An external consultant will be hired to assess how Iowa State's current budget model aligns with the strategic plan, academic priorities, peer best practices and long-term financial sustainability. The goal is a budget framework that promotes transparency, supports growth and enables the university to respond effectively to evolving needs and opportunities.
President David Cook brought his Listen, Learn, Lead initiative to the council's April 2 meeting. Other council business included affirming the winners in last month's council election and reviewing a draft of the council's annual compensation and benefits review.
President David Cook took his 100-day listen and learn campaign to his first President's Council gathering March 24, asking college and department leaders to respond to a set of aspirational questions.
Three days before he officially was on the job, President David Cook and his spouse, Katie Cook, took time for a short Q&A with Inside about the start of his presidency and how they hope to meet lots of Iowa Staters.
Interim president David Spalding is grateful to be the eight-week leadership link between Wendy Wintersteen and David Cook. Conversations with Iowa legislators and weekly sessions with first-year students in the President's Leadership Class are on his to-do list.
A team in the department of apparel, events and hospital management spent weeks designing a custom-made red jacket that was presented to President Wendy Wintersteen during a farewell reception.
The Iowa State community honored president Wendy Wintersteen and her spouse, Robert Waggoner, during a Dec. 4 program and reception at the Memorial Union. After 46 years of service, Wintersteen will retire from the university on Jan. 2.
President Wendy Wintersteen has accepted several recommendations from a working group's proposal. The changes focus on reporting relationships, new university policies and strategies, and a university-wide network for better coordination.
The presidential portrait for Iowa State's 16th president and first woman president, Wendy Wintersteen, was installed this week in the Reading Room at Parks Library.
For the third consecutive year, enrollment at Iowa State is up, due in part to a record first-year retention rate of just over 89% and growth in first-year students. At 6,160 students, the first-year class is the largest since fall 2016.
Lucas Heitkamp joined the president's office staff July 7 as associate director of federal relations. He previously worked on the staff of U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, South Dakota.
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will lead the universitywide program, an outcome of one of the state Board of Regents' 2023 directives on diversity, equity and inclusion.
