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Category Archives: Archive
New online add/drop form
A revised add/drop form is now available for students to download online. This form replaces the half-sheet, carbon-copy add/drop form, which is considered obsolete as of the Spring 2017 semester.
Like the previous form, the revised form may be used for students to request and receive permission to add or drop a class after the semester has begun. Students must use the form to obtain signatures from various officials, including the instructor of the class, and submit the form to their college/school dean’s office.
Please be aware that dean’s offices and academic departments may no longer have hard-copy versions of this form available in their offices now that the form is available online.
Best wishes to all of you as we begin the spring semester.
—Kevin Moenkhaus, Student Records and Academic Information
Spring meal plan conversion dates
Students on the 335- and 195- block meal plans can convert up to 100 meals this spring semester to flex dollars. Spring semester conversion dates are as follows:
- Feb. 13–24
- March 20–24
To convert meals, you can stop at the Student Services Center during these conversion periods and fill out a form to indicate how many meals (maximum of 100 meals per semester) you would like to convert. You can also visit the Student Services website to find the form at the bottom of the page titled “Meal Plan Conversions.”
—Jerry Parker, Interim Dean of Students
Sign up for intramural basketball this week!
A reminder that intramural basketball registration is due this Thursday, Jan. 26, by 4:30 pm. Register for free on imleagues.com/Drake or create your team with your Rec*IT app!
—Jordan Grindeland, Intramurals and Sport Clubs
Study abroad in South Africa
Interested in studying abroad this summer in South Africa? Apply today!
- Course: Service-Learning in the Cultural Context of South Africa
- Credit: Earn 3 education credits
- AOI : Global and Cultural Understanding
- Dates: May 13–23, 2017
- Cost: $4,550–$4,600
- Application Deadline: Feb. 3
- Deposit Deadline: Feb. 6, $500 deposit due to secure you place on the program
The application closes soon—apply ASAP! Click here to learn more about the program and to apply.
—Maria Rohach, Drake International
Acting director for global centers named
Executive Director of Global Engagement and International Programs Annique Kiel has appointed Jeffrey Kappen, assistant professor of international business, to serve as acting director of both the Principal Center for Global Citizenship (PCGC) and the Nelson Institute for Diplomacy and International Affairs for the 2017–2018 academic year. He will also serve as assistant director of both programs during the Spring 2017 semester. During 2017–2018, Kappen will replace Professor David Skidmore, Director of PCGC and the Nelson Institute, during Skidmore’s two-semester sabbatical.
In his capacity as acting director of PCGC, Kappen will oversee the center’s international events series, the global and comparative public health concentration, the Global Ambassador program, the Global Practitioner program, and faculty development funding. He will also assist Executive Director Kiel on other projects related to campus internationalization.
Kappen’s responsibilities for the Nelson Institute encompass funding for Model United Nations, Model European Union, and Model Arab League simulation teams; the Global Pressing Issues Grant program; a student conference travel fund; and an annual conference on global affairs.
Kappen holds a bachelor’s degree from Beloit College in international relations and modern languages, an MBA in international business and marketing from the University of Wisconsin, and a PhD in organization studies from the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts. His current research projects look at integration efforts among emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS); transnational institutions and networks; and the role of language in multinational firms. Before returning to academia, Kappen spent ten years working with companies from start-ups to the Fortune 100, which included over three years working and studying in Europe and South America. Kappen teaches a course on globalization that is required of all students in CBPA and has been actively involved in various international programs and projects since his arrival at Drake in 2012.
—Denise Ganpat, Drake International
Faculty accomplishments: Jan. 23
Phillip Chen included in Art Center exhibit
The artwork of Phillip Chen, the Elle and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Art and Design, has been included in the Des Moines Art Center’s current exhibition, “Wild Life,” curated by Art Center Director Jeff Fleming. Prints, drawings, and sculpture chosen from the museum’s permanent collection investigate nature and animals, as well as images of humans and human behavior, hybrids, and views of the city or mechanical structures. “Wild Life” will be on view in the John Brady Print Gallery of the Des Moines Art Center from Jan. 13 to April 16.
ASTE meeting in Des Moines
Five hundred teacher educators attended the Association of Science Teacher Education’s annual international meeting in Des Moines Jan. 12-14. The successful event was co-chaired by SOE’s Jerrid Kruse, associate professor of education and chair, teaching and learning department. Learn more here.
Megan Brown authors new book
A new book by Associate Professor of English Megan Brown explores the myriad developments in American autobiography since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Brown, a native New Yorker, draws on years of reading, teaching, and academic research for American Autobiography after 9/11. Read more about Megan and her book in the Drake Newsroom.
This week in Drake Athletics: Jan. 23
Come out and cheer on your Bulldogs!
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Northern Iowa
Jan. 28 at 1 p.m.
Knapp Center
*BLUEOUT*—Wear blue to the game, free t-shirts for students
*Greek Day*—Students in Greek Life (social, professional, and academic) are also encouraged to wear letters
Drake Faculty/Staff Days
All Drake faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the events listed below. Tickets may be picked up at the Drake Athletics Ticket Office Monday–Friday between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or at the ticket window on game day. Must show valid Drake Card at time of pick up.
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Illinois State
Feb. 10 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
More information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/promotions.
Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian, Drake Athletics
Did U Know: ITS
Drake offers many opportunities for new and established faculty and staff. This academic year the University is introducing a series of “Did U Know” classes that will spotlight departments and services across campus.
Our next class in the series will highlight Information Technology Services, or ITS, on Feb. 2 at 11 a.m. in Olmsted Center, Rooms 310/311. Carla Herling, Jerome Hilscher, James McNab, and Clayton Mitchell will be presenting.
Learn more about the services provided by ITS, how you can get assistance if needed, and where to find out what’s happening in technology on campus.
Participants will earn BUILD (Bulldogs United in Learning Drake) credits and be entered into drawings for prizes each semester.
The registration form for this class is accessible through blueView’s Employee tab, in the Learning and Development Channel under Human Resources, or by clicking here. Please email Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu for more information.
—Linda Feiden, Human Resources