Patience and perseverance paid off for ISU ROTC cadets who planned, organized and carried out the replacement of a footbridge in Pammel Woods. The project was more than two years in the making and involved help from multiple groups, individuals and organizations.
Erin Baldwin, chief operating officer for the Mahaska Health Partnership in Oskaloosa, has been named director of the Thielen Student Health Center, effective Jan. 4. She succeeds Mary Hensley, who has served as interim director since July.
Addressing the Faculty Senate on Oct. 20, university counsel Paul Tanaka discussed why faculty and research staff should assign intellectual property rights. An initiative to inform current employees about the process and obtain agreements is under way.
In a little over eight months, the university's next strategic plan will come together. The steering committee is forming six subcommittees to focus on key parts of the plan and seeks your help in nominating people to serve on those groups.
Pappas consultants share ideas for improving distance learning and enrollment management efforts. Biennial faculty activity survey results also are on the agenda.
Paintings by a longtime Iowa artist, collector plates and glass, antique furniture, a Civil War-era sword and owls by the hundreds will be part of Iowa State's Art and Antique Sale Oct. 29-Nov. 1. Proceeds from the sale will support University Museums.
The Office of the Vice President for Research seeks a tenured ISU faculty member to fill a new full-time position -- associate vice president for research.
2016-17 tuition rates, a three-year supplemental tuition proposal for international students, TIER updates and a student-led proposal to keep grad and professional program graduates in Iowa are on the agenda whe the state Board of Regents meets Oct. 21-22 in Iowa City.
