Nuter named next associate VP for university human resources

Julie Nuter will become the new associate vice president for university human resources on Dec. 2.

Winter break partial shutdown set    

This year's partial shutdown, Dec. 23-Jan. 1, allows many employees to opt for a little extra R&R and the university to lower its energy bill.

Power plant updates under way

Iowa State's power plant is getting a makeover that includes three new natural gas boilers, which will reduce the university's coal consumption by one-third annually.

Tuition freeze awaits December regents vote

If the state Board of Regents approves proposed 2014-15 tuition rates at its December meeting, it would mark the first time since 1975 that tuition for in-state undergraduates remains unchanged for three straight years.

The following announcements were added this week:

• Bruce Harmon will present Nov. 11 Osborn Club lecture

• Order now; Hort farm is selling apples through Nov. 7

• Tickets on sale for Dec. 5 Kacey Musgraves concert

• EAP training on conflict management is Nov. 5

• It's time to vote in video competition

• New computer virus "ransoms" your files

• "Vagina Monologues" auditions are Nov. 4, 6, 8

The following events were added this week:

• Safety summit, "Harvest Your Surplus -- Safely" (disposing of unwanted chemicals, materials and equipment), ISU environmental health and safety, Nov. 1 (7:45-9 a.m., 1230 EH&S Building), register online

• Workshop, "Science and Opportunities in Using Site-Directed Mutagenesis for Plant and Animal Improvement," ISU Crop Bioengineering Consortium, Nov. 4 (1:30-5 p.m.), Nov. 5 (8:15 a.m.-5 p.m.), Gateway Conference Center, Ames

• One Healthy Word seminar series, "Dissecting Complex Phenotypes in Dogs as a Model for Human Disease," Elinor Karlsson, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Nov. 5 (2:10 p.m., 1204 Kildee)

• IINSPIRE LSAMP annual conference, "Building Community for Student Success in STEM," Nov. 8 (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.,Tama Hall, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo), student and professional tracks

• SP@ISU workshop, "Broader Impacts Text Analysis," with Elena Cotos, ISU Graduate College, Nov. 14 (noon-2 p.m., MU South Ballroom, lunch provided), register online

• 13th Annual Iowa Organic Conference, Nov. 17-18 (Iowa Memorial Union, University of Iowa), sponsored, in part, by ISU Extension and Outreach organic agriculture. Register online.

•  Chris Tuggle, professor of animal science, to co-coordinator of the U.S. Swine Genome Coordination Program (with Cathy Ernst, Michigan State University)

Winter athletics tip off next week

The Cyclone basketball and wrestling squads open their seasons at Hilton Coliseum next week, while the volleyball and soccer teams wrap up their regular-season schedules. Home athletics events in the next week include:

• Soccer vs. Oklahoma State, Nov. 1, 7 p.m., free admission
• Women's basketball exhibition vs. Wayne State (Neb.), Nov. 3, noon, $5-$12
• Men's basketball exhibition vs. Augustana (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Nov. 3, 5 p.m., $20
• Volleyball vs. South Dakota (Vermillion), Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m., $4-$5
• Women's basketball exhibition vs. Carthage (Kenosha, Wis.), Nov. 6, 7 p.m., $5-$12
• Wrestling vs. Drexel (Philadelphia), Nov. 7, 5:30 p.m., $5-$10
• Wrestling vs. Grand View, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m., $5-$10

Homecoming celebration begins Saturday

The week-long celebration of the 101st Iowa State homecoming opens with a 5K run/walk, banner displays and painting (Victory Lane and local storefronts) on Saturday, Nov. 2. A $5 homecoming button will buy you lunch for six days and a meal at the Nov. 8 pep rally.

ISU Theatre's Spelling Bee musical debuts Nov. 1

Middle-school angst and quirky characters spark the laughs in ISU Theatre's production of the adult comedy musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The show begins its two-weekend run on Friday, Nov. 1, at Fisher Theater.

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County takes the stage Nov. 2

Stephens Auditorium presents Ghost Brothers of Darkland County at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 2. Described as a southern gothic, supernatural musical, this production is a stage experience that combines the talents of author Stephen King and musicians John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett. Tickets, $39.50 to $67.50, are available at the Iowa State Center ticket office and through Ticketmaster.

Fiddle masters perform at Stephens Nov. 3