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With impacted employees notified and online training in place, Iowa State moves closer to meeting the Dec. 1 deadline for the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations.

A committee is working with a national search firm to find ISU's next chief of police. Applications and nominations are due Nov. 17.

Roof workers atop the Memorial Union have enjoyed one of the most spectacular views on campus this fall. The slate tile replacement project is on schedule to wrap up next month.

The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) has developed a new workshop that helps faculty bring inclusivity to their classrooms. The next session is Nov. 9.

Student leaders at all three regent universities object to growing disparity between resident and nonresident tuition rates.

University human resources has partnered with the office of risk management, environmental health and safety, and information technology services to revamp the first report of injury process. The new system, called the ISU Incident Portal, will launch by Oct. 31.

Several training sessions were developed to help individuals impacted by new overtime regulations in the Fair Labor Standards Act understand and meet FLSA requirements. The first trainings -- online sessions for employees and supervisors -- will be available beginning Nov. 1.

Some 2,000 parade watchers gathered in downtown Ames Sunday to watch the first ISU Homecoming parade in decades. Activities continue through Saturday's game.

ISU Plan participants may review and update their benefits during the annual open change period, Nov. 1-18.

With more than 30,000 trees and shrubs on campus, it's an ongoing task to preserve healthy lawns and keep sidewalks clear when the leaves start to fall.

The Advanced Teaching and Research Building for the biosciences at the northwest corner of Stange and Pammel roads is about 20 percent complete, with completion on schedule for January 2018.

Forms, the linchpin of website interactivity, allow us to do all kinds of things from simple searches to online purchases. Here's how to ensure that the forms on your site work for everyone, including those with accessibility issues.

Leaders reported on updates and initiatives in the university's research and information technology units at the Oct. 18 Faculty Senate meeting. Two academic program requests also were introduced.

Iowa State's new co-curricular transcript website helps students capture and organize achievements and activities that don't make it onto a traditional academic transcript.

CyRide representatives will employ various tactics over the next month to get your thoughts on building a more efficient, effective CyRide.