Faculty and Staff Appreciation Week, March 28-April 1, is a lineup of special events and experiences to thank faculty and staff for their hard work and dedication to Iowa State during a couple of challenging years.
During the March 8 Faculty Senate meeting, dean Beate Schmittmann outlined some of the reasons for the college's deficit. To address it, LAS strategies will include reductions to both the college's central programs and services and 19 academic department budgets.
Inside takes one last peek at the renovation of floors 4, 5 and 6 at the Memorial Union, in anticipation of student services offices moving in by the end of the semester.
Through various program offerings, Jeannette Mukayisire helps people in northeast Iowa improve their financial situation. And she uses her fluency in four languages to better communicate with the immigrant clients she serves.
A plan is in the works to launch a peer expert community, providing discussion boards in Canvas where staff can learn from each other. Also, the council approved its annual salary recommendation and elected officers for 2022-23.
Professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering Michelle Soupir has been appointed to a two-year, half-time appointment as an interim associate dean in the Graduate College, starting April 4.
