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For Staff Archive

Called to be True Blue

Capping off a semester where the All Staff Council honored more than six staff members or units, Sandy Hatfield Clubb, director of athletics, received the honor. As her nominator said:

“While the True Blue Award should be named after Paul Morrison, Sandy would be a close second with her amazing energy, personality, excellence, and vision with her leadership in our athletic department to make Drake University a better place for our students. It goes without saying, Sandy truly lives the Bulldog Way!

Do you know of a staff member or department that has gone above and beyond to exemplify True Blue spirit? Nominate them today!

News & Achievements Archive

Retirement party for Kitty Olsen

Please join the Robert D. And Billie Ray Center for retirement party for Kitty Olsen, assistant director, development, on Monday, Jan. 4, 5–7 p.m., in the Shivers Basketball Practice Facility. She is retiring after 18 1/2 years of service to the Ray Center.

—Submitted by Amy Smit, Ray Center Communications Director

News & Achievements Archive

Faculty accomplishments

Eric Saylor, associate professor of music, recently edited and contributed to The Sea in the British Musical Imagination, a collection of essays published by The Boydell Press. The essays are organized around three main themes: the Sea as Landscape, the Sea as Profession, and the Sea as Metaphor, covering an array of topics drawn from the 17th century to the 21st. Featuring studies of pieces by the likes of Purcell, Arne, Sullivan, Vaughan Williams, and Davies, as well as examinations of cultural touchstones such as the BBC, the Scottish fishing industry, and the Aldeburgh Festival, The Sea in the British Musical Imagination will be of interest to musicologists as well as scholars in history, British studies, cultural studies, and English literature.

Eric is a specialist in music of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, focusing particularly on the life and music of Ralph Vaughan Williams.

—Submitted by Eric Saylor

News & Achievements Archive

SJMC news: Week of Dec. 21

Times-Delphic Editor-In-Chief Tim Webber and Rachel Paine Caufield, associate professor of politics and associate director of citizen engagement at The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement, were featured on a recent edition of the Iowa Public Radio talk show River to River. Webber and Caufield discussed the issues important to millennial voters and how they might shape U.S. politics. Also featured were interviews of Drake students conducted by SJMC Associate Professor Jill Van Wyke’s audio and public affairs reporting class.

Students in the reporting class also produced their first podcast, “Des Moines: A Day in the Life,” with profiles of some of the people in the Drake neighborhood that students run into every day.

Master of Communication Leadership students presented research they conducted this semester for the city of Perry; public relations seniors presented research they conducted for their spring capstone client, the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the communities of Perry and Manning. PR writing students presented work they had done for the Spina Bifida Association of Iowa, and advertising students presented qualitative research they conducted related to the spring advertising capstone client, DuPont Pioneer.

—Submitted by Kathleen Richardson, Dean, SJMC

Featured Events Archive

Basketball over break

If you’re sticking around town for the holidays, be sure to cheer on the Bulldogs!

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Abilene Christian
Dec. 22 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Southern Illinois
Jan. 1 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Illinois State
Jan. 3 at 1 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Double header with women’s basketball

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Evansville
Jan. 3 at 4 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Double header with men’s basketball

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. Indiana State
Jan. 6 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

Campus Announcements Archive

Electrical shutdowns over winter break

A scheduled electrical shutdown for the campus will occur during the Winter Break time. This scheduled shutdown is part of the pre-construction phase prior to the construction of new School of Education and the Science Connector Building.The electrical shutdowns will be on Dec. 28 and Dec. 29. The work will begin at approximately 7:30 a.m. each morning. The following is a list of the affected buildings:

  • Dec. 28: The electrical shutdown will affect The Knapp Center, Fieldhouse, Bell Center, Shivers, and the Greenhouse. The power outage will last approximately 12 hours. Once this work is completed, the power will not be reconnected to the Greenhouse.
  • Dec. 29: The electrical shutdown will affect Jewett Hall, Olin Hall, and Cartwright Hall. The power outage will be approximately two to four hours.

The communication duct work will be completed on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31. This may interrupt telephone and Internet services to Olin, Fitch, Harvey Ingham, Medbury, and Cline halls; Facility Services; Environmental Health & Safety; the Fieldhouse; and Bell Center. DTS will be sending out more information on the communication duct work next week.

—Submitted by Jolene Schmidt, Director of Operations & Support Services

News & Achievements Archive

Human Resources welcomes Katie Northness

20151209_20151209 Northness_Katie_HR_0011Drake Human Resources welcomes Katie Northness to the role of assistant director, wellness and engagement, today. Katie has her B.S. in Health, Leisure and Sport Studies from the University of Iowa and is a Drake alumna with a Master of Public Administration.

Her background includes creating, implementing, and evaluating wellness and health education programs for employees. Katie has more than 10 years’ experience in the wellness field and has spent the past several years at UnityPoint Health as a wellness coordinator.

She will play a vital role in developing and executing strategies to promote employee health and wellness that target the overall health, wellbeing, and productivity of faculty and staff, and the promotion of programs that enhance employee engagement and job satisfaction.

Please feel free to reach out to Katie to welcome her to Drake. Her email address is katie.northness@drake.edu and her extension is x1880. Her office is located at The Point, LL3, in Human Resources.

—Submitted by Cindy Adams, Associate Director, Human Resources

News & Achievements Archive

A&S news: Week of Dec. 14

Joan McAlister, associate professor of rhetoric, with editorial assistance from Drake students Ana Salgado and Hanna Howard, produced the most recent edition of Women’s Studies in Communication, the premier journal addressing the relationships between communication and gender. You can peruse the journal here.

—Submitted by Emily Kruse, Assistant to the Dean, Arts & Sciences