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CPHS news: Week of Feb. 27
Drake OTD student accepted to prestigious program
Emily Nadolny, a Drake occupational therapy doctoral candidate from Willmar, Minn., recently was chosen to attend the highly selective Second Annual Summer Institute for Future Scientists in Occupational Therapy. Learn more about Emily in the Drake Newsroom.
CPHS alumni honored
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences honored four outstanding alumni during the college’s annual Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day, held Thursday, Feb. 23 in Sheslow Auditorium.
Drake alumni Marc Baumert and Grant Knowles received the college’s Young Alumni Achievement Award, issued each year to alumni who graduated within the past 10 years. Nancy Bell and R. Mathew Hosford received the Alumni Achievement Award. Three of the alumni—Baumert, Bell, and Hosford—work in the Des Moines metro area; all have demonstrated remarkable loyalty to their alma mater and extraordinary professional success. Learn more about these remarkable alumni in the Drake Newsroom.
National Alumni Awards honorees announced
The Drake University National Alumni Board will recognize eight exceptional alumni with awards for professional achievement and loyalty to their alma mater. The 2017 National Alumni Awards ceremony is set for Thursday, April 27. See the list of recipients in the Drake Newsroom.
This week in Drake Athletics: Feb. 27
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Missouri State
March 2 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Wichita State
March 4 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
MVC Tournament
March 2–5
Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Mo.)
www.archmadness.com
“Around the World and Back: The Drake Research Experience”
When: Friday, March 3
Time: 12–12:50 p.m.
Where: Harvey Ingham, Room 134
Who: Megan Lindmark
David Courard-Hauri, Mentor
Environmental science & policy
College of Arts & Sciences
Drake offers a wide array of research opportunities to students, both on campus and around the world. This discussion will examine the variety of research students at Drake have conducted, beginning with Megan’s Drake University Science Colloquium Series summer experience investigating ecological economics via in-person interviews. They will also consider fish population assemblage in a protected fishing area in a floating village in Cambodia. Later they will examine how a May Term in Uganda grew into a full-scale, community-based water quality investigation in rural Uganda. Most importantly, the session will examine how these very different research projects have shaped the Drake Experience and can all be tied together into a comprehensive educational experience.
—Sharyn O’Connor-Beener, College of Arts & Sciences
Spread the Word to End the Word event
Best Buddies will host Katie Meade, the first model with Down syndrome to be the face of a beauty campaign, on Thursday, March 2, from 7 to 8 p.m. She will be speaking during Spread the Word to End the Word week, which is a national movement to end the use of the ‘R’ word. She will talk about her experience with Best Buddies, her opportunities as a model, and how the ‘R’ word has impacted her. The event will be held on Pomerantz Stage in the Olmsted Center and is free for all students and the public. This event is a collaborative effort between Best Buddies, DAAC, Alpha Phi, and Student Activities Board. We look forward to seeing everyone!
—Jessica Campbell
Choirs present pre-tour concert
The Drake Choir and Chamber Choir will present a pre-tour concert on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. The performance will include pieces by contemporary American composers (including the premiere of a piece commissioned by the Drake Choir) as well as works by Brahms, Schütz, Gretchaninov, and Gershwin. The choirs will sing in Omaha, Lincoln, Colorado Springs, and Denver during their March 1–5 tour.
—Aimee Beckmann Collier, Department of Music
“Designing I Do: An Evening with Michael McCormick”
Michael McCormick, Drake alumnus and design director of Martha Stewart Weddings, will deliver the E.T. Meredith Visiting Professional 2017 Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. A reception will follow the lecture. Please RSVP on our event page.
—Kathleen Richardson, Dean, SJMC
Learn how to shoot quality video on your phone!
Chris Snider, assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, will host a hands-on workshop on March 4 (9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.) on shooting video with your smartphone and editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. The workshop is free for Drake students, faculty, and staff, and $50 for members of the community. Get more information here.
—Chris Snider, SJMC
Coming soon: Peerceive
So what is Peerceive? Peerceive is an online peer-to-peer recognition program where co-workers and managers come together to recognize each other for their great work. Employees will be given a user name and password to access their dashboard.
The Peerceive dashboard includes easy-to-use tools to send electronic kudos or e-cards. Kudos are a way for co-workers to express gratitude for a unique contribution to the workplace. You can send them as often as you deem worthy and to any employee in any department. E-cards are an electronic version of a hand-written note. Use these to wish another employee a happy birthday, a general “congratulations,” or even a get well soon.
Everyone will have the ability to modify their personal settings so you can decide if you wish to receive an email notification when you have a kudos and/or e-card and whether you wish to be notified immediately or only on certain days at a particular time.
The Peerceive program is scheduled to be rolled out in March so be on the lookout for more information soon!
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources