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Oct. 17, 2013
News for Iowa State faculty and staff
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Inside
newsWelcome Martino Harmon is Iowa State's
new associate vice president for student affairs. He joined the
university Sept. 9. A second tuition
freeze When the state Board of Regents meets next week
in Iowa City, it will review a proposal to freeze resident undergraduate
tuition at the three state universities for a second
consecutive year. The board's vote on 2014-15 tuition is
expected at the December meeting. Public records go
public Officials began posting public records requests
online this week. The postings are part of university
follow-through on the
recommendations of a regents-appointed task force on
transparency. Nonsupervisory merit open change begins
Oct. 18 Nonsupervisory merit employees will have a
chance to review and change their benefits during the
open change period, Oct. 18 to
Nov. 18. Greener
pastures The former horse pasture east of Haber Road is
sprouting the first of two plantings to establish
native prairie grasses that
complement storm water management and help control runoff into
Squaw Creek. Architecture students rule the roost in
their first assignment The campus community is
invited to view the first design-build efforts of
the new majors in the professional architecture program: Chicken
coops unlike any others.
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Announcements
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following announcements were added this
week: -
There's a
new off-campus voice mail number
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New internal
grants support academic advising
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MU Workspace
hosts Little Free Library workshop on Saturday
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Nominations
due Dec. 1 for P&S CYtation, P&S Team awards
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Decorate
your office space for homecoming
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Library will
offer another EndNote Basic workshop
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Nominations
for alumni awards are due Dec. 1
- Periodic lane closure on Haber Road through
Oct. 18
See: Announcements
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Teaching
Teaching tips from the trenches
In
celebration of CELT's 20th anniversary, the staff is compiling a
list of "20 Teaching Tips from the Trenches," and your ideas are
needed. The tips will be selected and made into laminated decks of
cards to share with faculty across campus. They also will be posted
on the CELT website. Each tip will be attributed to the author. Tip
submissions require:
The
tip submission form is
online. Submit ideas by Nov. 11.
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Seminars and
conferences
The
following events were added this week:
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Around
campusMake them
laugh Undergraduates in a fall Honors seminar use
stand-up comedy as a route to
public speaking confidence. IPR director candidates
will interview next week Three finalists (PDF) for Iowa
Public Radio's executive director will interview in the state next
week. Finalists are: William Reed, a Midwest media consultant,
Oct. 22; Debra Fraser, Houston Public Media, Oct. 23; and Myrna
Johnson, Boston Schoolyard Initiative,
Oct. 24. Climate patterns, in
high-res Two decades ago, climate modelers used one
gridpoint on a map to represent one state. In a new supercomputer
in the Durham Center basement, one county may contain up to 100
gridpoints. The result is more realistic representations of climate patterns
farther into the future. Washington student's family
moves to Iowa Animal science, now veterinary
medicine, student's family relocates to Boone County for
numerous good reasons. ISURF is 75 this
week Oct. 13 marked the 75-year anniversary of the Iowa
State University Research Foundation. The campus community is
invited to a Friday afternoon seminar that will look at issues in
innovation.
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This
week
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Open house
and reception: Collection of Edward Mezvinsky's Congressional and
public service papers, Oct. 17 (program begins at 3:30 p.m., Special
Collections, 403 Parks Library)
Next
week
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Reception:
"Illuminating Perception" exhibit, Oct. 24 (7-8 p.m., Christian
Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill)
Upcoming
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Reception:
Welcome back for student veterans, Oct. 29 (4-6 p.m., MU Campanile
Room), hosted by senior VP Tom Hill and ROTC faculty members, RSVP
by Oct. 23 to Jean Foley
- Reception: "Studies in Creativity" student juried
exhibit, Oct. 29 (6-8 p.m., MU Gallery Room)
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Arts and
events
Need
wheels? Surplus bike auction is Oct. 19
ISU Surplus
will hold a used bicycle auction on Saturday, Oct. 19 (10 a.m., ISU
Surplus warehouse, 1102 Southern Hills Dr.). Up to 300 adult-size
abandoned bikes, ranging from cruisers to road bikes, will be
auctioned. Viewing begins at 9 a.m.; payment must be cash or
check.
Friendly spirits Reiman Gardens' annual
"Spirits in the Gardens" is this
weekend, Oct. 19 and 20 (4-7 p.m., Reiman Gardens). Bring the kids
in costume (adults are welcome to dress up, too) for some
family-friendly Halloween fun. Admission is free for youth under 18;
regular admission applies for all others ($8 adults; $7 for
seniors). Virtual Halloween experience opens this
weekend The "Halloween Fun House," an annual outreach effort of
the Virtual Reality Applications Center, starts its two-weekend run
on Saturday, Oct. 19. Hours for this come-and-go event are 1-4
p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 19-20 and Oct. 26-27 (1117 Black
Engineering). All ages are welcome; admission is
free. Music department
concerts The following performances will be held in the Music
Building's Tye Recital Hall. Tickets, available at the performances,
are $5 ($3 for students) unless indicated. -
Iowa State
Singers, Oct. 20 (3-4:30 p.m.)
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ISU Wind
Ensemble and ISU Percussion Ensemble, Oct. 22 (7:30-9 p.m.)
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ISU Flute
Choir and ISU Clarinet Choir, Oct. 23 (7:30-8:45 p.m.), free
admission
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