Campus flooding is limited, brief

Heavy rain on Monday, on the heels of several soggy days, sent Squaw Creek over its banks Monday night, resulting in relatively brief flooding on the north and east edges of campus.

Fishing debris snares swan

One of Lake LaVerne's famous swans is recovering from a run-in with discarded fishing line on Tuesday. The bird is on the mend, thanks to the College of Veterinary Medicine's small animal hospital.

Record summer enrollment, again

For the sixth consecutive year, summer enrollment hits a new mark.

Alumni Days folded into homecoming events

The annual Alumni Days reunion will no longer take place in the spring. Instead, the alumni association will recognize those groups with enhanced activities and events during homecoming weekend.

The following announcements were added this week:

• Reminder: Bookstore's e-book pilot seeks fall teaching faculty

• National competition comes to campus July 6-11

• University is closed on July 4

• IPRT realignment announced in January took effect July 1

• College Creek cleanup event moved to July 12

• Wolfgang Kliemann, ISU mathematics, to associate vice president for research, effective July 1

Happy 150th, Ames

The city's sesquicentennial celebration begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 3, at Reiman Gardens. Food, entertainment and fireworks will kick off three event-filled days that are part of Ames' 150th anniversary.

Alumni recital benefits scholarship fund

Alumni of Iowa State, now singing and teaching professionally around the country, will return to campus for a July 6 recital (2 p.m., Tye Hall, Music) to benefit an endowment fund at the ISU Foundation that will provide voice scholarships for ISU students. This third annual event honors alumnus and tenor Joey Wilgenbusch, who died in 2011. No admission will be charged, but free will contributions are fully tax deductible.

Guest carillon concert is Tuesday

Andrée-Anne Doane, carillonneur at Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montreal, will present the second concert in ISU's summer guest carillon series on Tuesday, July 8 (7 p.m., central lawn). Bring your own lawn chairs. Campanile tours will be available after the concert.