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Campus Announcements Archive

Summer building hours

Building schedules will change at the end of this week to accommodate the summer semester. Most building hours will shorten from their normal academic year schedules to help maintain security in the summer months when there is less traffic on campus.

Faculty and staff will still be able to utilize their authorized access plans (for example, 24/7 access to their office buildings), but the automated extended hour student plans will be shut off during this time.  Regular building hours and extended student access will resume at the start of the fall semester.

Please contact Public Safety (515-271-2222) if you have a door access emergency, or contact the Student Services Center (515-271-2000 or studentservices@drake.edu) if you have a general card access question or concern.

— Sara Heijerman, Student Services Center

Campus Announcements Archive

Congratulations to the 2023 Adams Leadership Award winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 Adams Leadership Awards! This ceremony, held on May 6, recognized student leadership and achievement across Drake’s campus through a variety of award categories. Please see below and congratulate the following Drake student, staff, and organization winners:

  • Outstanding First Years: Gunner Onkst & Morgan Ryan
  • Outstanding Sophomores: Sydney Dvorak & Olivia Stuber
  • Outstanding Juniors/P1: Stephanie Kiel & Marguerite Stoffel
  • Outstanding Senior/P2: Kirby Nelson
  • Outstanding Bright College Student: Samra Aksamovic
  • Outstanding Transfer Student: Nachy Gardiner
  • Outstanding Student Organization Officer: Ruwayda Egal & Matthew Williams
  • Outstanding Student Organization President/Chairperson: Elise Ambler (RHA)
  • Outstanding Student Organization: The Times-Delphic
  • Outstanding Organization Advisor: Kim Jones (Student Alumni Association)
  • Outstanding Residence Hall Leader: Tyler Butler & Sydney Dvorak
  • Wanda E. Everage Peer Mentor Award: Patricia Johnson & Matthew Williams
  • Ron & Jane Olson Outstanding Global Service Learning Award: Briahna Amundson
  • Outstanding Individual Service Award for Individual: Sydney Rottinghaus
  • Outstanding Social Program: Kissing Rock (Student Alumni Association)
  • Outstanding Equity and Inclusion Program: Saul Flores: The Walk of Immigrants
  • Outstanding Alcohol Alternative Program: Dogtown After Hours
  • Outstanding Collaboration Award: Power to the People: Uncovering the Black Panther Party’s Impact on Des Moines
  • 2023 Oreon E. Scott Outstanding Senior of the Year Award: Matthew Williams

Note: For those who were unable to attend in person, a recording of the live stream can be found here.

— Kristin Economos, Adams Leadership Institute

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Farewell reception for Deputy Provost Renée Cramer May 8

All faculty and staff are invited to join the Center for Public Democracy as we celebrate the contributions of Renée Cramer and wish her well in her new role at Dickinson College. Please join us Monday, May 8, from 5–6:30 p.m. at the Ray Center (lower level of Collier Scripps Hall) for drinks and light snacks. All are welcome to join us in bidding a fond farewell to our colleague and friend!

— Rachel Paine Caufield, Professor of Political Science

Strategic Updates Archive

COVID-19 reminders and resources

The University is currently experiencing a rise in reported cases of COVID-19 among our student population. As of this morning, we are aware of 76 confirmed student cases, 29 of whom are isolating in Ross Hall.

Here are eight reminders and resources to keep in mind to help prevent further spread:

  • Follow CDC Guidelines. We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to follow CDC guidelines, including staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccination.
  • Free Test Kits. Rapid, self-administered COVID-19 tests are available for free to all students, faculty, and staff in the Student Services Center in Olmsted.
  • Exposure. If you were exposed to someone who has tested positive, you should wear a mask while around others and monitor for symptoms.
  • COVID-19 Positive. If you tested positive or are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, you should refrain from attending classes or other activities in person and wear a mask while around others.
  • Student Reporting. Students should report positive COVID-19 test results through the notification form found on this page. Completing the form will provide more information about our COVID-19 protocols.
  • Employee Reporting. Faculty and staff should report positive test results by emailing ehs@drake.edu.
  • Finals Week. Students who test positive and isolate are still responsible for completing final assignments and exams and should work with their professors to coordinate the best method to do so. 
  • Isolation. Residential students who test positive are welcome to isolate at home or in Ross Hall. Students isolating in Ross Hall may be assigned a roommate with a shared bathroom. Additional details are included in the form.

Thank you for your continued vigilance in keeping our community a safe and healthy place to live, learn, and work as we close out the academic year.

— Jerry Parker, Chief Student Affairs Officer

For Students Archive

Summer course materials are ready to order

Your Summer course materials are now available for ordering at drake.ecampus.com. Drake’s Official Online Bookstore is your trusted source for professor-selected course materials.

There are two ways to shop:

  1. Shop by Schedule: sign in on the storefront via myDrake to view your customized list of required materials according to your schedule.
  2. Shop by Course: select each individual course you are enrolled in to view your required materials.

Why shop from Drake’s online bookstore? 

  • Flexible shipping options
  • Options for any budget (New, Used, Rental, eBook, or Marketplace)
  • Save up to 80% and hassle-free returns up to 30 days after class start

— The Bulldog Shop

News & Achievements Archive

Anderson Gallery awarded prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant

The Anderson Gallery was awarded a prestigious National Endowment for the Arts grant of $20,000 for the upcoming exhibition of artists Duane Slick and Martin Smick.

Duane Slick is an artist of Native American descent, the Meskwaki Nation of Iowa and the Ho-Chunk Nation of Nebraska. His acrylic paintings blend the subjects of oral and visual Native American traditions with a focus on trickster strategies and modernist/post-modernist painting histories.

Martin Smick is an artist who has been living and working in Rhode Island since 2007 and has taught in the Painting Department at Rhode Island School of Design since 2013. Both artists have exhibited nationally and have collaborated on two previous exhibitions.

As collaborators, Slick and Smick are conscious of their respective cultural identities and have been able to create exhibitions that engage in issues surrounding Native culture. The grant will fund their site-specific installation at the Anderson Gallery that will be open to the public from Oct. 26–Dec. 10, 2023.

Lilah Anderson, Anderson Gallery Exhibitions and Community Engagement Manager 

For Students Archive

Drake Cheer Tryouts May 6

Drake Cheer tryouts for the 2023–2024 year will be held May 6 at 8 a.m. in the Knapp Center. The Drake Cheerleading Team consists of men and women whose primary purpose is to support Drake athletics and Drake University. The purpose of the squad is to boost school spirit, promote good sportsmanship, develop positive crowd involvement, and help student participants and spectators enjoy the athletic event. Cheer squad activities should center on leading and directing the cheering of fans. Find more information about Drake Cheer and tryouts.

Megan Franklin, Athletics

News & Achievements Archive

Psi Chi award winners

Three psychology students, Alex Chavez, Brittany Scott, and Bridgette Browning received a Psi Chi Award for their presentation, “The PSASE Project: Impact of a Vocational Intervention on Application Self-Efficacy,” at the 95th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association Association in Chicago.  These students worked under the mentorship of Meaghan Rowe-Johnson, assistant professor of psychology in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Chris Klietherme, Associate Professor of Psychology