March 3
Mane attraction
A stable full of friendly foals is one of the highlights of having horse barns on campus. This year, ISU adds 16 foals to its herd, with due dates ranging from January to April.
March 3
Keeping Hilton and Scheman dry
Flood mitigation strategies selected for various water-vulnerable locations on Hilton and Scheman should be installed by mid-May. They include more concrete walls where now there is metal or glass and a series of quick-install barricades in front of doors.
Where's Bob?
March 3
Where's Bob?
Do you know where university photographer Bob Elbert noticed this banner suggesting a successful joint effort of some kind?
March 3
Change expert will start discussion on preparing for higher ed's next era
A one-hour March 9 presentation will kick off a university-wide effort to prepare for dramatic changes coming in higher education. Donald Norris, a national expert on change, will help start the discussion with a presentation on "The Future of Learning, Research and Collaboration: Implications for Facilities."
March 3
Oliver will fill interim LAS dean post
David Oliver, associate dean for research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will serve as interim dean beginning July 1 when dean Michael Whiteford retires from the university.
Arts & events
Big 12 Conference Championships
Big 12 grapplers return to Hilton
Hilton Coliseum is home to the 2011 Big 12 Conference wrestling championships on Saturday, March 5.
Smiley returns to campus to discuss Atanasoff biography
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and former ISU Distinguished Professor of English Jane Smiley will return to campus March 3 to talk about her most recent nonfiction book, The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff.
