Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

April 2, 2004

Announcements

Spring ahead
Daylight saving time begins at 2 a.m. Sunday, April 4. Don't forget to turn your clock ahead one hour.

Event has been Cancelled
Geoffroy, Skorton on Talk
President Gregory Geoffroy and University of Iowa president David Skorton will be guests during the 10 a.m. hour of Talk of Iowa on Wednesday, April 14. The call-in show will originate from Iowa City during that hour; the toll-free line for questions is 1-866-780-9100. Talk of Iowa is heard in central Iowa on WOI-AM 640.

Certification program meets
The year-round Non-Profit Management Academy, a certificate program, continues with one-day sessions on outcomes assessment (April 14) and legislative and legal issues (May 12). The program is for anyone seeking professional development in nonprofit work. Certification requires nine classes for a total of six continuing education units. Classes meet in the ISU Foundation Center; the cost is $50 per class. For more information, call Story County extension, 382-6551, or check online at http://www.extension.iastate.edu/story.

Wilderness course offered
A 16-hour first-aid course for remote and wilderness areas will be offered from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 8 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 at the 4-H camp near Madrid. It is required by the American Camping Association for staff and volunteers leading youth on trips into remote areas. Cost is $100; lodging and meals are not included. Registration is due by April 15 and requires a $50 deposit. For more information, call 4-1017 or e-mail pmondt@iastate.edu.

Nobel laureate to lecture
Alexei Abrikosov, one of the three winners of the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics "for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids" will present a physics colloquium, "Superconductivity: History and Modern State," at 4:10 p.m., Monday, April 12, in 5 Physics.

Are you a member of ODK?
The Student Activities Center is working to bring a circle of Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society, to Iowa State. Faculty or staff who are members of ODK and interested in helping to establish the group on campus should contact Vernon Wall at vwall@iastate.edu.

Appointment

Dr. Mary Ann Nieves, associate professor of veterinary clinical sciences, to director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital

Seminar on legal research
The next Library Seminar will focus on Westlaw Campus, a legal research tool, and compare it to Lexis/Nexis Academic. The seminar will be Wednesday, April 14. Another seminar on citation indexes will be held Thursday, April 22. That seminar will examine ISU Web of Knowledge. Both seminars run from 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. in 192 Parks. Register with Susan Vega Garcia, savega@iastate.edu or 4-4052.

View research grant opportunities online
Information about research funding opportunities is available online through the Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Advanced Studies at http://grants-svr.admin.iastate.edu/Funding/homepage.html.

Questions about sponsored research may be directed to Sreeparna Mitra, director of grant development, 4-1538, e-mail: mitra@iastate.edu.