Inside Iowa State
October 22, 1999
Announcements
Alumni award nominations due Dec. 1
The deadline for nominations for Alumni Association awards to be presented
at Homecoming 2000, is Dec. 1. Awards include the Faculty Citation, Superior
Service Award and the W.E. Barron All-University Senior student award. For
more information and nomination forms, check the Alumni Association's Web
page,
www.alumni.iastate.edu/programs_services/awards,
call 4-4762 or email alumni@iastate.edu.
United Way/Habitat for Humanity gifts still short of goal
Contributions to the United Way/Habitat for Humanity campus campaign still
are being accepted, even though the drive officially ended Oct. 18. The
campus goal for the two campaigns is $200,000. As of Oct. 18, $162,441 had
been pledged.
ISU names biotech outreach education coordinator
Michael Zeller, a nationally honored high school science teacher at
Woodward-Granger Community School, will become Iowa State's first
biotechnology outreach education coordinator in January. He will develop and
conduct workshops for K-12 teachers and students, extension service
professionals, adult educators, industry personnel and the public. Many of
the educational activities will be conducted in ISU's new Biotechnology
Outreach Education Center, scheduled to be completed by year's end.
Andrle named director of CTRE
Stephen Andrle, manager of the Transit Cooperative Research Program at the
Transportation Research Board in Washington, D.C., has been named director
of the Center for Transportation Research and Education (CTRE), effective
Nov. 8. The director of CTRE administers transportation research programs
with $3 million to $5 million in sponsored funding spread across 30 to 50
projects per year and develops research and outreach proposals for regional,
national and international sponsors.
25-year club will add new members
More than 100 ISU employees become eligible for membership in the
university's 25-year club on Dec. 31. Eligibility is earned by 25 years or
300 cumulative months of service to Iowa State. New members will be honored
at a banquet Tuesday, March 21, 2000, at the Holiday Inn Gateway Center.
Employees who will reach this milestone by Dec. 31 are asked to contact
Betty Licht, retirement information and planning, 4-3830, to confirm they
are on the list.
Assistors available to help
More than 40 volunteer assistors completed training this fall on Iowa
State's sexual harassment policy and procedures. They include faculty and
staff and represent all areas of the university. Assistors may provide
information on the policy, and informal and formal options for resolving
alleged instances of harassment. Assistors may accompany an alleged victim
to an informal resolution session, but do not serve as advocates or
spokespersons.
Students or employees who believe they are victims of sexual harassment may contact any of the assistors for answers to their questions. The full list is available from the Affirmative Action Office Web site, www.iastate.edu/~aao/AA.htm.
Save your phone books for recycling
ISU directories are available now at the University Book Store. Ames and Des
Moines city directories should arrive on campus beginning with McLeodUSA in
mid- to late October and USWest directories in mid-November. All of the old
directories can be recycled. The campus phone book recycling date this fall
is Saturday, Dec. 4. Building recycling volunteers will coordinate the
collection process. Last year, the campus recycled 7 tons of phone books.
Volunteers still are needed for collection Saturday; call Gloria Erickson,
4-7977, to volunteer.
Jischke on Talk of Iowa
President Martin Jischke will be a guest on the Wednesday, Nov. 3, edition
of Talk of Iowa. The call-in program airs weekdays from 10 to 11 a.m.
on WOI-AM Radio (640).
Organ recital is Oct. 29
The department of music presents the 13th recital in the Organists of
Iowa SeriesFriday, Oct. 29. This year's featured organist, Dana
Robinson, University of Illinois, will give a free recital at 7:30 p.m. in
the Tye Recital Hall.
Previously, Robinson served as organist and choir master at Trinity Cathedral, Davenport, and on the faculty of Central College and Luther College.
Ames Piano Quartet readies for concert, CD
The Ames Piano Quartet will present its first concert of the season at 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, in Tye Hall. The group includes music department
faculty William David, pianist; Mahlon Darlington, violinist; George Work,
cellist; and Jonathan Sturm, violist. The quartet will be featured at 7 a.m.
Sunday, Nov. 7, on the award-winning radio program St. Paul Sunday,broadcast on WOI-FM. The group also is recording a CD that will be
released in late 2000.
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