Avoid the tax season blues! As part of your Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee and Family Resources offers financial counseling. Drake’s EAP provides you and your family members with one 30-minute financial consultation per issue at no cost. Just call 800-327-4692 to schedule a consultation at locations around the metro. Click here for more information on this service. Questions? Contact Marlene Huertz, assistant director benefits, at x1901.
—Marlene Huertz
Thank you to everyone who participated in last year’s Wellness Incentive Program. It was a great success and we will be offering the same program again in 2016 (to receive the incentive in 2017).
What is the Wellness Incentive Program? Those on Drake’s health plan can save approximately $300 in 2017 by simply completing a biometrics screening and online wellness assessment.
There are three options for completing your biometric screening:
Dates for the Hy-Vee and on campus screenings will be announced in the coming months but you can complete your screening with your physician now. If you have a physical in 2016—with bloodwork—by Aug. 31, the results can be submitted as your biometric screening.
After the completion of your screening, you will also need to take the online wellness assessment. Assessments will be available for access on www.wellmark.com Feb. 15–Nov. 15, 2016.
Questions may be directed to Linda Feiden, assistant director, wellness & engagement, at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 271-1880.
—Submitted by Linda Feiden
Please join the Human Resources Department in welcoming the following new full-time Drake employees:
Giovanna Brookhart, Head Start
Derma Rivera-Aguirre, Head Start
Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Meghan Settje, Finance & Administration
Tracy Warren, Finance & Administration
Keren Fiorenza, ITS
Kyle Smith, Athletics
Hannah Bildstein, International Center
Ana (Lorena) Sagastume Dahl, Law School
Luis Fernandez-Menchero, Arts & Sciences
Bankers Trust Company and Neighborhood Finance Corporation have partnered with Drake to provide eligible employees access to various mortgage products and services. Additionally, per the program enhancement, Drake can now provide up to $3500 in down payment and/or closing costs for homes purchased adjacent to campus.
To learn more about the benefits available to you, visit the HR website.
Congratulations to the following full-time faculty and staff celebrating service anniversaries this month!
Mawuenya Amegan, Head Start
Linda Anderzhon, Alumni and Development
Heidi Ball, Head Start
Danny Beaty, Facility Services
Amy Beller, Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement
Donna Blunck, Finance and Administration
Kelsey Bolton, Psychology
Doris Brunnette, Vocational Rehabilitation
Rosa Castro, Facility Services
Stephen Flynn, Athletics
Ricky Fox, Athletics
Alice Fynaardt, Biology
Bruce Gilbert, Library Systems
Mark Harrington, Facility Services
Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center
LaRhee Henderson, Chemistry
Carla Herling, DTS
Laura Juarez, Head Start
Marcia Keyser, Public Service
Kerry King, Student Life
Teresa Koch, Cowles Library
Kimberly Lammers, Dean of Students
Tonia Land, School of Education
Pramod Mahajan, Pharmaceutical, Biomedical, and Administrative Sciences
JoBeth Malone-Schoneberg, Chemistry
Carlyn Marron, International Programs
Davee Matlock, International Programs
Ismeta Mehanovic, Facility Services
Claudia Murphy, Head Start
Kristine Plagman, Controller’s Office
John Pole, Athletics
Lucia Ramirez, Facility Services
Jennifer Rhoads, Head Start
Beth Schoening-Hudson, Dean’s Office, Pharmacy
Kathryn Schott, Experiential Programs
Rachelle Setsodi, Undergraduate Admission
Amy Smit, Ray Center
Robert Stensrud, Vocational Rehabilitation
Denise Stowman, Student Financial Planning
Austin Strawhacker, Athletics
Deborah Sulzbach, Law Library
Terrence Thames, Athletics
Bradley Toussaint, DTS
Nicholas Valdez, Public Safety
Thomas Westbrook, Arts and Sciences
Alyssa Young, University Communications
—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Human Resources
Drake employees can find their 2015 W2s on blueView:
—Submitted by Cindy Adams, Associate Director, Human Resources
Are you curious about the “Generation on a Tightrope”? Would you like to learn about the balanced scorecard? How do YOU manage change? These are just a few of the topics that remain as part of the 2015–2016 Excellence in Learning & Development program. Check out this program, as well as other development opportunities, on the Learning & Development website. Pre-registration is requested, but not required.
—Submitted by Debra Wiley, Assistant Director, Human Resources
Drake added four new employees in December.
Jeremy Ray, Drake Technology Services
Nicki Kimm, Alumni Relations
Kimberly Jones, Alumni Relations
Heather Hendrix, Alumni Relations
—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Human Resources
Congratulations to the following staff and faculty members who celebrated service anniversaries at Drake in November and December.
November:
Maria Almanza-Arriaga, Facility Services
Carolyn Anderson, Head Start
Teresa Bartschat, RaySociety
Mary Cecil, Campus Mail Operations
Renae Chesnut, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Shannon Cofield, President’s Office
Kendra Colbert, School of Education
Alice Cronin, Residence Life
Ashlee Cummings, Head Start
Christine DeWall, Alumni & Development
Christine Ditter, Student Financial Planning
Lindsey Feikes, Office of Admission
Claudia Frazer, Cowles Library
Mary Beth Holtey, College of Arts & Sciences
Karl Kaiser, Facility Services
Mark Kloberdanz, Counseling Center
Kristi Longtin, Law School
Krista Magill, Law School
Tamara Masters, Head Start
Elvira Meija De Luna, Facility Services
Brandi Miller, Student Financial Planning
Christine Miller, Law School
Timothy Nelsen, I Have a Dream Foundation
Michele Nelson, University Communications
Peggy Nielsen, Head Start
Kevin Pendra, Facility Services
Crescenciano Roman-Mendoz, Facility Services
Judith Russell, Head Start
Aimee Schmidt, Athletics
Charlene Skidmore, Honors Program
Anthony Squire, Drake Technology Services
John Stacy, Facility Services
Ramiza Suvic, Facility Services
Carole Tillotson, Law School
Jennifer Woodley, Alumni Relations
Elizabeth Young, Head Start
December:
Daniel Anderson, Athletics
Randi Boelkes, Office of Student Accounts
Pamela Brennan, Cowles Library
Elizabeth Burns, University Communications
Mary Butterwick, College of Business and Public Administration
Mary Byers, Head Start
Blake Campbell, Alumni Relations
Brina Coppi, Student Records and Academic Information
Amy Cutler, Law School
Simon Dominguez, Facility Services
Jacqueline Fortin, Facility Services
Edward Frederiksen, Facility Services
Thomas Ginn, Facility Services
Kathleen Hickman, CBPA
Jennifer Hogan, Drake International
Lindsey Horner, Athletics
Alicia Mann, DTS
Cheri McDaniel, Ray Center
Gerald Parker, Student Life Center
Robert Rigg, Legal Clinic
Hazima Rizvic Mustafic, Facility Services
Nanette Schroeder, Head Start
Lola Spear, Students Services Center
Debra Strang, Head Start
Kathy Veach, Finance and Administration
Nathaniel Werden, Public Safety
Gary Williamson, Athletics
—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Administrative Support Specialist
Nine new employees began at Drake in November:
Greg Christie, Drake Technology Services
Joseph Bedwell, Drake Technology Services
Giancarlo “John” Amato, Alumni & Development
Jackson Dahlquist, Drake Athletics
Nicole McAllister, Law School
Ana Karen Valencia Aguilar, Head Start
Madeline Mongar, College of Business and Public Administration
Justice Simpson, University Communications
Tracy Bainter, Provost’s Office