Drake University Wellness is again making massage therapy available to Drake faculty, staff, and students in the Wellness Center. Special Drake rates are offered at $30/30 minutes, $50/60 minutes, $75/90 minutes. Add-ons are also available. Contact massage therapist Anne Boal directly at 515-988-8760 or www.anneboalwellness.com to schedule an appointment. Extended morning and afternoon appointment times are available.
—Submitted by Anne Boal
Drake University Student Senate, Drake College Republicans, Drake University Democrats, and the Drake Political Review will host a practice caucus at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27, in the Shivers Basketball Practice Facility’s hospitality suite in the Knapp Center on Drake’s campus. The event will include a simulation of both the Republican and Democratic caucuses, and is designed for students, staff and faculty to learn how the Iowa Caucuses work. Read more in the Drake Newsroom.
On Saturday, Feb. 13, Tracy Martin, father of Trayvon Martin, will visit Drake as part of Black History Month programming. Mr. Martin will speak in Sheslow Auditorium from 5 to 7 pm. The event, which is free and open to the public and sponsored by the Coalition of Black Students (CBS), will include a brief lecture, a moderated conversation, and a Q&A session with the audience. CBS is designing the programming in a manner that respects and honors Mr. Martin’s grief while joining him in discussing the difficult questions that follow in the wake of his son’s death.
Attendees may submit questions online that they would like the moderator to ask Mr. Martin.
Following the lecture, CBS will host the Black on Black Banquet in Levitt Hall. The dress code for the banquet is black tie and will be ticketed. Mr. Martin will be the guest of honor. Click here to get your free ticket.
Mr. Martin’s visit is taking place due to generous co-sponsorship from the Slay Fund, the Office of the Provost, the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Medbury Fund, the Women and Gender Studies program, and the Center for the Humanities.
—Submitted by Melisa Klimaszewski, Associate Professor of English, Faculty Adviser, Coalition of Black Students; and Jacques Goavec, President, Coalition of Black Students
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
To Drake faculty, staff, and students:
In 1994, the Madelyn Levitt Mentor Award was created in honor of Madelyn Levitt’s commitment to Drake and her ongoing interest in faculty and staff achievement and academic excellence. Each year this award recognizes commitment to student success on the Drake campus by honoring a member of the Drake University faculty or staff for excellence in advising and mentoring of students.
You are invited this year to nominate a faculty or staff member for this prestigious award.
Process:
The nominee must be a faculty or staff member in at least her/his fourth year of service at the University. The nominee cannot have won this award within the past five years.
The letter is due to Associate Provost Art Sanders, no later than Feb. 15. The letter should be sent as an attachment to arthur.sanders@drake.edu.
Any individual who was initially nominated for the award in 2014 or 2015 may be re-nominated if the nominator resubmits a letter offering the individual for consideration this year. Files of previous nominees are maintained for two years. In the case of re-nomination, the nominator will be invited to review the file to ensure that the nomination is as current as possible. The limit of five letters of support, including one from a current student, also applies to re-nominations.
The 2016 recipient of the Madelyn Levitt Mentor Award will be announced at one of the spring 2016 commencements.
Additional information is available here.
—Art Sanders, Associate Provost
Plan to attend the second STEM@DRAKE Construction Open House on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 8:15 a.m., in Olmsted Center, Pomerantz Stage area. Come learn more about plans for construction of the School of Education and Math and Computer Science facility and the new Science Connector building. Site plans, what to expect during the construction process, tree removal, fencing, and plans for 27th Street will all be discussed. Construction team members as well as members of the University Steering Team will be on hand to answer questions. A brief project overview will be presented at 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be served.
—Submitted by Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer
Drake employees can find their 2015 W2s on blueView:
—Submitted by Cindy Adams, Associate Director, Human Resources
As we have all been made aware in recent weeks there are numerous reports of hoverboards overheating and catching fire. Many U.S. airlines have now prohibited the transport of hoverboards, and Amazon has decided to stop shipping many models. Until a time that the safety standards of these devices are improved, Drake has decided to institute a temporary ban on the use, possession, and storage of hoverboards. The ban applies to campus as well as Drake-owned real estate properties.
Thank you for your understanding as we work to keep our campus safe. If you would like additional product safety information on hove boards, view this statement from the Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
—Submitted by Venessa Macro, Chief Administration Officer
All Drake 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 a Drake Card (ID) at time of pick up.
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
More information is available at www.DrakeTix.com/promotions
Questions? Call 515-271-3647 or email tickets@drake.edu.
Tonight is your chance to get up close and personal with political movers and shakers at the Brown and Black Forum! Although Drake’s entire ticket allotment has been distributed, a few volunteers are still needed for positions following the event. Volunteers would need to arrive to Olmsted Center by 8:30 p.m., so anyone attending the forum is not able to participate in this opportunity. If interested, please contact Rachel Paine Caufield at rachel.caufield@drake.edu.
—Submitted by Jarad Bernstein, Director of Public Relations and Media Management
There is still time to participate in the pilot run of the University Book Club! Copies of the book, The Kind Worth Killing, are available for checkout at Cowles Library, and a book discussion is planned for Jan. 19.
Additional Book Club information
Please contact Sara Heijerman (sara.heijerman@drake.edu) if you are interested in participating in the book discussion. Specifics on the meeting time and place will be sent to you via email.
—Submitted by Sara Heijerman, Manager, Campus Card Office
