Dec. 16, 2010

"Smart" food

Members of the Student Affairs Cabinet served free pancakes in the Memorial Union Commons late Friday night to offer students a break from final exams studying. More than a thousand students attended. Photos by An Pham.

Inside headlines

Regents approve new veterinary center, 2011-12 faculty leaves
Union Drive will close ... again
Fall commencement is Dec. 18
New possibility for an old problem: Chilly offices
A royal dinner invitation
DNR, ISU eye results of wood-coal combo

Announcements

Save the date: Student success summit is March 24-25, 2011
Crafters invited to Sloss House over Friday lunch hour

Receptions & open houses

Receptions

Fall graduates, family and friends, Dec. 18
Peg Highland, Dec. 21
Jessica Rohrig, Jan. 3

Retirement receptions

Tom Hillson, Dec. 16
Pam Myers, Dec. 16
Barbara Tice, Dec. 20
Richard Hoversten, Dec. 21

Retirements (no public event)

Lilly Parlade, Dec. 17
Karen Larsen, Dec. 22
Linda Younger, Dec. 22
Sandy Jensen, Dec. 31
Marilyn Lane, Dec. 31
Pauline Miller, Dec. 31
Nancy Peterson, Dec. 31
Merle Pochop, Dec. 31
Cheryl Shreve, Dec. 31
Susan Thompson, Dec. 31

Arts & events

Reiman Gardens

Holiday star-gazing

A tribute to gazing balls, those spherical wonders that have graced gardens for centuries, are the focus of Reiman Gardens' holiday exhibit.