ITS recently applied a security update to the eduroam network. As a result, everyone who connects to the eduroam network will be prompted to install a new security certificate. If your device isn’t able to accept the certificate or experience wifi connectivity issues after accepting, please contact the ITS Support Center at 515-271-3001 or visit...
ITS has received reports this morning of mobile device email apps no longer working with Drake email due to Microsoft changing the allowed authentication methods. To fix the issue, remove your Drake account from your email application and re-add it. The Outlook app (available for both iOS and Android) is fully supported by ITS and...
Second-year occupational therapy student Briana Brewster accepted a year-long student internship with the Mental Health Special Interest Section (SIS) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), beginning July 1st, 2022. Originally from Des Moines, Iowa, Brewster plans to work in a mental health setting after completing the Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) program in Drake University’s...
Sydney Blackmer, third-year student pharmacist, is a recipient of a Gateway to Research Award sponsored by the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE). This award program seeks to provide student pharmacists with opportunities to participate in faculty-mentored research within the pharmaceutical sciences, leading to greater understanding of the importance of research and the implications of...
Microsoft has issued an alert that performance on their services may be negatively impacted due to back-end issues and they are diligently working toward resolution. If you experience issues with Microsoft 365 applications including Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, etc., notify us by contacting the ITS Support Center at 515-271-3001 or via the online portal at service.drake.edu/its.
Shankar Munusamy, associate professor of pharmacology in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), was accepted into the 19th cohort of the 2022-2023 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Academic Leadership Fellows Program (ALFP). Munusamy is the fourth current faculty member in the CPHS to be accepted into this program. Other faculty members...
Third-year student pharmacist Esmeralda Flores received a scholarship from the Rx Scholarship Fund, announced at the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) Conference in Coronado, California, in April 2022. The $1,500 scholarship award is a result of Flores’ essay competition entry about how she would alter the pharmacy industry to protect herself and other pharmacists from burnout...
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held the annual Hooding and Commencement Ceremony for professional program students on Saturday, May 14th, 2022. The 36 Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences undergraduate students participated in the University Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony held on Sunday, May 15th. Receiving their degrees and doctoral hoods during the CPHS...
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) held its annual Recognition and Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The Ceremony marks students’ transition to final year internships, fieldwork, and rotations for third-year undergraduate health sciences students, first-year master of athletic training students, second-year occupational therapy doctoral students, and third-year doctor of pharmacy...
Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) is pleased to announce a new online degree program, the Master of Science in Clinical Psychopharmacology, that will equip psychologists with the necessary courses and knowledge to be certified in Iowa and other states to prescribe medications for patients that they treat. The program will meet...