Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

September 13, 2002

Anncouncements

Women's club first event is Sept. 16
Iowa State University Women's Club begins its 105th year on Monday, Sept. 16, at a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Northminster Presbyterian Church social hall, 1416 20th St. Women who are ISU employees, graduate students or spouses of ISU employees are invited to the event, "Hats Off to Women," and are encouraged to wear hats. For more information, call membership co-chairs Dorothy Kirkland, 232-5906, or Candi Kelly, 292-5727.

Art dedication is Sept. 24
The newest sculpture in University Museums' "Art on Campus" collection will be dedicated at noon Tuesday, Sept 24, in front of the Student Services Building. The piece, titled "Air Spiral," is done in stainless steel. It was funded by the Iowa Art in State Building Program, with support from several current and former ISU employees.

United Way campaign under way
A goal of $241,500 has been set for the annual United Way campaign on campus, which began Sept. 4 and concludes in October. United Way of Story County distributes funds to 33 partner agencies. Carol Meeks, dean of the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, is this year's campus campaign chair.

Reiman to hold plant sale
The Reiman Gardens' fall plant sale will be held, rain or shine, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Maintenance Building. Houseplants, perennials, ornamental grasses and herbs will be on sale in limited quantities. Free admission to the gardens will be given for any plant purchase.

AccessPlus redesign debuts Sept. 16
The six-year-old AccessPlus Web site, increasingly the place to do university business, has been redesigned. Several students in a graduate design class taught by assistant professor Sunghyun Kang took on the project; the new look debuts Sept. 16.

The goal is to make it easier for the campus community to use the site and take care of business, whether signing up for classes or checking U-bills, said Maury Hope, director of Administrative Data Processing.

"We've tested the new site with faculty, staff and students and it's getting good reviews," Hope said.

Comments on the new site can be sent to webmaster@accessplus.iastate.edu. For a list of site features, see http://www.iastate.edu/~registrar/info/access.html.

Free performance depicts Henry Wallace
American Dreamer, a one-man play based on the life of statesman and agronomist Henry A. Wallace, will be performed by Iowan Tom Milligan at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at Fisher Theater in celebration of the ISU agronomy department's centennial. The play is adapted from a book by former Iowa Sen. John Culver.

CD/DVD duplication service
The Instructional Technology Center has started a CD and DVD duplication service. Faculty, staff and students may bring their original CD or DVD masters to 1200 Communications Building for duplication. More information can found at: http://www.itc.iastate.edu/classrms/CD_DVD_Duplication.html.

Reading to observe Banned Book Week
A reading by Barbara Mack, Greenlee School, will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in 192 Parks Library, in connection with Banned Books Week (Sept. 21-28). A reception will follow in the Fireplace Reading Room.

Geoffroy, Birt on Talk of Iowa
Food science and human nutrition professor Diane Birt will join President Gregory Geoffroy on WOI-AM's Talk of Iowa Tuesday, Sept. 17. Birt will lead a $6 million study on herbal diet supplements. 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.

Smiley to celebrate birthday on campus
Former Iowa State distinguished professor of English Jane Smiley, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel A Thousand Acres, will be on campus for "A Reading and Birthday Party," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, in the Brunnier Art Museum. On Friday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. she will join John Cole, director of the Library of Congress' National Center for the Book, in the Memorial Union Sun Room for a discussion of Iowa writers.

Online cash reporting starts Oct. 1
Those responsible for submitting departmental cash reports to the treasurer's office soon will be doing the job online. The paper report form will disappear in October. An online tutorial and group training sessions will help acquaint faculty and staff with the new online system. More info is at http://www.iastate.edu/news/announce/02/sep/cash.html.

Faculty forums begin
The first Faculty Forum of the academic year will be "Teaching: Sharing Ideas and Strategies," from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the Memorial Union Campanile Room. Bring a lunch; beverages and dessert are provided. To register, contact the Center for Teaching Excellence by Friday, Sept. 13, at 4-2906 or cte@iastate.edu.

Appointment
Jon Van Gerpen, professor of mechanical engineering, to interim chair of the department of mechanical engineering, for the 2002-03 academic year.