It is the first statewide effort in the nation to help families find near-real time child care vacancies in their area. The website launched in August and is being visited hundreds of times each month.
More than 130 faculty and staff participated in Wednesday's civics instruction professional development conference at the Memorial Union, the first major event in Iowa State's new Cyclone Civics initiative.
Iowa State currently has 1,154 active contracts and grants with the federal government. To understand the size and scope of the orders, Dorhout and peers have used previous government shutdowns as a blueprint.
The new online degree -- which combines health and technology to enhance the delivery, management and monitoring of health care -- is a first in the state and has students from across the country and as far away as Egypt. Enrollment doubled from fall to spring semester.
And benefits director Ed Holland introduced two benefits initiatives that will be implemented yet this semester: additional voluntary benefits and enhancements to the TIAA retirement plan.
The platform intentionally was designed for people without a lot of technical experience who know how to log in, click an edit button and upload files. Faculty in any ISU college may create a site for free.
The 1928 Grill began serving hamburgers and fries in the food court at the start of spring semester. Its name is a nod to a dining option in the Memorial Union when it opened in 1928.
Senators have now approved five of six proposed Degrees of the Future, which address student and workforce demands and spur innovation in the curriculum.
The aim of the half-day event is for participants to learn more about ways to narrow the gaps among our students in civic literacy, skills and disposition -- their willingness to influence government policy.
Using Tidy Cats litter buckets for lab glass recycling began in 2013 in response to the city's request to the university to help it keep glass out of the Ames waste stream.
The staff repairs, replaces, reformats and monitors Parks Library's physical and digital collections. They also help with recovery efforts and special projects.
Ciarán Bowe works through technical challenges to write security plans required for research data, preserving the university's reputation as a trustworthy partner.
