Category Archives: Archive

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Final grades due May 19 (Law School grades due May 25)

Final grades are due by 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 19. Exception: final grades for the Law School are due on Tuesday, May 25. Your ability to submit final grades will be disabled at that point.

View instructions on how to send your final grades from Blackboard to MyDUSIS.

Those of you who want to submit grades directly into MyDUSIS should begin by clicking the Grading button in the “Faculty & Advising” menu in MyDrake and then finding the “Final Grades–Submittal Link.”

The final evaluation schedule includes a listing of when courses are scheduled to meet for their final evaluations.

— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar

Campus Announcements Archive

Raise the Purse fundraiser

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to the fifth annual Raise the Purse fundraiser to benefit Drake student-athletes. The event is a unique celebration of women, connection, and of course purses.

This year’s event is virtual. A silent auction will open at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 12, and close at 12 p.m. on Friday, May 14. It is free to access. The silent auction will include gently used designer handbags and purses, as well as some sport-specific gear provided by various Drake Athletic teams.

A live webinar featuring Suzie Glazer Burt and Allison Pohlman, Drake’s new women’s basketball head coach, will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 12. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at godrakebulldogs.com/raisethepurse. All proceeds directly benefit Drake University student-athletes through the Bulldog Club.

Find more information. Thank you for your support!

— Shannon Saunders, Athletics

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

COVID-19 vaccine ‘fact versus myth’ panel discussion

As you consider getting vaccinated for COVID-19, you may have questions. You might even feel nervous. That’s OK.

Vaccine rumors are plentiful. It can be difficult to know which sources of information you can trust. Does the COVID-19 vaccine alter DNA or affect women’s fertility? Do I need the vaccine if I’ve had COVID-19?  Learning the facts about COVID-19 vaccines can help you make a good choice for you, your family, and your community.

Join us on Friday, May 14, at 10 a.m. for a virtual event to answer your questions. Brian Gentry, Carrie Koenigsfeld, and Shauna Kaplan will share information on the vaccine, sort out myth from fact, and hold a Q&A session. This session will be moderated by Nora Stelter.

Please submit questions to linda.feiden@drake.edu by Tuesday, May 11.

Join Zoom Meeting on Friday, May 14, at 10 a.m. using this link:
https://drake-edu.zoom.us/j/82802037478

Meeting ID: 828 0203 7478
Find your local number: https://drake-edu.zoom.us/u/kbuLJpfchQ

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive, For Students Archive

Register now: Summer online courses begin May 17

Summer is a great time to continue your education, pick up additional credits, or work to improve your grade point average. Whether you’re located in Des Moines or thousands of miles away, online courses are available to you—no matter your location. Use Drake’s online scheduling feature to see the current listing of summer online courses.

Summer at Drake begins May 17 and ends Aug. 22 for most classes, with online courses offered during two sessions. For Drake Law School, the summer session starts May 24 and runs through the summer. All summer courses will be taught by Drake faculty who will provide an exceptional Drake learning experience.

For Students Archive

Work with local youth in the Sprout Garden

The Office of Community Engaged Learning is looking to hire a Sprout Garden Youth Education Coordinator for the 2021–2022 academic year. The student in this position will plan and lead lessons and activities for local youth in the Sprout Garden. The position is approximately eight hours a week and works closely with another Sprout Garden coordinator.

Learn more about the position and apply. Contact amanda.martin@drake.edu with questions.

— Amanda Martin, Office of Community Engaged Learning

Strategic Updates Archive

Planned power outage update

As previously communicated, campus is scheduled to be closed due to a planned power outage Sunday, May 16, at 7 a.m., until Wednesday, May 19, at 7 p.m. This project has been the subject of careful planning efforts since late 2020. Regular meetings with contractors and sub-contractors to review timeline, delivery schedules, and work plans has been ongoing for several months.  

The manufacturer of the key switchgear components originally anticipated shipping equipment to Drake in April. Due to significant disruptions in the supply chain, we were notified last week that this equipment is now scheduled for shipment during the week of May 10. This means that there is a chance the shipment will not arrive in sufficient time for us to effectively complete the project on the previously scheduled dates.

We have established that if by Thursday, May 13, all project components are not on site or confirmed for arrival, a delay will be necessary and there will be no power outage May 16–19. If the project is delayed, the campus will be open as usual on those days and a new switchgear installation schedule will be planned for later this summer, after careful consultation with academic and key operational areas on campus.

Communication will be sent to campus via email on the morning of Thursday, May 13, with information on the project’s status. We remain hopeful that we can proceed as planned. At the same time, it is important that we communicate with the campus community and develop alternate plans in the event  a delay is required.

Thank you for patience and understanding in this matter.

— Kevin Moran, Facilities Planning & Management

Campus Announcements Archive

The history of Dogtown

View a presentation, compiled by Dawson Urquidez, first-year student and Community Engagement intern, on the history of the Drake Neighborhood commercial district known as Dogtown. Learn about the origin and evolution of Dogtown’s business, social, and cultural scene, and how it was once a bustling and beloved community epicenter. The presentation reveals how recent developments are paving the way to revive the rich history of Dogtown and fully embrace its community potential.

Presentation: “Dogtown, a history“

— Ryan Arnold, director, Community Engagement 

News & Achievements Archive

Harkin Institute receives grant to continue SNAP report

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement has been selected to partner with the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) on efforts to engage diverse populations in support of healthier food environments.

This grant will allow the Institute to continue its work identifying programs and policies that can help strengthen nutrition and public health benefits of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Earlier this year, the Harkin Institute and CSPI published the report, “Strategies to Improve Healthy Eating in SNAP: An Iowa Perspective,” which offers recommendations to inform the potential impact, feasibility, barriers and supports for future pilot projects to test strategies to better support healthy eating among SNAP recipients.

— Emily Schettler, Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement

News & Achievements Archive

The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center is the highest Green Globes rated project in Iowa

The new Tom and Ruth Harkin Center has achieved three Green Globes, which is the highest rated project in the state of Iowa and the first project in the state to receive this level of rating. Some of the features that contributed to the success of the project include: native landscape plantings, stormwater management on site, an all-electric building with a VRF mechanical system, daylighting in all occupied spaces, providing a view to the outdoors to all occupied areas, utilizing recycled and low-emitting materials for building finishes and providing low-flow with energy-star plumbing fixtures throughout.

The Ruth and Tom Harkin Center at Drake University has recently completed the comprehensive Green Globes building certification process that started at the beginning of concept design and tracked the project through completion of construction. This third-party building certification program measures the reduction of environmental impacts and use of environmental efficiency practices for new and existing building projects. The program breaks down a building’s environmental impact over seven different sections and scores are compiled as a percentage of the total points achieved by the project (1,000 points total); with the final rating given from one to four Green Globes. The Drake University campus-wide goal is to meet a minimum of two Green Globes on any new construction project.

— Michelle Huggins, Planning and Design Manager