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For Students Archive

Study abroad in Chile

Students, come learn about study abroad opportunities at Universidad de los Andes in Santiago, Chile. Join us at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, at Drake’s International Center (The Point).
A representative from the University’s International Programs office will be available to tell you about some exciting opportunities in Santiago.

If this date is not convenient but you wish to learn more about Universidad de los Andes, contact Gretchen Beckley at gretchen.beckley@drake.edu

—Drake International

For Faculty Archive, For Staff Archive

Seeking former Peace Corps volunteers

Following the recent announcement that Drake is a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers, Drake International wishes to reach out to former Peace Corps volunteers who are Drake employees. You may be a valuable resource for current students considering volunteering. Any staff or faculty who have served in the Peace Corps, please contact Karen Leroux, associate professor of history and coordinator, post-graduate scholarships, at karen.leroux@drake.edu.

—Submitted by Drake International

Featured Events Archive

Comparison Project lecture March 3

Please join us for the second spring semester event of our 2015–2016 series on death and dying—a lecture by Christopher Chapple, Navin and Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University, about the “Fast unto Death” in the Indian religion of Jainism.  The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held on March 3 at 7 p.m. in Sussman Theater (lower level of the Olmsted Center).

The Jain tradition has observed a practice known as Sallekhana or Santhara, through which one willingly foregoes food and hydration toward the end of one’s life in order to pass peacefully into a new life.  Chapple will give details about the process and the history of Sallekhana. He will also explore the correlations of this fast unto death with the hospice and “right to die” movements in contemporary America.

Chapple is a specialist in the religions of India; he has published twenty books on aspects of Yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, as well as religion and ecology. He serves on the advisory boards of the Ahimsa Center, the Forum on Religion and Ecology, and the International School for Jain Studies.

News & Achievements Archive

Drake among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers

Drake University has made its debut on the Peace Corps’ annual Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list, ranking No. 23 among small universities, the agency announced this week. Currently, there are eight Drake alumni serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers.

This is the first year that the university has made Peace Corps’ Top Colleges list, which categorizes small universities as those with fewer than 5,000 undergraduate students. Since the agency was created in 1961, 269 Drake alums have served overseas. To learn more, visit the Drake Newsroom.

For Faculty Archive, For Students Archive

Global Learning Scholarships now available

Global Learning Scholarships are available for students who are studying abroad, participating in global service-learning, or participating in experiential learning abroad. These scholarships are designed to enable students to reach their full potential as responsible global citizens. Scholarships are open to students studying abroad Summer 2016, Fall 2016, or J-Term 2017. These are need-based scholarships. The application deadline is Tuesday, March 22. For more information, or to apply, visit this link. If you have any questions please contact Maria Rohach, global learning program coordinator, at maria.rohach@drake.edu.

— Submitted by Maria Rohach

Featured Events Archive

Free lecture by Global Practitioner in Residence Peiqin Zhou

What: “The Invisible Curfew: Women’s Fear & Use of Public Space during China’s Urbanization,” featuring Global Practitioner-in-Residence Peiqin Zhou
When: March 1, 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

Peiqin Zhou is associate professor and deputy chair in the Dept. of Sociology at Nanjing University in China. She is serving as visiting Global Practitioner-in-Residence in Drake’s Department for the Study of Culture and Society. Zhou studies urban women’s use of public space in China and how fear affects young women in a low-density suburb. Due to “the shadow of sexual assault,” women usually show more fear of crime, measures to avoid victimization, and negative impacts on their lives. The crucial factor triggering fear is the lack of informal social control, which is partly due to the architecture design embodied by modern functionalism and partly due to the homogeneity of social life. She argues that women’s spatial experience will improve if more informal social control is put into effect, but a more profound sociological imagination is called on to better understand this issue.

Sponsor: The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship.

— Submitted by Denise Ganpat, Center for Global Citizenship

Featured Events Archive

The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship event March 8

What: “End of the Commodities Super Cycle: Implications for the U.S. Presidential Election, the World Economy, and Beyond,” a panel discussion featuring Jim McCaughan and Bob Baur (Principal Financial Group), Paul Schickler (DuPont Pioneer), and moderator Kavilash Chawla (Bâton Global).
When: Tuesday, March 8, 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

The panel will provide an economist’s view on what is driving the end of the commodity super cycle and the implications for the broader global economy for 2016. Attendees will also learn how the decline in commodity prices is affecting a global commodity-related business like DuPont Pioneer and how some of the global, macroeconomic forces may impact strategic investments, growth, expansion, and strategy decisions. The panel may touch on what the end of the commodity super cycle means for a financial services firm, especially as it relates to pension and asset management. It will address how changes in the commodity sector are impacting portfolio flows, financial investors, and strategic investors. More information on panelists is available online.

Sponsored by The Principal Financial Group and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake University.

— Denise Ganpat, Center for Global Citizenship

Featured Events Archive

Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship event Feb. 22

What: “Kleptomaniacal Chimpanzees, Unripe Figs, and Lousy Knees: Drake Goes to Rwanda” presented by The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship
When: Feb. 22, 7–8:30 p.m.
Where: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

Michael Renner is a professor of biology and psychology and routinely teaches courses in both of these departments as well as the environmental science and policy program. His research is organized around the broad theme of the reciprocal influences between organisms and their environments and has included work in the neuroanatomical and neurochemical influences of environmental enrichment, theoretical models for animal curiosity, and the development of new methods of measuring and quantifying animal behavior. His current projects include optimizing the captive management of endangered species in zoo environments and field studies to model and prevent crop raiding by chimpanzees along the boundaries of the Gishwati Forest Reserve in the Western Province of Rwanda.

News & Achievements Archive

Spanish language conversation hours

Would you like to begin learning a few words in Spanish for an upcoming study abroad semester or travel seminar? Do you want or need to keep up your foreign language fluency? Drake University’s Department of World Languages and Cultures wants to help.

Spanish Conversation Hours are scheduled for Mondays, 1–2 p.m., and Fridays, 2–3 p.m., in Meredith 204. The group supports all levels of Spanish speakers with an opportunity to practice Spanish, and no long-term commitment is required to attend. A native speaker facilitates the conversation in Spanish in an informal setting.

For further information, contact Associate Professor Eduardo Garcia Villada at eduardo.garcia@drake.edu.

—Submitted by Drake International