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Sept. 5, 2013
News for Iowa State faculty and staff
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Inside
newsSmall animal hospital is
golden The state-of-the-art small animal hospital at the
College of Veterinary Medicine has earned Iowa State another
LEED® Gold certification, the second highest level in the green
building rating system. Access your work files
from almost anywhere CyBox, a new cloud-based
storage system, makes it easy to access your work files at home
or on the road. Meet Veronica Dark,
Faculty Senate president Dark will rely on experience
during her tenure as senate president, including work on best
practices and guidelines for position responsibility
statements. Meet Steve Mayberry, P&S Council
president Mayberry said the council has
the people and teamwork approach to help find solutions to
challenges facing professional and scientific
staff. CELT's mission remains unchanged for two
decades Since 1993, the Center for Excellence in Learning
and Teaching (CELT) has never changed its focus of impacting
student learning by helping faculty and graduate students become
effective teachers.
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Announcements
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following announcements were added this
week: -
Security
alert: Blackboard scam
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P&S Council
professional development seminar is Sept. 10
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Proposals
for publication support grants are due Oct. 7
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Memorial
service for longtime chemistry professor John Corbett is Friday
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Regents'
Sept. 6 public hearing will precede Sept. 10-11 meeting
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EAP
training: The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
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Online
wellness opportunity
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Harl
Commons, Global Café opened in Curtiss Hall Sept. 3
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Bacon Expo
tickets go on sale Sept. 6
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Sick kids?
Consider The Comfort Zone
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Proposals
sought for spring Honors Program seminars
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Roy Reiman
is Sept. 12 Reiman entrepreneur seminar speaker
See: Announcements
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Teaching
CELT
announces fall teaching and learning circles
CELT is
offering three teaching and learning circles for the campus
community this fall. Teaching and learning circles provide a way for
faculty, instructors and staff to hear new teaching strategies, meet
colleagues and build a community of practice. Each learning circle
consists of six to 15 people who meet four to five times (weekly or
biweekly) to discuss common topics of interest and/or books. Space
is limited. Register for one of the following:
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Seminars and
conferences
The
following seminars were added this week:
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"Forecasting
Supply and Demand Balance in California's Cap and Trade Market,"
James Bushnell, University of California, Davis, Sept. 10 (3:45-5
p.m., 1344 Howe), part of the Iowa NSF EPSCoR energy policy seminar
series
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"Write Winning Grant Proposals," John
Robertson, Grant Writers Seminars and Workshops, Oct. 3 (8:30
a.m.-5 p.m., MU Sun Room), free, but registration required
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Around
campusPresident's annual address is
Sept. 13 President Steven Leath will take a look back and
share his priorities and goals for the 2013-14 academic year
during his annual address on Sept. 13 (8:15
a.m., MU Great Hall). The university community is invited;
refreshments will be available at 8
a.m. Ames Lab to add new research
facility The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science
is funding a $10 million project to build a new Ames Lab research facility at the
Applied Science Complex, northwest of campus. Construction on the
Sensitive Instrument Facility, which will house items such as
electron and scanning probe microscopes, is slated to begin next
spring. A little help from the
drivers A customer service envelope that now comes with
all rental keys gives drivers a means to share helpful vehicle information
with transportation services staff. Drug-resistant
bacteria part of research studies Prevention of human
exposure to water-borne pathogens is the focus of research studies led by Michelle
Soupir, assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems
engineering.
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University
newsletters
University Museums
In this
edition of Interpretations (PDF): A
preview of the new fall exhibitions, images of the new Art on Campus
and a look at the life of sculptor Larry Nowlan.
U.S. Department of Energy's Ames
Laboratory
In this edition of Insider: Ames Lab's new Sensitive
Instrument Facility, the grand opening celebration for the Critical
Materials Institute and the arrival of cutting-edge NMR
technology.
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Opening events: 2013-14 academic
year
Next
week
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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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President's
Annual Address, President Steven Leath, Sept. 13 (8:15 a.m., Great
Hall, Memorial Union, coffee and refreshments available at 8
a.m.)
Upcoming
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Next
week
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Candidate
reception: Madison Gray, Vanderbilt University, one of two finalists
for the director position in the Office of Sponsored Programs
Administration, Sept. 9 (3:30-4:45 p.m., 3150 Beardshear)
Upcoming
- Welcome reception: Mary Petersen, daughter of former
ISU artist-in-residence Christian Petersen, Sept. 16 (2-3 p.m.,
Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill).
Arts and
events
Iowa
State (volleyball) Challenge is this weekend
The No. 11
Cyclone volleyball squad will play twice over the weekend in its own
tournament at Hilton Coliseum. Iow 0px;" dir="ltr">To commemorate
the seed-saving history of Iowa, Reiman Gardens planted 34 varieties
of heirloom tomatoes this season, from grape to beefsteak
bush. Visitors to the gardens' Home Production Garden on Sept. 7
(1-3 p.m.) may taste test and vote for their favorite
tomato. Horticulturist Sharon Rink will be on hand to answer
questions about the training systems used to keep the plants
productive. Regular garden admission fees apply.
Music faculty fanfare
ArtWalk follows in George Washington Carver's
footsteps
Join University Museums staff on Sept. 11 at noon for a historic
journey across campus, following in the footsteps of prominent
alum, George Washington Carver. The walk begins in front of Sloss
Women's Center, east of the campanile.
More campus events
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calendar. Also,
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