Inside Iowa State
Jan. 10, 1997
Announcements
MBA forum
The College of Business will hold an informational forum on
its Saturday MBA Program from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, Jan.
21, in 204 Scheman. To register, call Ron Ackerman, 4-
8118.
Seniors college "Winterim"
The ISU College for Seniors is offering two eight-week
courses that will meet on Mondays from Jan. 20 to March 10 in
the Scheman Building. "Classic Novels, Now Movies: Still a
Good Read?" will meet from 9 to 10:30 a.m. It will be taught
by Mary Jo Brearley, a retired adjunct instructor from the
English department. "Great Decisions '96" will meet from
10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and will be taught by Mary E.
Sterling, former teacher and principal in the Ames School
District.
Registration is $40 for one course and $20 for the additional course. For more information or registration materials, call the Retirement Advising Office, 4-3830.
Credit Union board candidates
Five ISU Credit Union members are running for three open
positions on the credit union's board of directors. They are:
Lea Bartley, accountant in facilities planning and management
(FPM); Roger Bean, supervisor of plant services for FPM; Mark
Davis, equipment operator for FPM; Monte Gibbs, owner of
Gibbs Plumbing, Heating and Cooling; and Eveadean Morrison
Myers, owner of Morrison Myers Consulting. Election of board
members will be held at the annual meeting Friday evening,
Feb. 28, in the Memorial Union Campanile Room. Questions
should be directed to Mary Swanson, 232-8943, ext. 1-323.
Author seeks PLATO users
Brian Dear is seeking Iowa State faculty, administrators,
students and alumni who used or were involved with the PLATO
system used by Iowa State during the 1970s. Dear is writing a
book on the history of the PLATO system for computer-based
instruction. Contact Dear at: Birdrock Media Corp., PO Box
1667, La Jolla, CA, 92038; phone: (619) 456-2074; fax (619)
456-1774; e-mail: brian@birdrock.com.
Auditions Saturday
Auditions for the Ames Children's Choir will be held
Saturday, Jan. 11. Singers ages 8 to 11 should be prepared to
sing a folk or patriotic song. No previous vocal training is
required. The program, offered in association with the
department of music, is conducted by Sylvia Munsen, assistant
professor of music. Rehearsals begin the week of Jan. 13. A
tuition fee is charged to cover the cost of instruction,
music and administration. For more information or to schedule
an audition, call Munsen, 4-8017.
Wrestling clinic
A clinic for wrestling fans will be held Saturday, Jan. 11,
in Benton Auditorium, Scheman, following the men's basketball
game (approximately 3:30 p.m.). The clinic will feature coach
Bobby Douglas and some of Iowa State's All-American wrestlers
and information about the new rule changes.
How it works
Copies of the 1996-97 How It Works pamphlet are available
from News Service, 105 Communications. The pamphlet contains
a variety of facts and figures about Iowa State. Up to 200
copies can be mailed; requests larger than 200 should be
picked up. To order copies, call 4-4777.
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