Nine new staff members joined the Drake family in November:
Lutricia Hemping, Public Safety
David Rudzik, Facilities Planning & Management
Thomas Borror, Facilities Planning & Management
Sean Ingrassia, Athletics
Blake Boldon, Athletics
Matthew Probasco, Finance & Administration
Nate Reagen, President’s Office
Stephanie Dana, Drake International
Jasey Rebarcak, Head Start
Recreational Services will conduct fitness assessments for interested faculty and staff the following dates and times in the Bell Center Fitness Testing Room:
A fitness assessment is a valuable tool for evaluating your overall health and fitness, including your cardiovascular, strength endurance, and flexibility. Tests include the YMCA Step Test, push-ups, curl-ups (sit-ups), and a sit-and-reach test. A body composition is included as well. The entire assessment takes approximately 30 minutes.
For more information please email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Weight Watchers’ unique mix of face-to-face interaction with a trained leader, group support, accountability, digital tools, and the convenience of meetings in the workplace have been a winning combination for many of your co-workers at Drake. It is time to bring it back!
The cost is normally $156 for the 12-week or $186 for the 17-week renewable series, but Weight Watchers is holding a special limited time offer. From Jan. 1 through Jan. 31, anyone who joins a Weight Watchers at Work series will receive a 15 percent discount off the regular price. A minimum of 15 participants is required to hold 12-week series and 20 for the 17-week a program.
Weekly meetings include a confidential weigh-in followed by a 30-minute class. Class dates, times, and locations TBD.
If you are interested in attending a Weight Watchers at Work series, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
If there’s one thing we share in common in this world, it is stress. While there is no such thing as eliminating all stress, there are ways you can minimize and manage stress to increase satisfaction and improve productivity in the workplace. Johanna Dunlevy will guide participants to identify stress and the best ways to respond when under pressure. You’ll also learn the difference between stress and burn out, identify ways to respond to stressors to avoid burnout, and discover the stress management techniques that you respond to best.
Join us Dec. 8 from 9 to 11 a.m. in Olmsted Center, Rooms 310-311, for this informative presentation!
Participants will earn two BUILD (Bulldogs United in Learning Drake) credits.
Pre-registration is not required, but recommended. The registration form for this class is accessible through the blueView Employee tab, in the Learning and Development Channel under Human Resources, or by clicking here. Please email debra.wiley@drake.edu for more information.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Step away from your holiday stress, and take a 10-minute vacation with a relaxing chair massage.
Dec. 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Cowles Library Heritage/Collier Room
Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Center Drake Room
Cost is $10 for a 10-minute chair massage paid directly to licensed massage therapist Anne Boal at the time of your appointment—correct change, cash or check only. One name will be drawn after the event and that person will receive a gift certificate for a free 10-minute chair massage!
Click the link below to register for the day and time of your choice. You may register for one or two time slots per registration sheet.
For additional information or questions, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
The Annual Employee Holiday Breakfast is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 9, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the Shiver’s Basketball Practice Facility Suite (note this is a new location for this event this year.) We look forward to seeing you there!
—Laura Schwarz, Human Resources
Please join us on Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to find the leader in you! Leadership is not just about leaders; regardless of position or role in the community, we each have the ability to impact the world around us through our responses. Join Professor Tom Westbrook on a challenging journey to help each of us identify our current leadership behaviors while seeking opportunities for development. This session will be in Olmsted Center, Rooms 310-311. Participants will receive three BUILD credits. Pre-registration is not required, but recommended. If you have not yet signed up but are interested in attending, please email debra.wiley@drake.edu .
—Debra Wiley, Human Resources
Drake’s Annual Open Enrollment Period for the 2017 Plan Year ends Nov. 30.
If you wish to continue your current medical, dental, or wellness elections, you NEED NOT do anything; your participation will automatically continue.
If you wish to change your current medical, dental, or wellness elections, you MUST complete a new enrollment form.
If you wish to participate in Drake’s flexible spending account plans during 2017, you MUST complete a new enrollment form.
All forms MUST be received by Human Resources no later than 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30.
—Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources
Holiday Trimmings is a six-week program designed to encourage you to maintain or lose weight over the holiday season. If you have trouble dodging festive yet fattening foods like pecan pie, sausage stuffing, and egg nog, this challenge is for you.
Beginning and ending weights will be recorded, and throughout the challenge you will receive healthy holiday tips. Everyone who maintains or loses weight will be placed in a drawing for a chance to win prizes.
For more information or to register to participate please email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu with the subject line “Holiday Trimmings.” Deadline to register is Thursday, Nov. 17.
A packet of information will be sent to you. Read through the packet carefully and start the challenge on Monday, Nov. 21.
Let’s make this a happy AND healthy holiday season!
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources
The chair massages originally scheduled for Nov. 15 and 16 have been moved back to a later date. The new dates are Dec. 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Cowles Library Heritage/Collier Room and Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Center Drake Room.
Cost is $10 for a 10-minute chair massage paid directly to licensed massage therapist Anne Boal at the time of your appointment—correct change, cash or check only. One name will be drawn after the event and that person will receive a gift certificate for a free 10-minute chair massage!
Click the link below to register for the day and time of your choice. You may register for one or two time slots per registration sheet.
For additional information or questions, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources