Better support for faculty during the 10-minute classroom changeover and streamlined access to more electronic learning tools are two likely outcomes from a recent needs assessment of the ISU learning ecosystem.
A major upgrade that will boost Iowa State's network capacity from 10 GB to 100 GB hit a snag July 9 when a malfunction in the new equipment brought down the university phone system, and to a lesser extent, other online campus services.
The Farm House Museum on central campus closed July 1 for planned renovations that include window restoration and new (historic) wallpaper in several of the rooms and hallways. The work will take several months.
The annual Alumni Days reunion will no longer take place in the spring. Instead, the alumni association will recognize those groups with enhanced activities and events during homecoming weekend.
One of Lake LaVerne's famous swans is recovering from a run-in with discarded fishing line on Tuesday. The bird is on the mend, thanks to the College of Veterinary Medicine's small animal hospital.
The Iowa State hotline that allows individuals to anonymously report university-related activities that may be criminal, unethical or inappropriate is located at a new URL and hosted by information technology services rather than an outside vendor.
The Big 12 Conference logo will have a new look as of July 1. The cardinal and gold version already is making its way into Iowa State's athletics facilities.
Nearly 200 people turned up or tuned in for the latest update on the Board of Regents' TIER review of the state universities. Participants at a Tuesday forum heard about efficiency opportunities that have been selected for greater scrutiny and asked questions.
After 17 years as dean of the University Library, Olivia Madison will leave her post Sept. 1 to join the provost's office as a special assistant supporting Iowa State's upcoming Higher Learning Commission accreditation review.
Adam Schwartz took over as director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory on June 2. He is the fifth director to lead the lab since it was established in 1947.
The entire staff will move June 25-26 from its Lab of Mechanics offices to the State Avenue office building south of U.S. Highway 30, formerly used by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing and ISU Printing.
