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
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
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
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
At one time or another, nearly everyone is touched by the need for long-term care; whether through an aging parent confined to a nursing home, a disabled friend, or a chronically ill relative receiving care at home. Although more than 40 percent of people require care in a nursing home, most long-term care provided in a nursing home is not covered by Medicare.
To learn more about long-term care insurance, plan to attend this presentation provided by Ronda Vry-Bills of Long Term Care Strategies. Registration is not required.
Date: March 2
Time: 2–3 p.m.
Location: Olmsted Center, Room 310
—Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources
The second of our spring semester Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) lunches is Friday, March 10, at noon in TMR 133 (lower level of Olmsted). These discussions are opportunities for those engaged in SoTL projects at any level—from just thinking about starting one, to almost complete—or those simply curious about SoTL to share ideas, seek advice, or ask questions of colleagues engaged in this process. If you would like us to provide lunch for you, please register by Wednesday, March 8, at 10 a.m. at: http://tinyurl.com/SoTLLunchMarch For more information, contact arthur.sanders@drake.edu.
—Art Sanders, Associate Provost
Congratulations to the winners of our staff member drawing, which took place following the Feb. 14 $5 Sodexo Faculty/Staff Appreciation Lunch:
Recipients received selected Drake-branded items including a stainless-steel water bottle, T-shirt, plush bulldog, and playing cards. Join us for the next appreciation lunch on March 21, and find the All Staff Council table to put your name in for more prizes donated by campus partners.
—All Staff Council Recognition Committee
If you are interested in the Cowles Library facility project, or you participated in the facility sessions and survey in the fall, we want to hear from you! Join us on March 1 at 3:15 p.m. in Cowles Library, Room 201, for a discussion and review of the library’s facility planning process led by the architect team from FEH.
—Leslie Noble, Cowles Library
Three grants are available for global service-learning program development. Funding is awarded on a rolling basis until June 30.
Please visit this site for more information on each opportunity and how to apply.
—Amanda Martin, Community Engagement and Service-Learning
It’s time to submit your course material requests for summer. The deadline for submitting your materials is March 15. Receiving your list of materials as soon as possible allows us to source the most affordable books for your students and provide top dollar for students selling books back at the end of this term. With our Online Adoption Tool, selecting your course materials is fast and easy.
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Download the 6 Ways to Help Students Save on Textbooks to learn about Follett’s different types of course material purchasing options. If you have any questions about the Online Adoption Tool or how to save students money, please contact me anytime.
—Donna Hallstrom, Drake Bookstore
