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Military social

Faculty, staff, and students who are veterans and military family members are invited to a meet & greet on Nov. 12.

Faculty, staff, and students who are veterans and military family members are invited to a meet & greet on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. in Cline Atrium. Use the southeast entrance door to Cline Hall and proceed towards Harvey Ingham. The Atrium is the large gathering space between the buildings.

President Martin (Air Force) will make a few remarks recognizing the community of students and employees who share a common bond along with their Drake connections. Light refreshments will be available.

—Submitted by Melissa Sturm-Smith, Associate Provost for Academic Excellence and Student Success

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

Drake news: Oct. 26

The former head of digital strategy for the Obama White House and the president of production for the website Funny or Die are among the confirmed participants in “Digital Democracy: The Yahoo Conference on Technology and Politics” to be held at Drake on Nov. 12.

The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University celebrated CHARACTER COUNTS! Week in Iowa with a proclamation by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and the announcement of a high-profile award for former Major League Baseball player Casey Blake.

Plus, three Drake students were quoted in an article in The Washington Post, “What is a democratic socialist? Bernie Sanders tries to redefine the name.”

HR Information Archive

Campus-wide benefits meeting tomorrow

“A Report to Faculty and Staff: The Status of the Drake Medical and Dental Plans.”
Oct. 27
10 a.m.
Olmsted Center, Room 310

Drake benefit consultant, Mark J. Becker, will provide a history of Drake’s philosophy and approach to employee benefits, a comparison of current Drake benefits to benchmark data, and address the positioning of Drake’s plans for the future.

Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield will also provide a brief overview of the transition to CVS/Caremark. If you can’t make this meeting, two more presentations are scheduled:

Nov. 6
1 p.m.
Room 301, Olmsted Center

Nov. 11
3 p.m.
Drake Room, Olmsted Center

Also mark your calendar for the Annual Benefits Fair:
Nov. 6
8:30–11:30 a.m.
Parent’s Hall, Olmsted Center

—Submitted by Marlene Heuertz, Assistant Director, Benefits

Featured Events Archive

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)

Dia de los Muertos—The Day of the Dead—is a lively holiday celebrated in Latin America in honor of the deceased. This year, Professor Eduardo González of Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Guadalajara, will offer a talk entitled La Migración y el Culto a la Santa Muerte: Asirse a lo que Sea (“Migration and the Cult of Santa Muerte: Hanging onto Whatever”). Professor González’s talk will take place Thursday, Oct. 29, 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater.

This event is part of The Comparison Project. The “cult of Santa Muerte” (Saint Death) is the fastest growing and most prominent religious movement in Mexico today. Professor González’s lecture explores the worship of Santa Muerte in the city of Guadalajara, focusing both on the general ways in which the church of Santa Muerte offers “a place for everyone” and on the specific ways in which Santa Muerte serves the needs of migrants attempting the crossing to the United States.

Eduardo González Velázquez is a research professor at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education. He won the Jalisco Journalism Award in 2009 and 2007 in the categories of reporting and writing respectively. He has published 30 articles and book chapters, including “Ciudadanos a la Mitad.” His current area of research is US–Mexico migration.

Further details can be found at https://comparisonproject.wp.drake.edu/next-event-102915-la-migracion-y-el-culto-a-la-santa-muerte-asirese-a-log-que-sea-migration-and-the-cult-of-santa-muerte-hanging-onto-whatever/

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United Way/Iowa Shares Campaign begins Oct. 30

Join your colleagues and the All Staff Council for a fun kick-off event on Friday, Oct. 30, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pomerantz Stage in Olmsted Center. This is a terrific opportunity to learn about and connect with a few of the Drake Neighborhood organizations that we donate to. Our partnerships with local community agencies are key to helping us provide learning opportunities for students. Many Drake alumni serve as United Way and Iowa Shares’ most generous and active donors, volunteers, and advocates.

While you’re learning, enjoy a delicious $5 lunch featuring chili, spiced pumpkin soup, and cornbread.

Stay for a short program at 12:15 p.m. featuring the talent of local poetry slam favorites RUN DSM.

All attendees will be entered to win a Drake parking pass good for 2016–2017.

—Submitted by Renee Sedlacek, Interim Director of Community Engagement and Service-Learning

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Law School events this week

Professor Mark Kende will present “Amending the U.S. Constitution: Modernization or Foolhardiness?” on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7–8:30 p.m., in Cartwright Hall, Room 201. Free and open to the public, this event is hosted by the Drake Constitutional Law Center and the League of Women Voters.

Iowa Supreme Court Justice Edward M. Mansfield will serve as the featured speaker at the annual Judge James Grant Iowa Constitution Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 3 p.m. in Cartwright Hall, Room 213. The title of his speech is “Exploring the Original Meaning of Article I, Section 6 of the Iowa Constitution.”

—Submitted by Kayla Choate, Law School Alumni Affairs and Communications Coordinator

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Drake Science Colloquium—Life After Drake

What: Drake Science Colloquium—Life After Drake
Rosalie Sterner (AS ’13), Lecture and Reception
When: Friday, Oct. 23, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Harvey Ingham, Room 135
Free & Open to the public

From Rosalie: “In 2013, I graduated from Drake University with a B.S. in Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology and Biology and a B.A. in Chemistry. I am now pursuing an M.D. and Ph.D. in a medical scientist training program in order to work toward my long-term goal of becoming a physician scientist. In this talk, I will discuss with you my experiences leading up to my graduation from Drake and the next step of my journey since then. I will explain the massive impact that education has had on my life and provide you with my experiences in the first two years of medical school and beginning of graduate school. I hope to provide current students with relevant insights from my experiences as I pursue the first steps toward building my career after graduating from Drake University.”

—Submitted by John Gitua, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Director of DUSCI

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Global Health Consortium Conference, Oct. 14

The seventh annual Heartland Global Health Consortium Conference, “Educating for Sustainable Global Health,” will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Parents Hall of Drake’s Olmsted Center. The event is free for students, faculty, and staff. Registration is required and includes lunch.

The conference will include panels on the following topics:

  • Service learning from the community partner perspective
  • Food insecurity, waste, and “Next Course,” the food recovery program at Drake
  • Social determinants of health
  • Development in a global context: summer internships in Mysore, India
  • A partnership model for service-learning based on authentic, holistic community dialogue
  • Service learning, “voluntourism,” and ensuring that communities benefit as much as students
  • EMBARC and educational aspects of its work
  • Medication use on medical mission trips

Learn more and find a link to register here.