The university community is invited to participate in the candidates' open forums, either live or by viewing videos of each forum. The search committee requests that online evaluation forums be submitted by noon April 30.
At its April 17 meeting, the Faculty Senate hears about an electronic class evaluation pilot, learns that Cyclone student-athletes outperform the general student body academically, and approves several new academic programs and catalog policies.
The Cyclone football team wraps up nearly a month of practices with its annual spring football game on Saturday, April 14. Fans should enter on the north side of the stadium; seating will be limited to the east side only. Admission is free.
Ames remains in contention to become a Blue Zones community, one of several Iowa cities that will be awarded extra resources and programs to become models of health and well-being. You can help support the project by registering online or texting.
The search committee for Iowa State's senior vice president and provost will meet in Minneapolis this weekend, April 14-15, to interview candidates. Although no finalists have yet been selected, the committee has set tentative dates for open forums to allow the university community and public to meet finalists.
Miles Lackey, director of the office of federal affairs at The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, will join the president's office April 16, filling the newly defined position of associate vice president.
A new name and focus for the Professional and Scientific Council recruitment and retention committee was approved at the council's April 5 meeting. Vice president for business and finance Warren Madden also gave council members an overview of campus parking.
Iowa State will be among exhibitors at this summer's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The festival focus is land-grant universities and the USDA. ISU's high-tech, interactive exhibit will showcase College of Design and Extension and Outreach efforts to help communities meet challenges.
Lengthy discussion at the April 4 Faculty Senate meeting fine-tuned recommended language for inclusion in class syllabi. Students requested the additional information to help communicate classroom policies and guidelines.
The search committee currently is reviewing applications for the senior vice president and provost position. Thus far, 130 nominations have been received for the position, and 35 people have submitted applications.
