Two finalists have been selected for the associate vice president for facilities planning and management post. Campus interviews, including open forums, will be held May 2 and 4; candidate names and résumés will be released one day prior to their visits.
Student groups are celebrating Earth Month and Arbor Day by planting rare native trees on central campus. The butternut and American beech tree species also were chosen in part for use in class instruction.
Nontenure-eligible faculty who have served at least 10 years now can be honored with emeritus status. The policy change was unanimously approved at the April 18 Faculty Senate meeting.
Iowa State students with military connections have unique needs. The Iowa State Veterans Center has created a training session to help faculty and staff better assist them.
Iowa State's contract with Okta, an identity and access technology company, will eliminate the need for multiple passwords and provide a secure, single sign-on portal to many university systems.
Faculty and staff volunteers are needed to help facilitate campus workshops and initiatives as part of a national violence prevention program developed by Green Dot etc. A free weeklong training program will be provided for volunteers, July 10-14.
