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Campus Announcements Archive, Strategic Updates Archive

Provost open forums this week

To meet President Martin’s goal to have a strong leadership team in place as soon as possible, we are pleased to present three candidates this week for our new Provost.

The Provost search committee invites your participation in the campus forums this week with three highly qualified candidates. Please make time Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to meet the following candidates:

Dr. Darrell Radson
Dean and Professor
Foster College of Business
Bradley University
Peoria, IL
Monday, Nov. 30, 3–4:15 p.m.

Dr. Alzada Tipton
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst, IL
Tuesday, Dec. 1, 3-4:15 p. m.

Dr. Sue Mattison
Dean, College of Professional Studies
University of Wisconsin – Green Bay
Green Bay, WI
Wednesday, Dec. 2, 3–4:15 p.m.

The CVs for each candidate are located on the homepage of blueView on the right-hand side. A Qualtrics survey will be sent to campus for the committee to learn your impressions of the candidates.

—Darcie Vandegrift, Associate Professor of Sociology

Strategic Updates Archive

Campus community budget discussion

The President’s Council invites you to attend a campus community budget discussion on Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. in the Shivers Hospitality Suite. The event will be recorded and made available on the continuous improvement channel on blueView for those who are unable to attend.

Individuals are strongly encouraged to submit any questions you have about budgeting before the discussion at Drake via the Conversations site “Provide your Feedback” function. Questions/comments can be anonymous. You can also submit questions or comments after the discussion using the same tool.

Following the event, everyone is invited to stay for a Drake Social Club event from 5 to 6:30 p.m.

—Submitted by Andrea McDonough

News & Achievements Archive

Stand Up, Speak Up: A Drake University Women & Leadership Symposium

Save the date for “Stand Up, Speak Up: A Drake University Women & Leadership Symposium.” This unique, all-day event will take place on March 8, 2016, in the Olmsted Center’s Parents Hall. The symposium will feature some of Des Moines’ most accomplished female leaders as they share information on forging your leadership presence, building your network, and creating a concrete action plan.

As an added bonus, attendees will receive credit toward the Excellence in Learning & Development Certificate. Faculty and staff are welcome to join for all or part of the day, and lunch will be provided for registered attendees.

RSVP for the event at: http://tinyurl.com/DrakeWomenLead2016. For questions, please email any of the event organizers listed below.

Drake University Women and Leadership Committee:
Cris Wildermuth
Annique Kiel
Eliza Dy-Boarman
Stephanie Cardwell
Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp
Shelley Hurst
Debra Wiley
Alyssa Young
—Submitted by Eliza Dy-Boarman, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Campus Announcements Archive

United Way/Iowa Shares campaign results

Thank you to everyone who pledged:

  • 208 total donors
  • 53 new participants to the campaign
  • 15 leadership gifts of $1,000+ (an increase of six leadership gifts from 2014)
  • $50,126 total raised: $44,967 for United Way; $5,159 for Iowa Shares

Together, we are affecting the lives of central Iowans and providing learning opportunities for our students who serve at more than 35 agencies supported by the campaign.

Click here to see if your received an incentive.

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

Featured Events Archive

Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship events

“How Islamic Investing is Transforming Global Capital Markets”
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m.
Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

Datuk Noripah Kamso is a Global Practitioner at Drake. She was formerly the advisor of CIMB Islamic and the founding chief executive of CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management Sdn Bhd. Acknowledging that Islamic asset management is an infant industry, she shares her research via articles in global publications, international Islamic finance and Takaful conferences, and her second book Investing in Islamic Funds: A Practitioner’s Perspective.

“The Long Walk to Inclusivity: Evaluating the Success of Diversity Initiatives”
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.
Meredith Hall, Room 101

In this talk Kesh Govinder will present an overview of the demographic status of the higher education sector in South Africa. He will also present a simple index to monitor the effectiveness of strategies to address the issue of the underrepresented minority—known as transformation—in South Africa. Govinder also will apply this approach to Drake data and comment on its implications for the Strategic Diversity Action plan. Kesh Govinder is a professor of applied mathematics, as well as dean and head of the School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). He has published more than 80 articles in internationally recognized journals and presented at and organized local and international conferences.

Featured Events Archive

Athletics events this week

Volleyball
Drake vs. Loyola
Nov. 20 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

Football
Drake vs. Dayton
Nov. 21 at 1 p.m.
Drake Stadium
*Senior Day

Volleyball
Drake vs. Bradley
Nov. 21 at 3 p.m.
Knapp Center
*Senior Day

Men’s Basketball
Drake vs. UMKC
Nov. 21 at 7 p.m.
Knapp Center

Women’s Basketball
Drake vs. North Dakota
Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.
Knapp Center

—Submitted by Tom Florian, Assistant Director of Ticket Sales

Featured Events Archive

Drake Faculty/Staff Days

All Drake University faculty and staff are eligible to receive up to four complimentary tickets to the women’s basketball home game against Creighton at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 24. 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.

Future faculty/staff days:

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

HR Information Archive

Open Enrollment ends Nov. 30

The annual open enrollment period for Drake University benefits ends at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 30

Medical/Dental/Wellness Benefits
Current medical, dental, and wellness participation will automatically be continued for the 2016 Plan Year. Employees who wish to change their current participation must complete a new enrollment form.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Employees must complete a new election form each year to participate in the flexible spending plans. Current Health Care FSA participants will be allowed to carry over up to $500 of unused contributions to the 2016 Plan Year.

Enrollment forms must be received in Human Resources no later than 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30. Enrollment forms are located in the Human Resources Channel’s Forms Library on the Employee Tab in blueView.

—Submitted by Marlene Heuertz, Assistant Director, Benefits