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Nominate a student for Principal Community Scholars Program

Nominations are being accepted for The Principal Community Scholars Program, which is a collaboration between Principal and Campus Compact that supports the leadership development of undergraduate students seeking a business or business-related degree. Students are selected through a competitive process to receive a $1,000 scholarship, participate in a civic leadership learning community, and complete a community-based experiential learning project. The curriculum and project help students develop critical skills for their careers.

Students can be nominated by any faculty or staff member willing to serve as their adviser. The Drake Office of Community Engaged Learning will oversee the nomination process for Drake. Please submit nominations of students to Amanda Martin at amanda.martin@drake.edu no later than Sept. 25. Scholars must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, have a major or area of concentration in a business or related field, and be available to attend a virtual retreat on Nov. 10 from 12 to 2 p.m.

Faculty or staff wishing to nominate a student, please submit a paragraph describing why you are nominating the student, how this program would benefit them, and what the student’s idea for a community project may be. Students wishing to be nominated should identify a faculty or staff member willing to nominate them and contact them to submit the nomination.

—Amanda Martin, Community Engaged Learning

Campus Announcements Archive

Need a new headshot?

Get your professional headshot taken for free on Friday, Sept. 15, 9 a.m.–1 p.m., in the Pomerantz Stage area of Olmsted Center. Sponsored by University Communications and open to faculty, staff, and students, you’ll have access to the photos we take, and you may even see your photo in a marketing project for the University!

Questions? Contact Genna Clemen at genna.clemen@drake.edu.

— Justice Simpson, University Communications

Campus Announcements Archive

New self-service laptop kiosk

ITS is piloting a new self-service laptop kiosk for students, faculty, and staff. The kiosk is located in Meredith Hall. If you are a current student, faculty, or staff member, you can check out one of 14 MacBook laptops to use for free for up to four hours at a time. All laptops are loaded with software, including Microsoft Office programs, SPSS, and Panopto.

For additional information and instructions on how to check out a laptop, please see the knowledge base article, “Using the Self-Service Laptop Kiosk (How-to).”

—Carla Herling, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

New ITS program: Tech Tuesdays

Join ITS staff for a new program, Tech Tuesdays, on the second Tuesday of each month. All sessions will include a Q&A session (and cookies!).

Each month we’ll have a different topic designed to provide you with resources to use technology more efficiently in your job, and in your life. Feel free to sign up for one session, or all. Attendance at Tech Tuesdays will count toward BUILD credit.

All sessions will be held in the Dial Center large conference room from 2 to 2:50 p.m.

Dates and topics:

  • Tuesday, Oct. 10: Passwords, Passphrases, and Online Safety
  • Tuesday, Nov. 14: Better Working through Technology
  • Tuesday, Dec. 12: Internet Search Best Practices

Sign up today at https://itstechtuesdays.eventbrite.com.

— Carla Herling, ITS

Campus Announcements Archive

University Avenue project update

To clear the lots located south of University Avenue and on both sides of 26th Street, which will soon be redeveloped into a mixed-use space, two homes need to be relocated. The homes, which were originally scheduled to be relocated in mid-August, are now scheduled to be moved in October. The relocation date was pushed back due to the many logistics and parties involved. The move involves careful planning and coordination between city officials, Des Moines Police, and MidAmerican Energy.

Read more on the project.

—Jolene Schmidt, Facilities Planning and Management

Strategic Updates Archive

Update from CITO Chris Gill

Your ITS team is excited to begin the 2017–2018 academic year in partnership with you. We have completed or made progress on several major projects this summer. Below are updates on improvements that have been made or are underway.

The new ITS service portal offers you a rich way to engage with us and better address your technology issues. By using the service portal at http://service.drake.edu/its you can keep up to date on service outages, search for Knowledge Base (self-help) articles, and help us resolve your issues more quickly by providing relevant information in issue-specific request forms.

Here are some resources that provide additional information about the service portal and how to use it:

  • Introductory video
  • Knowledgebase article on using the service portal
  • In-person training sessions (open to all faculty and staff):
    1. Monday, Sept. 11, 9:30–10:30 a.m., Cowles Library, Room 201
    2. Tuesday, Sept. 12, 11 a.m.–12 p.m., Cowles Library, Room 201
    3. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2–3 p.m., Cowles Library, Room 201

ITS has added value through several other improvement projects over the summer:

  • Replaced more than 275 computers
  • Moved technology for more than 70 office relocations
  • Added a computer checkout kiosk with 14 Macbook laptops in Meredith Hall available to all students and employees, including adjunct faculty
  • Designed and installed technology in 45 spaces in the Science Connector Building (SCB) and Collier-Scripps Hall
  • Installed more than 100 new internet phones in SCB, Collier-Scripps Hall, and in other campus locations

As we move into the academic year, we are working with groups across campus on several complex projects that will extend throughout 2018:

  • Upgrading Banner to the newest version—Banner 9
  • Replacing blueView with a new portal based on Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365
  • Deploying technology and infrastructure to support online programs
  • Updating presentation technology in Sussman Theater and other classrooms
  • Implementing personal cloud storage for all students and employees using Microsoft OneDrive

Starting in September we’re launching a new program to campus, Tech Tuesdays. Join ITS staff in the Dial Center on the second Tuesday of each month from 2 to 2:50 p.m. Each month we’ll have a different topic designed to provide you with resources to use technology more efficiently in your job (and your life). Feel free to sign up for one session, or all four.

The first session on Sept. 12 will be a panel discussion with ITS staff on campus technology. Sign up and check out the topics for future sessions at itstechtuesdays.eventbrite.com.

We are also planning for the next administrative services satisfaction survey (which includes ITS). Please watch for this survey later in the fall and help us continue to improve our service to you by completing it. Speaking of continuous improvement, the ITS continuous improvement plan is always available on the ITS website.

As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or any member of my team if you have questions, comments, concerns, and ideas for improvement.

—Chris Gill, Chief Information Technology Officer

Featured Events Archive

This week in Drake Athletics: Sept. 5

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. Wisconsin
Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex

Volleyball
Drake vs. Omaha
Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Drake Invitational

Volleyball
Drake vs. SE Missouri State
Sept. 8 at 3 p.m.
Knapp Center
Drake Invitational

Volleyball
Drake vs. San Jose State
Sept. 8 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Drake Invitational

Volleyball
Drake vs. Montana
Sept. 9 at 3 p.m.
Knapp Center
Drake Invitational

Football
Drake vs. Southwestern College
Sept. 9 at 6 p.m.
Drake Stadium

Women’s Soccer
Drake vs. South Dakota State
Sept. 10 at 12 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
*Stub Swap –Redeem your football ticket from Sept. 9 for complimentary admission to the match.

Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. Western Michigan
Sept. 10 at 3 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
*Stub Swap –Redeem your football ticket from Sept. 9 for complimentary admission to the match.

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

—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics