Do you like Jethro’s and free food? Create a 3-person team for the first annual Emmenecker Challenge on tomorrow, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. Sign up and see if you and your friends can complete the Emmenecker Challenge the fastest. If you do not want to compete, come and watch others eat as fast as they can while you enjoy free wings and French fries, compliments of the Student Alumni Association. For questions, email Hannah Albrecht at hannah.albrecht@drake.edu.
— Hannah Albrecht, Senior
Don’t know what you want to do after graduation? Come to a post-graduation service opportunities panel to hear from local alumni and professionals that are working in a variety of community-oriented positions. The panel is Wednesday, April 18, from 7 to 8 p.m. on the Pomerantz Stage. For questions, email gabriella.gugliotta@drake.edu.
— Gabriella Gugliotta
Street painting is Friday, April 20, from 4 to 7 p.m. Please review the below policies regarding the event.
If the weather prevents the event, the paint fight will be cancelled (to resume next year) and organizations will have until Wednesday, April 25, at 5 p.m. to paint their square.
If you have questions, please reach out to SAB at drakesab@drake.edu.
— Kodee Wright
Join the SCSS 076 and LEAD 199 classes as they host Taylor McKee from the Iowa Homeless Youth Center for an evening of service and simulation. Stop by the Pomerantz Stage anytime between 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. on April 19 to help make tie blankets for youth experiencing homelessness in Des Moines. Taylor will be putting on an educational simulation as well. If you feel so inclined, we will have a donation box for items the shelter needs. We will also be tabling the week of the event.
— Chloe Janich, Sophomore
The East Asian Film Series will feature two films in the coming weeks.
On April 17 at 6 p.m., “In This Corner of the World” (Japan, 2016) will play in Sussman Theater. A hand-drawn animated film, “In This Corner of the World” is set in the 1940s in Hiroshima, before and after the dropping of the atomic bomb. The film is co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Minor and the Anime Club.
On May 2 at 4 p.m., “Spirit’s Homecoming” (South Korea, 2016) will air in Olin Hall, Room 101. The drama follows the lives of two teenage girls who were kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army to serve as sexual slaves at “comfort stations” in China. The film has graphic scenes, including those depicting sexual violence. The film is co-sponsored by the East Asian Studies Minor and Women and Gender Studies. A post-film discussion will be led by Professor Godfried Asante.
For questions about the upcoming films, contact Mary McCarthy at mary.mccarthy@drake.edu.
— Mary McCarthy, Department of Political Science
On Monday, April 30, Jenna Gibson of the Korea Economic Institute of America will present a career talk for all students contemplating internationally related post-graduate opportunities. Gibson graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in international studies and journalism. Following graduation, she went on to a Fulbright fellowship in South Korea and a master’s program at Georgetown University before becoming the director of communications at the Korea Economic Institute. The talk will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Medbury Honors Lounge. Lunch will be provided through the financial support of the Principal Center for Global Citizenship. The event is free to attend. For questions, contact Mary McCarthy at mary.mccarthy@drake.edu.
— Mary McCarthy, Department of Political Science
The Sprout Garden is proud to partner with Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation for a Global Youth Service Day project from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on April 22. Volunteers will plant the first vegetables of the season, enjoy tasty food, and receive a free Paul Morrison Service Week T-shirt. All are welcome to participate. View the Facebook event for more information.
— Lindsay Finnell, Junior
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will award its highest honor, the 2018 Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, to Iowa pharmacist and entrepreneur Greg Johansen. He will receive the Weaver Medal of Honor and deliver a lecture, titled “Opportunity and Risk,” at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 25, in Sheslow Auditorium. The lecture is open to all faculty, staff, and students.
The Weaver Medal of Honor is awarded annually to an individual who has advanced the college’s education, research or outreach mission for the benefit of human health; has made a substantial impact on the profession of pharmacy; or has provided financial support that has led to strategic change and progress in the College.
Johansen is a 1976 graduate of Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a successful career in pharmacy operations and a long history of philanthropic support to his alma mater and to his profession.
Read a news release to learn more.
— Marilea Chase, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Come to Parents Hall Wednesday, April 18, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. to get unlimited tacos for five dollars. Fermatta the Blue and a jazz combo will perform, and Griff will be in attendance. Money raised at the event will benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association, so come eat tacos for a good cause.
— Garrett Pavey
Alison Cooke, chair of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers’ Steering Group on Future Climate: Engineering Solutions, will discuss energy and climate change on April 24 in Sussman Theater at 7:15 p.m. She will discuss various efforts to address greenhouse gas mitigation and investigate the options from a social perspective, but through an engineering lens—looking at what opportunities are most realistic. The event is sponsored by the Drake University Environmental Science and Sustainability Department. It is free and open to the public.
— David Courard-Hauri, Environmental Science and Policy
