From April 23 through May 6 the campus bookstore’s online site shop.drake.edu will have a 15% discount off all gifts and accessories. Perfect timing for graduation, Mother’s Day, and Father’s Day. Visit shop.drake.edu.
Caron Findlay, Finance & Administration
Please join us for a retirement reception in honor of Donna Blunck, risk and insurance director, on April 24 from 9–10:30 a.m. in Old Main, Suite 316. If you are unable to make it, you are invited to stop by at another time prior to April 24 to wish Donna well. We are grateful for Donna’s incredible service to the University.
Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer
The Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Compliance (SPARC) is pleased to announce the following grants awarded July 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. Congratulations to all those involved!
Tricia Atterberg, Sponsored Programs Administration and Research Compliance
Chris Ditter, associate director, Student Financial Planning, has been recognized by the Iowa Student Financial Aid Association with the John Heisner Memorial Lifetime Achievement Award, its highest honor.
This award requires significant contributions over an extended period of time. The recipient of this award exemplifies the ideals of service to the profession, support of colleagues and advocacy for students. Please join us in congratulating Chris for this honor and in thanking her for many years of faithful service to Drake.
Ryan Zantingh, Director of Financial Aid
Earlier this month, ITS shared that its next step in the data center move was to perform maintenance on campus connections to the Internet. ITS successfully completed the Internet bandwidth and redundancy work on April 13.
The next and last step for this move is to relocate equipment to the new offsite data center. This will be done between April 29 and May 2. While we do not expect any interruption to campus, it is always a possibility. In the event that any outages occur, we will notify campus through our regular communication channels.
Kris Brewster, ITS
Undergraduate and pharmacy students who wish to be reviewed for federal student loan eligibility during the summer term must complete the Summer Financial Aid Application.
Eligible graduate and law students (registered at least half-time and 2019-20 FAFSA completed) will automatically be presented with their federal loan eligibility.
Ryan Zantingh, Director of Financial Aid
A planned electrical shutdown for campus is scheduled for Friday, July 5. The electrical shutdown will begin at 6 a.m. and the work will be completed by 12 p.m.
Facilities Planning and Management is working on cleaning the large electrical transformers located at the Forest Avenue Heating Plant. This electrical shutdown will also enable Waldinger to complete a grounding project of all the equipment located in the Forest Avenue Heating Plant. Facilities Planning and Management apologizes in advance for the planned electrical shutdown. July 5 is the only opportunity to complete the work.
Facilities Planning and Management will soon begin working with the departments impacted by the electrical shutdown. The buildings impacted include: the Dial Center, SCB animal facility, IT equipment in the Hubbell Tunnel area, Morehouse residence hall, construction projects in process on campus, and others. Please contact Facilities Planning and Management if there are other departments/buildings that will require help preparing for the planned electrical shutdown.
Jolene Schmidt, Facilities Planning and Management
If you have an interest in community engagement and meaningful service, you are a prime candidate to be an executive member of the Community Action Board (CAB). CAB is rooted in a philosophy of collaboration and inspiring an engaged, active community.
Positions available include VP Marketing, VP Educational Programming, VP Collaborative Outreach, VP Finance, VP Neighborhood Relations, and VP Community Programming. Apply here.
Morgan Garner, Community Action Board
Interested in having a role with the 2019 Drake Relays presented by HyVee? Register to volunteer for the Drake Road Races, Grand Blue Mile, or Drake Relays. Each volunteer will receive a T-shirt and a meal (depending on your shift). Volunteers need to be at least 14 years old, so spread the word to your family and friends.
Shannon Saunders, Drake Athletics
ITS is making updates to Banner/DUSIS. As a result, access to myDUSIS, Banner, eTranscripts, Banner INB, Job Submission, Workflow, and some myDrake functions will be unavailable between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. Faculty, staff, and students will still be able to log into myDrake, but a few functions will be down, mostly between 6 a.m. and 12 p.m. This work is being done to keep our Banner system up to date with the latest patches and upgrades.
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
