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What Does it Mean to Win?
College athletics and the mission of higher education
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College of Arts & Sciences I recently returned from visiting Florence, Italy, where I attended a consortium meeting of colleges and universities associated with the Studio Art Centers International (SACI). (I know what you are thinking: These deans have a tough job.) Drake was SACI’s founding member in the late 1970s. Over the years, we have sent students for a semester or year abroad experience, and next summer Ben Gardner, assistant professor of art and design, will be leading a group of Drake students to spend a summer term at SACI. Few places can offer a student the opportunity to spend a morning meticulously restoring a bronze pot from the sixth century B.C. and an afternoon designing fashion statements for the runway. I was thinking about this very purposeful use of the resources of location on my long flight back to Des Moines as the answer to MOOCs.
nowhere man And what, you reasonably ask, is a MOOC? If you have not been following higher education news, MOOC is an acronym for massive open online course. As the title suggests, they are “open”—that is, anyone, anywhere can take the course, whether one is affiliated with a college or university or not, whether one is age 12 or 70. Second, MOOCs are free. No fees, no tuition. Third, because they are open and free, they are “massive”—tens of thousands of people will enroll in a MOOC. MOOCs are evolving quickly, with some universities partnering with corporations to offer MOOCs for credit (and a price). The challenge to a residential college like Drake is obvious. Why should a student come to college to take an art history, economics, or computer science course when she can take one taught by a famous Ivy League professor online, at minimal cost, from literally anywhere in the world? Indeed, one Stanford professor speculated that in 50 years, only 10 institutions would deliver higher education worldwide. I don’t think so. While MOOCs do pose a challenge— and an opportunity—they will not supplant the residential college experience. What MOOCs cannot do— yet—is provide quality experiential learning for students. Experiential learning is characteristic of a Drake education, from studios and labs to field experiences and servicelearning to internships and capstones. In fact, more than 78 percent of Drake students participate in a practicum, internship, or field experience by the time they graduate. And we are also getting very good at using local resources, whether here in Des Moines or elsewhere, to provide experiences that are immediate and impactful—and unobtainable online. Let me give you some examples.
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Painting studio in Palazzo dei Cartelloni, part of the Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy.
writing on the margins In 2009, Carol Spaulding-Kruse, professor of English, experimented with “service writing,” an approach to teaching writing that engages students with their community and increases student awareness of local needs and issues while at the same time using their services as writers to benefit others. That year, 12 student interns obtained placement at various nonprofit social service agencies in the Des Moines area for a period of five weeks, assisting with grant writing, communications, press releases, proposals, website management, and correspondence. Since then, the experiment has grown into a program for which students receive internship credit or course credit in service writing. The writing internship program places 25–30 interns each year with various community partners, from the Iowa Food Cooperative to the Polk County Health Department to the Blank Park Zoo. Nonprofit organizations can elevate the quality and quantity of their written materials, while students receive class credit and invaluable experience using their writing skills in a meaningful way. This is community engagement at its best, a symbiotic relationship between the city and the University from which both mutually benefit. And what better experience can students obtain than by seeing directly the usefulness, immediacy, and relevance of writing?
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mr. (and ms.) smith go to washington Here at Drake we make much of being at the crossroads of presidential politics. And, as you have read in Drake Blue and elsewhere, our students get multiple opportunities to intern, work, volunteer, and assist in campaigns, media coverage, and the debates hosted by Drake. But Des Moines and Iowa are not the only places for these opportunities: We have connections in high places. Due to our relationship with The Washington Center and the initiative of Rachel Paine Caufield, associate professor of politics, 25 students traveled to Washington, D.C., for the presidential inauguration in January as part of our new January Term (J-Term) courses. Students attended The Washington Center academic seminar in the mornings and used afternoons to explore D.C. They visited the White House (courtesy of Zachary Nunn, as’02, director of cybersecurity for the National Security staff), the Supreme Court, National Public Radio, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the National Archives, the Brookings Institution, the State Department, and congressional offices (courtesy of a number of alumni who work on Capitol Hill) and attended the inauguration and its celebratory events. They also squeezed in some community service with So Others Might Eat. The students’ final project will be a documentary compiling their best online work (excerpts from their blogs), interviews with guest speakers, information about their site visits, interviews from the inauguration concert and the inauguration, and commentary about their experiences. Visit www.drakeindc.com to see it all.
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Maurizio Seracini, art diagnostician and lecturer at Studio Art Center International in Florence, examines a fresco that may be concealing a lost work by Leonardo da Vinci.
under the tuscan sun The example of The Washington Center nicely illustrates the importance of having established relationships with other organizations and institutions. Politics may be local, as the saying goes, but citizenship—and education—is global. And that brings us back to SACI and to Ben Gardner’s summer course, titled, appropriately, Mapping Experience. Students will use the rich resources of SACI to immerse themselves in Florence and the region of Tuscany. In addition to maintaining a blog that will serve as a travelogue and idea journal, students will create a map of their experiences in Florence, locating those places and the connections between them that are contributing in a meaningful way to their artistic, intellectual, cultural, and personal development. Here once more is a learning experience that cannot happen in a virtual world—one that is dependent upon the physical space only offered by institutions like Drake University.
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J-Term students who traveled to Washington, D.C., for the 2013 presidential inauguration strike a pose on the National Mall.
This is why I think there will always be a place for Drake in higher education, and why I think Drake’s prominence as an institution of higher learning can only increase. Whether interning in Des Moines, dancing at an inaugural ball in Washington, or learning fresco painting in Florence, Italy, these experiences illustrate the exceptional learning environment Drake strives to provide—giving students a sense of place, in all meanings of that phrase. Experiences connect students to their communities, underscore that learning is experiential (and lifelong), and give students a sense of purpose—personally, professionally, and as citizens of the world.
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College of Business & Public Administration not just another job Our Promise: The College of Business and Public Administration prepares our learners to succeed as leaders and global citizens by bringing the world into the classroom and the classroom into the world. John Spinks, ed’98, loves working with kids and has a long-term goal—to return to his home state of Florida. But he doesn’t plan to spend his time sitting on the beach. “Like many southern states,” says Spinks, “Florida knows how to incarcerate delinquents, but not how to help troubled youngsters stay out of the juvenile justice system. That’s what I want to do … help at-risk kids in Florida find another path.” The College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) is playing a key role in helping Spinks realize his goal. Despite 20 years working with at-risk youth in Des Moines, Spinks had little understanding of the financial, legal, and administrative requirements for setting up and managing a nonprofit that could actually make a difference for troubled kids. And then in 2004, he signed up for a CBPA certificate program designed for future leaders of nonprofit agencies. The program changed his life. He discovered what so many other CBPA students have found: By bringing the world into the classroom and the classroom into the world, the CBPA certificate programs offer a powerful tool for potential leaders who want to bring academic standards and best practices to the everyday workplace. Spinks began to believe he could actually run such an agency. Now enrolled in the degree program for a Master’s in Public Administration, Spinks is several steps closer to making his dream come true.
why the certificate programs? Participants in the CBPA’s certificate programs are typically individuals with considerable work experience and demonstrated leadership potential. While the CBPA offers a variety of standardized certificate programs as well as custom programs targeted to different groups (e.g., private sector, public sector, health care, etc.), they all provide graduate-level education in the three key areas of competency for business, nonprofit, and government leaders: technical skills, leadership, and administration. Each of the certificate programs consists of a cohort of adults who study together on a regular basis over a period that can range from a couple of weeks to 18 months. While the certificate programs all utilize traditional classroom techniques like lectures and case studies, they emphasize experience-based learning. For example, participants work in small teams to complete an in-depth project related to an issue they confront in their everyday working world.
Students in Drake’s Business Leadership Certificate Program gain expertise in strategic decision making, human capital, finance and accounting, marketing, the legal and regulatory environment, risk management, and more.
They also use scenarios and role-playing to highlight the different perspectives that class participants bring to the group. “Role-playing is not just a teaching tool,” says Matthew Mitchell, assistant professor of international business and strategy. “It’s a management technique that can have powerful benefits in the workplace.” A prime example, according to Mitchell, is the use of role-playing to deal with cultural conflict. Certificate participants are asked to act out defined roles based on simple but very specific rules of behavior. “This kind of role-playing offers an easy and relatively unthreatening way for participants to observe how their own unconscious values influence behavior.” Mitchell sees role-playing as a valuable tool for dealing with all kinds of diversity—ethnic, socioeconomic, or even the diversity that stems from working in different areas of a single corporation or community.
learning in real time According to Spinks, the process of self-evaluation and reflection that comes out of the role-playing technique is a major benefit of the certificate program. “I needed to build my technical skills, to understand how things like finance, human resource administration, and fundraising come together in running a successful nonprofit,” he says. “But it was the interaction with my classmates—comparing my management style with theirs—that was so valuable to me from a leadership perspective.” Tom Root, associate professor of finance, concurs. “Our technical curriculum is terrific, but the certificate programs also use textbook topics as launching pads for wide-ranging discussion of students’ varying perspectives on the work-aday world.” spring 2013
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More than 300 professionals have graduated from Drake’s Certified Public Manager Program in recent years, many going on to earn their Master of Public Administration degree.
One key lesson Spinks says he learned from the role-playing was how to delegate. “Before the certificate program, I just had to do everything myself … it was the only way I knew to be sure things were done right.”
directions—and invite the interviewee to help him brainstorm a solution. By observing the individual’s approach to problem solving on the fly, he was better able to judge who would fit in with and be effective on his team.
Through classroom exercises and discussion, he discovered how much more he could accomplish if he empowered his staff, let them contribute, encouraged them to express their opinions, and allowed them to make a few mistakes along the way. “I don’t have to be the sharpest knife in the drawer,” Spinks says with a laugh, “as long as I surround myself with really good people.”
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Spinks also learned to apply the role-playing technique in his working world. For years, he had been dissatisfied with his track record in hiring staff to work with troubled youth. “I always knew that getting the right people isn’t just about getting the right technical skills. But I didn’t know how to assess someone’s ability to build relationships and contribute to the team as a whole.” Watching the class use scenarios and role-playing to experiment with different approaches gave Spinks the courage to take off his “boss’s hat” and toss out his prepared interview questions. Instead, he began to set up scenarios based on situations from his workplace—perhaps a volatile student in a classroom environment or a kid who refuses to follow
The Drake certificate programs are one of Des Moines’ most unexploited resources, both from the standpoint of the University and the community, says Mitchell. “The CBPA can design a new certificate program or modify an existing one to meet the specific needs of an individual corporation, nonprofit, or government agency,” he says. “We want to take advantage of the tremendous opportunity for synergy between Drake and the Des Moines business, nonprofit, and government sectors.” Larry Zimpleman, chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Principal Financial Group, as well as chair of the Drake University Board of Trustees, concurs. “I see the CPBA certificate programming as a great way for central Iowa businesses to continue to upgrade the skills of their key employees,” says Zimpleman. “And it is a great demonstration of the close relationship that is needed between Drake and the central Iowa business community for the mutual benefit of both groups.”
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Drake Law national moot court team strikes again With teams placing either first or second in regional competition nearly every year since 1990, Drake Law students have most definitely made their mark in National Moot Court competitions. And the 2012–2013 competition proved to be another successful year for Drake Law students. Matthew Jarvey (3L from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and son of alumnus Hon. John Jarvey, lw’81), Katelyn Bries (3L from Dubuque, Iowa), and Kyle Mendenhall (2L from Lawrence, Kan.) won first place in the Region 14 Moot Court Competition by defeating a team from the University of Minnesota School of Law. Jarvey was named Best Oralist in the final round, and the team of Jarvey, Bries, and Mendenhall won runner up for Best Brief. Four students placed among the top seven oralists after three preliminary rounds: Jarvey, Bries, Emily Ertel (3L from Brookfield, Wis.), and Lori Bullock (2L from Ankeny, Iowa). “It felt great to see months of hard work pay off during the competition,” Jarvey said. “Drake has a strong history of moot court success, and we strived to live up to our school’s reputation.” Drake’s first-place team of Jarvey, Bries, and Mendenhall advanced to the National Finals, Jan. 28–31, 2013, in New York City. This national program began in 1950 and is co-sponsored by the Young Lawyers Committee and the New York City Bar Association each year. More than 180 accredited law schools participate in this program involving more than 1,000 students. The winning team and the Best Oral Advocate are recognized and celebrated by the American College of Trial Lawyers for their accomplishment in the final rounds of the National Moot Court Competition. “Alumni are integral to the success of this program,” says Laurie Doré, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Law and the team’s faculty coach. Under her direction, the current team is encouraged to contact local alumni for help in preparing for competition. This approach has clearly paid off as Drake Law teams have 14 first-place finishes at the regional level, several placements at the national level, and qualified to compete in the national finals in New York City in 18 out of the past 23 years. “I remember poring over the brief to make the most complete and concise argument possible,” says Jeff Link, lw’02. Link, with teammates William D. Schultz, lw’02, and Theodore Sims II, lw’03, won the national finals in 2001. “We brought in a number of alums and judges to ‘moot’ us almost every evening. The trip to New York
Top photo: Kyle Mendenhall, 2L; Matt Jarvey, 3L; and Katie Bries, 3L, won the regional competition and advanced to the 2013 National Finals in Moot Court Competition. Bottom photo: Emily Ertel, 3L; Lori Bullock, 2L; and Mara Jones, 2L, also fared well during this year’s Moot Court season.
seemed like a victory in itself. I remember walking into the lobby of the Bar Association of the City of New York thinking of the high-caliber members there, and I was proud that Drake had earned a spot in the finals.” National Moot Court Competition doesn’t end with success in the courtroom. Emily Peebler Anderson, lw’04, and Daniel Anderson, lw’06, were married in 2008, and Erin Grundy, lw’09, and Jacob Lofgren, lw’08, were married in the fall of 2012. Both couples started dating while participating in the moot court competition. “We met as captains of opposing moot court teams and bonded over late nights in the law library and a common love/hate relationship with The Bluebook,” explains Grundy. “Today we find ourselves again arguing for different teams. We both do criminal appellate work: I work for the prosecution, and Jacob for the defense.” Peebler Anderson adds, “One of the biggest challenges is mastering a complex area of the law well enough to answer rapid-fire questions from three judges whose job it is to put your knowledge, your memory, and your ability to think on your feet to the test. It was truly a privilege to be on the National Moot Court team. The benefits are long-lasting.” Although oblivious to the students’ relationships at the time, Doré takes full credit for their successful partnerships. spring 2013
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faculty papers rank in top 10 on social science research network The Social Science Research Network (SSRN) describes itself as a website “devoted to the rapid worldwide dissemination of social science research and is composed of a number of specialized research networks in each of the social sciences.” In recent months, Drake Law faculty members have had quite a presence within the organization’s Legal Research Network. Shontavia Johnson, assistant professor of law with expertise in intellectual property, human rights, and property, wrote “Memetic Theory, Trademarks & the Viral Meme Mark,” which will be published in 44 Arizona State Law Journal (2013), was listed on SSRN’s Top 10 download list for Law & Evolution eJournal, Intellectual Property: Trademark Law eJournal, and IRPN: Innovation & Other Intellectual Property Law & Policy e Journal. The article is available at ssrn.com/abstract=2166970. Mark Kende, professor of law, the James Madison Chair in Constitutional Law, and director of the Drake Constitutional Law Center, has a forthcoming article for the Drake Law Review, titled “Constitutionalism and the Poor,” which was recently listed on SSRN’s Top 10 download list for the LSN: Poverty Law topic area. To read the article, go to ssrn.com/abstract=2162527.
David Walker, the Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law, had his work, “A Consideration of an LLC for a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization,” published in 38 William Mitchell Law Review 627-77 (2012), and was recently listed on SSRN’s Top 10 download list for Tax Law: Tax Law & Policy eJournal. To see the abstract and download statistics, visit ssrn.com/abstract=2158907.
Miguel Schor, professor of law with expertise in constitutional law, comparative constitutionalism, and Latin American Studies, wrote a paper, “Foreward: Contextualizing the Debate Between Originalism and the Living Constitution,” published in the summer 2011 edition of the Drake Law Review and posted on SSRN Oct. 22, 2012, that was listed on the SSRN Top 10 download list on Nov. 12, 2012, for U.S. Constitutional Law: Interpretation & Judicial Review eJournal. To view the abstract and download statistics, visit ssrn.com/abstract=2165094.
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College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences “pursuit”is the verb chosen by the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) to encapsulate our vision. We are in pursuit—pursuit of excellence (faculty, staff, students, programs, and learning environments) and pursuit of opportunities (research, internships, employment, patient care, and client services). Pursuit means that we are always pushing forward toward our vision. As I prepared this, my final Drake Blue insert as dean of the college, I realized that pursuit described my arrival at Drake, my tenure as dean, and now my transition to the role of deputy provost. I arrived at Drake in pursuit of new challenges and opportunities—challenges for personal growth but also opportunities to experience an institution and a college whose identity embraced but was not limited by the profession of pharmacy. What do I mean by this statement? The answer is at the heart of what defines Drake as distinctive. And to help articulate this, I will use an example that may surprise you—athletics.
top students, top athletes Drake pharmacy and health sciences graduates are distinctive in that they are provided the opportunity to concurrently participate in Division 1 athletics and a rigorous academic program. The vast majority of pharmacy programs in the United States require that Doctor of Pharmacy candidates forgo their last two years of athletic eligibility. In stark contrast, the CPHS has 58 students (37 health sciences, 14 pre-pharmacy, and seven pharmacy majors) participating in 12 of the 16 athletic programs available at Drake. This issue of Drake Blue discusses athletics and asks the question: Who wins in collegiate athletics? For Tyler Moorehead, P3, and many others, the answer is everyone. Moorehead has had a distinguished football career at Drake. After redshirting his first year, he went on to earn first-team All-Pioneer Football League honors and unanimous All-PFL first-team accolades. In 2012, he was given the Theme Award and the Torch Bearer Award at the annual Channing Smith Banquet and was chosen as one of 147 semifinalists for the National Football Foundation Campbell Trophy recognizing football scholar-athletes. Moorehead has had both athletic success and academic success. For students like him, athletics is another way in which to distinguish themselves. Moorehead is joined by a wide array of student-athletes, such as Rachel Hackbarth (health sciences—women’s
Drake Bulldogs linebacker Tyler Moorehead, P3, distinguishes himself as both an All-Pioneer Football League standout and an academic honor roll scholar.
basketball), Michael Lahart (pharmacy—football), Mary Pat Specht (health sciences—women’s basketball), and Cassie Effken (pre-pharmacy—women’s volleyball). The University benefits from these students’ talents, and the CPHS community benefits from the experiences that they bring to the classroom setting.
distinctive experiences For the college, the pursuit of all interests underscores the importance of the individual as well as his or her profession. For Drake, this approach underscores our mission of preparing students for meaningful personal lives, professional accomplishments, and responsible global citizenship. In other words, we are committed to graduating liberally educated professionals. Whether this education comes through involvement in athletics, music, student government, or community service; from holding office in professional organizations or fraternities; exhibiting leadership through action or professional engagement; or through a commitment to mission trips, international involvement, or supporting the underserved of our communities; these varied roads all allow Drake CPHS students to pursue their dreams and ideals. This is what makes Drake distinctive. It is this dedication to pursuit that has led to my upcoming transition from dean of the college to deputy provost of the University. It is the pursuit of new knowledge, the desire to contribute, the need to “make a difference” that continues to drive me and to drive Drake graduates.
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alumni excellence This spring the college will honor several alumni who have demonstrated their continuing pursuit of excellence. On March 5, during Pharmacy and Health Sciences Day, the college recognized four alumni for their pursuit of excellence. These individuals were lauded for excellence in service to the college, distinction in their careers, and/or civic and community contributions. Sarah Bethune, ph’03, who earned her Bachelor of Science degree in pharmaceutical sciences, received the 2013 Young Alumni Achievement Award. Bethune completed a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Michigan and currently serves as a research scientist at GlaxoSmithKline in Philadelphia. She was recognized for her commitment to excellence in research. Three graduates from the pharmacy program were recognized with Alumni Achievement Awards: Jill Haug, ph’99, currently serves as director of forums for the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. She was acknowledged for her national professional association work and her contributions to Drake, serving for six years on the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences National Advisory Council. Mike Allen, ph’98, divisional vice president of generic pharmaceuticals for Walgreen Co., was recognized for distinctiveness in his career and for his service on the Drake University President’s Circle Board. And John Bentley, ph’93, received accolades for his pursuit of knowledge, his distinctive academic career at the University of Mississippi, and his commitment to establishing an endowment to recognize the contributions of the late Drake faculty member Lon Larson.
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The highest honor given by Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, the Lawrence C. and Delores M. Weaver Medal of Honor, will be presented to Timothy R. Franson, ph’74, during a ceremony on Wednesday, April 24. Franson will deliver the annual Weaver Lecture at the ceremony, which will be held at 2 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium.
A reception will follow from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. Both events are free and open to the public. In order to provide an opportunity for the national professional community to recognize Franson, a special reception was held Sunday, March 3 at the American Pharmacists Association Meeting in Los Angeles. Franson is currently a principal in FaegreBD Consulting, where he is part of a rare disease team with a long history of providing policy, program development, and consultative support to rare disease stakeholders. Before joining FaegreBD Consulting, he worked as an attending physician and assistant professor of medicine, hospital epidemiologist, consultant in infectious diseases, and vice president of global regulatory affairs at Lilly Research Laboratories. Franson was recently selected to serve on the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences’ Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases review panel and has authored more than 50 articles in the fields of infectious disease, epidemiology, pharmacoeconomics, and antibiotic utilization. Students, professionals, and friends of the University are invited to the April 24 event honoring Franson’s contribution to the pharmacy profession. For more information on the ceremony, contact the CPHS at 515-271-1814 or marilea.chase@drake.edu. For information on the Weaver Medal of Honor and its past recipients, visit www.drake.edu/weaver.
continued pursuit Pursuit of excellence and distinctiveness has generated great success for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, its graduates, and its faculty, staff, and students. It is my sincere hope that all Drake CPHS faculty, staff, and students of the past, present, and future will continue to pursue personal and professional excellence, experience meaningful personal lives and professional accomplishments, and live as engaged practitioners. I thank each and every one of you for your contribution to my Drake experience. I did not have the opportunity to have my Drake experience as a student, but my Drake experience as a faculty member and administrator is one that will always be a signature note on the stanza of my life.
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School of Journalism & Mass Communication Dear fellow SJMC alumni: Alumni surveys always find that the two things SJMC graduates remember most about their college days are the late nights spent on campus laboring over capstone projects and working for campus organizations: the Relays edition of The Times-Delphic, the Drake Broadcasting System’s coverage of the Relays, the Drake Mag pin-ups, the Ad Club, and PRSSA clients and events. What the Class of 2013 will remember: • The magazine seniors produced a digital magazine for the third year in a row, but this year the title was Man Up, an iPad publication aimed at 20-something males that encourages its readers to “live life on the next level.” (See www.manupmagazine.com.) • The public relations senior class undertook a challenging, high-profile project when it agreed to promote a grass-roots movement to encourage a culture of civility in Des Moines. The campaign clients are the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, the Interfaith Alliance of Iowa, and Character Counts in Iowa. The project has received widespread media coverage. • Broadcast news and radio-TV seniors have once again flexed their reporting and producing chops this spring by covering news throughout the city for DrakeLine, their weekly show available live at 4 p.m. on The College Channel and archived the same day to www.DrakeLINE.com. • The advertising capstone client for the National Student Advertising Competition is Glidden Paint, which has challenged the students to increase sales of the Glidden Brilliance Collection and Better Homes and Gardens by Glidden in Walmart stores using a $10 million budget.
• News-Internet and magazine seniors are producing a digital version of the award-winning news magazine Think.
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Assistant Professor Sandy Henry’s Advertising Copywriting class and professor Todd Evans’ Video Production class joined forces to develop advertising and promotional materials for Count the Kicks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating expectant parents.
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Iowa’s status as a “swing state” in the presidential election provided unparalleled opportunities for SJMC students interested in covering politics or working for political parties and candidates.
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A gift by alumnus David Fausch, jo’57, and his wife, Doris, helped 13 Drake PR students attend the 2012 Central Iowa PRSA Institute, a daylong seminar featuring national speakers. As part of the institute, the SJMC hosted a presentation by Greg Swan, jo’03, vice president of digital strategy at Weber Shandwick in Minneapolis, who discussed his award-winning online engagement program for the U.S. Army.
• The PR Publicity class developed comprehensive PR plans for the Des Moines Water Works, including both proactive and crisis communication plans. • PR Writing students helped the Interfaith Hospitality Network prepare for its organizational rebranding as Family Promise. The nonprofit provides temporary housing and support services to homeless families. • Drake entered two teams in the Public Relations Student Society of America Bateman Case Study Competition. The project addressed the problem of bullying.
You’re invited! If you haven’t RSVP’d yet, there’s still time: SJMC is hosting an all-years, all-majors reunion during Relays Weekend, April 26–27. The events include an open house on Friday night in Meredith Hall with appetizers, a cash bar, and tours, and a Saturday night reception at a local winery. For details and to find out how to register, check out any of the following: The reunion page on Facebook: www.facebook.com/events/260053697450482 The Drake Alumni and Development website: www.alumni.drake.edu/sjmc13 The SJMC website: www.drake.edu/sjmc Or contact Liz Tesar, the reunion coordinator, at elizabeth.tesar@drake.edu or 515-271-3378.
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the awards keep rolling in The fall 2011 magazine capstone Urban Plains was awarded best digital app in the College Media Association Pinnacle Awards. The spring 2012 issue of Think was a finalist for best Web presence. Senior advertising minor Nehwoen Luogon was nominated “most promising minority student” in the American Advertising Federation national competition, based on grades, cocurricular and extracurricular activities, and dedication to a career in advertising. The student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, under the leadership of news-Internet senior Eduardo Tamez Zamarripa, an international student from Mexico, was recognized by the national organization as an outstanding campus chapter.
faculty notes Assistant Professor Jeff Inman, gr’08, for the second year teamed up with a computer science professor and a local graphic designer to create a class that designed and developed mobile apps. Associate Professor Lee Jolliffe presented a paper, “Dangers of Cherry-Picking Historical Data in the Digital Age: Omissions in Ryan Jordan’s Slavery and the Meetinghouse as a Case in Point,” at the annual Symposium on the 19th Century Press, the Civil War, and Free Expression in Chattanooga, Tenn.
SJMC alumni working in the nation’s capital hosted students at their workplaces, helped them navigate the city, and networked with them at a reception in January. (Left to right): Liz Owens (jo’05), Anamarie Rebori (jo’09), Mark Fetterhoff (jo’05), Ann Schnoebelen (jo’12), Evan Jurkovich (jo’08), Matt Nelson (jo’12), Matt Vasilogambros (jo’11) and Mark Micheli (jo’10).
Associate Professor Kathleen Richardson, jo’76, gr’01, lw’02, was appointed by the governor to the new Iowa Public Information Board, which will provide advice on state open meetings and records issues, mediate disputes, investigate complaints, and enforce “sunshine laws.” Assistant Professor Kelly Bruhn and husband James welcomed their second child, Elizabeth Grace, in January. Multimedia Instructor Chris Snider attended a video storytelling workshop at the University of California, Berkeley.
Professor John Lytle conducted his annual statewide wage and job satisfaction survey for the Iowa Broadcast News Association for the 26th year. This year’s survey addressed stations’ integration of social media into their news operations.
Assistant Professor Jill Van Wyke, jo’85, gr’96, joined a politics professor to take 25 students to Washington, D.C., for a January Term class on the presidential inauguration. In addition to attending inaugural events, students took classes at the Washington Center, visited alumni in their workplaces, and even bowled in the White House bowling alley. Van Wyke also attended the Online News Association conference in San Francisco and the College Media Advisers convention in Chicago.
Associate Professor Dorothy Pisarski presented a paper on “Advertising’s Development in Post-Communist Poland” at the Academy of International Business Southeast conference hosted by Florida Gulf Coast University. Pisarski, a longtime soccer referee, also was voted to the state board of directors for the Iowa Soccer Association.
Associate Dean David Wright and Associate Professor Lori Blachford, Peggy Fisher and Larry Stelter Chair of Magazine Journalism, represented the SJMC at the High School Journalism Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Blachford made a presentation at the convention, and they also visited area high school journalism classes.
Assistant Professor David Remund, jo’91, gr’08, published two peer-reviewed chapters in a book about information overload and its effects on communicators and organizations.
Keep up with SJMC news and activities at the school’s website (www.drake.edu/sjmc). Like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/drakesjmc), and follow us on Twitter (@drakejmc).
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School of Education SOE Leading the Way What do school principals, superintendents, corporate trainers, athletics directors, and medical school professors have in common? They are all leaders. And in Iowa, leaders in each of these fields are enrolled in various graduate programs in Drake’s School of Education. The School of Education (SOE) offers three programs to those in positions of management or who aspire to be administrators in various educational, business, or medical organizations. Our courses provide practical experiences that result in licensure and advanced degrees for a wide array of Iowans enrolled on and off campus, and they’re led by an amazing group of faculty members who deserve acknowledgment for their leadership roles.
master of science in leadership development The School of Education faculty is pleased to announce the new Master of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD). This two-year graduate degree program updates the current Adult Learning and Organizational Performance degree program. The intent of the new MSLD degree program is to advance emerging and experienced leaders with the knowledge and skills needed to promote individual growth, organizational development, and societal improvement. Our students work or aspire to work in corporations and nonprofit organizations as well as student service areas within higher education. The new MSLD program features program emphases/tracks in human resource development (training and development), human resource management, student services within higher education, and a self-designed emphasis. Terri Deems, visiting assistant professor of education, teaches part time in the areas of organizational change and research methods. In a recent interview, Deems discussed how her capstone course helps students in the area of inquiry and data analysis, stating: “The topics simply have to be directly related to their program of study or related to some aspect of adult learning or organizational performance. The studies and research are focused on a student’s unique interest.” Deems has been fortunate to work with students on a variety of projects. One student recently researched the impact of e-learning on law enforcement training. Other capstone projects included research on “women, language, and power” and a study on Medal of Honor winners. No matter the subject, students are finding ways to expand their knowledge through
rewarding projects that showcase their research and presentation skills. The new MSLD program, designed to create experienced leaders in education, business, and human resources, will include training participants in webinar leadership. “For me it was a great challenge because I’d only done one or two other webinars, so I didn’t have a lot experience actually participating in them, let alone leading one,” says Libby Ehrig, gr’12, one of three recent alumni who presented webinars to the Iowa Society of Human Resource Management. Sarah Noll-Wilson, gr’12, and Jillian Clarey, gr’11, also presented webinars to the organization. “In my experience, everybody in the program is very highly focused. It’s also really different when you are working with adults who come with a lot of different life experiences. It’s less about learning from the instructor and more about community-based learning—learning from each other. I think what makes the program really unique is it allows for the sharing of experiences and networking.”
doctor of education in leadership Now in her third year at Drake, Robyn Cooper, assistant professor of education, serves as director of the Doctor of Education in Leadership program. She brings her experience in educational research, organizational leadership, and textbook authoring to the program. “I’m very excited about our 42-credit program,” Cooper says. “I think we have a rigorous, well-rounded, concise doctorate program. We maintain a rigorous program, and I’d say it fits our students’ needs.” A notable change to the doctorate program is the addition of three new courses: Dissertation Seminar, Program Evaluation Assessment, and Technology in Organizational Leadership. These courses were added to help students with their dissertations and to provide courses that easily apply to any career field. Students benefit from attending classes with professionals from business, medicine, sports, and public education—and, according to the staff, the professors benefit from their interactions with this diverse population as well. The Drake Ed.D. program is structured around cohort groups of students that are admitted annually and encouraged to maintain a connection over the course of the program and beyond. Faculty advisers and dissertation committee members are assigned early in the program so
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that students have “home team help” every step of the way during the dissertation process. When a student leaves Drake with the highest degree awarded, he or she has learned to manage strategic planning, organizational culture, program assessment, data-driven decisions, and the integration of technology into their personal and professional lives.
educational leadership masters and specialist degrees The third area of program focus is the Educational Leadership Masters and Specialist degree offerings. The Specialist in Education Leadership (SEL) is a post-masters program that prepares students for superintendent/area education agency (AEA) administration licensure. Based on the Iowa Standards for School Leaders, the program offers clinical and hands-on experience within the coursework. The SEL program requires 30 credit hours for completion, and the convenient weekend schedule allows busy professionals to complete the coursework on weekends in fewer than two years. The leaders of the Educational Leadership program are Elaine Smith-Bright, clinical associate professor of education; Jan Walker, associate professor and chair of the leadership, counseling, and adult development department; Randy Peters, assistant professor in educational administration; and Thomas Buckmiller, assistant professor of education—they all write, compute, research, teach, and carry forth the tradition of preparing some of the finest school administrators in the state.
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Number of school districts: 359 Number of confirmed districts with Drake graduates as administrators
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Number of administrators, principals, and superintendents in Iowa: 1,960 Number of confirmed Drake graduates
In addition to the program to prepare principals, the SOE offers the Master of Science in Educational Leadership degree. The program is designed to prepare students for a variety of leadership positions, including principals, athletics directors, deans of students, curriculum coordinators, and AEA consultants. Nearly 70 percent of school districts in Iowa have at least one administrator who holds a Drake degree.
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