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Featured Events Archive

2015 Constitution Day Lecture to be held Sept. 17

Tracey Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will serve as the 2015 Drake University Constitution Day Lecture speaker. Her speech is titled “Policing in the 21st Century.”

The event, which is sponsored by the Drake Law School Chapter of Order of the Coif and the Drake University Constitutional Law Center, will be held at 3 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 17, in Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center. It is free and open to the public. The Drake University Constitution Day Lecture is held each year to commemorate the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, 1787.

Meares is one of the nation’s experts on race relations and law enforcement. Her teaching and research focus on criminal procedure and criminal law policy, and she has written widely on issues such as constitutional criminal procedure, the sociology of the neighborhood structure, and the social psychology of legitimacy in policing. You can find more information in the Drake Newsroom.

For Staff Archive

All Staff Council updates

On Sept. 9, All-Staff Council representatives brought puppy chow around campus to staff areas as a welcome back treat. ASC will continue to host a variety of events throughout the year. You can learn more about these events and how to get involved with All Staff Council here.

Also, committee meetings for ASC are open to all staff on campus:

Executive Committee
Carnegie Conference Room 009, 1–2 p.m., contact: Chrystal Stanley
Oct. 6
Nov. 3
Dec. 1
Jan. 5
Feb. 2
March 1
April 5
May 3

Communications Committee
A&S Conference Room, FAC 268A, 3–4 p.m., contact: Jennifer Tran-Johnson
Sept. 29
Oct. 27
Nov. 24
Dec. 15

Governance
Old Main 208, 1–2 p.m., contact: Chrystal Stanley
Sept. 15
Oct. 20
Nov. 17
Dec. 15

Recognition
Location TBD, 10–11 a.m., contact: Jen Hogan
Sept. 30
Oct. 28
Nov. 25
Dec. 16

Special Events
Old Main 319, 10–11 a.m. contact: Renee Sedlacek
Oct. 13
Nov. 10.
Dec. 8
Jan. 12
Feb. 9
March 8, 2016
April 12, 2016
May 10, 2016
June 14, 2016
July 12, 2016

—Submitted by All Staff Council Communications Committee

News & Achievements Archive

Rock out, show off your spelling skills, or volunteer to support the Adult Literacy Center

Three upcoming events highlight the Drake Adult Literacy Center and ways you can support adult literacy.

Benefit Concert
Friday, Sept. 18, 5–9 p.m.
Lefties, 2307 University Ave. in Dogtown

Walk to Lefty’s after work to enjoy Drake faculty and student ensembles in a benefit for the Drake Adult Literacy Center. Enjoy One Hundred Mondays, comprising School of Education faculty Tom Buckmiller, Michael Couvillon, Jerrid Kruse, and Matt Hayden, followed by a second faculty ensemble featuring Tim Knepper, Charlie Nelson, and Kirk Martin. Drake student Charlie Jaschek leads the student band.

All proceeds from the $5 cover will go to the Adult Literacy Center, which relies on community donations to support its vital services in the community. More than 70 volunteer tutors from Drake and Greater Des Moines give 1–2 hours a week to assist adults learning to read. This is also the kickoff event for National Adult Education Family Literacy Week, Sept. 20–25.


Volunteer Tutor Training
Friday, Sept. 25, 5–8 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 26, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Volunteers work one-on-one for 1–2 hours a week as a tutor/mentor with an adult who needs to improve his or her reading, writing, and comprehension skills. Tutoring is an opportunity to have a direct and positive impact in another person’s life. Learn how to structure lessons that teach reading basics and beyond.


2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee
Friday, Nov. 13
Olmsted Center

Teams of five compete in a friendly spelling competition to raise dollars and awareness about adult literacy in central Iowa.

For more information, contact anne.murr@drake.edu

—Submitted by Anne Murr, Coordinator, Adult Literacy Center

Featured Events Archive

The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship announces Fall 2015 programming

This fall, the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship is sponsoring a robust calendar of events. The events listing includes several components:

  • Speaker Series
  • International Film Series, co-sponsored with the World Languages and Cultures department and funded by a grant from the Evans Family Foundation
  • The Comparison Project, which is funded by the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, Drake University Humanities Center, Humanities Iowa, The Medbury Fund, Des Moines Area Religious Council, Slay Fund for Social Justice, Iles Funeral Homes, and Cultivating Compassion: The Richard Deming Foundation.

All events are free and open to the public.

—Submitted by Drake International

Campus Announcements Archive

New online room request system available

This system, the Virtual Events Management System or VEMS, allows you to browse for space, look up room capacities, view pictures of certain spaces, plus many more easy-to-use functions—all online 24/7. It also streamlines the room-scheduling process for those who manage Drake’s spaces.

To access this system and for more information, click the “Room Scheduler (EMS)” link on the Faculty & Staff home page or go to https://ems.drake.edu/VirtualEms/

—Submitted by:
Matt Miller, University Office of Events
Kevin Moenkhaus, Office of Student Records and Academic Information

News & Achievements Archive

Drake students to present at 1 Million Cups Des Moines

Lorentzen Student Hatchery businesses will present at 1 Million Cups Des Moines on Wednesday, Aug. 19:

1 Million Cups Des Moines meets from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the Science Center of Iowa. If you’re free, come down to support our students!

Three other Lorentzen students presented last week:

  • Kai Asberry, Snippster, on-demand tailoring service
  • Alexi de Lathouder and Brayton Deprey, Settled In, concierge service

1 Million Cups (1MC) is a free, weekly, national program designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs. Developed by the Kauffman Foundation, 1MC is based on the notion that entrepreneurs discover solutions and network over a million cups of coffee.

The Lorentzen Student Hatchery was founded by John C. Lorentzen, BN’77, AS’77. The Hatchery will begin recruiting for summer 2016 participants in October 2015.