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November 15, 2002 Vol. 55, No. 22

DRAKE APPOINTS NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ON DIVERSITY

Drake University President David Maxwell announced today that he has appointed a 16-member National Advisory Board on Diversity.

"Promoting diversity is of tremendous importance to Drake," President Maxwell said. "It will be immensely helpful to have input from community leaders and alumni as we work to ensure that Drakestudents, faculty and staff are able to function effectively as members of diverse local, national and global communities."

Maxwell said he is very pleased that "everyone we asked to be on the advisory board has agreed to serve." In a letter to board members, Maxwell said their primary responsibility will be "to review theUniversity's goals in the area of diversity, to help us assess our progress, to give us the wisdom derived from their own experience, expertise and external perspective, and to serve as a sounding board for our ideas and goals as we move forward."

The National Advisory Board on Diversity will meet for the first time Saturday, Nov. 16. The meeting will give board members the opportunity to talk with the three-member Diversity Audit Teamvisiting Drake this week at the invitation of President Maxwell.

The Diversity Audit Team consists of Myrna Adams, recently retired associate provost for equity at Duke University; J. Herman Blake, director of African American studies at Iowa State University; andAlbert Ramirez, professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. "We're here as partners in institutional change," Adams said. "We want to listen and learn and to use our experience and expertise to offer whatever assistance we can to help the University achieve its goals."

The National Advisory Board on Diversity is Drake's 10th national advisory board. These boards provide valuable advice and perspective to the University on critical issues. There already is a nationaladvisory board for each of Drake's six colleges and schools and for technology, Cowles Library and the National Alumni Board.

Members of the new National Advisory Board for Diversity are:
LAW SCHOOL TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE TUESDAY

Drake Law School will host an open house on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Quiet Lounge located on the second floor of Cartwright Hall for undergraduate and graduate students interesting in attending law school. Undergraduate faculty advisers are also encouraged to attend.

Admissions and financial aid staff will be on hand to answer questions, as will law school deans, faculty and current law students. For more information about Drake Law School, or if students are unable to attend the open house, contact Law School Office of Admission and Financial Aid at x2782.
WANTED: WRITERS FOR DRAKE WRITERS' NIGHT THURSDAY

All Drake writers are invited to join in an open reading of poetry and prose during Drake Writers' Night at 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, in the Medbury Honors Lounge.

Drake Writers' Night, which is presented by the Writers and Critics Series and the English Department, seeks to bring writers from all corners of the Drake community together to share their work. Upon arrival, all writers are encouraged to sign up to read. For more information, send an e-mail message to carol.spaulding@drake.edu
DRAKE CHORAL/ORCHESTRAL CONCERT SET FOR NOV. 24

Drake's four choral ensembles, in collaboration with a special orchestra of Drake faculty and students under the direction of Aimee Beckmann-Collier, will perform Mozart's "Requiem" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines. The Drake Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Clarence Padilla, will perform Prelude and Fugue ("The Spitfire") by William Walton and excerpts from "L'Arlesienne" by George Bizet. Tickets, which are $7 for students and $15 for non-studnets, are available at the Drake Fine Arts Box Office (x3841), the Civic Center Box Office or through Ticket Master (243-1888).
WORKSHOP TO FOCUS ON HOW TO MANAGE SPAM

The Office of Information Technology is sponsoring a workshop on How to Manage SPAM from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, and Tuesday, Nov. 26, in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center.

"While SPAM is almost impossible to avoid entirely, there are effective strategies for minimizing our exposure to it and dealing with the messages that arrive anyway," said Bob Hoehle,director of microcomputer services.

The workshops will include general information about SPAM, what Drake is doing to reduce it, what you can do to avoid it, and what to do with it once you receive it. The workshop will include detailed demonstrations of tools in Eudora, Microsoft Outlook and Drake's web-based email client you can use to manage the SPAM you receive.

No registration is necessary.
CARR NAMED TO COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT FOOTBALL TEAM

Drake senior safety Desmond Carr (Lee's Summit, Mo.) has been named to the Verizon/CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) first team Academic All-District VII University Division Football Team.

Drake senior fullback Eric Buer (Norwalk) and senior defensive tackle Jason Dvorak (Elberon) were named to the second team Academic All-District VII University Division team.

Carr was one of 24 student athletes chosen to the elite first-team squad which represents 12 NCAA I or NCAA I-AA football schools from the states of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming.

Carr is now eligible to be named on the Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-America football team which will be released Dec. 2.

To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) for his career.He must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing. True freshmen, redshirt freshmen and ineligible athletic transfers are not eligible.

Carr, who was a co-captain on Drake this fall, is majoring in information services. He ranked fourth on Drake with 69 tackles, including 46 solo hits. He also had a team-high six pass break ups and a 12-yard tackle for loss.

Buer is majoring in accounting, while Dvorak is majoring in business management.
DRAKE HEADS MVC MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY SCHOLAR ATHLETE TEAM

Drake, which finished second in the Missouri Valley Conference Men's Cross Country Championships, has landed the most student-athletes on the Valley Scholar-Athlete Cross Country Team.

The Bulldogs placed junior Brent Wilberts (Shoreview, Minn.), sophomore Bobby Anderson (Mason City) and sophomore Kyle Sounhein (Crystal Lake, Ill.) on the elite 10-man squad.

The Scholar-Athlete Team is a unique Valley award in that it accounts for academic and athletic excellence. The criteria for team voting parallels the Verizon/CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for academic All-America voting. Those eligible must have at least a 3.00 cumulative grade-point average.

Wilberts, who finished fourth in the MVC Championships, is majoring in accounting Anderson, who was seventh in the MVC Championships, is majoring in biology. Sounhein, who was 20th in the MVC Championships, is enrolled in liberal arts.

The trio will lead the Drake squad at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships Saturday in Normal, Ill.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR BASKETBALL LUNCHEONS

Drake fans are invited to luncheons at Christopher's Restaurant in Beaverdale throughout the season to hear the inside scoop on Drake basketball from coaches Kurt Kanaskie and Lisa Stone. The coaches will review previous games as well as comment on upcoming opponents and current events in the program.

The first Tip-Off Luncheon for the men's basketball team will start at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25. The cost is $11 per person. Additional Tip-Off Luncheons will be held on Dec. 10, Jan. 7 and Feb. 3.

Fast Break Luncheons for the women's basketball team will begin at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at Christopher's Restaurant. The cost is $11 per person. The luncheons will continue on Dec. 16, Jan. 14 and Feb. 4.

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