Category Archives: Archive

For Students Archive

Global Learning Scholarships now available

The Global Learning Scholarship application is live for students who are studying abroad spring 2017 and J-Term 2017. These scholarships are designed to enable students to reach their full potential as responsible global citizens. All global learning scholarships are need-based. The application deadline is Oct. 15. To learn more and to apply, visit this link. If you have any questions, please contact Maria Rohach at maria.rohach@drake.edu.

—Maria Rohach, Assistant Director, Drake Administered Programs Abroad

For Students Archive

Alpha Phi Omega recruitment week

Like service? Like meeting new people? Want to be part of a national organization that is easy to fit into your schedule? Then Alpha Phi Omega may be for you! APO Service Fraternity is having recruitment week Monday–Friday, Sept. 19–23! Come sign up or get more information in the Olmsted Breezeway 11 a.m.–4 p.m. every day during recruitment week. Questions? Email recruitment.apo.omega@gmail.com.

—Grace Baumgartner

For Students Archive

Graduate & Law Student Appreciation Days

Drake graduate and law students can get a complimentary ticket to predetermined home events this year. Branded as “Free 50” games, 50 tickets are available to each school. Students are encouraged to secure their tickets early.

Please visit www.DrakeTix.com/graduate to secure tickets with redemption codes below. Additional pricing information for law and graduate students is also available.

Redemption Codes:
Law School: LAWSTUDENT
CBPA Graduate School: CBPASTUDENT
SOE Graduate School: EDSTUDENT
SJMC Graduate School: JMCSTUDENT

Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.

—Tom Florian, Assistant Director, Ticket Operations and Donor Management

For Students Archive

Spanish Language Conversation Hours

Are you going to a Spanish speaking country during J-Term or next spring? Would you like to begin learning a few words in Spanish for an upcoming study abroad semester or travel seminar? Do you want or need to keep up your foreign language fluency? Drake’s Department of World Languages and Cultures wants to help.

Spanish Conversation Hours are scheduled three times a week this semester: Mondays, noon–1 p.m.; Wednesdays, 2–3 p.m.; and Wednesdays, 4–5 p.m. in Meredith 204.

All levels of Spanish speakers from all areas of the Drake community are welcome. The group warmly supports all participants with an opportunity to practice Spanish; no long-term commitment is required to attend. A native speaker facilitates the conversation in Spanish in a fun and casual setting.

For further information, contact Assistant Professor Inbal Mazar at inbal.mazar@drake.edu

—Drake International

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Global Service-Learning Workshop

This fall’s workshop, supported by Ron and Jane Olson’s Endowment for Global Service-Learning, will build on the expertise of the Drake faculty and staff who have spent the past year learning about global service-learning.

Spend the afternoon engaged in hands-on activities, develop a deeper understanding of service-learning, and leave with specific tools and strategies for implementing critical reflection with your students. While it is encouraged that you attend the full workshop, see schedule below if you can only attend certain sessions. Lunch provided. Please RSVP.

Tuesday, Oct. 11
12–4 p.m.

Cowles Library, Room 201

Schedule:
12–12:15 Lunch
12:15–12:30 Welcome and building community
12:30–1:15 Defining service-learning: theory and practice
1:15–1:30 Break
1:30–2:30 Partnering on global service-learning, special guest Diego Zavala from Monterrey Tec, Guadalajara, Mexico
2:30–2:45 Break
2:45–4 Before, during and after: cultural competency and critical reflection

—Maria Rohach, Assistant Director, Drake Administered Programs Abroad

HR Information Archive

Schedule your on-campus biometric screening

While the deadline to have your biometric screening completed at Hy-Vee or with your physician has passed, you can still schedule a free on-campus biometric screening.

These screenings will be held between 6:30 and 10:45 a.m. in the lower level of the Olmsted Center on Oct. 6–7, 12–14, and 18–20. To schedule your screening, click here. Sign in with username DRAKE and password SCREEN (all CAPS). Find additional information in the On-campus Health Screening Scheduling Guide.

Did you sign up for an on-campus screening but don’t remember your appointment date/time? Check your received, spam, or deleted emails for an email confirmation sent to you by UnityPoint with the subject: Health Screen Confirmation. It will be sent to the email address you entered on your registration. Questions regarding the on-campus UnityPoint screenings should be sent to unitypointhealth.desmoines@gmail.com.

If you need to cancel your on-campus screening, send an email to jennifer.umphfleet@unitypoint.org with your name and date and time of cancelled appointment. You will need to re-register online for a new appointment. Changes can be made up to 48 hours prior to the screen time if slots are still available.

If you completed your screening through your physician, the physician forms must be submitted by Sept. 30 to the fax number on the form.

If you have already completed your biometric screening, don’t forget to complete your online wellness assessment on wellmark.com by Nov. 15.

Questions may be directed to Linda Feiden, assistant director, wellness & engagement, at linda.feiden@drake.edu or 271-1880.

—Linda Feiden

HR Information Archive

Free flu vaccines

Sign up to receive your flu shot! Human Resources has purchased 200 doses of flu vaccine to be provided at no cost to the first 200 faculty and staff that sign up for an appointment on Oct. 14, 21, 31, and Nov. 2. Different from years past, individuals will need to sign up for a flu shot appointment online.

This year, the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences student pharmacists and faculty will be holding the flu shot clinics on campus in Harvey Ingham, Room 107. Flu shots will be administered in private rooms.

You will receive an email the day before your scheduled appointment outlining the following details:

  • Wear a shirt/blouse that will allow access to your upper arm (this is where the vaccine will be administered).
  • Please print and fill out the immunization screening form attached to the email. Bring the form with you to your flu shot appointment.
  • You must bring your Drake Card to your appointment.

If you have any questions regarding the flu shots, please contact CPHS.wellness@drake.edu.

—Linda Feiden, Assistant Director, Wellness & Engagement

Campus Announcements Archive

Cowles Library update

Online Subscriptions
Cowles Library is pleased to continue offering Drake students, faculty, and staff online access to The New York Times. With our subscription you can access it on your computer and tablet via a web browser and via The New York Times app on your phone. To get started, visit http://researchguides.drake.edu/nyt.

Cowles Library also continues to offer electronic access to The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy. For information on setting up your digital access, please visit https://blogs.library.drake.edu/2015/07/24/chronicle-of-higher-education/

Annual Report
Cowles Library is proud to present the 2015–2016 Annual Report. This document provides a record of what we feel have been our outstanding accomplishments for the past year in the key areas of knowledge, learning, and community.

—Claudia Frazer, Professor of Librarianship and Coordinator of Digital Initiatives Library