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Aug. 22, 2013
News for Iowa State faculty and staff
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Inside
newsMoving in is a team
effort With fall classes starting Monday, this is
move-in week for students
living on campus. They were hardly alone in their labors, with
student volunteers and administrators on hand to welcome
them. Getting to know your
phone If you haven't quite got the hang of the new
phone, here's a guide to many common tasks,
such as getting voice mail, making transfers, doing a conference
call and making your office number ring on your cell
phone. Up late at Parks
Library Parks Library will stay open until 2 a.m. five
days a week to accommodate the study needs of record numbers
of students. Food truck fleet expands on
campus Three more mobile food vendors will set up
in outdoor campus locations this semester to give the campus
community additional lunch
options. Industrial design students produce
outdoor benches for Troxel Hall This summer, seven
industrial design students not only designed the
outdoor benches for Iowa
State's new Troxel Hall, which opens Aug. 26, they managed the
entire production process from idea to
product.
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Announcements
The
following announcements were added this
week: -
Join the
LGBT faculty/staff association
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Graduate
students sought for bioeconomy fellowships
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You're
invited: Open house to welcome Business dean David Spalding
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September
workshop acclimates grad students to Parks Library
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Tickets on
sale Aug. 26 for two upcoming Stephens concerts
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MU's poster
sale is Aug. 21-30
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Reminder:
File authorization form for each work-study student
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Fall, spring
jobs for students may be posted now
See: Announcements
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Seminars and
conferences
The
following conferences were added this week:
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Around
campusOur biggest computer to
date "Cyence," the most powerful computer ever on
the Iowa State campus, capable of 183.043 trillion calculations
per second, is beginning to produce data for 17 research
projects. Library offers mobile journal
access Faculty, staff and students can download a
free app for their tablet devices
that allows them to browse, search, download and read thousands of
scholarly journals on the go. Iowa State receives $1.8
million gift to support geology field
station Iowa State has received a $1.8 million gift from
alumni Tom and Evonne Smith of Houston,Texas, to renovate the
Carl F. Vondra Geology Field
Station near Shell, Wyo. The station is managed and used by
ISU's department of geological and atmospheric sciences for a
hands-on, six-week course in geology field concepts and methods
for undergraduates. Egg Industry Center to discuss
the latest advancements in egg and hen
research.
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Opening events: 2013-14 academic
year
This
week
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College of
Human Sciences faculty and staff convocation, Aug. 22 (7:45-11 a.m.,
Reiman Ballroom, ISU Alumni Center)
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College of
Business faculty and staff family picnic, Aug. 23 (6-8 p.m., Maple
Shelter, Brookside Park)
Next
week
Upcoming
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College of
Engineering convocation, Sept. 3 (3:10-4 p.m., auditorium, Howe
Hall, reception follows in the atrium)
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College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences convocation, Sept. 10 (4:10 p.m., Harl
Commons, Curtiss Hall)
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College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences convocation and reception, Sept. 11 (4-6
p.m., Sun Room, Memorial Union)
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Academic
year opening address, President Steven Leath, Sept. 13 (8 a.m.,
Great Hall, Memorial Union)
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College of
Veterinary Medicine convocation, Oct. 2 (8-9 a.m., 1226 Vet Med)
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University
faculty and staff awards ceremony, Oct. 2 (3:30-4:30 p.m., Sun Room,
Memorial Union, reception follows)
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Next
week
Upcoming
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Welcome
reception, Raisbeck Endowed Dean David Spalding, College of
Business, Sept. 4 (3-5 p.m., Bergstrom Commons, Gerdin), the
university community is invited, hors d'oeuvres and refreshments
will be served
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Arts and
events
Reiman Gardens hosts quilt show this
weekend
Reiman
Gardens and the Iowa Quilters Guild are hosting the 4th annual
Garden Quilt Show Aug. 23 and 24 (9 a.m.-6 p.m.) and Aug. 25 (9
a.m.-4 p.m.) at Reiman Gardens. The three-day show will feature 90
garden-themed quilts created by Midwesterners as part of a juried
show, instruction, demonstrations and lectures. Garden admission
fees apply; some instructional presentations may have an additional
cost. More information is online.
It's time for Cyclone Fan
Fest Cyclone fans are invited to join Iowa State's
student-athletes and coaches at Cyclone Fan Fest on Aug. 25 (noon-2
p.m., Hilton Coliseum). Activities include inflatable games,
temporary tattoos, tours of the Hilton locker rooms and
more. Admission is free. Food, beverages and ISU merchandise will be
available for purchase. In addition, the athletics department is
holding an equipment sale on the north side of Hilton (11 a.m.-4
p.m.). More campus
events
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