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News & Achievements Archive

Executive Education Center celebrates completion of first Leading Others cohort

Drake’s Executive Education Center celebrated the completion of its inaugural Leading Others Cohort on Nov. 10. Twenty executives from 14 companies in central Iowa completed the 18-month experience with great success:

  • Sarah Battani, Bankers Trust
  • Rona Berinobis, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Amy Blahnik, DuPont Pioneer
  • Ben Bruns, The Weitz Company
  • Bill Connolly, John Deere Financial
  • Sandy Cox, Nationwide Insurance Co
  • Dan Crew, EMC Insurance Companies
  • Jim Dougherty, MidAmerican Energy Company
  • Michael Geringer, MidAmerican Energy Company
  • Lisa Heagle, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Amela Imsirovic, John Deere Financial
  • Dr. Charlie Keller, Mercy Clinics
  • Tracey Knudtson, Principal Financial Group
  • Doug Kouma, Meredith Corporation
  • Dr. Steven Langdon, Mercy College of Health Sciences
  • Beth Nigut, EMC Insurance Companies
  • Michael Scholten, Principal Financial Group
  • David McKenzie, ChildServe
  • Ryan Vanyo, Kum and Go
  • Courtney Yuskis, Meredith Corporation

The program was created as a result of Drake asking local corporations how their relationship with Drake could be enhanced; the business community responded that they needed Drake’s help to accelerate leadership faster in their organizations. The experience is aimed at executives who are leaders of teams who want to learn the what and the how of leadership in a hands-on, experiential environment. Based upon 120 hours of instruction, executive coaching throughout the 18 months, and guidance in implementing a leader development and business plan back at their office, these leaders can expect to see a leadership shift from being “ready later” to being “ready now.”

The unique experience with Leading Others includes the following highlights:

  • Foundational business model: This model establishes a causal relationship between what a leader does and how he or she does it and team member engagement and business outcomes
  • Proprietary leadership success profile: Along with a subsequent assessment report, the profile—produced from multiple perspectives—establishes a leadership readiness baseline and measures leadership readiness gains throughout the program.
  • Leader Development Plan and a Business Plan: Based upon the participant’s leadership success profile and business planning process, the participant will create both a leader’s development plan and a business plan.
  • Executive delivery team: Participants are instructed and coached by deeply experienced facilitators and executive coaches and national and global panel members for maximum return on investment.

The Executive Education Center is running two cohorts per year and is currently recruiting for its fourth cohort. Applications for the program are due Jan. 27, 2017. Please contact Sarah Ramsey, director of the Executive Education Center, for more information at sarah.ramsey@drake.edu.

—Sarah Ramsey

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Attention current and future FYS instructors

FYS Lunch/Discussion
Our final FYS Lunch/Discussion is on Friday, Dec. 2, at noon in the Medbury Honors Lounge. While these meetings are designed for those currently teaching FYS, we welcome those with an interest in possibly teaching FYS in the future as well.  If you would like us to provide lunch for you go to: http://tinyurl.com/DecFYSLunch2016  by Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 10 a.m. and let us know your lunch preferences.

Planning for 2017 First Year Seminars
The schedule for FYS 2017 will be developed early in the spring semester. If you are interested in teaching FYS, visit www.drake.edu/dc/facultystaffresources/fysresources/. There you will find information about FYS, including past syllabi, and the form for submission of an FYS proposal. If you have questions, contact arthur.sanders@drake.edu.

—Art Sanders, Associate Provost

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Another phishing simulation coming soon

A few weeks ago, we sent out phishing simulation emails to 500 random faculty and staff members. We’re happy to say that nearly everyone who received a phishing simulation email either didn’t open the email, or didn’t click the link. Great job, everyone!

Later this week, we’ll be sending out the next phishing simulation email to another random 500 faculty and staff members. Again, if you receive the email and open the attachment, you’ll be sent to an informational page. If you receive an email you suspect is phishing, simulated or not, please forward it as an attachment to informationsecurity@drake.edu.

Participating in training like this is an effective and risk-free way to learn about the dangers of phishing and help protect individual and campus data. If you have questions or concerns, please contact informationsecurity@drake.edu.

Learn even more about how to secure your digital life by visiting our blog at its.drake.edu/category/security-blog/.

And don’t forget you have just a few days left to enter the ITS phishing contest at its.drake.edu/phish!

—Peter Lundstedt, Information Security Manager 

For Faculty Archive

New procedure for classroom computer maintenance

ITS is changing the way we perform maintenance on classroom computers. Starting this December, all user profiles on classroom computers will be deleted during winter and summer breaks. This means that any files or settings that faculty have saved on classroom computers will be deleted at the end of each semester. All installed programs will remain.

In order to not lose any important files, faculty should make sure to remove personal files prior to the end of each semester.

By deleting user profiles each semester, ITS can improve data security, shorten log in times, preserve disk space, and avoid keychain issues on Mac computers.

If you have questions or concerns regarding this change, please contact Jerel Krueger at 271-2338 or jerel.krueger@drake.edu.

—Carla Herling, ITS

HR Information Archive

Stress: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

If there’s one thing we share in common in this world, it is stress. While there is no such thing as eliminating all stress, there are ways you can minimize and manage stress to increase satisfaction and improve productivity in the workplace. Johanna Dunlevy will guide participants to identify stress and the best ways to respond when under pressure. You’ll also learn the difference between stress and burn out, identify ways to respond to stressors to avoid burnout, and discover the stress management techniques that you respond to best.

Join us Dec. 8 from 9 to 11 a.m. in Olmsted Center, Rooms 310-311, for this informative presentation!

Participants will earn two BUILD (Bulldogs United in Learning Drake) credits.

Pre-registration is not required, but recommended. The registration form for this class is accessible through the blueView Employee tab, in the Learning and Development Channel under Human Resources, or by clicking here. Please email debra.wiley@drake.edu for more information.

—Linda Feiden, Human Resources

HR Information Archive

December chair massages

Step away from your holiday stress, and take a 10-minute vacation with a relaxing chair massage.

Dec. 6 from 2 to 4 p.m. in Cowles Library Heritage/Collier Room
Dec. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Olmsted Center Drake Room

Cost is $10 for a 10-minute chair massage paid directly to licensed massage therapist Anne Boal at the time of your appointment—correct change, cash or check only. One name will be drawn after the event and that person will receive a gift certificate for a free 10-minute chair massage!

Click the link below to register for the day and time of your choice. You may register for one or two time slots per registration sheet.

For additional information or questions, please contact Linda Feiden at linda.feiden@drake.edu.

—Linda Feiden, Human Resources