Making progress on a summer project
More than 300 of the 350-plus glass panels in a window replacement project at the southeast corner of Parks Library are in place.
Margo Foreman
Foreman will serve as interim VP for diversity, equity and inclusion
Senior vice president for student affairs Toyia Younger will lead a 10-member search committee, and the university will contract with a search firm to help develop the candidate pool in a national search for a successor to Reginald Stewart.
WorkCyte phase II will benefit from lessons learned
Joseph Ballard II
Welcome
Joseph Ballard II is the inaugural director of diversity, equity and inclusion for the campus life unit in the student affairs division.
What we gained from 15 years of ADVANCE
Following an initial five-year NSF grant (2006-11) for a transformational program called ADVANCE, Iowa State found university funds to keep the program in house. It was a long-term commitment to changing the faculty culture, developing programs that establish flexibility and promoting transparency and clear expectations helpful to faculty as they progress through their careers.
Proposed policy on digital accessibility is open for comments
Comments are being accepted through Aug. 31 on a draft policy on digital accessibility that calls for regular reviewing and repairing existing materials, widespread training and -- by 2026 -- a requirement that all new digital content meet digital accessibility standards.
