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Aug. 1, 2024

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Welcome

Senior vice president and provost Jason Keith begins in his leadership post today (Aug. 1). His career includes stops at Michigan Tech and Mississippi State universities.


A winning combo for clean recycling

Fresh off a nine-month study of signage to inspire effective recycling, campus recycling coordinator Steve Kohtz will assemble the winning combo in all academic buildings: recycling and waste bins side by side, each labeled with a color-consistent poster containing words and pictures to clarify what can and can't be deposited.


See you at the fair

The Iowa State Fair runs Aug. 8-18 and Iowa State will continue its notable presence in many buildings and programs. The university's main exhibit in the Varied Industries Building will feature 360-degree videos of unique campus experiences.


Long provides 'point' leadership to disaster response

A lead contact person will help ISU Extension and Outreach be a helpful, accessible resource to Iowans before, during and after disasters. Extension can help communities prepare before events take place and share and receive help from its partners across the Midwest.


A summer tree emergency

A summer storm last week downed part of a century-old elm tree adjacent to the Hub on central campus. Cosmetic-only roof damage may be repaired in time for fall semester.
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Announcements

The following announcements were added in the last two weeks:

  • Rummage sale concludes at noon Saturday
  • Regents approve operating budgets
  • You're invited: Open house at Student Counseling Services is Aug. 16
  • Big 12 Conference membership swells to 16 this week
  • Rent framed art from the Memorial Union
  • Take a turn at the state fair
  • ISU Creamery is selling flavor contest winner
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Around campus

Move-out food drive sets a record

A residence department-coordinated food collection during May move-out nearly doubled up on the 2023 drive, and more than 2,500 pounds of food was delivered to a very local food pantry: the SHOP in Beyer Hall. 


Researchers amass CAREER Award support

Thirteen Iowa State researchers will receive more than $5.5 million in Faculty Early Career Development Program awards from the National Science Foundation, setting a new record for program support. Awards vary in size from $30,000 to $830,000.


Time for sweet corn

An ISU Extension and Outreach field specialist for horticulture and commercial vegetables shares his insight on basic sweet corn questions.


Showing the potential of grass-powered energy production

Iowa State researchers modeled the impact of using anaerobic digestion to produce renewable natural gas from grassy biomass in different settings and from varying perspectives. The grass-to-gas production has significant potential.

 

Conservation is a contact sport

The decisions Iowans make about their watersheds affect the people and the communities downstream. That's why Iowans are participating in the Master Conservationist Program delivered by ISU Extension and Outreach. They are advancing conservation on thousands of acres of Iowa land.
 

Appointments
  • Simone Bove, interior design instructor in the College of Design's Rome Program, as the program's resident director, effective July 1
 

Retirements and farewells

Employees, their colleagues or supervisors are invited to submit retirements and departures to inside@iastate.edu. Inside doesn't receive this information from a central source.


This week

  • Retirement, Katie Baumgarn, classroom scheduling, facilities planning and management, Aug. 1 (1-3 p.m., program at 2 p.m., 168 General Services Building/facilities shop break room)
  • Retirement, Monica Sogard, accounts receivable office, Aug. 1 (no public event


Next week

  • Farewell, Caitlin Ware, strategic communications, office of the vice president for research, Aug. 9 (no public event)


Upcoming

  • Retirement, David Baum, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Aug. 31 (no public event)
 

Learning opportunities

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) programming

Webinars meet on Webex, register for each.
 

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