Attend Dogtown After Hours in the Olmsted Center on Friday, March 30, from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Dogtown After Hours is a large-scale, collaborative, student-led event that aims to bring campus together in an alcohol-free environment. There will be free food and games, prize giveaways, student performances, and more. Everything at the event is entirely free. Last year there were over 1,000 attendees.
— Lindsay Fiegle
Enjoy a prime rib dinner at Hubbell Dining Hall today, March 27, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. or until food runs out. The menu includes an eight-ounce prime rib served with garlic chive mashed potatoes, squash medley, dinner roll, and dessert. Use your meal swipe plus flex, Bulldog Bucks, cash, or credit card.
Are you planning to watch the Final Four game on Monday, April 2? Enjoy the basketball game with tasty wings. Wicked Wings will be available at Hubbell Dining Hall from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Dine in or carry out. Use your meal swipe plus flex, Bulldog Bucks, cash or credit card.
— Jennifer Bowersox, Hubbell Dining
The premedical fraternity Phi Delta Epsilon will host its annual Anatomy Fashion Show on Tuesday, April 10, in Parents hall from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The event, which supports Children’s Miracle Network, will include music, live performances, artwork for sale, and food. Please come and show your support for your fellow students and professors who will be modeling anatomical systems.
— Theresa McAlister
Welcome your brother and/or sister to Drake April 6-8 to experience life as a Bulldog. Cost is $20. Register by March 15 to receive T-shirts. Learn more …
Residence Hall Association presents Siblings Weekend April 6 through 8. Siblings Weekend is an opportunity to welcome your brother and/or sister to Drake to experience life as a Bulldog. It’s an opportunity to catch up with your sibling(s), introduce them to your friends, and show off the University. You and your sibling(s) will have a chance to experience everything from athletics and arts to clubs and student activities, all in one weekend. Siblings must register to participate. Cost is $20. For questions, contact Mariana Martens at mariana.martens@drake.edu or Dana Walton at dana.walton@drake.edu.
—Mariana Martens
The deadline to sign up for the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) training is Friday, March 30. The MVP team is hosting a train the trainer event on Friday, April 6, from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Contact prevention@drake.edu to reserve your spot.
The MVP program is a great opportunity for students to develop skills in presenting, networking, and community outreach. MVP inspires leadership and a sense of community by teaching individuals how to speak up and be an example for others when it comes to prevention and intervention. Peer educators receive 13 hours of training, serve on our full MVP team, and present the curriculum on campus. Membership is not limited to students—faculty and staff are also encouraged to join the MVP team.
— Katie Overberg, Title IX Coordinator
Students, on Sunday, March 25, you should have received an email from President Martin and Provost Mattison inviting you to complete the Drake Student Survey. The survey explores your perception of your time here at Drake; including your learning experiences, Drake services, and other issues from both inside and outside the classroom. Your feedback is important to us; it will help administrators, faculty, staff, student leaders, and others to improve curriculum, student support, and the campus environment. Plus, by completing the survey, you have an opportunity to win a $50 gift card to the University Bookstore.
For questions, contact Kevin Saunders in the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment at kevin.saunders@drake.edu or extension 1984.
Thank you for your participation. The survey link is within the email you received. The email is marked “external;” however, it is for internal use and safe to open.
—Kevin Saunders, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
Cheer on the Bulldog softball team as they take on Bradley this Friday and Saturday at home.
Softball
Drake vs. Bradley (doubleheader)
Friday, March 30, at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Buel Field
Softball
Drake vs. Bradley
Saturday, March 31 at 12 p.m.
Buel Field
For more information, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or visit www.godrakebulldogs.com.
— Ryan Harris, Athletics
The Comparison Project is hosting its next lecture on miracles Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center. The lecture, “Fear, Loathing, and Miracles among the Cowherders: Krishna’s Childhood Prodigies,” will be presented by Richard H. Davis, professor of religion and Asian studies at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY. Formerly he taught as assistant and associate professor at Yale University.
—Monique Rodriguez, College of Arts and Sciences
Join The Harkin Institute on Thursday, April 12, at 7 p.m. to hear a panel of national security experts discuss how to keep America safe from the top global security threats of the day.
The discussion will address existing global security threats to the United States, both at home and abroad, and what is being done to keep the country safe.
The Sussman Lecture Series is dedicated to the study of issues that define our public life and to engaging students and citizens in constructive dialogue regarding these issues.
Established by Richard Sussman, AS’51, in memory of his late wife Lila, the Sussman Lecture Series takes place twice a year and invites notable public figures to discuss topical current events.
Tickets are required and seating is limited. Register now.
—Emily Schettler, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement
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