IMAC applications for 2017–2018 are now open—apply by Thursday, March 9 at noon. Be a mentor and a friend and gain valuable multicultural leadership experiences by helping us greet new, exchange, and transfer international students. Click here to find a detailed description and requirements.
—Drake Mosaic
Students, have you considered learning a few words and phrases in Japanese? Are you planning one day to apply for a Fulbright or the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) program? Do you want or need to keep up your foreign language fluency? Drake’s Department of World Languages and Cultures wants to help.
The Japanese Language Club meets every Friday, 3–5p.m. in Room TM-133, located in the lower level of Olmsted. All students are welcome to join in for conversations directed by a native speaker.
For further information, contact Associate Professor Chinatsu Bachmann at chinatsu.sazawa@drake.edu.
—Dorothy Pisarski, Drake International communications liaison
The 2017 Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition is now open! This competition for Iowa college and university students who have an interest in starting their own venture. Three regional winners will receive $500 and go on to the state competition with a chance to win $5,000. In 2016, the Drake team for Kelsi Ziemann Artistry won a top prize—you could be next! For more information, visit the Entrepreneurship Centers in Aliber Hall, Room 302, or online at tinyurl.com/drakepappajohn2017.
—Stephanie Cardwell, Entrepreneurship Centers
The Harkin Institute D.C. Experience Scholarship provides financial assistance to a Drake undergraduate student who has secured an internship in a congressional office, government agency, or nonprofit in Washington, D.C. This opportunity is open to students of every major, area of study, and political party affiliation.
The scholarship covers:
Apply and learn more at drake.edu/harkininstitute/scholarship. Applications are due April 4.
—Erin Austin, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement
New data affirms that Drake does an exceptional job of preparing its alumni for professional success. Ninety-nine percent of students who graduated from Drake during the 2015–2016 academic year had a job, were enrolled in graduate or professional school, or were engaged in internships or other activities related to their professional goals within six months of completing their studies, according to a University assessment completed this month. Learn more in the Drake Newsroom.
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.
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.
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
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
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