The Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences welcomed 127 Occupational Therapy Doctorate and Doctor of Pharmacy students at the annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday, August 25 in the Knapp Center. The PharmD Class of 2021 includes 93 students, with 64 women and 29 men. Iowa native students make up 41% of the...
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Meet a new CPHS Bulldog: Dr. Michael Nelson
Michael Nelson, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management Dr. Nelson earned his B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Washington, and his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota. He has held academic positions at Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Wingate University. He was most recently at Regis University where he served as Chair for...
Announcing New EdTech Faculty Workshops
ITS is excited to announce the launch of a new program, EdTech workshops. These workshops are designed to support faculty in the innovative use of educational technology in teaching and learning. Our first EdTech Workshop will be held on October 19 on Mastering Student Communication. Additional workshops are already scheduled on Student Technology Use in...
2017 CPHS new faculty introductions
The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is excited to welcome nine new Bulldogs to the Drake family. ADMINISTRATION AND LEADERSHIP Michael Nelson, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Dr. Nelson earned his BS in Pharmacy from the University of Washington, and his PhD from the University of Minnesota....
Protecting Information: We’re All in This Together
Nearly all of us want to keep the internet safe and secure – a 2016 Raytheon survey found that 86 percent of young adults think this is a responsibility that all of us share. The internet is pervasive in our lives today, and as digital citizens, we must make conscious choices to consistently protect ourselves,...
Mac Management Outage Resolved
Thank you for your patience. ITS has now resolved the Mac Management 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.
Collier-Scripps Hall and Science Connector Building dedication
For the first time in 24 years, Drake University will be dedicating two new academic buildings. The dedication will take place in the plaza between Olin Hall and Collier Scripps Hall on Saturday, October 7 at 11:00 a.m. Following the dedication, building tours and refreshments will be available. In case of rain, the event will...
Mac Management Outage
At 8:00 a.m. today, ITS was made aware of our Mac Management systems outage. This is affecting the ability to access software from Self Service on Drake-owned computers as well as a few other management features. ITS is diligently working towards a resolution. We will provide updates and will let you know when this outage...
Potential Intermittent Outages of Campus Door Access System from 5-7 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 28
Between 5 and 7 p.m. tonight, ITS will be performing an upgrade on the door access system. No downtime is anticipated, however, brief intermittent interruptions are possible with this type of upgrade. Any building access issues should be reported to Public Safety. We appreciate your patience while we perform this necessary work.
Update on ITS Testing of Mac OS Sierra 10.13
ITS waits to allow users to update their Drake owned computers until after the first two patches of a new operating system (OS) are released. This delay allows for the resolution of the majority of security issues and bugs, as well as provides ITS with a chance to test Drake systems in the new OS....