News Archive

Plan your fall calendar with this list of college welcome events and university ceremonies.

The Professional and Scientific Council kicked off the academic year at its Aug. 8 meeting. Work on professional development opportunities -- one of the council's top five priorities -- is well under way.

A small army is tackling a not-small task this week: Preparing fall semester textbook orders for more than 5,900 students, about 20 percent of whom placed their orders in the last two days before the Aug. 1 deadline.

Iowa State will invest new and reallocated dollars this year to bolster the educational experience for students, its research enterprise and compensation for faculty and staff.

ISU's Smithsonian Folklife exhibit, on display on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., only few weeks ago will be part of the university's state fair exhibit. Other Cyclone fare at the fair: Tattoos, trophies, 4-H robot designers and chefs, a scavenger hunt and ISU veterinarians and students tending all those animals. Wear your Cyclone colors Aug. 11.

Also approved were naming proposals for athletics facilities, FY13 salaries for regent university presidents, purchase of YMCA property north of campus.

In a multiyear project, facilities staff will upgrade old fluorescent lights with new more energy-efficient lights in about 50 university buildings. The light replacement project is expected to yield substantial energy savings.

A pump in Ada Hayden lake stands ready to move lake water to the South Skunk River channel to replenish the city's drinking water aquifer. Meanwhile, Ames officials are encouraging residents to conserve water, and Iowa State has implemented water conservation measures.

Jonathan Wickert moved from the dean's office in Marston Hall to the provost's suite in Beardshear Hall this week. July 30 marked his first official day as Iowa State's senior vice president and provost.

Proposal to plan for seven more student apartment buildings will be considered by the state Board of Regents this week. The proposal would add housing on campus for another 650 students.

Cyclones.tv, the new digital network for cardinal and gold wearers, launched Aug. 1. It will carry its first live event -- football media day -- on Aug. 2.

Neither rain nor clouds nor curb could hold back Iowa State's Hyperion at this year's American Solar Car Challenge cross-country race.

Ralph Reynolds became Iowa State's inaugural director of the School of Education in the College of Human Sciences on July 1. He led education programs at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the University of Utah to national prominence in his 20-plus years in higher education administration.

The renovated east campus gated entry on Osborn Drive reopened last week. Campus access from Stange Road will close to vehicle traffic on Sunday.

When fire displaced residents of an Ames apartment building, the Red Cross and ISU residence department partnered to open space in Willow Hall as a service center and shelter for the victims.

Ames and Iowa State are home to the 2012 National Beep Baseball Association World Series. Seventeen coed teams are competing this week in the adaptive sport for blind and visually impaired athletes.

President Steven Leath will testify Thursday (July 19) before a U.S. Senate committee on the importance of making college more affordable. The hearing, which begins at 9 a.m. CST, will be live-streamed.

The fiscal year that ended June 30 recorded an increase of $17.9 million over last year and the second highest total achieved by the university. External funding supports Iowa State students — including student financial aid — and researchers, equipment purchases, education programs, buildings and extension activities.