Following vigorous discussion at its Nov. 16 meeting, the State Board of Regents approved 10 recommendations to limit or clarify policies and programming about diversity, equity and inclusion at the three regent campuses. By April, the universities must develop plans for how they'll comply with the recommendations.
Withers, who has led the College of Liberal Arts at Colorado State University since 2016, will begin serving as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in April.
Microsoft Copilot is available to faculty and staff and includes commercial data protection that complies with key privacy acts. Unlike other generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot protects personal and company data.
Iowa State received the top Innovation and Economic Prosperity university award from the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities this week. The university has received category-specific IEP awards in recent years; this is the first time it captured the top award, the Economic Engagement Connections Award.
Also on the state Board of Regents agenda this week: Phase two proposals for the Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, veterinary cancer center and CYTown infrastructure, faculty professional development assignments for next year and an incentive plan for Business faculty who develop customized education services for corporate clients.
Despite a lack of course credit, a four-afternoon bootcamp about off-road vehicle technology this fall had nearly twice as many applicants as seats. The bootcamp resulted from a collaboration among John Deere, agricultural and biosystems engineering department, ISU Research Park and the Digital Ag Innovation Lab.
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