Category Archives: Archive

HR Information Archive

Welcome 14 new Bulldogs

Please join HR in welcoming 14 new, full-time Drake University employees for the month of November.

Ciara Kissane, Athletics, Assistant Director, Relays Operations
Lisa Wyatt, School of Education, Graduate Admissions Coordinator
Jessica Morgan-Tate, Finance & Administration, Title IX Coordinator/Equity & Inclusion Policy Specialist
Michael Schnackenberg, Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Pharmacist, Sinfonia
Toni Turck, Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Pharmacy Technician
Alexandra (Alex) Rosburg (Wahlert), Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Administrative Assistant
Kayleigh Plew, Head Start, Head Start Teacher Associate
Darcy Baughman, Head Start, Family Engagement Specialist
Kylie Smith, Head Start, Head Start Teacher Associate
Damien Chance, Head Start, Mental Health Consultant
Amelia Satre, Head Start, Head Start Teacher Associate Substitute
Chance Tamminga, Public Safety, Campus Public Safety Officer
Jason Lamping, Ray Center, Director, Character Counts Business Development
Ryan Trump, Office of the Registrar, Associate Registrar, Scheduling, Registration & Transcripts

— Laura Schwarz, Human Resources

Campus Announcements Archive

Winter break building schedule/card access update

Building schedules will change for the holiday break. Following graduation, we will adopt “administrative hours” for most campus buildings, while classes are not in session. This means buildings will be open on weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Doors will be locked for winter break from Dec. 23 to Jan. 4. Faculty and staff will still be able to utilize their authorized access plans (for example, 24/7 access to their office buildings), but extended hour student plans will be shut off during this time. Regular building hours and extended student access will resume at the start of J-Term (Jan. 6).

View Cowles Library open hours/after-hours

Please contact Public Safety (515-271-2222) if you have a door access emergency during this time, 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

Pack the Knapp game day parking notice

Parking Announcement: On Thursday, Dec. 5, we expect a large influx of visitors as a result of the annual Pack the Knapp Women’s Basketball game, which starts at 11 a.m.  The vast majority of our visitors will be arriving by bus. Buses will drop students off at the back of the Knapp Center as well as in front on Forest avenue. Once buses unload they will be directed to park in the Tennis Lot (lot #4), but some visitors may park in lot 1 as that is where they are used to going for night and weekend games. Drake Public Safety strongly recommends that students, faculty, and staff who normally park in lot 1, 2 or 4, plan accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause.

— Scott Law, Director, Public Safety & Operational Services

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Holiday Cheer event for faculty and staff

All Staff Council and Human Resources invite faculty and staff to attend this year’s Holiday Cheer gathering on Wednesday, Dec. 11, near the Pomerantz stage in the Olmsted Center. Faculty and staff are welcome to come and go as they please from 9 to 11 a.m.

Guests can enjoy a hot chocolate bar and cookie decorating station. Griff will also be in attendance and ready for holiday photos.

If you bring at least one non-perishable food or other goods for Drake’s Free Little Food Pantries you will be entered into a drawing for prizes, including a Drake Parking Pass. Drawing for the parking pass takes place at the end of the school year but the drawing for other prizes will take place immediately following Holiday Cheer.  

This event is a chance to give back to others in the Drake community, while mingling with coworkers.  Please take a moment to stop by, grab some cheer, and drop off a donation. 

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources

For Students Archive

Iowa Caucus 2020: A new J-Term class

Are you a first-year student looking to remain on campus to experience the final stages of the 2020 Iowa caucus campaign?  If so, INTD 030 Iowa Caucus 2020, a new one-credit J-Term class for first-year students, may be right for you.  Registration is limited to 18 first-year students who will be actively working with a campaign, media organization, or other caucus-related activity.  On-campus housing is available. To find out more, contact Professor Rachel Paine Caufield at rachel.caufield@drake.edu. 

— Tony Tyler, Assistant Dean of Students

Campus Announcements Archive

“Do You See What I See” Flight FYS art show

Join us for an opening reception of the Do You See What I See student art show on Dec. 3 from 7–8 p.m. in the Wesley House. Students in the Flight FYS’ are unveiling their semester-long ethnographic project in which they rode the DART busses and took pictures documenting the culture around them. The show consists of 30 photographs and will include statements from the artists and light snacks.

—Erin Lain, Associate Provost for Campus Equity and Inclusion

Strategic Updates Archive

Big Ideas video update

President Martin sent the the following video to faculty and staff in an email on Monday, Dec. 2. For questions on the Big Ideas initiative, please reach out to a member of the steering committee.

Big Ideas Steering Committee Members:
President Martin
Provost Mattison
John Smith, Vice President of Advancement
Venessa Macro, Chief Administrative Officer
Adam Voigts, Chief Financial Officer
Brian Hardin, Director of Athletics
Chris Gill, Chief Information Technology Officer
All Academic Deans
Professor Carrie Dunham-LaGree, Faculty Senate President
Scott Law, All Staff Council President
Peggy Fisher, Chair of the Board of Trustees
Alejandro Hernandez, Board of Trustees Member
Jerry Parker, Dean of Students
Professor Renée Cramer
John Miller, Chair of the National Alumni Board
Nick Johnston, Student Body President

Campus Announcements Archive

Banner, MyDUSIS planned outage Dec. 7

ITS is making updates to Banner. As a result, access to Banner 9, Banner/DUSIS INB, MyDUSIS, Workflow, ODBC, eTranscripts, Online Balloting, and DSAP will be completely unavailable between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. This upgrade is being made to apply security and functionality upgrades and patches.

We appreciate your patience while we perform this necessary work. If you continue to have any issues after the planned maintenance window, please contact the Support Center at 515-271-3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue.

— Carla Herling, ITS

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Winter break check processing schedule

Please note the following schedule for check processing to accommodate the upcoming winter break:

  • Friday, Dec. 13 – All check requests are due in Accounts Payable by the end of the business day
  • Wednesday, Dec. 18 – For requests received by the above deadline, checks will be processed on a final check run of the year.
  • Paymerang will be processed on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019.

The accounting office will be closed during the holiday break.

Friday, Jan. 3 – We will process both a check run and a Paymerang run with normal check processing to resume the following week on Jan. 8, 2020.

Thank you for your help in coordinating to ensure we meet all needs during the upcoming season.

Please contact Jeni Baugher at ext. 4509 with any questions you may have.

— Jeni Baugher, Accounting Supervisor

Strategic Updates Archive

Budget Town Hall and Drake Social Dec. 18

Please plan to attend a town hall meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 18, at Shivers Hospitality Suite. President Martin will share an update on the budget. The town hall will begin at 3:30 p.m. and be followed by the Provost’s Drake Social.

The Drake Social is family friendly, and faculty or staff may include children and/or partners. Snacks will be provided, as well as soda, water, beer, and wine.

— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost