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INSIDE IOWA STATE
February 15, 2002

Announcements

Day care available for sick children
The Comfort Zone offers Iowa State students, faculty and staff a place to take their children when they are too sick to go to day care or school. The staff, part of the University Community Childcare program, cares for children ages 6 months to 12 years with minor, short-term illnesses. The recently renovated facility is open 7:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday. It is closed during university office holidays and the summer months. Rates are based on income and pre-registration is required. For a pre-registration packet or more information, contact the Comfort Zone, 1019 Pammel Court, 4-3333.

E-mail etiquette launches 'Women in Touch' series
The spring "Women in Touch" series will feature sessions on e-mail etiquette, office organization, and race and gender issues. All sessions will begin at noon in the Memorial Union.

Scott Chadwick, Greenlee School of Communication, will discuss "E-mail Etiquette" on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in the Campanile Room. "Organize Your Office, Manage Your Time" will be the topic for Mary Sigman, a professional speaker and success coach, on Wednesday, March 20, in the Sun Room. Beverlyn Lundy Allen, sociology, will finish up the series with a talk on "Resisting Shadowed Spotlights: Race, Gender and Place in Academia" on Tuesday, April 23, in the Sun Room.

Cost for each session is $12 and includes lunch. Registration is available online at http://www.iastate.edu/~mswc. For more information, contact the women's center, 4-4154, e-mail: womenctr@iastate.edu.

Next ISU solar car has a name
PrISUm Spectrum will be the name of Iowa State's seventh solar car. Spectrum was selected from among more than 80 names submitted in a naming contest by Team PrISUm, the student group that designs, builds and races solar cars. The team plans to race Spectrum in the American Solar Challenge, a cross-country race in the summer of 2003.

Student Affairs review completed
A special Faculty Senate committee has completed its review of the Office of Student Affairs and vice president Thomas Hill, said John Schuh, educational leadership and policies and chair of the review committee. Faculty Senate bylaws call for the senate to evaluate administrative offices and their administrators every five years. Schuh said the final report on the office was shared with the Faculty Senate and others as laid out in the Faculty Handbook guidelines. The evaluation of Hill, who came to Iowa State in 1997, was shared with the university president.

Learning communities workshop is May 13-14
The fourth annual ISU Learning Communities Institute, "Seasons of Success," will be held May 13-14 at the Scheman Building. A special emphasis for this year's institute will be working time for teams. More information about the institute will be posted at http://www.iastate.edu/~learncommunity/2002Institute as details emerge.

Open house Feb. 15 for Intensive English/Orientation Program
Faculty and staff of the Intensive English and Orientation Program are holding an open house to celebrate bringing staff and programs together in one location. The open house is 3 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in the Landscape Architecture Building. President Geoffroy will give remarks at 3:30 p.m.

Riders sought
Riders are wanted for the Boone to Ames Iowa State carpool. The car arrives at 8 a.m. and leaves at 5 p.m. Riders are picked up at their homes and dropped off at their work places on central campus. Cost depends on the number of riders, and payroll deduction is available. For more information, contact David Strom, carpool transportation, 4-3414.

Hawthorn Court name change official in April
The Hawthorn Court student apartment community on the north side of campus will be renamed in honor of Charles Frederiksen, director of the ISU residence department from 1967 to 1996. The official renaming ceremony for Frederiksen Court will be held during Veishea week in mid-April. However, for reasons involving U.S. Postal Service operations in that neighborhood, the name change won't be completed until May 15. Effective May 15:

Hawthorn Court will be renamed Frederiksen Court.
The Hawthorn Court Community Center will be renamed Frederiksen Court Community Center.
The Hawthorn Market & Caf, a dining and shopping service located in what currently is known as the Hawthorn Court Community Center, will not change its name.

Questions about the name change or use of the Frederiksen Court name may be directed to Kate Bruns, department of residence, 4-5637, kbruns@iastate.edu.

Poetry reading on sustaining land and community
A poetry reading on "Sustaining Land and Community" will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, in the Brunnier Gallery. The reading is part of a sustainable agriculture colloquium for graduate students. Reading will be Mary Swander, Deb Marquart and Sheryl St. Germain, all ISU English, and Twyla Hansen, a Nebraska horticulturalist.

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Lunch with the basketball coaches
Cyclone women's head basketball coach Bill Fennelly and men's head coach Larry Eustachy each will hold another lunch for ISU employees this month in the Memorial Union. Fennelly's lunch is from noon to 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, in the Great Hall. Eustachy's next lunch is from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Sun Room. Bring your lunch and talk to the coaches about their teams.