The Office of Residence Life has opened its 2024–2025 Resident Assistant Application to Drake Students. In addition, there are two RA Information Sessions happening in Meredith Hall, Room 235, on Nov. 15 from 6–7:30 p.m. and on Dec. 1 from 10–11:30 a.m. If you have any questions about the RA application, please reach out to … Continue reading Resident Assistant applications and upcoming information sessions
Drake will hold fire drills on Oct. 18, 19, 20, and 23 in compliance with the Higher Education Opportunity Act and in conjunction with National Fire Prevention month. All drills will be conducted at 10:45 a.m. with the exception of the residence halls, which will be conducted from 6 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 23. … Continue reading Fire drills to be held in campus buildings Oct. 18–23
The Office of Sponsored Programs Administration and Research Compliance (SPARC) congratulates the following individuals for receiving extramural funding. The awards mentioned below were received since July 1, 2022. Each awarded grant supports valuable research or program development. Many of the awarded grants include funding for scholarships and research assistantships. To learn more about any of … Continue reading SPARC spotlight: Nearly 20 grants awarded
On Friday, Nov. 25, Facilities Planning and Management will conduct annual cleaning, maintenance, and testing on a series of high voltage electrical vaults on campus. In addition to our annual work, contractors will work on high voltage electrical improvements as part of the Meredith Hall Renovation project. Below is a tentative schedule of the expected outages … Continue reading Scheduled power outage Nov. 25
Drake SJMC Days will kick off with Jazz, Journalism and the Roots of Creativity: An Evening With Dartanyan Brown on Monday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, sponsored by the Slay Fund for Social Justice and the E.T. Meredith Center for Magazine, Brand Media … Continue reading SJMC Days to feature Professional in Residence Dartanyan Brown, JO’75
A steam valve replacement as part of the Meredith Hall Renovations will result in steam being shut off for a day during Fall Break. Beginning Sunday, Oct. 16, at 8 p.m. through Monday, Oct. 17, at 5 p.m. hot water will be affected across campus. For students currently residing in Jewett or Morehouse, there is a … Continue reading Steam outage over fall break
Please join the Office of the Provost in extending congratulations to the Drake faculty granted tenure and/or promotion by the Board of Trustees on Friday, May 29. College of Arts and Sciences Eric Barnum, Director of Choral Studies/Associate Professor of Music Full Professor with Tenure William Garriott, Associate Professor Law, Politics and Society, Department Chair … Continue reading Board of Trustees approves promotions/tenure
The Office of the Provost invites faculty and staff to a retirement reception honoring and celebrating Kathleen Richardson, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Friday, May 6, from 3–5 p.m. in the north lobby of Meredith Hall. — Drinda Williams, Office of the Provost
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) announced that Drake has been awarded a $79,110 grant to improve the flow characteristics and water quality of campus runoff as part of campus-wide improvements in sustainability and stormwater management, with an additional $6,000 coming from the City of Des Moines. The grants will be used … Continue reading Drake receives stormwater/sustainability grant from IDALS
Friday, April 15, is the deadline to submit your request to Facilities Planning and Management to get on the schedule for summer office moves. We are moving more than 60 faculty and staff this summer as part of the Meredith and Knapp Center projects. To be able to accommodate move requests outside of these major projects, … Continue reading Submit requests for summer office moves by April 15
