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For Students Archive

Spring 2020 schedule and registration information

The spring 2020 schedule of classes and related registration information is available online. Registration for all three of those terms begins Monday, November 4.

View registration information, including the registration time table that shows when you become eligible to register. View the schedule of classes.

Some courses will be temporarily reserved for students who have declared a certain field-of-study (major, minor, concentration, or endorsement). On Monday, November 18, those reservations will be removed. Note that some coursed have restrictions that are permanent.

If you are an undergraduate or pharmacy student intending to make any changes to your field-of-study and have those changes take effect before registration begins, you must file your changes at your dean’s office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, October 28. Requests submitted after this date may not be accommodated until Wednesday, November 13.

For specific questions, including how to change your field of study, please contact your dean’s office.

— Kevin Moenkhaus, Associate Registrar

Campus Announcements Archive

Please complete Office of Community Engaged Learning social media survey

Please consider participating in a social media survey for the Office of Community Engaged Learning. The short survey will consist of questions regarding social media usage and a preference ranking of your social media apps. All participants who complete the survey will enter a raffle with a chance to win a Drake Service-Learning T-shirt! The results are tallied anonymously and you only need to provide your email if you‘re interested in prize eligibility. The survey closes Friday, Oct. 4, at 12 p.m. Take the survey.

— Jazlin Coley, Service Coordinator for Equity and Inclusion

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

2020 Global Citizen Forum: Submit a presentation proposal

Following the successful inaugural Global Citizen Forum, Drake International and the Engaged Citizen Experience are pleased share updates for the 2020 Global Citizen Forum.

As it did last year, this year’s event will include a series of speakers, academic enrichment and professional development opportunities for faculty, staff, and students. The exciting news for the 2020 Global Citizen Forum is that Drake University, in conjunction with our partner university, the University of KwaZulu Natal (Durban, South Africa) will be co-sponsoring a conference on the theme: Struggles, Strategies, and Solutions for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Higher Education. The international conference will include inviting our international partner universities and colleagues from fifteen different institutions around the world.  The benefit of hosting an international conference on diversity and inclusion is the opportunity to learn from a broader worldview and have an opportunity to learn about work in this area around the world.  The conference will provide a platform to share new ideas, advance research, refine and develop frameworks, and influence policy development. To submit a presentation proposal, please go to the conference website for more information.

Another component of the Global Citizen Forum is a student research symposium, this year focused on International Perspectives on Privilege to complement the conference. We invite you to consider including research on the theme of the symposium or international topics which could be presented in March 2020. We also anticipate paper development workshops and research colloquia for faculty and staff doing research on diversity and inclusion issues. 

Sponsored by Drake International, The Engaged Citizen Experience, The Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs, Office of Equity and Inclusion, Community Engagement and Service-Learning, and other campus partners, the Global Citizen Forum is an annual event meant to provide students with opportunities to explore the role of engaged citizenship in an increasingly globalized society.

— Melissa Sturm-Smith, Associate Provost for Academic Excellence and Student Success

Campus Announcements Archive

Utility shutdown during Fall Break

On Oct. 13 at approximately 11:30 p.m., the steam will be shut down on campus.  The shutdown will allow Facilities Planning & Management to finalize the necessary repairs to the boilers located in the Forest Avenue Heating Plant. The shutdown will disable heating and hot water from the following buildings: Fieldhouse, Shivers, Knapp Center, Fine Arts, Howard Hall, Old Main, Cole, Carnegie, Cowles Library, Cartwright, Opperman, Olin Hall, Medbury, Cline, Science Connector Building, Collier-Scripps, Medbury, Meredith, Olmsted, Goodwin-Kirk, Stalnaker, Crawford, Carpenter, Herriott, Harvey Ingham, and Studio Arts.  The steam will be turned back on Oct. 15. For questions, email Jolene Schmidt at jolene.schmidt@drake.edu.

Fieldhouse, Shivers, Knapp Center, Fine Arts, Howard Hall, Old Main, Cole, Carnegie, Cowles Library, Cartwright, Opperman, Olin Hall, Medbury, Cline, Science Connector Building, Collier-Scripps, Medbury, Meredith, Olmsted, Goodwin-Kirk, Stalnaker, Crawford, Carpenter, Herriott, Harvey Ingham, and Studio Arts.  The steam will be turned back on Oct. 15. For questions, email Jolene Schmidt at jolene.schmidt@drake.edu.

— Jolene Schmidt, Facilities Planning & Management

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Something for everyone at Provost’s Drake Social

Drake faculty and staff are invited to the Provost’s Drake Social, Thursday, Oct. 17, from 4–6 p.m. at Shivers Hospitality Suite. This is a family-friendly event, and you are welcome to bring spouses, partners, and children.

There is a lot going on at the October social!

  • The Social will be preceded by a Town Hall at 3:30 p.m. regarding the upcoming Climate Assessment.
  • Colleagues who exemplify the Drake Core Value of Joyful Accountability will be recognized. To nominate a colleague, please use the Qualtrics form. From among those nominated, several will be chosen at random for prizes.
  • All Staff Council will host a Trivia Night beginning at 4:45 p.m. Enjoy the Social and then join a team for some fun competition, or just stay to watch. The ASC’s first Trivia Night was last spring and was very entertaining.

Refreshments will include wine, beer, soft drinks, and light snacks.

— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Spring 2020 textbook adoptions due Oct. 15

It’s time to submit your course material requests for Spring 2020. Textbook adoptions are due Oct. 15.

Submit your adoptions online via Follett Discover:

  1. Log in to your Learning Management System.
  2. Look for the Follett Discover link or button to launch Follett Discover.
  3. Submit your adoption.

If you need training on using Follett Discover or assistance in any way feel free to reach out to the University Bookstore.

— Donna Hallstrom, University Bookstore

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Seeking Bulldog Foundations instructors: Apply by Nov. 15

We are seeking applicants to teach 40 sections of INTD 025: Bulldog Foundations in Fall 2020. Applicants must hold a master’s degree or equivalent, and teaching experience is preferred. To find out more, please attend one of two informational sessions:

Oct. 16, 9–10 a.m., Cowles, Room 201
Oct. 17, 10–11 a.m., Cowles, Room 201

Bulldog Foundations helps students explore concepts and develop skills that are crucial for development of meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. Students will explore social justice issues, consider life skills necessary for success, and refine academic strategies. This course helps students transition into the Drake community with ease.

The course will run for the first ten weeks of the semester and will meet once a week for an hour and fifteen minutes. Instructors will be given all curriculum, materials, and facilitator guides for the course, and will not need to develop any curriculum on their own. Attached, you will find the Bulldog Foundations syllabus.

In addition to assigned class time, chosen instructors will need to attend an introduction meeting during the week of April 7th, an all-day training the week of August 3rd, and check-in meetings the week of October 19th and a wrap-up meeting during the week of fall 2020 finals.

Instructors will be paid a $1000 stipend for teaching Bulldog Foundations unless this course serves as a part of your full-time teaching load.

Fill out the google form to apply.The application is due Nov. 15, and successful applicants will be notified by Dec. 6.

— Erin Lain, Associate Provost for Campus Equity and Inclusion

For Faculty Archive

Call for applications: Provost’s Administrative Fellow for Graduate Programs

The Provost’s Office is seeking applicants for an Administrative Fellow for Graduate and Professional Programs. Read full details.

This is a two-year, renewable term position, and is open to tenured faculty at the rank of associate professor or professor.

Applications should be submitted to Drinda Williams (drinda.williams@drake.edu) by Friday, Oct. 18, and should include:

  • Application form
  • Application letter
  • Current CV
  • Names of two references

— Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Faculty, staff appreciation games

Drake faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the events listed below. Tickets may be picked up at the Knapp Center Ticket Office Monday through Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the ticket window on game day. Must show valid Drake Card at time of pick up.

Drake Football vs. Valparaiso
Saturday, October 5  |  1:00 p.m.  |  Drake Stadium

Drake Volleyball vs. Illinois State
Friday, October 11  |  6:00 p.m.  |  Knapp Center

For more information, please contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

— Ryan Harris, Assistant Athletic Director, Ticket Sales