Inside Iowa State
Dec. 1, 1995


                      ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOREIGN TRAVEL GRANTS
Foreign travel grant applications for Jan. 16-Aug. 15, 1996, 
are due to the chair of the Faculty Senate Committee, Faculty 
Senate Office, 101 Lab of Mechanics, by noon Feb. 2, 1996. 
Check with deans' offices for college deadlines.


JISCHKE ON TALK OF IOWA
President Martin Jischke and Dean of Students Kathleen MacKay 
will be guests on Talk of Iowa Wednesday, Dec. 6. Talk of 
Iowa, which airs weekdays on WOI-AM, begins at 10 a.m.


CHRISTMAS TREE SALE
The ISU Forestry Club concludes its Christmas tree sale this 
weekend (Dec. 1-3). Trees will be sold at the Reiman Gardens 
from 4 to 7 p.m. today (Dec. 1),  from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Proceeds from 
the sale support scholarship awards and student attendance at 
professional meetings. For more information, call 4-1166.


CATT EXHIBIT
"The Yellow Rose of Suffrage: The Life of Carrie Chapman 
Catt" is on exhibit in the Parks Library (first floor) 
through Jan. 2. The exhibit was developed for the dedication 
of Catt Hall in October and portrays Catt's time as an Iowa 
State student and leader of the women's suffrage movement. 
Included are the 1880 class picture, her 1917 address to the 
U.S. Congress, numerous letters and awards and Catt's will, 
which documents her support of Iowa State.


HONORS PROJECT
The fall poster presentation of Honors students' projects 
will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4, in the 
Memorial Union Campanile Room. Refreshments will be served.


CAREER CONFERENCE
A career conference for junior and senior high school girls 
will be held next spring at Iowa State. The annual 
conference, "Taking the Road Less Traveled: A Career 
Conference for Young Women, Their Parents and Educators," 
provides opportunities to explore nontraditional careers for 
women in science, engineering and technology. Girls in grades 
6 to 9 will meet on Saturday, March 30, 1996, and girls in 
grades 9 to 12 will meet on Thursday, April 25, 1996. 

Lunch is included in the $12.50 registration fee. 
Registration information will be sent to Iowa schools in 
early January. Early registrations will not be accepted. For 
more information about the conference, call Linda Dutton, 4-
5319, or Chris Wray, 4-4850.


LET'S DANCE
The second annual White Christmas Semi-Formal Dance, 
sponsored by the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, 
will be held from 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, to 1 a.m. in 167 
Scheman.

Music will range from Salsa, Merengue (Caribbean/Latin) and 
Tejano (Mexican) to Techno and Rap. Food and beverages and a 
cash bar will be provided.

Tickets are $7 and may be purchased from Reynaldo Arreaza, 6-
7360, and Maria Menendez, 4-6889.


BROWN BAG IT
The next brown bag lunch with President Jischke will be at 
noon Friday, Dec. 15, in the Memorial Union Regency Room. 
Reservations may be made by calling  4-2042.


GROUNDBREAKING
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new student health center 
will begin at 11 a.m. today (Dec. 1) at the parking lot west 
of Beyer. Construction will begin immediately and is expected 
to be completed by May 1977.

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