Category Archives: Archive

Featured Events Archive

Anderson Gallery hosts exhibit of faculty work

The Anderson Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of Art3 mentor | faculty | mentoree by Department of Art & Design faculty on view Dec. 2 through Feb. 10, 2017.

Art3 mentor | faculty | mentoree is an exhibition of recent work by faculty members alongside work by their respected mentors and inspired mentorees. Each of the department’s 13 faculty members invited mentoring artists and mentored students who, through collaborative inspiration and conceptual cooperation, changed the way in which both artist and teacher envision and create artwork. Read more in the Drake Newsroom.

Strategic Updates Archive

World Languages and Cultures announces new minors

Beginning in Fall 2017, the world languages and cultures department will offer majors and minors, and no longer offer certificates, concentrations, or interdisciplinary minors. Students who have previously declared the formerly available options will be able to complete their program of choice.The following minors will be available:

  •  East Asian Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Arabic Language and Culture
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • German Language and Culture
  • Japanese Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture

There are three approved options students may select from when they declare their minor:

  • An emphasis on languages
  • An emphasis on study abroad
  • An emphasis on integrated studies

Students will work with an adviser in world languages and cultures to select the most appropriate option. Additionally, students who select one of these approved options while pursuing a major in international relations are strongly encouraged to work with advisers from both areas. For additional information, please contact Marc Pinheiro-Cadd at marc.pinheiro-cadd@drake.edu.

—Dorothy Pisarski, Drake International communications liaison

For Students Archive

Extended Math Lab hours

With final exams approaching, the Math Lab is extending its hours to provide peer assistance to students with questions. The Math Lab is located on the ground floor (west) of Cowles Library.

Hours:
Sunday, Dec. 4: 5–8 p.m.
Monday–Thursday, Dec. 5–8: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 9 (Dead Day): 12–8 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 11: 5–8 p.m.
Monday–Thursday, Dec. 12–15: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

—Milan Sherman, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

For Students Archive

DELTA Rx’s Next Top Entrepreneur Competition

  • Do you have an idea for an innovative healthcare solution?
  • Are you looking to grow as an entrepreneurial leader?
  • Share your idea and win CASH prizes!
  • New this year: top performers will be considered for a spot in the Lorentzen Student Hatchery!
  • Click here to learn more!

ABOUT: 
DELTA Rx’s Next Top Entrepreneur Competition is taking place in February 2017, and you don’t want to miss out on this unique opportunity! The competition is open to all students, regardless of major, with a health care innovation. During three rounds of competition, you will develop creativity and presentation skills through business plan presentations, problem solving, and receiving feedback from innovators. The competition judges will represent the pharmacy, health care, and business sectors. Participants can register as an individual or in a team. This is a great opportunity to build your résumé; gain leadership skills; and network in a welcoming, constructive environment! Top prizes include $1,200 (1st place), $800 (2nd place), and $400 (3rd place), plus consideration for the Lorentzen Student Hatchery summer program which provides $10,000 and professional assistance to help students with a start-up business during summer 2017!

LEARN MORE: 
Information sessions to provide competition guidelines and recommendations will be held 4–4:30 p.m. in Harvey Ingham, Room 112, on Jan. 30 and 31.

SIGN UP:
To register yourself or your team, email deltarx@drake.edu.

—Sarah Dean

For Students Archive

Attention first-year students: Passionate about social justice?

Are you a first-year who is passionate about social justice? If so, the Social Justice Living Learning Community (SJLLC) is now recruiting for the 2017–2018 academic year! The SJLLC offers the opportunity to live with others who are passionate about social justice, participate in fun community activities, have guaranteed housing in Goodwin-Kirk, and take an awesome one-credit class focusing on social justice activism!

For more information and the application, you can follow this link: http://tinyurl.com/DrakeSJLLC2017

—Jackie Heymann

For Students Archive

Become an MVP

Do you have ideas on how Drake students can create change and prevent violence? Do you enjoy presenting? Are you a leader? Join the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) team!

MVP facilitators receive 15 hours of training, serve on our full MVP team and present the curriculum on campus. Applications are available online and are due by Dec. 21. Priority in scheduling interviews is given to applications turned in prior to the end of the semester.

—Tess Cody, Office of Dean of Students

News & Achievements Archive

Faculty accomplishments: Week of Dec. 5

Teresa Koch, professor of librarianship and collection development coordinator, and Andrew Welch, associate professor of librarianship and librarian for discovery services and technology, recently published “Monograph Validation Strategies in Shared Print Programs: Variations and Value,” in Collaborative Librarianship.

Natalie Adkins, associate professor of marketing, was also recently published. She co-authored “The Stigma Turbine: A Theoretical Framework for Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Marketplace Stigma,” which appeared in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing.

Featured Events Archive

The Comparison Project event

Please join us for the fifth event of our 2016–2017 series on death and dying—a dialogue panel between representatives of three different immigrant communities—African Islam, Serbian Christian, and Lao Buddhism—about their religious perspectives on death and dying. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. in Dunn’s Chapel at Iles Funeral Home, 2121 Grand Ave in Des Moines.

—Tim Knepper, The Comparison Project