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Campus Announcements Archive

Drake announces new Student Senate officers

Congratulations to the following students recently elected to serve and represent their peers in the 35th session of Drake University Student Senate:

  • Student Body President: Morgan Coleman
  • Vice President of Student Life: Connor Oetzmann
  • Vice President of Student Organizations: Joseph Owens
  • Vice President of Student Activities: Maddie Haun
  • Treasurer: Hunter Hildebrand
  • Senator at Large: Brian Orellana
  • Senator at Large: Amber Guzzo
  • Senator at Large: Anthony (Charlie) Adame
  • Senator at Large: Rhent Addis
  • Senator at Large: Sa’Davieon (Davey) Blanton-Newell
  • Senator at Large: Nicholas Trout
  • Equity and Inclusion: Avasar Sheth
  • Equity and Inclusion: Ruwayda Egal
  • SJMC Senator: Madeleine Leigh
  • SOE Senator: Kennedy Ihrig
  • A&S Senator: Abigail Whittemore
  • CBPA Senator: Mercedes Hendricks
  • CPHS Senator: Olivia Wersinger

— Kristin Economos, Office of Student Involvement and Leadership

For Students Archive

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

Final grades for non-Law School courses are due Wednesday, May 19. Final grades for the Law School are due Tuesday, May 25.

Generally, final grades are available to view by the first calendar day following the day the grade was entered. You may view your final grades by clicking the “My Grades” link under the Student Records area in MyDrake.

Have a wonderful summer!

— Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of the Registrar

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

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Cowles Library provides new academic publishing guide

Now that summer beckons, academics’ thoughts turn to—research! If you are a Drake faculty member or other researcher who needs some help with any part of the publishing process, Cowles Library is here to help.

We have a new resource available for those looking for help finding a journal that will publish your research (and what their expectations are), tools for citing information in your paper, Journal Impact Factor, and beyond. We also have a link to Cabells Journalytics, a tool that provides provides complete contact and publication information and quality metrics for over 11,000 journals.

So, please take a look. If you have any questions or comments, contact reference@drake.edu.

— Bruce Gilbert, Cowles Library

News & Achievements Archive

Hope Bibens re-elected president of ACSC

Hope Bibens, associate professor of librarianship and political papers archivist, has been re-elected president of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress (ACSC).

ACSC is a national alliance of organizations and institutes that supports a wide range of programs to inform and educate students, scholars, policymakers, and the general public on Congress. It encourages the preservation of materials that document the work of Congress and support programs that make those materials available for education and research.

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

News & Achievements Archive

Lynn Kassel named Troyer Research Fellow

In 2009, the Drake University Board of Trustees voted to create the Ronald Troyer Research Fellowship Endowment for full-time faculty members in recognition of Dr. Troyer’s many contributions to Drake University during his tenure as Provost, 2000–2009. The Fellowship is awarded annually on the basis of a competitive application process conducted by the Office of the Provost. Selection of the Troyer Research Fellow from among the applicants is based on the applicant’s record of scholarly accomplishment and future promise as a scholar. The selection committee is made up of five former Troyer fellows and/or distinguished professors.

The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce that the 2021–2022 Troyer Research Fellow is Lynn Kassel, associate professor of pharmacy practice, clinical sciences.

In her application for the fellowship, Professor Kassel described the on-going research that the fellowship would help fund. The project is focused on answering the question of when epinephrine auto-injectors actually expire. To answer the question, Professor Kassel began working with a colleague within the College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS), Abebe Mengesha. Together, they formed a research team, including a student pharmacist, and studied multiple devices.

Through this project, the research team has submitted multiple grants (both internal and external) as well as presented the results at local, regional, national, and international conferences. They have had numerous scholarly outputs from the project. The Troyer Fellowship will allow the continuation of this project, furthering the validity of the data, fostering the development of a Drake pharmacy student, as well as allowing prescribers and patients to make informed decisions about their uses of auto-injectors.

Continuing to expand the project will put Drake in focus again, as the research team was able to do with articles in May and June 2019 in Reuters/Medscape and USA Today.

— Arthur Sanders, Associate Provost

For Faculty Archive

Summer 2022 travel seminar proposals due Aug. 27

Interested in leading a Summer 2022 travel seminar? Submit your travel seminar proposal by Friday, Aug. 27, through Qualtrics.

A travel seminar is a short-term, faculty-led study abroad (or domestic) program. This is an opportunity to teach a course that integrates an academic experience with intercultural and experiential learning while traveling.  To learn more about the travel seminar process, please contact Nathan Jacobson, education abroad coordinator, at nathan.jacobson@drake.edu.

— Maria Rohach, Director of Education Abroad

Strategic Updates Archive

Even in a pandemic, Bulldogs give back

The COVID-19 pandemic has provided many challenges, but Drake students, faculty, and staff have responded to transform lives and strengthen communities. You’ve gathered (in-person and virtually) to sew masks, raise funds and collect donations, volunteer, vote, learn, and grow. You helped move the Sprout Garden to a new location on campus and we launched the Careers in Social Change Panel Series. Groups joined together to fill the Little Free Pantries in the Neighborhood. Visit the Community Engaged Learning website to learn more about these collective accomplishments and to find out how you can get involved.

— Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning

Strategic Updates Archive

Maureen De Armond is new human resources executive director

Drake is pleased to welcome Maureen De Armond as its new executive director of Human Resources. Maureen will begin her position June 28.

Maureen comes to Drake after serving as the associate vice president for Human Resources at Oregon Tech, where she oversaw all aspects of human resources operations, while also serving as the University’s Title IX Coordinator. She was responsible for the development of a process improvement plan aimed at modernizing and improving human resources processes and service. She also played a key role in the development of a new chief diversity role and served on the University’s COVID-19 response team. In 2019–2020, she was awarded the Student Affairs Most Valued Partner award.

“Maureen brings tremendous experience in facing today’s higher education challenges, as well as a deep understanding of the human resources function,” said Venessa Macro, chief administration officer. “She understands the link between strategic forward-thinking human resource departments and successful organizations.”

Prior to her role at Oregon Tech, Maureen served as assistant vice president for human resources at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Her duties included providing training, support, and guidance for academic and operational leaders and campus partners, while also serving as the chief diversity liaison and deputy Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator.

Maureen’s career experience also includes time at Iowa State University where she worked as associate university counsel and served as an advisee to human resources, the senior vice president and provost, and the office of equal opportunity. Maureen earned a Juris Doctor from University of Iowa, College of Law and her undergraduate degree from the University of Northern Iowa in secondary education, history, and German.

 “It is an honor to join Drake,” said Maureen. “I am happy to return to my home state of Iowa, move to a city I know and care about, and join an institution I have long respected. I am looking forward to leading the HR team as we work together to support the institution, its mission, and its employees.”

The search committee for the position included Alejandro Hernandez, dean of the College of Business and Public Administration; Michelle Huggins, design and planning manager; a representative from All Staff Council; Shannon Sanders, special assistant to athletic director; Cris Wildermuth, associate professor of education.

— Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer