Inside Iowa State
Oct. 27, 1995


POMERANTZ TO SPEAK TO FACULTY SENATE

by Linda Charles
State Board of Regents president Marvin Pomerantz will be a 
guest of the Faculty Senate during the Nov. 7 meeting.
"This is something many of the senators are looking forward 
to," said senate president Ron Peters. "We don't always have 
the opportunity to reach the president of the board of 
regents directly."

Pomerantz is chairman and chief executive officer of both 
Gaylord Container Corp. and Mid-America Group. He founded 
Great Plains Bag Corp. and has served as its president and 
general manager for more than 14 years. He previously served 
on the board of regents and was reappointed by the governor 
to a one-year term this year.

"Pomerantz is a strong advocate of education in Iowa," Peters 
said. "Even though he has been controversial, he takes 
education seriously."

Pomerantz is expected to speak for about 15 minutes, followed 
by a 20- to 30-minute period for questions, Peters said. The 
senate then will recess for a 15- to 30-minute reception to 
allow senators to talk individually with Pomerantz. Following 
the reception, the senate will reconvene.

Peters is soliciting issues and concerns that faculty would 
like to have presented to Pomerantz. "I know we can't address 
all the concerns of every individual faculty member, but if 
we can get a consensus, we can spend some time on the major 
issues," he said.

Faculty who have issues they would like discussed should 
contact Peters at the senate office, 4-9717, or through e-
mail at rhpeters@iastate.edu.

Peters also reminded faculty and staff that the senate 
meeting is open to the public. "Anyone who would like to 
attend is welcome," he said.

In other business, the senate will consider a request to 
change the name of the  interdepartmental program of 
"transportation planning" to "transportation." The change 
would be consistent with names of similar programs at other 
universities.

The senate also will consider two minor revisions to the 
current university conflict of interest policy that went into 
effect Oct. 1. Both revisions will bring the university's 
conflict of interest policy in line with National Institutes 
of Health and National Science Foundation policies.

The Tuesday, Nov. 7, senate meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in 
2532 Veterinary Medicine.

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University Relations
Iowa State University