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Campus Announcements Archive

Faculty and staff invited to discuss spring 2016 Engaged Citizen Experience

The Office of the Associate Provost, Art Sanders, will host a meeting to discuss the spring 2016 Engaged Citizen Experience on on Wednesday, Aug. 19, from 9 to 11 a.m. in Medbury 115. Faculty and staff are invited to join this discussion on finalizing the title of the theme and potential cocurricular events.

The tentative theme for the Engaged Citizen Experience is “Making Democracy Work,” a broad topic provided by students. Consider how this theme may take advantage of the 2016 presidential election.

Coffee, decaf, tea, water, and a snack will be available at the meeting. While no RSVP is required, please register through this Eventbrite invitation so we can order the right amount of food and drink.

Submitted by Office of the Associate Provost

News & Achievements Archive

In memoriam

Retired Drake public relations professor Ronda Menke Haas died on Tuesday, Aug. 4, after a sudden and brief illness. She was 64 years old.

Ronda retired in 2013 after teaching in the Drake School of Journalism and Mass Communication for 23 years. She was a mentor, a friend, and an inspiration for generations of public relations students and for her fellow SJMC faculty members. Ronda had the warmest heart and the highest standards. Her focus on ethics especially has had a profound impact on her students and on the public relations community nationwide. Ronda led a full, interesting life.

We offer our sympathies to Ronda’s husband, Marty Haas; her son, Jason Menke; daughter-in-law Tamara; and grandchildren Andrew, Kennedy, and Carter.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m. at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church in West Des Moines, with a reception to follow.

Donations in her memory can be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund or to the Drake PR Professional Preparation Fund in honor of Ronda Menke Haas. The fund was set up to help pay for public relations graduates’ PR certification exam.

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

For Faculty Archive

Call for nominations for Nelson Institute Advisory Group

The Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Vice Provost for International Programs are accepting self-nominations or expressions of interest from full-time, tenured faculty interested in serving a three-year term on the Rolland and Mary Nelson Institute on Diplomacy and International Affairs Advisory Group.

The mission of the Nelson Institute is to provide in-depth international knowledge and experiences for students who wish to pursue careers in international affairs. The four-member advisory group establishes and maintains policies and procedures for promoting the Undergraduate Conference on Global Affairs, awards Global Affairs Scholarship to students for internships and simulations, and initiates additional activities consistent with the mission of the institute. Additionally, the advisory group works with the director of the institute and University administration to advance the institute’s mission.

Please forward a letter of interest and C.V. highlighting your expertise in international affairs to Denise Ganpat (denise.ganpat@drake.edu) by Aug. 24.

Submitted by Drake International

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Information for faculty regarding 2015 Fall Convocation

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The 2015 Fall Convocation will be held on Friday, Aug. 28, at 1:30 p.m. in The Knapp Center. Faculty—please inform your Dean’s office if you plan to attend by Monday, Aug. 17. The Knapp Center North Lower Level Lobby will be utilized as a staging/dressing area for faculty beginning at 1 p.m. with lineup at 1:25 p.m. You may enter via the Bell Center. The attire for all faculty is academic regalia.

All staff and faculty are encouraged to attend this important event welcoming new first-year and transfer students to Drake. Hear students speak and witness the awarding of the inaugural Principal Financial Group Global Citizen Award.

News & Achievements Archive

In memoriam

I am saddened to report that Emeritus Professor of Theatre Bill Coleman passed away on July 8. Doc Coleman, as his students called him, retired from Drake in 2000 after 37 years as a member of the Theatre department, teaching generations of students. He had a prolific career as a writer and director, one that he continued to enjoy to the very end. In case you missed it, there was a wonderful feature about him in the Des Moines Register and in the most recent issue of Drake Blue magazine.
—Joe Lenz, Interim Provost