Iowa State is asking the 2024 Iowa Legislature for $14.5 million in new funding for the fiscal year that begins July 1. The request includes $10 million above this year's $2.8 million support for STEM innovation and workforce development and $4.5 million for general operating support.
Before new investments are made, university leaders will consider several budget planning variables, including opportunities for faculty and staff salary increases, health care costs paid by the university and appropriations decisions by the Iowa Legislature this spring.
The changes would clarify and streamline processes for term faculty in position reviews, term renewals and advancement. Senators also will vote next month on a resolution to encourage students to vote in the 2024 general election.
Moving all student data into a single system, coupled with Workday's capacity to automate some processes, will mean better service to students and less staff time spent monitoring records when the third Workday Student rollout goes live March 4. A few examples illustrate this.
The series includes eight virtual courses offered by LinkedIn Learning and six courses led quarterly by staff at Employee and Family Resources, the provider for Iowa State's Employee Assistance Program. There isn't a specific order or timeframe for completing them.
Iowa State has an institutional membership with the NCFDD. All faculty, staff, graduate students and post docs automatically are enrolled in the program and receive weekly emails and notices of seminars and other programming.
