Bill Rickard is working with campus shop coordinators to build an undergraduate resource hub that quite literally provides students with the necessary tools to get their projects done.
Grant money helped CyRide add a pair of articulated buses to the state of Iowa's busiest route. The new vehicles, which double rider capacity, went into service this week.
On-campus interviews of the finalists for the next dean of the College of Business will begin as early as April 4, the first of several dates set aside for finalists' forums and receptions. Finalists should be named soon. Search committee co-chairs anticipate a new dean will be named before the end of spring semester.
If you work with university processes and systems, a little spring training on the Kuali system is in order. The training will prepare you for changes that occur July 1, when some administrative systems are switched to the Kuali system.
Senators approved three new academic programs at their March 12 Faculty Senate meeting. They also opened discussion of revisions to the promotion and tenure voting policy and philanthropic renaming procedures for academic units.
It's easy to make sure you'll get the message in a university emergency. Equally easy is designating emergency contacts should you become ill or missing. Visit "ISU Alert" and "Emergency contact" on AccessPlus.
Take a pictorial walk down memory lane March 11 during the lecture "Iowa State in the 1890s: A Visual History," presented by Ames native and ISU alum Douglas Biggs.
A daylong schedule of workshops focused on community building, skill development and personal development will kick off the Professional and Scientific Council's grant-funded professional development initiative. Registration is open for the April 2 conference.
