News Archive

A college-by-college peek at student enrollment from fall 2009 to fall 2014.

Ninety-eight percent of last fall's freshman class participated in summer orientation. For some, it's a chance to affirm a decision made months earlier. Others are still shopping.

In April, University Book Store staff organized all textbooks by author's last name, discarding the decades-old system of grouping texts by academic discipline and course number. Read why this is a good thing.

Fans have purchased more than 2,000 of the available 3,000 season tickets in the new Sukup End Zone Club.

A university search committee is heading up a national search for the Thielen Student Health Center's next director. Applications are due May 30.

The $80 million package includes a new five-story teaching and research building, a four-story addition to Bessey Hall and renovation of about 8,000 square feet in Bessey.

Lake Laverne's algae blemish is better, thanks to cool temperatures and rainy weather, but will return with summer conditions. Two more floating islands are expected to launch this week as part of a water quality pilot project being conducted on the lake through October.

An Inside team was allowed in Marston Hall this week to record progress on the interior renovation of the 112-year-old landmark.

Employees, retirees and spouses will be remembered at the university's annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, at the ISU Alumni Center.

It's the gift that keeps on growing. The class gift of 2012 -- scholarships for senior students -- has been adopted by three subsequent graduating classes.

A quick reminder of when some key central campus roads will reopen.

The annual summer games return to campus May 21-23. In addition to construction closures near the venues, several parking lots and roads will be impacted.

Iowa State conferred the D.V.M. degree on 147 candidates during a May 9 commencement ceremony.

Members of the Professional and Scientific Council approved a salary recommendation that was sent to administrators for consideration during FY16 budget development.

Depending on interest, the route could start as far east as State Center, with stops in Colo and Nevada.

Faculty, professional and scientific staff, contract employees and post docs with satisfactory performance evaluations will receive a minimum salary increase of 1 percent on July 1.

Associate vice president for facilities David Miller proposed a partnership project to pay for 400 hallway benches for students waiting to begin a class, lab or test. His proposal targets 28 of the busiest academic buildings.