Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

September 13, 2002

Convocation changes begin this fall

by Anne Krapfl
The Iowa State community is invited to the university's fall convocation at 3:15 p.m. Monday, Sept. 23, in the Memorial Union Sun Room.

Last week in a campus memo, President Gregory Geoffroy announced an evolving format for convocation that merges the fall and spring events. The intent is to save money and enrich the fall event, he said.

At this fall's event, holders of all of Iowa State's named faculty chairs and professorships will be recognized and new university leaders will be introduced. Additionally, two Iowa State faculty who recently received international recognition -- professor of computer science Carl Chang, a new member of the European Academy of Sciences; and Donald Duvick, an affiliated professor of agronomy named in April to the National Academy of Sciences -- will be recognized. Geoffroy also will speak about the academic year ahead and his goals for the university.

Beginning next fall, recipients of faculty and staff university awards -- awards that formerly were awarded at the spring convocation -- also will be honored at the fall convocation. There will be no ISU spring convocation beginning spring 2003.

Next fall and at subsequent fall events, new appointees to named faculty chairs and professorships will be recognized.

An Iowa State student ensemble will provide music at the Sept. 23 convocation. Refreshments will be served following the program.