October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and VIP—a confidential, peer-run crisis hotline—is supporting survivors through multiple events to raise awareness of domestic violence this week. All event details can be found on the VIP Facebook page.
—Ashley Hawkins
Students, mark your calendars and plan to attend the 3rd Annual Bulldog Madness on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Kick off the basketball season with the best party in town. Enjoy free food, get free Drake swag, and watch history unfold before your eyes. Who knows, this could be you: https://youtu.be/gx8qVZ0VfT4. This is one event you do not want to miss. See you at the Knapp on Nov. 3.
Questions? Please contact Tom Florian, assistant director of ticket sales, at 515-271-4949 or thomas.florian@drake.edu.
—Tom Florian
University Communications has a new site for students to purchase official, Drake branded business cards. Each student can log on—with their drake.edu email—populate, proof, and order their own cards and pay with a credit card; cost is $20 for 100 cards.
—Micki Nelson, University Communications
Join the Community Action Board in a discussion about service abroad, and discover effective ways of creating meaningful community engagement without doing harm to local populations on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Drake Room, Olmsted Center.
—Mollie Clark
New to the gym? Not sure how to use our machines? Want to make your workout more diverse? Check out our Fitness Room Orientation, where we’ll teach you how to properly use weight and cardio machines in the Bell Center on Friday, Oct. 28, 3–4 p.m. Register at wellness@drake.edu.
—Mackenzie Woolwich
All 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. Northern Illinois
Nov. 30 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Fresno State
Dec. 3 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center
Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Wichita State
Feb. 1, 2017 at 6 p.m.
Knapp Center
Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Illinois State
Feb. 10, 2017 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
Faculty and staff are invited to join Cowles Library and the Department for the Study of Culture and Society on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. for a free and open discussion about Professor Michael Haedicke’s recent publication, “Organizing Organic: Conflict and Compromise in an Emerging Market.” Join us in the Cowles Library Reading Room, with a reception to follow in the atrium.
—Claudia Frazer, Cowles Library
Cowles Library is engaging in a process to update and refresh the master plan for the physical use and layout of the Library. We are conducting a series of input sessions. ALL faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend an open session on Oct. 28 at 8:45 a.m. in Room 201. Refreshments will be served! More details (and an optional sign-up link) are available here: http://bit.ly/cowles2016
— Claudia Frazer, Cowles Library
Please join members of the University Benefits Committee, Wellmark representatives, and benefit consultant Mark J. Becker for an overview of the status of Drake’s medical and dental plans tomorrow, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. in Olmsted Center, Room 310. Discover how Drake plans compare to local and national markets, why contribution rates will remain unchanged during the 2017 plan year, and why Drake plans have a two-tier structure.
—Marlene Heuertz, Human Resources
The Office of Institutional Research and Assessment (OIRA) wants to let campus know that while the Databook isn’t available yet, we are working diligently to bring it to you. Drake’s Databooks provide a wide variety of information about the population characteristics of students, faculty, and staff. After many discussions with senior leadership and other campus constituents, OIRA is updating the Databook format so it will be more dynamic and allow you to mine for the data you need. Due to the work on this new, improved Databook, what will be available on OIRA’s Databook page this year will be sparser than in the past. We still anticipate having the basic information online and available before Nov. 1, with faculty information to be added around Nov. 15. (Faculty data isn’t collected until Nov. 1.) Thank you for your understanding as we work to bring you the best data for your decisions.
—Christine Marchand, Office of Institutional Research and Assessment
