Please join Human Resources in welcoming several new full-time employees to the Bulldog family during the month of August.

Andrew Beall, Women’s Basketball Manager, Athletics
Madelyn (Mady) Schmidt, Assistant Volleyball Coach (formerly P/T), Athletics
Sarah Michaud, Athletic Trainer, Athletics
Lindsay Crevoiserat, Assist. Coach, Women’s C.C./Dist. Track & Field, Athletics
John Hollimon, Assistant Men’s Tennis Coach, Athletics
Madeleine (Maddie) Johnson, Assistant Women’s Tennis Coach, Athletics
Jordan Viers, Athletics Trainer, Athletics
James (Jim) McKinney, Network Engineer, ITS
Tin Duong, Infrastructure Support Specialist, ITS
Sheena Bahls, Administrative Assistant, Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Sarah Brundrett, Manager, Ops & External Relations, Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Alisa Drapeaux, Assist. Prof., Health Sciences/Director Hlth.Sci.Exper.Edu., Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Kelsey Jones, CPSO 1, Public Safety
Ryan Grams, CPSO 2, Public Safety
Jessica (Jess) Kurtz, Administrative Assistant, Arts & Sciences
Clarissa Snapper, Gallery Coordinator, Arts & Sciences
Kevin Carlson, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Arts & Sciences
Cheryl Jones, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, Arts & Sciences
Heather Falter, Assistant Professor, Music Education, Arts & Sciences
Erika Iverson, Visiting Assistant Prof. Law, Politics & Society, Arts & Sciences
Kieran Williams, Visiting Assistant Professor, Politics, Arts & Sciences
Neil Steinburg, Visiting Assistant Professor, Mathematics, Arts & Sciences
Matthew Canfield, Assistant Professor, Law, Politics & Society, Arts & Sciences
Adam Yankowy, Visiting Assistant Professor, Theatre Arts, Arts & Sciences
Bret Lang, Visiting Instructor, Environmental Science, Arts & Sciences
Cara Schwarz, Laboratory Assistant, Chemistry, Arts & Sciences
Emily Schoenrock, Head Start Teacher, Head Start
Amy Bentley, Policy Director, Harkin Institute
Vinay Harpalani, Visiting Professor of Law, Con. Law, Law School
Mark Bennett, Director of the Institute of Justice Reform, Law School
Shelly Hamlin-Rodrick, Administrative Assistant, Law School
Whitney Goodman, Administrative Assistant, Law School
Janelle Ausenhus, Assistant Professor, Applied Behavior Analysis, School of Education
Matthew (Matt) Stout, HVAC Mechanic, Facilities Planning and Management
Kathrine Beers, Assistant Director, Admissions Regional CO, Office of Admissions

Laura Schwarz, Human Resources

Have you strained your back or “tweaked” a knee while working in the yard or playing golf? Do you have questions about your child and sports?

Join Nate Newman, associate professor and chair of athletic training, on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. in the Olmsted Center, Room 310/311, as he shares valuable information and answers questions that will help you and your family stay healthy.

This presentation will provide information about common treatments, remedies, and guidance that may assist with the common aches and pains you and your family suffer from daily activities or athletics.

Participants will earn Bulldogs United in Learning Drake (BUILD) credit and be entered into a drawing at the end of the semester.

To register, email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Chances are you are already making some healthy choices: Getting a dental check-up, participating in BUILD classes or wellness programs, sending a Peerceive kudos, or attending a Drake Social. Now you have the opportunity to win some great prizes for those choices. The Bulldog Pack Wellness Scorecard is a points-based spreadsheet dedicated to helping you enhance your quality of life in seven areas: physical, emotional, financial, community, social, occupational, and intellectual. Simply check items off on the scorecard as you complete them. If you reach 100 points between Sept. 3, 2018, and May 31, 2019, you will be placed in a drawing for a chance to win a prize.

The Bulldog Pack Wellness Scorecard is available to all current Drake full-time and regular part-time employees, regardless of enrollment in the Drake Medical Plan. Download a copy of the scorecard and get started today.

For more information, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 515-271-1880.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

This year’s Did U Know series is kicking off the season by highlighting University Archives on Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 10 a.m. in Cowles Library, Room 201.

In University Archives, you can find everything from the Ding Darling Collection and Tom Harkin Papers to unique items such as half a gold medal mounted on a plaque to commemorate the first gold medal won by a Drake athlete in an individual event at the Drake Relays.

The presenters, Claudia Frazer, director, University archives and special collections; Hope Bibens, political papers archivist and assistant professor of librarianship; and Katherine Lincoln, University archives associate, will cover what they do, what they have, and what they collect during this one-hour presentation. In addition, they will share some of their most interesting artifacts.
Participants will earn Bulldogs United in Learning Drake (BUILD) credits and be entered into a drawing at the end of the semester.

To register, email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Drake recognizes the importance of community involvement and encourages employees to participate in volunteer and service activities. The community service leave benefit allows non-bargaining, non-grant funded staff employees to voluntarily participate, with pay, in community service activities that occur during regularly-scheduled work hours, with manager approval.

Full time staff may receive up to eight hours of paid time to engage in community service leave each fiscal year. Part-time staff, working 20 or more hours per week, may receive up to four hours of paid community service leave each fiscal year.

Volunteer Ideas
• Visit your local school and read to children
• Lend a hand to Habitat for Humanity on Oct. 5
• Provide assistance at your local food bank
• Chaperone a school field trip
• Help at a Special Olympics event
• Ring the bell for Salvation Army
• Serve a meal at a homeless shelter
• Help clean up a park on Earth Day

Employees wishing to provide community service leave must complete a community service leave request form.  For more information, please view the community service leave policy.

Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources

Drake has challenged Des Moines University and Wesley Life to a step challenge. We are putting together a team and want you to participate.

During the month of October team members from all three institutions will track their daily steps. You may use a pedometer, fitness tracker, or smart phone app. Any movement that records steps counts, including walking, running, and fitness classes. You will be provided with a journal to make recording easy and receive fun facts and tips along the way.

At the end of the month the institution with the highest average step total will win a traveling trophy and bragging rights for the year. Individual prizes will be awarded as well. We need your help to win that trophy!

This event is open to all faculty, staff, and students so spread the word. To register, email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu. The deadline to register is Friday, Sept. 28.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Chances are you are already making some healthy choices: Getting a dental check-up, participating in BUILD classes or wellness programs, sending a Peerceive kudos, or attending a Drake Social. Now you have the opportunity to win some great prizes for those choices. The Bulldog Pack Wellness Scorecard is a points-based spreadsheet dedicated to helping you enhance your quality of life in seven areas: physical, emotional, financial, community, social, occupational, and intellectual. Simply check items off on the scorecard as you complete them.  If you reach 100 points between Sept. 3, 2018, and May 31, 2019, you will be placed in a drawing for a chance to win a prize.

The Bulldog Pack Wellness Scorecard is available to all current Drake full-time and regular part-time employees, regardless of enrollment in the Drake Medical Plan. Download a copy of the scorecard and get started today.

For more information, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 515-271-1880.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

The Drake University Occupational Therapy (OT) program will be providing wellness educational opportunities for Drake faculty, staff, and students. The booth will run weekly, on Tuesdays, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the main level of Olmsted, starting Sept. 25. Occupational Therapy students will be available to provide education, tips, and strategies to support wellness among the Drake University community.

Faculty and staff who visit the booth four or more weeks will earn Bulldogs United in Learning Drake (BUILD) credits and be entered into a drawing for prizes at the end of the semester.

Wellness Topics
Sept. 25: Backpack Awareness Week — proper lifting and carry techniques/examples
Oct. 2: Nutrition quiz/visual on sugar consumption, health literacy, how to read a nutrition label
Oct. 23: Memory games — information on brain health
Oct. 30: Sleep Hygiene
Nov. 6: Technology Detox-unplug
Nov. 13: Balance Tests/Flexibility
Nov. 27: Work/life balance mindfulness/stress management
Dec. 4: Winter health/handwashing

For more information, contact Rachel Allen-McHugh at rachel.allen-mchugh@drake.edu or Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Those on Drake’s health plan can save approximately $300 in 2019 by completing a wellness screening this year. If you are on Drake’s health plan and currently enrolled in the Wellness Premium Incentive Program, you must complete a wellness screening annually to retain your savings. New this year: You will not be required to complete an online wellness assessment. You only need to complete the wellness screening to receive the premium incentive.

There are three ways to complete your wellness screening:

1. At a participating Hy-Vee (available through Sept. 15).
2. With your physician and fill out a Physician Wellness Screening Results form (available through Sept. 30).
3. On campus through UnityPoint Health (online registration opens Sept. 4 with screening dates in October).

There are a set number of spaces available for the on campus screenings so we recommend as many employees as possible consider the physician or Hy-Vee option.

As an incentive, HR is offering an early bird prize. If you complete your screening through your physician or at a participating Hy-Vee by Sept. 30, your name will be placed in a drawing for a chance to win your choice of a prize from an online wellness catalog. That said, you are welcome to use any of the three options that work best for you.

For questions, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 515-271-1880.

Linda Feiden, Human Resources