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Campus Announcements Archive

Temporary campus ban on hoverboards

As we have all been made aware in recent weeks there are numerous reports of hoverboards overheating and catching fire. Many U.S. airlines have now prohibited the transport of hoverboards, and Amazon has decided to stop shipping many models. Until a time that the safety standards of these devices are improved, Drake has decided to institute a temporary ban on the use, possession, and storage of hoverboards. The ban applies to campus as well as Drake-owned real estate properties.

Thank you for your understanding as we work to keep our campus safe. If you would like additional product safety information on hove boards, view this statement from the Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

—Submitted by Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer

Strategic Updates Archive

Preparation for construction on campus

Drake’s campus is about to change with the construction of the new Science Connector Building and the new School of Education, and faculty, staff, and students will feel the effects this major construction project. Delivery of construction trailers and the fencing of the construction sites will begin next week. These changes—detailed in this site map—will be in place for approximately 18 months. Below you will find a list of the approximate dates of changes and milestones. I will periodically update these items as the changes occur.

Week of Jan. 25: Construction trailers arrive/set up

First week of February: Fencing of construction sites; closing south lane of Forest Avenue

March 14: Closure of 27th Street and various areas near the construction site:

  • 27th Street will close north of Jewett Parking Lot (Jewett Parking Lot will remain open with access from Carpenter Avenue).
  • All parking will be removed from the east side of 27th Street.

Note: Commuter parking can be found in the Fine Arts Parking Lot or the parking lot just to the north of Opperman Hall.

Summer 2016: Closure of sidewalk that runs east and west just to the south of Olin

Please review the map and let me know if you have any concerns or issues. Thank you.

—Submitted by Jolene Schmidt, Director, Operations and Support Services

News & Achievements Archive

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 a Drake Card (ID) at time of pick up.

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Bradley
Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Wichita State
Feb. 5 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.

News & Achievements Archive

Drake news: Week of Jan. 19

Pharmacy student joins Tour for Diversity in Medicine

Andrea Prince-Gomez, a third-year Drake pharmacy student from Ferguson, Mo., has been accepted to the Tour for Diversity in Medicine, a program that advocates for students from underrepresented populations to join health care fields. She will travel the country with other members of the organization beginning in February as its first representative for the field of pharmacy. Learn more in the Drake Newsroom.


Rachel Paine Caufield publishes new book

A new book by Drake Associate Professor of Political Science Rachel Paine Caufield provides a pictorial history of Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses.

The Iowa Caucus (Arcadia Publishing, 2016) colorfully illustrates with more than 200 photos the vibrant political culture that has emerged as a result of the state’s unique role in presidential politicking. Learn more about Rachel’s book here.

News & Achievements Archive

STEM Festival exhibitors needed

We need exhibitors to host activity-based booths at the Drake STEM Festival on April 14 from 6 to 8 p.m. in The Knapp Center, with set-up beginning at 5 p.m. While the target audience is PreK-8 students and their families, the event draws participants of all ages, making this a fun and educational metro-area event.

It’s a great time for instructors to engage students or entire classes in hands-on, STEM-related exhibits. The South Central STEM Hub can help with booth ideas and can fund many of the materials used during the evening. We’d love to fill The Knapp Center with Drake faculty and students!

Here are a few ideas for incorporating the festival into what you already do:

  • Build it into a lesson-planning curriculum for the entire class.
  • Move class time and meeting to the festival.
  • Incorporate your academic research/special interest into an activity or display.
  • Fulfill service-learning requirements.
  • Have a student group you work with present.
  • Turn your favorite lesson into a display or activity that piques interest in learning more.

Click here to register for exhibit space. Please contact Sarah Derry at sarah.derry@drake.edu for more information.

—Submitted by Sarah Derry, STEM Regional Advocate

News & Achievements Archive

J-Term update

Leadership at Sea
On Friday, Jan. 8, Ambassador Mary Kramer (ret) spoke to the LEAD 100 Leadership at Sea class. Kramer is a well-known leader in Des Moines, having served as vice president of human resources for Wellmark and Younkers, as well as president of the Iowa Senate. In addition, she served as ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean during the George W. Bush administration.

During their trip to the Bahamas, the LEAD students will meet with and present gifts to Bahamian government officials and American Embassy employees. Kramer’s role as ambassador helped prepare the students for that experience by guiding them on the etiquette and protocol for those exchanges. She also spoke to the class about her book, More Than A Walk On the Beach: Confessions of an Unlikely Diplomat, which the students had all read.

—Submitted by Tom Westbrook, Professor of Leadership Studies and Director of Leadership Concentration


Families, Lifestyles, and Annuity Tables: Why Corporations are Interested in Chile
Thanks to one of the University of the Andes Journalism and Mass Communication professors, Alejandro Garcia, we spent the morning at Channel 13.  They are the largest TV station in Chile.

We had an extensive tour, witnessed the live broadcast of their morning talk show, and had many people from many departments explain the workings of the station.  Our students were very excited!

I’m sharing a few photos from the visit: Molly Longman and Katherine Rousonelos, both of SJMC, seated at the news anchor desk; all the students live and on the “big screen”; all of us on the set of The Voice – Chile.

MollyKath

studentsTV13

TheVoice

—Submitted by Dorothy Pisarski, Associate Professor of Journalism

If you want to keep up to date on other J-Term courses, check out @OnPaintedStreet on Instagram!

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Add learning & development to your New Year’s goals

Are you curious about the “Generation on a Tightrope”? Would you like to learn about the balanced scorecard? How do YOU manage change? These are just a few of the topics that remain as part of the 2015–2016 Excellence in Learning & Development program. Check out this program, as well as other development opportunities, on the Learning & Development website. Pre-registration is requested, but not required.

—Submitted by Debra Wiley, Assistant Director, Human Resources