Come test your caucus-know-how! On Nov. 20, The Iowa Caucus Project will be hosting “Caucus Kahoot” at 6 p.m. in Quad Creek Cafe. Play multiple rounds of 2020 candidate and Caucus trivia from your seat. Plus, if you make the top three, you’ll win a prize!
— Will Follett, AS’20
The deadline for submitting your application to Terradotta for the May 2020 travel seminar Heritage and Holocaust is Dec. 8.
For information about the Terradotta portal, the details of the Heritage and Holocaust travel seminar, or the five concentration camps included in the itinerary, plan to attend one of the information sessions on Wednesday, Nov. 20. Sessions are 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. in Meredith Hall, Room 125.
— Dorothy Pisarski, Associate Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
We would like to extend a warm invitation to join the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program for an Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 20, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Olin Hall, Room 211.
Meet with ABA faculty and learn more about the ABA Master’s and certificate programs at Drake University. Light snacks and drinks will be provided.
Please email Dr. Sacha Pence at sacha.pence@drake.edu or Pamela Moore at pamela.moore@drake.edu with any questions about the open house or the ABA program.
— Maria G Valdovinos, Professor of Psychology
DU Well Healthy Holidays Challenge is a five-week program that runs from Dec. 2, 2019, through Jan. 5, 2020. It consists of a series of one-day challenges that you can do at home or at Drake. From taking a walk break, to phoning a friend, or checking the batteries on your smoke detector, there is something for everyone. Simply check off the challenges as you complete them on the tracking form you will be provided. If you complete a daily challenge on 30 of the 35 days, you will be placed in a drawing for a chance to win prizes.
As an added bonus, the tracking form will include a place to record your weekly weight. This is optional, but if you maintain (or lose) weight over the holidays, it will count as completing three (3) daily challenges.
To register for DU Well Healthy Holidays and receive your tracking form, send an email to linda.feiden@drake.edu.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Drake faculty and staff who exemplify the Core Value of Generosity of Spirit will be recognized at the Provost’s Drake Social, Thursday, Nov. 21, from 4–5:30 p.m. at Cowles Library Reading Room.
To nominate a colleague, please use the Qualtrics form. You can nominate up to five colleagues on each form. Feel free to fill out multiple forms. All those nominated will be recognized on a rolling display. How do we define Generosity of Spirit at Drake? We look for colleagues who trust, empower, and presume the best of each other; who practice civility, caring, and respect; and who commit to equity and inclusion.
Refreshments will include wine, beer, soft drinks, and light snacks. This is a family friendly event.
The November Drake Social will be preceded by a Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. in celebration of International Education Week.
— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost
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.
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.
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.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Do you hear everything you should? If you are not certain, a simple hearing screening will check how well you hear certain sounds. A UnityPoint mobile unit will be at the Drake University Tennis Center on Tuesday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m.—1 p.m. to conduct hearing screenings. Cost is $15. You may pay online or in person at your appointment. Payment accepted includes credit card (no American Express), cash, or check payable to UPH. You will receive same day confidential results.
Register online. Registration deadline is Monday, Nov. 25, at noon.
If you have questions, please contact Jody McKeehan, COHC, at jody.mckeehan@unitypoint.org or 515-229-5104.
— Linda Feiden, Human Resources
Just a reminder that ITS is removing always-on administrator access from Drake-owned computers. When changes requiring administrator access are needed, like software installation and changes, the Make Me Admin tool can be used to receive up to 30 minutes of administrator access at a time.
There are guides available in the IT service portal on how to use the Make Me Admin tool:
How-to guide for Macs
How-to guide for Windows
For questions about these changes, please contact Peter Lundstedt, director, information security & compliance, at peter.lundstedt@drake.edu.
—Peter Lundstedt, ITS
This fall, ITS launched eduroam (education roaming), a new wireless network at Drake. Faculty, staff, and students can access the eduroam wireless network at any eduroam-participating institution worldwide. By connecting to eduroam on campus, using your Drake email and password, you will be able to use the eduroam network whenever you travel to an eduroam-participating institution. In Iowa, that includes University of Iowa, Iowa State, and University of Northern Iowa.
The eduroam network is replacing DUFacStaff on Dec. 31. You must log into eduroam using your Drake email address, rather than your Drake ID number. This ensures that your credentials are passed securely anywhere you connect to eduroam.
The eduroam network is available in over 1,000 locations in 100 countries, so if you lead a J-Term travel course, or attend a conference, you may be able to take your wireless network with you.
Learn more about eduroam on our FAQ page and make the switch today.
— Carla Herling, ITS
Despite the usual fall weather we’ve been experiencing, the University Avenue sewer and streetscape project has made significant progress over the last couple of months. Contractors have been hard at work installing storm sewer pipes, burying all utilities, relocating fire hydrants, and installing new streetlights. The north bike lane and sidewalks have started to take shape adjacent to the campus and temporary street paving is happening soon. The intent is to have all walk connections, street paving, and rough grading completed to provide two travel lanes and a center turn lane with a continuous sidewalk prior to shutting down this project for the winter. In the spring (before Drake Relays), the bus shelter, final street paving, and landscaping will be complete to finalize this new stretch of streetscape.
One of the unique aspects of this streetscape has been completed by 30th Street. This is the first area in the city to receive the newly designed bus stop with incorporated bike lanes that travel behind the bus stop in order for the bus to pick-up or drop-off passengers without any conflicts to bicyclists. There will be two new bus stops on the north side and eventually three on the south side.
As construction continues, please be aware of your surroundings in relation to traffic with limited sight lines and use caution when crossing University Avenue. Students, faculty, and staff are asked to use the pedestrian crossing light at Olmsted Lot for crossing.
— Kevin Moran, Facilities Planning and Management
