Inside Iowa State

Sept. 3

Where's Bob?

Do you know where university photographer Bob Elbert found this triangular scope?

Sept. 3

New requirement for federal contractors

Faculty, staff and students working on federal contracts will have their Social Security numbers electronically validated to ensure U.S. employment eligibility. HR records management staff will handle the E-Verify process.

Schroeder

Sept. 3

Looking ahead: P&S Council

Council president Camille Sloan Schroeder said the group will strive to react quickly to budget and other developments impacting P&S employees.

Sept. 3

United Way campaign kicks off Sept. 11

Iowa State goal is $295,500 of Story County's $1.565 million 2009 fund-raising benchmark. Extension's Jack Payne and Human Sciences' Pam White will lead the campus campaign.

van der Valk

Sept. 3

Looking ahead: Faculty Senate

Senate president Arnold van der Valk said the senate will look to preserve jobs and academic excellence during lean budget times. He also hopes the university succeeds at replacing lost tenure-track faculty positions.

Sept. 3

New university calendar offers more options

Users can customize their views, request e-mail reminders and download events into personal applications. The calendar also has more than a dozen filters for those interested in a specific category of events.

Sept. 3

Hot topics

Timely national issues will be the focus of a series of faculty forums this fall. It begins Sept. 10 when a local panel, including ISU experts, examine the push to reform U.S. health care.

Sept. 3

Tell officials who to call in emergency

A new feature in AccessPlus allows faculty, staff and students to designate who should be called if they're injured, ill or missing. Even better: You can submit up to five people.

Sept. 3

Among the best

Washington Monthly ranked ISU 32nd on it list of colleges and universities that contribute to the public good. Iowa State's highest mark -- 4th -- was in "federal work-study funds spent on service."

Inside headlines

New requirement for federal contractors

A new program will require contractors and subcontractors to verify U.S. employment eligibility of faculty, staff and students working on federal projects. The E-Verify system could be implemented as early as Sept. 8.