Courts in Rec Services west addition

Nov. 17

State Gym construction hits the home stretch

Five semi truckloads of fitness equipment will be installed this week in a renovated State Gym and its west addition. Pending final approval of utility and environmental systems and staff training, the facility is on schedule to open early in the spring semester.

Snowy campus near Lagomarcino Hall

Nov. 17

Be weather-wise this winter

With one round of snow behind us, it's time for a reminder about Iowa State's severe weather policies and procedures.

Nov. 17

Blackboard Learn is much better, thank you

Happy days are here again for the Blackboard Learn course management system, which got off to a rocky start earlier in the semester. ISU support staff and Blackboard staff have cleared up several issues that slowed the system.

Nov. 17

Nov. 18 night game will impact afternoon campus parking

A Friday night home football game for the Cyclones means that stadium-area parking lots will open to fans at 1 p.m. Students and employees who normally park in stadium and Iowa State Center lots will need to move their cars, making campus parking spots scarce on Friday afternoon. General staff lots will open to the public at 11 a.m.; reserve lots and stalls for drivers with disabilities will not.

Nov. 17

Kuali software rollout stretches across campus

Whether you've heard of it or not, there's a good chance Kuali will impact your work at Iowa State in the near future. Find out how the Kuali organization builds and sustains open-source software for universities in this Q&A with Maury Hope, associate chief information officer.

Nov. 17

Campus wind energy use hits new high

Iowa State purchased 1.87 million kilowatt hours of electricity last month from a wind farm in northeast Story County, the highest production month since the university started purchasing wind energy in January 2010.