraternity and sorority life community. Apply here. — Rachel Mohatt

This semester, take advantage of wellness services to help you reach your health and fitness goals. Drake Wellness offers personal training, fitness assessments, body composition analysis, a wellness library to enhance your knowledge, massage therapy, and wellness consultations.

To book any of these services, email wellness@drake.edu. —Drake Wellness

Celebrate Valentine’s Day in the Innovation Studio. Our student maker and innovation council have special activities planned on Monday, Feb. 12. Be sure to stop by Meredith, Room 124C between 4 and 6 p.m. for fun activities and snacks. RSVP on Facebook and share with your friends. —Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers

This competition is for full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate students who have an interest in starting their own venture. Students can participate as individuals or as teams. Applications must be for a startup or new business only, not for existing businesses. Regional winners receive $500 and advance to the finals where three finalists will be selected to receive $5,000. Applications are due Friday, March 30. Drake regional presentations are Friday, April 6. If selected as a finalist, presentations to Mr. Pappajohn are scheduled for Friday, April 20. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/dustudentpappajohn2018  or email jpec@drake.edu.

The Office of the Registrar and your college/school strongly urge you to take a moment to check the accuracy of your class schedule and your academic profile on the Student Services tab in blueView.

The deadline to drop a class (except classes that begin later in the semester and in the Law School) is 4:30 p.m. this Friday, Feb 9.

—Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar

The Spring Activities Fair will be tonight, Feb. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Olmsted Center. Come and check out the many organizations Drake offers. For questions, email student.life@drake.edu. —Kodee Wright

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. 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.

Find out more by visiting our website or contacting Program Coordinator Stephanie Dana Ely at stephanie.dana@drake.edu.

—Stephanie Dana Ely, Drake International

Long after you’ve left Drake, you’ll carry pieces of this place with you forever. While all Bulldogs know and love the same campus, each individual student is inspired and shaped by particular experiences in specific spaces—the Drake campus through your eyes. Blue, Drake’s alumni magazine, wants to share your perspective of campus with the Bulldogs who came before you. Send us a high-resolution digital image of your meaningful space, and it may end up published in the Spring 2018 edition, in front of 74,000 alumni. Better yet, your submission could win you some Drake swag! Submissions are due by Monday, Feb. 12. Learn more here.

— Meredith Ponder, University Communications

Vote Smart, a nationally recognized nonprofit political research organization located at Drake, is accepting applications for their spring and summer internship program. To apply, fill out the online application form at votesmart.org/internships.

Vote Smart interns should:

• Stem from a variety of majors
• Have strong writing skills
• Pay close attention to detail

Interns will:

• Gain valuable experience in a professional environment.
• Build primary and secondary research skills crucial to working in a data-driven era.
• Expand knowledge of our complex American political system.

Credit opportunity:
If interested in credit for the internship, contact Jennifer Konfrst at jennifer.gloverkonfrst@drake.edu.

For questions about the internship, email Andrew at intern@votesmart.org.

— Art Sanders, Associate Provost