Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

July 5, 2002

Announcements

Iverson on Talk of Iowa
Neal Iverson, who each spring conducts research 700 feet under a Norwegian glacier, will join President Gregory Geoffroy on WOI Radio's Talk of Iowa Tuesday, July 9. The call-in show airs from 10 to 11 a.m. on WOI-AM (640). Questions may be sent in advance to talk@iastate.edu.

GoldSheet going electronic
The GoldSheet (an internal form that must be completed when submitting external grant applications) is going electronic. By the end of 2002, faculty and staff will be able to initiate and route the form around campus from a Web browser. See http://www.iastate.edu/news/announce/02/jun/goldsheet.html for more information.

Leadership series planned
Preregistration is under way for the 12+ Supervisory Leadership Series 2002/2003, offered by the Office of Training and Development. The program is a series of workshops designed for employees in supervisory or management positions. For more information, see the training and development Web site at http://www.iastate.edu/~hrs_info/training/homepage.shtml. (Check the "Professional Development Offerings" column.)

New employee sessions set
Seven orientation and acclimation sessions for new employees have been scheduled during this academic year. The Office of Training and Development offers two half-day sessions. For more information, see http://www.iastate.edu/news/announce/02/jun/newstaff.html.

Lil' Clone memberships open
The athletic department's Lil' Clone Club is accepting membership applications for the 2002-03 school year. Membership is open to students in eighth grade and under. Cost is $30 per child. Signup may be done online at http://cyclones.ocsn.com/genrel/062402aaa.html or at the athletic ticket office, Jacobson Building. Call 1-888-ISU-CYCLONE for more information.

1,000th card issued
The purchasing department issued its 1,000th purchasing card on June 25, in the office of engineering undergraduate programs. The card program was started in 1998 to help campus employees buy low-dollar supplies with a VISA card. It also encourages cardholders to support local and Iowa businesses through their purchases. Currently, employees from 190 campus departments complete more than 4,600 transactions monthly. The card system eliminates the more costly paper-processing voucher system. For more information, contact purchasing card administrator Lesley Lackore, 4-4589.

Appointments

Kendal Lamkey to Pioneer Hi-Bred International Endowed Chair in Maize Breeding and director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding, July 1.
Dawn Bratsch-Prince to chair of the department of foreign languages and literatures, July 1.
Lars Peterson to state director of the Iowa Small Business Development Center, Aug. 1.