Category Archives: HR Information Archive

CPR, AED, First Aid Course

This free instructor-led course will teach you how to respond to first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies. It includes hands-on practice of lifesaving skills and certification for those who successfully complete the course.

The four-hour course is taught over two days on Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. each day in Olmsted 310. You must attend both sessions. Chris Nickell, director of environmental health and safety, will present. A minimum of four and maximum of 10 participants is required to hold a class.  Click both links below to register.

Part 1 – Oct. 11

Part 2 – Oct. 12

For additional information, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

 

Welcome new Bulldogs

Please join the Human Resources department in welcoming our 12 new full-time Drake University employees for the month of September.

Michael (Mike) Jackson, Campus Public Safety Officer, Public Safety
Nicholas (Nick) Cullinan, Campus Public Safety Officer, Public Safety
Shawn Turner, Assistant Women’s Crew Coach, Athletics
Esther Daniel, Facility Maintainer, FP&M
Kelsey Faybik, Assoc.Direct.Brand Intgrtn./Web Cntnt. Mngmnt., UCM
Ashlyn Hardin, Administrative Assistant, Arts & Sciences
Kelly Marckres, Director, Agency Curriculum & Accounts, School of Education
Grace Baumgartner, Admission Counselor, Office of Admission
Megan Rush, Admission Counselor, Office of Admission
Stacy Bauer, Senior Accountant, Accounting
Kailee Springer, CBPA Director, CBPA
Heather Campbell, Public Services Associate, Law Library, Law School

Laura Schwarz, Human Resources

Participate in The Exceptional Professional: A BUILD reading group

Space is still available to participate in and join author Callista Gould as she facilitates this entertaining read that looks at the little actions that move your career forward in the areas of Networking, Social Media, Interviewing, Travel, Dining, Entertaining, Meetings, Speaking, Attire, Workplace Relations and more. It’s full of true stories of triumphs and disasters in the world of business and non-profits. The Exceptional Professional is essential reading for new professionals and entrepreneurs, and a great refresher for seasoned professionals. Begin reading now, and participate in the 1–2 hour discussion on Dec. 5 in the Olmsted Drake Room.

Contact debra.wiley@drake.edu to participate in the Reading Group and obtain your copy of the book.

Debra Wiley, Human Resources

CPR, AED, First Aid Course

This free instructor-led course will teach you how to respond to first aid, breathing, and cardiac emergencies. It includes hands-on practice of lifesaving skills and certification for those who successfully complete the course.

The four-hour course is taught over two days – Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 from 1 to 3 p.m. each day in Olmsted 310. You must attend both sessions. Chris Nickell, director of environmental health and safety, will present. A minimum of four and maximum of 10 participants is required to hold a class. Click both links below to register.

Part 1 – Oct. 11

Part 2 – Oct. 12

For additional information, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

$10 Chair Massages

Ten- and 20-minute chair massages will be offered on campus Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Aliber Hall Room 204, and Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Center Drake Room. Cost is $10 for a 10-minute massage. Payment should be given directly to Anne Boal, licensed massage therapist, at the time of appointment. Correct change, cash, or check is required. Those who participate will have the chance to win a gift certificate for a free 10-minute chair massage.

Click the links below to register for the day and time of your choice. You may register for one or two time slots per registration sheet.

Tuesday, Oct. 9 Chair Massages

Wednesday, Oct. 10 Chair Massages

For additional information, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Schedule Your Biometric Screening Today

On campus screenings have started. If you are on Drake’s health plan, you must complete a biometric screening annually to retain your wellness premium discount, which is a savings of approximately $300.

Use the online registration form to schedule your appointment today. There are limited spots available and some screening dates are already full. To access the screening schedule, log in with the username DRAKE and password SCREEN (in all caps). The screenings will be held between 6:30 and 10:30 a.m. in the lower level of the Olmsted Center on Oct. 2, 4, 5, 10-12, 16, and 17.

If you registered for an on-campus screening but don’t remember your appointment date and time, check your received, spam, or deleted email folders for an email confirmation from UnityPoint with the subject: Health Screen Confirmation. It would have been delivered to the email address you entered on your registration. Questions regarding the on-campus UnityPoint screenings should be sent to unitypointhealth.desmoines@gmail.com.

If you need to cancel an on-campus screening, send an email to jennifer.umphfleet@unitypoint.org with your name, date, and time of appointment you wish to cancel. You will need to re-register online for a new appointment. Changes can be made up to 48 hours prior to the appointment, if slots are still available.

For those who completed their screening by Sept. 30, we will announce our early bird prize winners in next week’s OnCampus. For questions, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 271-1880.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Please join us for the upcoming BUILD session, Hot Topics in Higher Ed

Historically, higher education has been a gateway to individual growth and opportunity, as well as an accelerator for social and economic progress. The current social, political and economic landscape presents new challenges to how universities define themselves and continue to meet the needs of individuals and society. Attend this session, presented by Dr. Rachel Dykstra Boon, Chief Academic Officer at the Board of Regents, to increase your awareness of some of the Hot Topics that institutions, such as Drake University, are addressing. This 1.5 hour session will be on Wednesday, October 10, starting at 1:00 p.m. in Olmsted 310.  Register online.

Debra Wiley, Human Resources

October is National Work and Family Month.

First nationally designated in 2003 by the U.S. Congress, National Work and Family Month is designed to communicate and celebrate progress towards supporting work-life effectiveness programs. These programs help each one of us to work towards success at work and at home. Throughout the month Human Resources will highlight several policies and benefits that are available to support you and your family.

Family and Medical Leave provides eligible employees with job protected unpaid leave to help balance work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable leave for certain family and medical reasons. Some reasons include: the birth and care of the newborn child of an employee; for placement with the employee of a child for adoption or foster care; to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition; and to take medical leave when the employee is unable to work because of a serious health condition. Additional reasons for Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) are identified in Drake University’s Family and Medical Leave Policy.

When the employee experiences a health condition, the Faculty Short Term Disability Policy and Staff Sick Leave become more relevant. The Faculty Short Term Disability Policy provides pay continuation for eligible faculty when illness or injury prevent them from working. Staff Sick Leave is accrued and is available for when an employee’s health condition prevents him or her from working. Additionally, this sick leave may be used for personal or immediate family illness, when the employee is needed to provide care.

New parents have additional benefits available to assist with new family responsibilities. Paid Parental Leave is available to qualifying parents to care for a newborn child or placement of a child under 18 for purposes of adoption or foster care. Modified Duties for Faculty Upon Becoming a Parent provides eligible faculty with a workload reduction upon the birth or adoption of a child. The Paid Parental Leave and Modified Duties are available to both parents, on the first of the month following their employment at Drake.

As life events occur, non-tenured faculty members, in tenure track positions, may be eligible for a one-year extension of the tenure probationary period through the Tenure Clock Extension Policy. Reasons for the extension include, but are not limited to,  the birth of a child into the faculty member’s household, the adoption or fostering of a child under the age of five into the faculty member’s household, and to assist the faculty member who has suffered a serious health condition. Specific details, life event information, and information about how to initiate this extension are located within the Tenure Clock Extension Policy.

All of these policies are found in the University Policy Library, in the Human Resources section. Please contact Debra Wiley in Human Resources, either via phone at 271-3741 or email at debra.wiley@drake.edu with your questions or for additional information.

Debra Wiley, Human Resources 

Drake vision benefits

Drake’s medical plan allows for one preventive eye exam per participant, per calendar year, at no cost when services are provided by an in-network provider. Participants who utilize an out-of-network provider will be subject to the out-of-network fee schedule.

Drake’s medical plan also provides a pediatric and adult vision hardware benefit as follows:

  • Adult Vision Hardware Benefit includes eyeglass frames, lenses and contact lenses. The medical plan pays 80 % up to a maximum of $150 per participant, per calendar year.
  • Pediatric Vision Hardware Benefit includes eyeglass frames, lenses and contact lenses for participants under age 19. The medical plan pays the first $150, and 80% of the remaining cost per participant, per calendar year.

To apply for reimbursement of vision hardware purchases, participants must complete the Wellmark claim form. Participants must also include a copy of the invoice showing the date and amount of the hardware purchase when submitting the claim form to Wellmark.

Vision services claim form instructions
Wellmark member submitted claim form

Participants should expect to receive reimbursement from Wellmark within 6–8 weeks of the claim submission date. The Wellmark Claim Form and Instructions are located in Employee Forms under the Human Resources section in myDrake.

Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources

$10 chair massages

Ten- and 20-minute chair massages will be offered on campus Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Aliber Hall Room 204, and Oct. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Center Drake Room. Cost is $10 for a 10-minute massage. Payment should be given directly to Anne Boal, licensed massage therapist, at the time of appointment. Correct change, cash, or check is required. Those who participate will have the chance to win a gift certificate for a free 10-minute chair massage.

Click the links below to register for the day and time of your choice. You may register for one or two time slots per registration sheet.

Tuesday, Oct. 9 Chair Massages

Wednesday, Oct. 10 Chair Massages

For additional information, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources