Special Events/Community Service

The Special Events/Community Service Committee develops and implements plans for special events on campus and creates awareness of community service opportunities available for staff participation.

ASC/Cowles Library Book Club

 The University Book Club will continue to meet virtually and in person (as is safely allowed) through the 21/22 academic year!  We like to read 4 books together each year, usually scheduled for a casual discussion around the "breaks" during the year.  This year, we are also adding 2 additional "toolkit for life" books in partnership with Human Resources!

Our books and meeting times for this year are listed below - please feel free to reach out to sara.heijerman@drake.edu, or dan.chibnall@drake.edu if you would like to participate in any of these discussions, or would like to join our email notification list! 

• October 5 - The Midnight Library - Matthew Haig

• December 15 - Rising Strong - Brené Brown

• January 20 – The Premonition: A Pandemic Story - Michael Lewis

• March 3 - Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport

• May 10 – The Rose Code - Kate Quinn

• July 20 – Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation - John Lewis