Mary Howell Sirna, administrative advisor and attorney on staff for ISU Police, is serving for a third time as interim director of equal opportunity and Title IX coordinator. The appointment began this week.
We encounter digital accessibility every day, but there's room to grow when it comes to using the available tools and understanding why digital accessibility matters for people with disabilities.
More than 50 volunteers helped the Iowa Soybean Research Center kick off Soybean Month in Iowa at a Meals from the Heartland food packaging event Aug. 2 on campus.
Faculty and staff showed their commitment to improving mental health of students and employees with their dedication to RESPOND training this summer. Those in need often turn to trusted individuals first who can guide them to the support they need.
Faculty across campus are adjusting to the questions AI chatbots raise for their classrooms. Some are looking to limit their use to ensure students achieve learning objectives; others are taking advantage to enhance learning opportunities.
Carl Wells, director of equal opportunity and Title IX coordinator since May 2022, will leave Iowa State Aug. 1 for a new position as associate dean for campus life at Newberry College in South Carolina.
Parks Library will add single-person booths this fall that will offer faculty, staff and students a quiet place to study and learn. It is the latest effort to update available space and accommodate the way today's patrons use it.
Michael Harwood, director of fiscal and facility operations for housing at the University of Montana, Missoula, will start Aug. 11 as ISU's associate vice president for campus life and director of residence.
Rick Hellmich, who retired from Iowa State in 2021 -- after he helped seed two pollinator habitat plots on Pammel Drive former building sites -- said he's made a hobby of volunteering his time to care for the two plots.
The multipronged attack largely targeted new students to gain access to their email account and send a fake check to have them purchase gift cards for the scammers.
Summer session enrollment is a strong 8,468 students this summer, up 65 from a year ago. The student body includes 5,718 undergraduates, 2,589 graduate students and the 161 members of the fourth-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine class.
At one of only 20 or so creameries on a university campus, Iowa State students can learn about product development, finances, social media and inventory, in addition to dairy science.
In this transition year, July 1 and Jan. 1 salary increases are possible for faculty, P&S and contract staff and post-docs. In subsequent years, salary increases will be implemented on Jan. 1.
