Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) launched a new undergraduate public health major, just in time, as the world continues to battle a global pandemic and students who wish to make a difference are drawn to health care careers. The public health major is part of an interprofessional health professions college. Students learn alongside peers who are pursuing a wide variety of clinical and non-clinical healthcare careers. This gives students the experience and skills necessary to collaborate in teams with the goal of improving the health of patients, communities, and populations. Students pursuing the public health major complete courses that promote and support individual and community health and well-being. They will develop the critical thinking and analytic skills...
Bulldog Bucks Outage Resolved
At 12:58 p.m., ITS learned of an outage affecting access to the Bulldog Bucks site for some individuals. As of 1:30 p.m., the outage appears to be resolved. If you continue to experience any issues, please contact the support center at 515-271-3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its for assistance.
SJMC Monday Memo | Aug. 23, 2021
We are excited to welcome our new Bulldogs to campus this week! Dean Richardson to retire SJMC Dean Kathleen Richardson will retire at the end of the 2021-22 academic year, Drake Provost Sue Mattison has announced. Richardson — who received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from SJMC and her juris doctor degree from Drake Law School — joined the SJMC faculty full-time in 2001. She had previously worked as a copy editor, columnist and news editor at The Des Moines Register for 20 years. She became director of the School in 2007 and has been dean since 2014. In announcing...
Citrix (VDI) Outage Resolved
Thank you for your patience. ITS has now resolved the Citrix (VDI) outage. If you continue to experience issues, please contact the support center at 515-271-3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue. To receive outage notifications by text, opt in by texting DrakeITS2021to phone number 226787. You first need to be signed up to receive Bulldog Alerts by text. Check your Bulldog Alerts Settings in myDrake.
Citrix (VDI) Outage
At 7:40 a.m., ITS was made aware of a Citrix (VDI) outage. This is affecting connections to Citrix from on and off campus. ITS is diligently working towards a resolution. We will provide updates and will let you know when this outage has been resolved. Thank you for your patience. To receive outage notifications by text, opt in by texting DrakeITS2021 to phone number 226787. You first need to be signed up to receive Bulldog Alerts by text. Check your Bulldog Alerts Settings in myDrake.
Two new visiting faculty join Drake’s business school
Drake’s College of Business and Public Administration is pleased to announce the arrival of two new visiting faculty members. Visiting Assistant Professor Abootaleb Shirvani joins the college’s School of Actuarial Science & Risk Management to teach courses in actuarial science. Visiting Assistant Professor Prabha Shrestha joins the Information Management & Business Analytics Department faculty to teach statistics courses. “Professors Shirvani and Shrestha both bring a passion for teaching as well as notable scholarship achievements to Drake’s business school,” said Alejandro Hernandez, dean of the College of Business and Public Administration. “Our students will benefit from their domain expertise, and their...
Reminder: ITS routine maintenance tonight
Systems supported by ITS may be unavailable due to routine maintenance beginning at approximately 9:00 p.m. tonight until 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. For a full schedule of maintenance dates for 2021 please see www.drake.edu/its/maintenanceschedule/.
myDrake Student Access Outage Resolved Last Night
At 9 p.m. last night, Tuesday, August 17, ITS learned of an outage affecting student access to myDrake. At 9:36 p.m. last night, ITS staff resolved the issue. If you are a new student and continue to experience any issues, please contact the support center at 515-271-3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its for assistance.
Student Printing Outage Resolved
Thank you for your patience. ITS has now resolved the student printing outage. If you continue to experience issues, please contact the support center at 515-271-3001 or visit service.drake.edu/its to report your issue. To receive outage notifications by text, opt in by texting DrakeITS2021 to phone number 226787. You first need to be signed up to receive Bulldog Alerts by text. Check your Bulldog Alerts Settings in myDrake.
Bump Honored with Inaugural Pursel Family Pharmacy Scholarship
Morgan Bump, third-year student pharmacist, was awarded the inaugural Loretta M. and Thomas M. Pursel Sr. Family Pharmacy Scholarship. This scholarship recognizes a third- or fourth-year student pharmacist within Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) who meets one of the following criteria: 1) exhibits leadership experience within a national pharmacy organization, 2) is a military veteran or current member of the military/guard, and/or 3) is a single parent. Bump has exhibited leadership in national pharmacy organizations. She is a member of the national pharmacy fraternity Phi Delta Chi (PDX), serving as the Synergist Chair and Worthy Inner Guard. As the Synergist Chair, Bump led a committee responsible for documenting the fraternity’s activities throughout the year and worked on the Porcelain Prescription, a monthly PDX publication about...