Student Announcements
June 2025
Matthew West concert tickets on sale June 16
Tickets for a Sunday, Nov. 23, concert at Stephens Auditorium by Christian singer-songwriter Matthew West go on sale to the public at 10 a.m. Monday, June 16 via Ticketmaster. His "Don't Stop Praying" tour highlights his 13th album, released in January 2024. Tickets start at $32 plus fees.
Creek bank work in Brookside Park will close east trail, south bridge
A city of Ames project to stabilize the Ioway Creek in Brookside Park will begin on Monday, June 16, weather permitting. The goal is to reduce erosion along Ioway Creek affecting both park and private property, save trees and habitat and improve water quality. The work will include installing instream rock features, relocating approximately 500 feet of creek, stabilizing the stream bank, establishing vegetation and extending storm sewers. Completion of the three-phased project is anticipated for December. The east trail and south pedestrian bridge will be closed for the duration of the project. Shelters, parking lots and ballfields will remain open.
During the first phase (approximately one month), crews will install instream rock features in two locations: between 13th Street and the north pedestrian bridge, and between the south pedestrian bridge and Sixth Street. During periods of trail closures, users are encouraged to find alternate routes. A suggested route is west through the park to Haber Road and then north to 13th Street.
Children invited to propose new ice cream flavor for ISU Creamery
Children 12 years and younger are invited to propose a new ice cream flavor for the ISU Creamery . . . via a coloring sheet. The sheets can be picked up at the ISU Creamery, 2955 Food Sciences Building, or downloaded from the ISU Creamery website and printed at home. Contestants will color and name their proposed flavor -- which can't already exist in the ISU Creamery's ice cream flavors lineup. (Parents may help them describe their flavor on the separate entry form.) Entries are due in the store by 5 p.m. Saturday, June 28. The ISU Creamery team will announce the winning flavor at noon Wednesday, July 2, on the creamery's Facebook and Instagram pages. The winning ice cream will be made at the creamery and sold for a limited time in the store, starting Friday, July 18. Summer hours at the store are: noon-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Graduate College awards two honors to Ph.D. recipients
The Graduate College recently announced the 2025 recipients of two of its most prestigious graduate honors:
Liza Van der Laan, agronomy, received the Karas Award, which recognizes the most outstanding doctoral dissertation written by an Iowa State student. Her dissertation is titled "Breeding for Value Added and Climate Resilient Soybean via Genomic and Phenomic Tools." The award honors George Karas, who served as assistant and associate dean in the Graduate College before his retirement in 1995.
Sunil Ghimire, physics, received the Zaffarano Prize, which recognizes exceptional success in publishing one's research in discipline-appropriate sources. The prize was established by Daniel Zaffarano, former vice president for research (1973-88) who emphasized to graduate students that their research projects were not complete until they were published.
Tickets for fall Preacher Lawson performance go on sale June 6
Tickets ($34-$54) go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 6, for a Sept. 25 performance at Stephens Auditorium by comedian Preacher Lawson, who will be joined by his mother and brother Justin. Lawson is best known for his appearance on the 2017 season of NBC's "America's Got Talent," where he made it to the final round. In television, Lawson can be seen on HBO's "A Black Lady Sketch Show" and NBC's "Connecting" as a series regular. He recently completed his residency hosting AGT Live in Las Vegas and performs in venues around the country. Lawson performed previously in Ames in February 2023, at a Student Union Board "After Dark" event.
June 4 update on Stange Road reconstruction
Today (June 4) access to University Village from Stange Road will transition south again, from Blankenburg Drive to Bruner Drive. Weather delays in late May have pushed back the date for reopening Stange Road to two-way traffic (one lane in each direction), but that transition is expected in the next few weeks; the specific date will be determined as the newly poured northbound lanes cure.