Inside Iowa State: Iowa State University

September 27, 2002

Announcements

Brown bag lunch series
The 2002-03 Brown Bag series (formerly known as "Women In Touch") will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Memorial Union Campanile Room. Sharon Bird, assistant professor of sociology, will speak on "Are We On The Same Page Here? Women and Men Sharing Gendered Spaces." Participants are invited to bring their lunches; food will not be provided. The event is free. For more information, contact Marcia Purdy at 4-4154.

ITC offers various workshops
The Instructional Technology Center offers workshops on WebCT, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, Flash, PhotoShop, Acrobat, DVD authoring and shooting digital video. Workshop enrollment is online through Access-Plus, under "Professional Development Rgstr." More information is available online at http://www.itc.iastate.edu/instrdev/seminars.html.

School options discussed
The annual Graduate and Professional School Day will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Memorial Union Great Hall. More than 90 representatives from universities and colleges nationwide, including Iowa State's Graduate College, will attend. A series of 50-minute seminars on preparing for graduate work will be offered 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, in the Memorial Union Pioneer Room. There is no preregistration. More information is available online at http://www.iastate. edu/~career_info/gpd2002.html or by calling Beverly Madden, 4-9490 (e-mail bmadden@iastate.edu). http://www.itc.iastate.edu/instrdev/seminars.html.

Volunteers needed for study
Healthy volunteers between the ages of 35 and 50 who have not exercised regularly for at least a year are needed for a research study. Participants will receive individualized exercise recommendations. To sign up or request more information, call the exercise psychology laboratory, 4-9290, or e-mail Roxane Joens-Matre, rjmatre@iastate.edu, or Erik Lind, elind@iastate.edu.

Workshop set on grant writing
A grant writing workshop will be held from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, in N047 Lagomarcino. The workshop is open to all faculty and graduate students interested in developing grant proposals for international exchanges. The workshop is free; preregistration is recommended (4-8764). For more information, check online at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~nkerli/CIP2002/Announcement.htm.

ITC videos moved
The Reserve and Media Services department, 2 Parks Library, has acquired a major portion of the Instructional Technology Center's video collection. Guidelines for checking out videos and DVDs is online at http://www.lib.iastate.edu/class/ers/videobookings.html.

LAS names master teachers
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has named master teachers for 2002-03. This year's award focuses on teachers who have developed off-campus learning experiences for ISU students. The master teachers are: Warren Dolphin,, University Professor of zoology and genetics; Kathy Leonard, professor of foreign languages and literatures; Margaret Mook, associate professor of foreign languages and literatures; Steve Pett, associate professor of English; and William Simpkins, associate professor of geological and atmospheric sciences. The five will plan teaching methods seminars and in-class demonstrations throughout the academic year.

Appointment
Patrick Patterson, interim chair of the department of industrial education and technology for the academic year.