Category Archives: Archive

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Build a tiny home with your colleagues

The All Staff Council Special Events Committee invites Drake staff to participate in a service project benefitting Joppa Outreach on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Two shifts are available, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. and 1–5 p.m. Volunteers will help build tiny homes for Joppa’s Tiny Home Village, which serves homeless men and women in Des Moines. The build will take place in the parking lot across from the Alumni House. There are a limited number of spots available for these shifts, so please register online as soon as possible. This is a great opportunity to work together with fellow Drake staff to fill a community need! Light refreshments will be available and staff will have the opportunity to put their name in for a raffle for a parking pass for the 2018–2019 year.

Also, bring a canned food item or non-perishable items to help stock Drake’s Free Little Pantries!

If you are not available at this time but would still like to volunteer, shifts are available all week long as a part of DU Good Day. Click here for more information or to register. Full-time Drake employees are eligible for eight hours of Community Service Leave—check with your manager to see if this is an option.

—Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Exclusive: Faculty/staff basketball season tickets

Drake Athletics is excited to announce an exclusive pre-sale of both men’s and women’s basketball season tickets available to Drake faculty and staff. Faculty and staff can take advantage of discounted pricing with a valid Drake Card. To purchase season tickets, contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu.

Season tickets go on sale to the general public Sept. 15, so be sure to take advantage of this special offer to lock in the best seats.

Men’s Basketball

  • Premium Center (C,D,E,N,O,P)—$124 per seat plus $250 Bulldog Club donation
  • Premium Outer (A,B,F,G,M,Q,R)—$124 per seat plus $150 Bulldog Club donation
  • Reserved Center (3,4,5)—$124 per seat plus $250 Bulldog Club donation
  • Reserved Outer (1,2,6,7)—$124 per seat plus $150 Bulldog Club donation
  • General Admission (8-25)—$75 per seat plus no Bulldog Club donation

Women’s Basketball

  • Reserved Sideline (A-G, M-R)—$60 per seat
  • Reserved Baseline (S-T)—$50 per seat

Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

— Tom Florian, Ticket Sales and Donor Management

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

From the office of Associate Provost Art Sanders

A reminder, the first Friday FYS lunch/discussion is this Friday, Sept. 8, at noon in Olmsted Center, TMR 133. These meetings are open to those with an interest in possibly teaching FYS in the future. It is too late to order a lunch, but you are welcome to bring your own and join us.

Our first meeting to begin planning the spring semester Engaged Citizen Experience with the theme Nourishing (Feeding) the World, is this Friday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m. in Old Main, Room 208. Among the events we will be planning are our annual conference and a film series. For additional information contact me at arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

For the past two years, a group of faculty and staff have been meeting monthly to discuss issues related to creating inclusive learning environments. We will be continuing those meetings and opening them to anyone on campus who wishes to talk about the challenges, successes, and failures we have faced as we try to navigate this difficult issue. This semester the group will be meeting the second Monday of the month at 3:30 p.m. Thus, our first meeting will be at 3:30 on Monday, Sept. 11 in the Drake Room. If you have any questions, contact me at arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

—Art Sanders

Campus Announcements Archive

New BCycle stations around campus

The Des Moines Regional Transit Authority (DART) and the Des Moines Bicycle Collective recently partnered to open four new BCycle stations around campus, offering students, faculty, and staff a convenient way to bike around campus and Des Moines.

One of the new stations—located in front of the Kinne Center on University Avenue—is a mobility hub, meaning it includes both a bus shelter and BCycle station.

How BCycle works:
Des Moines BCycle members can pick up a bike at any B-station and return it to that same station or any other B-station when they’re done. It’s like Redbox for bikes. Using their B-cards, members can quickly unlock a bike in seconds. Returning a bike is even easier. Just roll it into a dock and walk away.

Exclusive discount for Bulldogs:
Students, faculty, and staff can buy an annual pass at a discounted price of $20 (normally $80). An annual pass allows members to rent a BCycle for an unlimited amount of 1-hour rides. Purchase your BCycle membership at DesMoines.BCycle.com. Use your drake.edu email and the promotional code: Bulldogs.

Where to find BCycle stations
Mobility hubs (Bus shelter and BCycle station):

  • 30th Street and Carpenter Avenue (Drake neighborhood, Route 5)
  • 24th Street and University Avenue (Drake neighborhood, Routes 3 and 60)
  • 19th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue (near Smokey Row Coffee Co., Route 14)
  • SW 9th Street (Cityville funded by Hubbell Realty, Route 7)
  • 17th Street (near Meredith Corporation, Routes 11, 60 and D-Line)
  • Ingersoll Avenue and 23rd Street (Routes 11 and 60), opening late summer/fall 2017

BCycle station (no bus shelter):

  • Forest Avenue and 27th Street (Drake neighborhood)
  • 33rd Street and Forest Avenue (Drake neighborhood)
  • 3rd Street and Market Street (Science Center of Iowa)

Drake is proud to be a leader in offering alternative transportation solutions for students, faculty, and staff. In addition to BCycle, Drake also has a Bike Library, in which faculty, staff, and students can check out a bike for free. The Bike Library is located in the Olmsted Center. The check-out process is easy. Users need to bring their Drake Card and sign a liability wavier, and then they are on their way.

And as always, faculty, staff, and students can ride DART busses for free with a Drake Card (ID).

For Students Archive

Students receive free admission to Drake home games

Drake undergraduate, graduate, and law students are admitted to all home Drake Athletics contests for free. Tickets will automatically be added to students’ Drake Card through Flash Seats. Drake Athletics has partnered with Flash Seats to help give students a convenient way to attend athletic events.

Students will receive a confirmation email from Flash Seats that their tickets have arrived on Thursday, Aug. 31. Once they receive the confirmation, they can head to the game and cheer on the Bulldogs. If a student does not receive an email from Flash Seats, visit or contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu. Additional student ticket information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/student.

Below is the necessary information needed for attending fall athletic events.

Drake Football:
Enter Drake Stadium using the southwest main entrance.
Present your Drake Card to the ticket taker. Your ticket will be printed at the gate.
Student seating is available in Sections U-V.

Drake Volleyball:
Enter the Knapp Center using the main lobby entrance.
Present your valid student ID to the ticket taker. Your ticket will be printed at the gate.
Student seating is available in Sections E-G.

Drake Soccer:
Enter Cownie Soccer Complex using the main entrance.
Present your valid student ID to the ticket taker.
Student seating is available on the west side of the stadium.

— Tom Florian, Ticket Sales and Donor Management

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive, For Students Archive

Fitness certification and education event

Drake is pleased to announce the third annual National Exercise Trainers Association (NETA) Fit Fest education event Oct. 19–22 at the Bell Center. NETA is a non-profit education provider. The event is open to faculty, staff, and students. Participants will have the opportunity to become a certified group exercise instructor, personal trainer, yoga instructor, or a wellness coach. Already certified? NETA Fit Fest offers new and exciting workshops for all fitness professionals. It’s a chance to get credits, get certified, get connected, and get inspired. To Register, call NETA at 800-237-6242 or visit www.netafit.org.

Most workshops provide NETA, ACE, AFAA & NASM CEC’s:

• 101 Ways to Bootcamp
• Becoming a Yoga Professional
• Body Weight Training
• Catching Some Zzzz
• Fundamentals of Nutrition
• Group Exercise Certification
• H.I.I.T. It With Yoga
• Kettlebell Specialty Certification
• Medicine Ball Pilates
• Medicine Ball Power
• Personal Trainer Certification
• Ride the Wave Aquatic Intervals
• Rope Burn
• Senior Fitness Specialty Certification
• Senior Power
• Tread-N-Shred
• Wellness Coach Specialty Certification
• Yoga for Special Populations
• Yoga Foundations Specialty Certification

— Ellen Lowe, Wellness, Recreational Services

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive, For Students Archive

DUCSOM offers music instruction for students, staff, and faculty

The Drake University Community School of Music begins its fall semester of individual instruction on Aug. 28. Individual instruction is available for all ages and levels—from three year-olds to senior citizens—and is offered in piano, voice, and most instruments. Program information is available on the DUCSOM website. To enroll, contact Christine Schneider at christine.schneider@drake.edu.

— Christine Schneider, Community School of Music

HR Information Archive

Free online financial program for faculty and staff

Drake is offering faculty and staff free access to the online financial training program, 2017 Financial Fitness Challenge, through the Financial Fitness Group and funded by the Iowa Insurance Division. This Financial Fitness Academy™ is an easy and fun way to learn how to improve your unique financial situation.

Faculty and staff may complete the program at their own pace. It is simple and convenient with 24/7 access on all Internet-connected smartphones, tablets, and computers. Once enrolled, participants will complete a 10-minute confidential Financial Fitness Checkup™. Based on the results, they will receive some learning recommendations, but ultimately they can choose what is most interesting to them. There are over 400 Academy™ tutorials to choose from covering budgeting, saving, the basics of investing, retirement planning, financial planning, and much more. Participants can complete as many tutorials as they wish during the eight-week program. At the end of the program, they will complete another Checkup™ to track their progress. All responses are kept private and confidential.

If you are interested in participating, contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

— Linda Feiden, Human Resources

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive, For Students Archive

Group exercise classes available at the Bell Center

Group X classes begin this week at the Bell Center. The classes are offered throughout the year with a new schedule posted each semester. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate. Some of the classes include Vinyasa Yoga, Zumba, Hip Hop, and Barre. Classes fill up fast. To view the schedule and register for a class, create a profile online at IMLeagues.com. Classes are held in the Bell Center and equipment is provided. To earn free gear, register and attend 15 classes during the semester. For questions, contact Drake Wellness at wellness@drake.edu.

— Ellen Lowe, Wellness, Recreational Services