Regents president attends senate meeting

Bruce Rastetter, president of the state Board of Regents, spoke at the Jan. 21 Faculty Senate meeting and fielded questions from senators. Distribution of state appropriations, budget lobbying, institutional collaboration and community college articulation agreements were among the topics he discussed.

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Got a technology idea for Iowa State? Post it on ITS' new Techstarter website and see how it plays with the Iowa State crowd.

Ames Laboratory director finalists named

Five finalists have been named in the search for the director of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Ames Laboratory.

Regents task force takes closer look at Tennessee funding model

A task force appointed by Iowa's Board of Regents to study performance-based alternatives for allocating state funds talked this week with the architect of Tennessee's unique model.

Students to begin online training on violence prevention

The following announcements were added this week:

• Feb. 4 brown bag discussion: When's a good time to apply for full professor?

• Proposals accepted through Feb. 21 for Student Success Summit

• University Honors program seeks seminar proposals

• Student employee of the year nominations are due Feb. 7

• Register for spring Swim & Gym

• Industry-sponsored research is topic of brown bag workshop

The following events were added this week:

• Research workshop: "Engaging in Industry-sponsored Research," Lisa Lorenzen, ISU Research Foundation, Jan. 31 (12:10-1 p.m., 130 College of Design), bring your lunch, cookies provided

• 5th annual ISU Symposium on Sustainability, "Celebrating Our STARS, Charting Our Course," Feb. 25 (1-5 p.m., Memorial Union)

• Student Success Summit, April 3 (8 a.m.-5 p.m., Memorial Union)

• Keith Robinder, assistant dean of students and director of Student Assistance and Outreach, to associate dean of students, effective Jan. 27

• Matthew Helmers, associate professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, to Dean's Professorship in Agriculture and Life Sciences, effective Jan. 17 

Celebrating a legacy of entertainment

The Memorial Union's Maintenance Shop is celebrating 40 years of entertainment with an anniversary concert series. Award-winning blues saxophonist Eddie Shaw, who first appeared at the M-Shop in 1986, opens the series Jan. 31 (9 p.m.). Tickets ($12 public, $7 ISU students) are available online and at the M-Shop box office.

MLK convocation is today

The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated during a convocation event on Thursday, Jan. 23 (3:30 p.m., MU Sun Room). The program includes a documentary film, followed by an audience discussion and the presentation of the Advancing One Community awards. The film, The Loving Story: Perseverance, Change and Civil Rights, examines interracial marriage in the United States. Natasha Croom, assistant professor in the School of Education, will lead the discussion.

Trio of diverse performances take the Iowa State Center stages

Tickets for the following performances are available through Ticketmaster or at the Iowa State Center ticket office (Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.).

• Comedian Don Tjernagel, Jan. 25 (8 p.m., Fisher Theater). Tjernagel's comedic style leaves no controversial or raunchy topic untouched. For mature audiences only. Tickets are $11.

• Cinderella, Jan. 26 (3 p.m., Stephens Auditorium). The Moscow Festival Ballet brings the well-known fairy tale to life on stage. Tickets are $29 and $35 (youth and students, $20).

• The Addams Family Musical, Jan. 28 (7:30 p.m., Stephens). Based on the bizarre and beloved characters created by cartoonist Charles Addams, this musical tells the story of Wednesday Addams and her relationship with a young man. Everything changes for the Addams family when they host a dinner for the "normal" boyfriend and his parents. Tickets are $28, $49 and $53 (youth and students, $25).