Category Archives: Archive

HR Information Archive

Financial education webinars

TIAA’s February lineup of financial education webinars includes:

Feb. 11: Introduction to trusts:  Protect your assets; ensure your wishes are met
Feb. 12: Market-proof your retirement:  Learn how to protect and grow your savings 
Feb. 12: She’s Got It: A woman’s guide to saving and investing
Feb. 13: Cybersecurity@home: Secure your identity and protect your finances
Feb. 13: Within Reach:  Transition from career to retirement

To reserve access to these webinars, visit TIAA.org/VE today.

— Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive

IT service portal change and new remote support option

If you visited service.drake.edu/its or clicked on the IT Support link in myDrake, you may have noticed a new look. We’ve made some changes to the layout to make answers easier to find. In addition to submitting online requests for assistance, be sure to browse the tech resources and instructions available in our knowledge base. Never used our site? Learn more at Using the IT Service Portal (How-to).

We’re also launching a new feature allowing you to interact online with ITS staff to resolve technical issues. With your consent, ITS staff will be able to remotely access your computer to diagnose and resolve issues. All interactions will be logged as part of the request and no ITS staff member will ever access a computer without permission. In order to easily facilitate this new support option, ITS pushed out software to all Drake-owned computers on Wednesday, Jan. 29. As a result, you may see a new icon in your menu bar or software area for BeyondTrust, the remote support tool we’re using.

Learn about how remote support will work at Using Remote Support with ITS (How-to)

By switching to remote support, ITS is hopeful that we will be able to improve response and resolution times. Remote support will become the primary initial method of assistance and in-person support will only be provided if remote access cannot resolve the issue.

— Carla Herling, ITS

For Students Archive

Road Trip to Drake: Overnight hosts needed

Looking for a great leadership opportunity and chance to share your experience as a Bulldog? Join the Road Trip to Drake tradition.

This year’s Road Trip to Drake is Feb. 16–17. The event provides prospective students with the chance to visit campus and experience what being a Bulldog is all about. Approximately 180 prospective students will travel by bus from the Twin Cities, Chicago, Sioux City, and Omaha, and stay overnight on campus with current Drake students. We need your help to welcome them and share what campus life is all about.

Sign up by Wednesday, Feb. 5. Hosts will host a prospective student from Sunday, Feb. 16, at 5 p.m. through Monday, Feb. 17, at 8 a.m.

Overnight hosts must attend one of the required training sessions (please select one):

  • Sunday, February 9, 2-3 PM, Meredith 106
  • Monday, February 11, 7-8 PM, Meredith 106
  • Wednesday, February 12, 6-7 PM, Meredith 106

For questions, contact Lisa Flynn at lisa.flynn@drake.edu.

— Lisa Flynn, Admission Counselor

Campus Announcements Archive

Grand Blue Mile: register for only $10

Registration for the Grand Blue Mile opens on Tuesday, Feb. 11, with just two days of flash sale pricing. For only $10, adults and youths can sign-up and receive a Grand Blue Mile 2020 race shirt, professional timing, and results and the opportunity to run the same course as the elite field. Head over to GrandBlueMile.com to take advantage of this unheard of price point. Mark your calendar and spread the word.

— Tanner Nissen, Assistant Director, Relays Event Production

For Students Archive

Improve your financial knowledge and skills for free

Are you interested in improving your money management skills? Do you wish you knew more about investing and credit? Do you need to learn more about the benefits that employers offer? Drake University has partnered with GradReady® to provide a free digital platform where you can learn about these topics at your own pace from any device. Visit drake.gradready.com to create your account and get started today.

— Ryan Zantingh, Student Financial Planning

For Staff Archive

Call for True Blue nominations

A staff member or department that is True Blue epitomizes the values of excellence, integrity, leadership, teamwork, and commitment to the Drake community. If this sounds like someone you know, nominate them for a True Blue award.

Individuals and teams who receive a True Blue award are in the running to win top honors for staff accomplishment—the Sapphire Award—at a recognition event in May.

Submit a nomination form

— Amelia Klatt, On behalf of All Staff Council

 

Strategic Updates Archive

Updates to the IT service portal: New look and remote support

If you visited service.drake.edu/its or clicked on the IT Support link in myDrake, you may have noticed a new look. We’ve made some changes to the layout to make answers easier to find. In addition to submitting online requests for assistance, be sure to browse the tech resources and instructions available in our knowledge base. Never used our site? Learn more at Using the IT Service Portal (How-to).  

Tomorrow we’re launching a new feature allowing you to interact online with ITS staff to resolve technical issues. With your consent, ITS staff will be able to remotely access your computer to diagnose and resolve issues. All interactions will be logged as part of the request and no ITS staff member will ever access a computer without permission. In order to easily facilitate this new support option, we will be pushing out software to all Drake-owned computers tomorrow morning. As a result, you may see a new icon in your menu bar or software area for BeyondTrust, the remote support tool we’re adding.  

Learn about how remote support will work at Using Remote Support with ITS (How-to) 

By switching to remote support, ITS is hopeful that we will be able to improve response and resolution times. Remote support will become the primary initial method of assistance and in-person support will only be provided if remote access cannot resolve the issue. 

–Carla Herling, ITS

News & Achievements Archive

Drake welcomes new Executive Director of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Human-Centered Design

The College of Business and Public Administration is pleased to welcome Bill Adamowski to Drake on Feb. 24 as the new Executive Director of Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Human-Centered Design. In this role, Bill will lead our Pappajohn and Buchanan Entrepreneurship Centers and help to take entrepreneurship at Drake to the next level.

With the advancement of the Big Ideas initiatives, Bill is joining us an opportune time. A graduate of Syracuse University, Bill brings a unique blend of entrepreneurial, corporate, and higher education experience to this role. Most recently, he served as the President of Iowa State University’s Startup Factory, where he led the implementation of the center from the ground up to being one of the top entrepreneurial centers in the country.

He is also an accomplished entrepreneur. He founded several companies, including MortgageHub and ISGN, and worked in various senior-level capacities for several other successful start-ups. Earlier in his career, Bill worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting, working on innovation strategies for companies such as General Motors, UPS, GE, and Nissan Corporation. He also served as a technology executive for Fortune 500 companies, including serving as the Chief Information Officer at GMAC Financial Services, where he led the technology organization to become a recognized leader in the industry. Following that he served as the Chief Technology Officer of Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, where he helped guide it through one of the largest growth periods in the company’s history.

Please join me and the College of Business and Public Administration in welcoming Bill to Drake!

— Daniel Connolly, Dean, College of Business and Public Administration

Strategic Updates Archive

Street closures and parking Jan. 29–30

As mentioned in an email to campus on Jan. 26, U.S. President Donald Trump will host a campaign event at the Knapp Center on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 30. As a result, the following campus parking lots will be closed Thursday:

Lot 1A (visitor lot)
Lot 2 (east of Shivers)
Lot 3 (immediately behind the Knapp Center)
Lot 4 (Tennis Center)
Lot 13 (Ray Promenade)

Any vehicles parked in these lots after 2 a.m. on Thursday will be towed away at the owners expense.

Drake Public Safety expects that many non-Drake vehicles will be parked in open lots on Wednesday evening and Thursday. With the exception of vehicles on grass or blocking operations, Drake Public Safety will not be towing vehicles out of open lots. Drake students, faculty, and staff are strongly encouraged to arrive early to find parking or use alternate methods of travel. As a reminder, Drake provides unlimited rides on DART as a benefit for employees and students. Simply show your Drake ID when boarding any regular DART bus. The DART website provides assistance in navigating which routes to take and offers detailed scheduling information. 

Drake permit holders with valid parking permits may park in any Drake lot that is open on Thursday.

STREET CLOSURES
Forest Avenue between 27th Street and 25th Street will close on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 10 a.m. to through traffic.

On Thursday, Jan. 30, expect the following streets to be closed:

  • 25th Street between Forest Avenue and Clark Street
  • Clark Street between 25th Street and 27th Street
  • 27th Street between Clark Avenue and Forest Avenue

No vehicles may be parked on Clark Street between 25th Street and 27th Street on Thursday, Jan. 30. Vehicles parked on Clark will be towed away by the city at the owners expense.

— Scott Law, Director, Public Safety & Operational Services