student leads math study session at library table

Making sense of the semester

A calculus tutoring session in Parks Library drew some interest on Monday of finals week.

Senate approves term faculty tracks

Changes two years in the making became a reality at the May 1 Faculty Senate meeting. A new professor of practice track and revised ranks for instructional positions were among the approved changes for term faculty.

Mark Simpson headshot

Mark Simpson

Simpson named registrar

Mark Simpson will begin his duties as registrar May 21. He comes to Iowa State from the University of Utah, where he serves as director of enterprise student systems.

Second largest class is set to graduate this weekend

An estimated 5,047 students are completing degrees from Iowa State this semester and many of them will participate in graduation festivities May 3-5. They make up the second largest graduating class on record. 

Faculty and staff receive university awards

More than 60 Iowa State faculty and staff will be honored during the university's annual awards ceremony Sept. 14. Here are the awards.

Sixty ISU seniors receive first completion grants

They're doing the job: 95 percent of first completion grant recipients either graduated or enrolled for the next semester.

Hilton gaining more parking, direct access to Lincoln Way

Visitors to Hilton Coliseum for commencement this weekend may notice the beginnings of a project to reconstruct the arena's sidewalks and parking lots, adding vehicle capacity and constructing a new driveway connecting to Lincoln Way.