Inside Iowa State for faculty and staff
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Presidential search committee, search firm is set
Iowa Regent JC Risewick and Faculty Senate president Meghan Gillette will co-chair the 12-member committee. Washington, D.C.-based AGB Search will assist with the search for President Wendy Wintersteen's successor.
Welcome, Karl Mueller
Mueller started June 1 in his new role as director of the Ames National Laboratory. He also holds the rank of tenured professor in the chemistry department.
Tuition decision anticipated today at regents meeting
The Iowa Board of Regents also will take action on FY 2026 salary policies for the various employee groups and a proposed 3% market adjustment to the P&S pay grade structure, and conduct performance evaluations with the university presidents and the board's executive director.
Welcome, Brady Talley
Talley is the new director of the Military-Affiliated Student Center. He moves to the Memorial Union from the Ivy College of Business, where he worked in several student success roles.
Dawn Bratsch-Prince reappointed as associate provost for faculty
Effective July 1, the reappointment continues through June 30, 2030. Bratsch-Prince has overseen faculty development and success programs since 2010.
Shannon Foote named acting president of alumni association
Foote, the association's senior vice president of administration, marketing, communications and membership, will oversee the process of combining Iowa State's alumni association and foundation.
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The following announcements posted during the past two weeks:
- cyBUY system maintenance is scheduled for late June
- Leadership transition announced in enrollment management
- Makerspaces tour for P&S employees is June 17
- Taking time off this month? Set up task delegations in Workday
- Children invited to propose new ice cream flavor for ISU Creamery
- Purchasing Power (employee voluntary benefit) webinar is June 12
- June 4 update on Stange Road reconstruction
- Hort farms seasonal produce sale is open
- Mental health first aid training offered for staff, faculty
- Tickets on sale for fall Preacher Lawson performance
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Greenlee students will create Ireland content for KCCI in August
Student journalists and faculty will travel to Dublin Aug. 14-25 to cover the Aer Lingus College Football Classic, featuring Iowa State and Kansas State. Their stories will be distributed across KCCI 8 news platforms.
Alumni gift supports equine expansion
A $5 million gift from alumni Scott and Angie State will support the 21,000-square-foot expansion of the large animal hospital at the Lloyd Veterinary Medicine Center for additional clinical services in equine care. The Iowa Board of Regents approved the $14.1 million project last year.
A strategy for stabilizing gravel roads
A civil engineering team is monitoring a field test in rural Buchanan County of a web-like geosynthetic grid designed to improve the stability of gravel roads -- and potentially save counties time and money on road maintenance.
Farming at solar field enjoys success in first year
A large volume of vegetables and attention from across the world were two outcomes in the first of a four-year study on how solar energy production and agriculture can co-exist at the Alliant Energy Solar Farm.
The pressure to plead guilty . . . even when you're not
Psychology associate professor Miko Wilford examines why people, including innocent ones, are persuaded to plead guilty under enormous pressure, and what that says about the U.S. criminal justice system. Research shows when the gap between a plea offer and a potential trial sentence is large, many people -- guilty or innocent -- consider taking the deal.
Personality traits impact sleep quality?
Psychology professor Zlatan Krizan's research indicates personality traits affect people's perception and quality of sleep. Individuals who are less stable emotionally and less conscientious not only feel like they sleep poorly -- they actually do.
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- Dr. Meredith 't Hoen, clinical assistant professor in veterinary clinical sciences, to chief medical officer, Hixson-Lied Small Animal Hospital, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
- Dr. Jamie Kopper, assistant professor in veterinary clinical sciences, to chief medical officer, Large Animal Hospital, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center
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Scott Heuchelin, Corteva Agriscience (formerly DuPont Pioneer), to director of the Seed Science Center and professor in the department of plant pathology, entomology and microbiology, effective July 15
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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
- Mike Gaul, career services, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, June 12 (no public event)
Next week
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James Roth, Center for Food Security and Public Health, veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine, June 20 (3:30-5 p.m., Commons, Patterson Hall)
Upcoming
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Sarah Ryan, professor and C. G. "Turk" and Joyce A. Therkildsen Department Chair, industrial and manufacturing systems engineering, June 26 (2-4 p.m., commons area outside 2209 Therkildsen Industrial Engineering Building)
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Robert Horton, agronomy, June 26 (3-5 p.m., program at 3:30 p.m., Commons, second floor of Agronomy Hall), post well wishes to Horton's Kudoboard
- Charles Hurburgh, agricultural and biosystems engineering, June 30 (no public event)
- Karen Krueger, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, June 30 (3-4 p.m, program at 3:30 p.m., Commons, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory)
- Jane Galyon, Center for Food Security and Public Health, July 3 (no public event)
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College Creek cleanup is Saturday
The 14th annual College Creek cleanup is Saturday, June 14 (10 a.m.-2 p.m., registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in parking lot west of Forker Building). Small groups of volunteers will walk through designated sections of the creek and pick up trash. Help for as long as your schedule allows.
Pollinator Fest is June 21 at Reiman Gardens
Celebrate National Pollinator Week -- an annual celebration in support of pollinator health -- with activities and displays at Reiman Gardens and enjoy Pollinator Fest on June 21 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.). Garden admission fees apply ($12 general admission, $6 youth ages 2-12 years, free for members and ISU students).
Guest carillonneur concert is June 24
Hylke Banning, a carillonneur from the Netherlands, performs Tuesday, June 24 (7 p.m.), in the second installment of Iowa State's summer concert series. Bring your blankets or lawn chairs to central campus.
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Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) programming
Register online.
P&S Council programming
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Professional development seminar series, "Leveraging AI in Extension: From Understanding to Implementation," June 25 (2-3 p.m., virtual), register in Workday Learn
ISU WellBeing programming
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