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Lecture and artwork by two visiting artists

Mendi and Keith Obadike are Igbo Nigerian Americans who work together to create music and art. Their 10-minute looping video—”Overcome”—is about the Edmund Pettus Bridge, the bridge that Martin Luther King Jr. marched across in Selma with other activists for civil rights, only to be met by violence on the other side. Their subtle and eloquent video brings the present and the past into conversation.

The Obadike lecture “Sound Structures” is on Monday April 3 from 7–8 p.m. at Performing Arts Hall and is
free and open to the public.

—Lenore Metrick-Chen, Department of Art

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Law School lectures to focus on music, international criminal justice, and President Obama’s legacy

Drake Law School will host three powerful lectures this week featuring  a senior VP at Sony Music; Ambassador Stephen Rapp, LW’74; and a distinguished panel.

“An Insider’s Legal Perspective on the Music Industry”
Wade Leak, Sony Music Entertainment
April 6, 2017
3 p.m.
Cartwright Hall, Room 206

Wade Leak is senior vice president, deputy general counsel, and chief compliance, ethics, and privacy officer at Sony Music. He manages all U.S. litigation and provides day-to-day legal advice to the label groups at Sony Music on a wide range of matters, including copyright, trademark, online marketing, and data privacy issues.

During the lecture, Leak will discuss his experience overseeing the compliance program at Sony Music and share his thoughts on the ever-changing legal landscape affecting the music industry, highlighting several recent key legal developments and impactful cases. The lecture is part of the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center’s Big IDEA Speaker Series.

For more information, visit http://www.drake.edu/law/about/news/index.php?article=18313.

“In Pursuit of International Criminal Justice”
Ambassador Stephen Rapp
April 6, 2017
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Cartwright Hall, Room 201

Stephen Rapp, a 1974 Drake Law alumnus, served as U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice from 2009 to 2015, during which time he coordinated U.S. government support to international criminal tribunals responsible for prosecuting persons charged with genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. He also served as a prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone and as senior trial attorney and chief of prosecutions at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda.

Rapp is currently a Distinguished Fellow at The Hague Institute for Global Justice and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Prevention of Genocide.

For more information, visit http://www.drake.edu/law/about/news/index.php?article=18308.

2017 Constitutional Law Symposium: “President Obama’s Constitutional Law Legacy”

April 8, 2017
8:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. (Registration and breakfast begins at 8 a.m.)
Cartwright Hall, Room 213

The Drake Constitutional Law Center will welcome experts from across the country to discuss “President Obama’s Constitutional Law Legacy” at the annual Constitutional Law Symposium.

During his term, President Obama faced opposition to many of his initiatives, which caused him to invoke executive power. Among the issues in which executive power played a role were the Affordable Care Act, the use of drones, recess appointments, immigration policy, signing statements, and more. Other constitutional issues also arose, such as same-sex marriage. The symposium will explore these issues and the constitutional law legacy that Obama left behind, as well as address President Donald Trump’s potential impact on this legacy.

The symposium will feature the following speakers:

  • Taunya Lovell Banks, Jacob A. France Professor of Equality, Francis King Carey School of Law, University of Maryland
  • Eric Berger, Associate Dean for Faculty and Professor of Law, University of Nebraska College of Law
  • John Eastman, Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service, Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Chapman University
  • Ilya Somin, Professor of Law, George Mason University
  • Stephen Rapp, Distinguished Fellow, The Hague Institute for Global Justice and the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Center for Prevention of Genocide

The event is free for Drake affiliated individuals. For more information, visit http://www.drake.edu/law/about/news/index.php?article=18191.

 

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Drake’s choirs to preform Haydn

All four of Drake’s choirs will collaborate with a faculty/student orchestra and student soloists to perform Haydn’s joyful “Heiligmesse” and “Te Deum” on Saturday, April 22 (7:30 p.m.) and Sunday, April 23 (3 p.m.) at St. Ambrose Cathedral, Sixth Avenue and High Street, in downtown Des Moines. Almost 300 performers will participate in this concert, which will showcase all of Drake’s student singers and many of its instrumental faculty and students. Tickets are available at www.drake.edu/choralperformances and are $17 for non-students and $7 for students.

—Aimee Beckmann-Collier

HR Information Archive

The CSA—Community Supported Agriculture—starts soon!

This is Drake University’s fifth year partnering with Wabi Sabi Farm. Members of the Drake community support a local farm by purchasing a share and, in return, Farmer Ben Saunders brings shares of the week’s produce to campus.

It is a great way to eat healthy and seasonally while supporting sustainable agriculture and the local economy.

Shares will be delivered to Meredith Hall on Wednesday afternoons beginning in May. You may order a full share which is delivered weekly for 20 weeks or a half share which is delivered every two weeks. If you want to split a weekly delivery with someone, let us know and we can look for a match.

For more information, costs, and to sign up please go to www.wabisabi-farm.com.

If you have any additional questions, Drake’s student coordinator is Kori Ponder (kori.ponder@drake.edu). She can help answer any questions you have, and she will be the person working with Wabi Sabi Farm and greeting you when you pick up your produce.

Further questions can be directed to Amahia Mallea, History at amahia.mallea@drake.edu or Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

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Healthy4U – Small Changes, Big Impact

Join dietitian Lucas Flaherty for the final class of this four-part nutrition series on Tuesday, April 18 at 2 p.m. in Olmsted Rooms 312–313. This class will cover nutrition labels, menu planning, grocery shopping, and dining out. Attendance at prior Healthy4U sessions is not required.

Participants will earn BUILD (Bulldogs United in Learning Drake) credits and be entered into a drawing at the end of the semester. Additional BUILD information including an online registration form may be found on blueView. Click here to access the registration form. Please email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu for more information.

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Chair and therapeutic massages

We have filled our April 12 chair massage appointments but still have openings on April 13 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Cowles Library Collier Heritage Room.

Cost is $10 for a 10-minute chair massage paid directly to licensed massage therapist Anne Boal at the time of your appointment. Correct change cash or check only. One name will be drawn after the event and that person will receive a gift certificate for a free 10-minute chair massage!

Click the link below to register for the time of your choice. You may register for one or two time slots.

April 13 (Cowles Library Collier Heritage Room)

Additionally, massage therapy is available to Drake faculty, staff, and students. Special Drake rates are offered at $30/30 minutes, $50/60 minutes. Contact massage therapist Anne Boal directly (text 515-988-8760) to schedule an appointment. Morning and afternoon weekday appointment times are available. Payment accepted: cash, check, card. Massages take place in the Bell Center, Room K.

For additional information or questions, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

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2017–2018 Drake Basketball Season Tickets: Secure Your Seats Today!

Men’s Basketball: Interested in becoming a season ticket holder for Men’s Basketball? Fans can now place a $100 deposit per seat to have first priority at season tickets following the renewal period this summer. Don’t miss any of the action at the Knapp Center this year under Head Coach Niko Medved. Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu today!

Women’s Basketball: Existing season ticket holders and interested new fans can take advantage of special ticket pricing starting now until May 12! We have FROZEN season ticket prices at the 2016–2017 rate before they increase for the 2017–2018 season. If you are an existing season ticket holder, be sure to renew your seats before May 12 to lock in your seats at the 2016-2017 rate. If you were not a 2016–2017 season ticket holder, but are interested in season tickets for the 2017–2018 season, you can also lock in tickets at the lower rate before May 12. Simply call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

Go Bulldogs!

Questions? Please contact the Drake Athletics Ticket Office at 515-271-3647 or tickets@drake.edu

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Preferred vendor list

Purchasing maintains a Preferred Vendor List on the Finance and Administration website. This spreadsheet has been recently updated and includes many vendors and hotels Drake uses on a regular basis with which we have contracts, consortium memberships, or special discounting. It is a good practice to check first when looking for goods or services for your needs. If you have questions on how to connect with any of the vendors, please contact caron.findlay@drake.edu to find out how to be set up as a user for that particular vendor.

The list is a continual work in progress, so if you have vendor relationships you wish to have added to this list, please send me their contact information. The list of preferred and contracted vendors is accessible on the finance & administration website at http://www.drake.edu/busfin/vendorinformation/vendors/

–Caron Findlay, Director, Purchasing & Business Services

 

For Faculty Archive

Call for participants: Proactive advising project

Drake University maintains a consistently high one-year retention rate for entering first-year students. Over the past four years, the one-year retention rate averaged 88%. While the overall one-year retention rate is high, there are several student groups that experience lower retention rates. The faculty proactive advising project will implement and assess the practice of proactive advising to support success for identified populations of students at Drake in order to improve retention rates for those populations.

The proactive advising project is entering its fifth year, and so far, nearly 40 faculty have participated in the project and about 400 students have been served. Previous faculty participants strongly supported continuing the project. Advisors who used proactive advising strategies had positive impacts on their students based on the data from an advising survey that is distributed every spring term. First year students who were participants in the proactive advising project were significantly more likely to agree that their advisor knew them well and had positively impacted their Drake experience than first-year students whose advisor was not part of the proactive advising project.

Students will be identified for participation in the project based on analysis of several combined risk factors: high school GPA and ACT score (if available due to test flexible admission), failure to attend Summer Orientation, commuter status, and scores on the non-cognitive factors section of the Foundations of Learning assessment that will be administered at Summer Orientation.

Faculty advisors who participate in this project will have a one-semester commitment that will include:

  1. Attend one full-day workshop of all participants in the program on Tuesday, May 16 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
  2. Work with project coordinator Wade Leuwerke to develop an advising plan for assigned advisees
  3. Advise 3–5 students identified to participate in the project for Fall 2017 semester
  4. Submit a final report
  5. After the first workshop, participants will receive a stipend of $500. After completing the project and submitting a final report, participants will receive an additional $500.
  6. Optional group meeting and individual consultation and support will be available throughout the project.

Participation will be limited to 10 individuals.

If you are interested in participating, please respond to Sandra Harris (sandra.harris@drake.edu) by Monday, April 17 at 4:30 p.m.

For Staff Archive

Bulldog Applause Spotlight: College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

In March, Drake’s All Staff Council Recognition Committee celebrated staff in Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a cookie delivery. Here, we learn more about the staff members behind all of the CPHS success.

Staff members: 20

Mission: to support the College’s mission “Preparing Today’s Learners to be Tomorrow’s Leaders.” CPHS staff supports students, faculty and staff in the college as well as academic and experiential education needs so academic programs, scholarship, and service activities can be delivered.

Longest-time team member: Kathy Schott, director of experiential external affairs (January 2007)

Newest team member: Mikayla Olson, administrative assistant and communication coordinator (January 2017). Other new team members added over the past year include Melissa Rice, Sarah Alexander, Sydni Fenner, Carmalee Woods, Julie Smith, Cory Redman, and Rachel Allen-McHugh.

Where they “live”: Fitch, Cline, Cline Atrium, and the new Occupational Therapy Facility

Recent challenges/accomplishments: CPHS has supported the addition of new programs as well helped plan for the Science Connector Building and Occupational Therapy Facility. These team members embrace the college’s values and demonstrate them each day: Collegiality, Collaboration, Professionalism, Learner-Centered, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Many thanks to the CPHS staff for all they do!

—All Staff Council Recognition Committee

CPHS staff, pictured:

Front row – Sydni Fenner, Assistant Director Student Programs; Marilea Chase, Office Manager; Renae Chesnut, Dean

Second row – Joy Bachman, Animal Care Technician; Julie Smith, Occupational Therapy Administrative Assistant; Anthony Squire, Campus Technician

Third row:  Donna Tuttle, Animal Vivarian; Kate Evans, Professional Career Development Services Coordinator; Melanie Givens, Experiential Education Support Specialist; Jeannie Nielsen, Experiential Education Coordinator

Fourth Row – Melissa Rice, Administrative Assistant; Jill Batten, Interim Assistant Dean for Student Affairs; Sarah Alexander, Compliance Coordinator

Fifth Row– Jessica Lang, Admissions Liaison; Carmalee Woods, Administrative Assistant; Kathy Schott, Director of Experiential Education External Affairs; and Mikayla Olson, Communications Coordinator/Administrative Assistant, Student Affairs