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Iowa State hired former Toledo Rockets Matt Campbell coach to lead Cyclone program.

Horticulture Club members are selling poinsettia plants through Saturday at a different location daily.

Vice president for diversity and inclusion Reginald Stewart began his position on Dec. 1.

The next strategic plan won't document all the things we do to help students, faculty and staff succeed, says steering committee chair Steve Freeman. Rather, the plan will be a framework, showing what we intend to focus on and where we should invest resources to make the university better.

IT experts encourage faculty, staff and students to make use of the CyBox online storage system for university business and class work. User benefits include unlimited storage and special security features. And in-the-cloud storage reduces the pressure on university servers.

The benches are made by Iowa Prison Industries from recycled campus wood.

After months of collaborative planning, work is underway to move business and student information applications from a 1970s era mainframe to a cloud-based system.

Dec. 7 is the application deadline to be guaranteed consideration.

Also on the agenda is a vote on 2016-17 tuition and mandatory fees, update on three building projects and two honorary degree requests.

Larysa Nadolny, assistant professor in the School of Education, has transformed her Curriculum and Instruction 202 course from traditional lectures and labs to a game-based learning format. The result? Student attendance and participation has increased to 90 percent.

It's not every year that the holiday tree lights go up in sunny, 60-degree weather.

The strategic planning process picks up speed as subcommittees are named and public forums set.

At their Nov. 5 meeting, Professional and Scientific Council members learned that eligibility for the provost's Emerging Leaders Academy will be broadened for P&S staff. Council president Tera Lawson said tuition reimbursement and guidelines for staff with teaching responsibilities also are being discussed.

Twenty-two projects were supported by $262,000 in awards from provost's office, some department funds and assistance from learning design specialists in the Online Learning Innovation Hub.

In sunshine, wind, rain or snow, Dairy Science Club members sell ice cream for $1 over the Wednesday lunch hour.

After months of discussion and feedback, changes to Faculty Handbook policies and guidelines for faculty position responsibility statements were approved at the Nov. 10 Faculty Senate meeting.

Four candidates will participate in on-campus interviews and open forums, beginning next week.