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News & Achievements Archive

Drake faculty/staff days

All Drake University 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 (ID) at time of pick up.

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Creighton
Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. DePaul
Dec. 9 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

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

—Submitted by Tom Florian, Assistant Director of Ticket Sales

News & Achievements Archive

SJMC news: Nov. 2

Drake SJMC and Iowa Public Radio hosting “NPR Presents: Michel Martin”
National Public Radio journalist Michel Martin will bring her traveling program to Drake’s Sussman Theater on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m., hosted by the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Iowa Public Radio. The program will focus on political engagement by young people and will include music by the local band Canby and a panel discussion featuring current and former Drake students. The program will be live-streamed and recorded for future broadcast on NPR.

News professor Jill Van Wyke’s audio reporting class recorded interviews with Drake students that will be incorporated into the program as well.


Drake students win local advertising challenge
Katherine Rousonelos and Zachary Allen (team Magitive) recently won Audience Choice and Client’s Choice awards at the American Advertising Federation of Des Moines GRIT contest for Iowa ad students. They created a campaign for the Diamond bike brand from Ruster Sports. Students participating in the event also visited agencies and participated in networking.


Public relations students and alumni honored
Drake public relations students and alumni were honored at the PRSA of Central Iowa annual fall institute. Laura Plumb, JO’15, won PRSA Central Iowa Student of the Year and Abby Delaney, JO’13, was named Outstanding New Member. The following students won PRIME awards for their work in last semester’s PR Planning class: Courtney Fishman, Jenna Sheldon, Lizzie Maassen, Rebecca Brown, and Ashley Beall; Adam Graves, Kimberly Hennen, Garrett Carty, and Katia Degtyareva; Alison Felsenthal, Abbey Schoenrade, Katie Ramsey, and Hope Waggoner. The contest was judged by the PRSA chapter in New Mexico.

—Submitted by Kathleen Richardson, Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

News & Achievements Archive

Massage therapy for faculty, staff, and students

Drake Wellness is again making massage therapy available to Drake faculty, staff, and students in the Bell Center Room 113. Special Drake rates are offered at $30/30 minutes, $50/60 minutes, and $75/90 minutes. Add-ons and gift certificates for massage are also available. Contact massage therapist Anne Boal directly at 515-988-8760 or visit www.anneboalwellness.com to schedule an appointment. Extended morning and afternoon appointment times are available.

—Submitted by Anne Boal

News & Achievements Archive

Join a site visit to Findley’s Dreamer Academy

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As part of our United Way Campaign we are highlighting I Have a Dream Foundation and invite faculty, staff, and students to join us on a site visit to learn more about how they can get involved with our partnership at Findley Elementary. Drake has partnered with the I Have a Dream Foundation to adopt the 1st grade class at Findley in an effort to create a strong culture of pursuing college and careers among Dreamers at an early age. Throughout the year we will facilitate programing, learning opportunities, and support services for students and families. Every student at Findley Elementary is a Dreamer!

Two visits will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 8:15 a.m.  and 12:15 p.m.. Transportation will be provided, but each visit will be limited to 10 participants, so sign up today. Participants should meet in the Olmsted Parking lot 30 minutes prior to the start of the visit they signed up for.

For more information, please contact Renee Sedlacek, interim director of community engagement & service-learning at x2454 or renee.sedlacek@drake.edu.

—Submitted by Renee Seldacek

Featured Events Archive

Put your spelling skills to the test

If you enjoy a little friendly competition and raising money for a good cause, don’t miss out on the Adult Spelling Bee on Friday, Nov. 13, 6–8 p.m. in the Olmsted Center. All proceeds from the event go to support Drake’s Adult Literacy Center.

The cost to register a team (4–5 people) is $200 and includes drink tickets and appetizers. Tickets for spectators cost $20 and $5 for Drake students. Register your team or buy your ticket today!

—Submitted by Anne Murr, Director, Adult Literacy Center

Featured Events Archive

Drake alumna to give accounting lecture

Drake University alumna Anita F. Bales, BN’93, will discuss her work as director of the United States Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA), an organization that provides oversight of federal defense contract spending, during a free public lecture next month. “The DCAA: Auditing in the Public Interest” will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Sheslow Auditorium. Learn more about this event here.

Featured Events Archive

Shut Out Trafficking Week

Drake Athletics, the Division of Student Life, and LEAD 100 students have partnered with the U.S. Fund for UNICEF and the National Consortium for Academics & Sports (NCAS) to bring attention to the issue of human trafficking. To that end, this week is “Shut Out Trafficking Week” at Drake. We are one of 10 campuses throughout the country selected to host this program during the 2015–2016 academic year.

There are a variety of initiatives throughout the week to bring attention to this important topic that we know is a reality for members of our Des Moines community. The opening educational session will occur today, Nov. 2, 7–8:30 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium with two keynote speakers: Dr. Richard Lapchick from the University of Central Florida and Malea Otranto with the End Trafficking Project from UNICEF USA.

Learn more about the events planned for Shut Out Trafficking Week.

—Submitted by Jerry Parker, Interim Dean of Students

Featured Events Archive

Bulldogs in action this week

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Grand View (Exhibition)
Nov. 3 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. McKendree (Exhibition)
Nov. 7 at 4 p.m.
Knapp Center

Men’s Soccer
Drake vs. Bradley
Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
Cownie Soccer Complex
*Senior Night*

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. Simpson (Exhibition)
Nov. 8 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center

For Staff Archive

Excellence in Learning & Development program now available

Take some time and peruse the 2015–2016 Excellence in Learning and Development (ELD) program! Within this program, staff and faculty have the opportunity to learn about a variety of relevant topics at Drake, including risk management, managing change, the generation on a tightrope, and the balanced scorecard.

Those who participate in these sessions and accrue eight credits during the academic year will be awarded the Certificate in Learning & Development and be recognized at a program in May.

The 2015–2016 ELD Program and registration form is available on blueView’s Employee tab, in the Learning & Development channel.
Questions? Please contact drakehr@drake.edu

—Submitted by Debra Wiley, Assistant Director, Human Resources

For Faculty Archive

Faculty development opportunity

The spring writing project is an opportunity for Drake faculty to work with Coordinator of Writing Instruction Jody Swilky on methods for improving student writing. Read more about the Call for Spring Writing Project 2016 here. Participation is limited to 10 individuals. If you are interested in participating or want additional information, please contact Jody Swilky (jody.swilky@drake.edu)

—Submitted by Art Sanders, Associate Provost