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Efficiency review forum is April 1

Learn about the efficiency review underway at Iowa State at an April 1 public forum in Howe Hall auditorium. The forum starts at 10 a.m. and will include remarks by President Steven Leath and state Board of Regents members, a presentation by Deloitte Consulting and a Q&A session. The review is part of the regents' comprehensive study of Iowa's three public universities.

Leath: State funding should follow in-state students

Speaking March 13 to a Board of Regents-appointed task force studying a performance-based model for distributing state higher education funding, President Steven Leath advocated a model that rewards universities for educating Iowa residents and moving all students through degree programs.

Innovation hub supports online, blended learning

A new innovation hub in Parks Library is intended to spur development and use of online and blended learning approaches. The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching oversees programming for the center.

Tips on separating ISU mail from phony look-alikes

Email that carries the ISU nameplate and look isn't always the real deal.

What you should know about workers' compensation

Here's a look at what employees should do in the event of a workplace accident or illness.

April 3 conference is devoted to student success

Faculty, staff and graduate students who work with ISU students are encouraged to attend the Student Success Summit on April 3.

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The following announcements were added this week:

• Veishea buttons are on sale, your ticket to daily campus cookouts

• Bayer CropScience CEO to present Hertz lecture on April 3

• Training for departmental youth programs staff is April 3

• Presidents honor Borlaug, call for renewed effort to feed hungry

• Registration is open for kids' summer dance workshop

• Preorders of Veishea gourmet popcorn are due April 4

• Nominations due April 15 for graduate/postdoc ELA

• Lawnmower service days are April 4-5

• Women's hockey club wins national title

• Register for April 17 P&S professional development conference

 

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The following conferences were added this week:

• Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and the Environmental Imagination, "Resilience Thinking in Dystopic Times," March 30-31 (Memorial Union), free and open to the public

• Graduate and Professional Student Senate Research Conference, April 4 (10 a.m.-6 p.m., College of Design), register by April 2  

• 2014 Lessons from Abroad Iowa Conference, April 5 (9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Memorial Union), register by March 30

Sen. McCaskill is spring 2014 Mary Louise Smith Chair

U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, Missouri, is the spring 2014 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. She will present "Women, Leadership and Politics: Taking Risks is 'Ladylike'" on March 28 (noon, MU Sun Room). The lecture is free and open to the public.

 

Blooms at the Brunnier

The Brunnier Art Museum will hold its sixth annual "Brunnier in Bloom" exhibition March 28-30. The event features floral designs by central Iowa florists, garden clubs and students that complement the museum's works of art. The show opens March 28 with a Flowers After Hours reception (6-8 p.m.). Activities March 29 and 30 (11 a.m.-4 p.m.) include crafts for kids (both days) and a calligraphy demonstration on Sunday (1-3 p.m.). Admission is free and open to the public.

 

Global Gala is March 28

The 9th annual Global Gala, one of the university's largest multicultural celebrations, will be held March 28 (6:30 p.m., MU Great Hall, doors open at 6 p.m.). Student organizations will showcase their members' cultural heritage through music, dance and fashion. It's free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served.