Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

INSIDE IOWA STATE
May 24, 2002

Announcements

Inside summer schedule
During the summer, Inside will be published on June 14, July 5, July 26 and Aug. 16. The newspaper will resume normal publication (every two weeks) with the Aug. 30 issue.

UCW seeking new members
The University Committee on Women is seeking new members to help monitor and raise issues of importance to women throughout campus. Members are needed in all classifications (faculty, P&S, Merit, and graduate and undergraduate students). UCW meets monthly and terms are for three years. To apply, contact Linda Charles (4-3129, e-mail: lacharl@iastate), by June 28.

Budget info online
Summaries of the FY03 budget reduction plans, developed for their respective units by the president, provost and three vice presidents, are available online at http://www.iastate. edu/budget/documents/reduce. The reduction plans were submitted to the president's Task Force on Strategic Effectiveness and Budget Priorities, which forwarded its recommendations to President Gregory Geoffroy. The president accepted the task force recommendations in late March and subsequently directed the vice presidents and provost to begin implementing reductions, which will involve cuts of $15.4 million from the university's FY03 budget.

Female volunteers sought
The human metabolic unit of the Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition seeks post-menopausal women for a six-week research study using soy protein. Participants should be healthy, not taking hormones or medications, have a body mass index between 20 and 32 ("normal" range) and be able to take part for six weeks. Benefits to participants include analysis of dietary intake, assessment of iron status and blood lipids, and $125. Participants will be sought all summer; start as soon as you'd like. Call 4-8673.

Faculty reminded of survey
Faculty recently received a survey that will be used as part of a Faculty Senate-sponsored evaluation of the U.S. Diversity and International Perspectives requirements for undergraduate students. Those who are leaving campus for the summer are asked to return the survey before leaving. Faculty remaining on campus during the summer months may return the survey at their earliest convenience. Questions should be directed to Mack Shelley, Research Institute for Studies in Education, 4-7009, mshelley@iastate.edu.

Biotech facilities info online
General information about the equipment and services offered at bio technology facilities on campus is available online at http://www.biotech.iastate.edu/instrumentation_facilities. For a paper copy, contact Dena Huisman, Office of Biotechnology, 4-7356, e-mail: dhuisman@iastate.edu.

Appointments

Paul Lasley, professor of rural sociology, to chair of the sociology department, effective July 1.
Andrejs Plakans, professor of history, to chair of the history department, effective July 1.