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December 12, 2003


  • Survey is one step to campus diversity plan (campus climate, diversity)
  • ISU halfway to energy goal (energy conservation, savings)
  • Snow fight (photo) (Cy, winter festival)
  • P&S Council: Retirement preferred over layoffs (retirement incentive options)
  • 'Investing in People' campaign surpasses $50 million goal
  • The walls will come tumbling down -- soon (photo) (Westgate Hall demolition)
  • Geoffroy: ISU will keep current academic calendar
  • No business like shoe business (photo) (Dan White, farrier, horse shoes)
  • Announcements
    • No quorum at senate meeting
    • Proposals sought
    • Reduced CyRide service
    • Business Cafe to open
    • Gateway Center remodels
    • Free evening child care
    • United Way nearly at goal
    • Tree, wreath sale sold out
  • Retirements
    • Lynn Graham
    • Bill Bogue
    • Dennis Erickson
  • Surprise (photo) (Pat Pendry, Baghdad)
  • Parking deck opens (photo)
  • Where to park on snowy mornings
  • Research briefs
    • New science teaching method (Brian Hand, Thomas Greenbowe, science, language, computer simulation)
  • Budget questions dominate a productive 2003 (photos) (year in review)
  • The way we were (photos) (student dress through the years)
  • Top picks (events)
  • Follow me (photo) (Lyndsey Medders, women's basketball)
  • 1,700-plus will receive degrees next weekend (Commencement)
  • What one habit would you encourage for a healthier, happier 1004? (photos) (Kathi Thomas Thomas, Sally Barclay, Clark Grinde)
  • Knoll Road/Union Drive realignment work to begin in March (map)
  • ISU Surpasses United Way Campaign Goal (online only) (Dick Seagrave, Habitat for Humanity)
  • Geoffroy: Program losses unavoidable in next budget cut (online only) (Board of Regents, State of Iowa, Gary Nichols, Pres. Geoffroy)


  • November 21, 2003


  • Annual shot in the arm, literally (photo) (flu shots)
  • Morrill Hall donor list approaches 1,500 names
  • Engineering dean search has begun (Gmelch, Melsa)
  • Food companies will test new soy oil in products this year (Walt Fehr, trans fats)
  • HR consultant may review P&S system (classification, compensation, audit)
  • 500-plus years old (photos) (ISU Library's oldest book, St. Thomas Aquinas)
  • FCS dean search put on hold
  • Knack for cleanliness reaps satisfied clients (photo) (Mark Reuber, Crop Products Pilot Plant, Center for Crops Utilization Research)
  • Calendar preferences shared with Geoffroy (academic calendar)
  • Reiman Gardens remain open after flood
  • Gifts that win hearts and support your ISU colleagues (photos)
  • Cross-campus collaboration (photo) (Deb Satterfield, J.R. Campbell, Extension 4-H Youth Building, banners, WOW)
  • Senate considers reorganization guidelines (academic units)
  • Announcements
    • Nominate a senior student
    • Training for study abroad directors
    • More recycling bins added
    • Off-campus computers may need new software to connect
    • High performance computing facility triples in capacity
    • School buses supplement CyRide routes
    • Toombs named to Vet Med professorship
  • Receptions
    • Jane Farrell-Beck
    • S.S. "Mani" Venkata
    • Theresa McCormick
    • Pphyllis Lepke
  • Students learn from one of the best (photo) (Catrin Finch, harpist)
  • Line brings holiday show to Stephens (photo) (Lorie Line, A Christmas Classique)
  • Winter festival set for Dec. 3 (Veishea, holiday)
  • Deck the hall (photo) (Farm House Museum, Victorian)
  • Top picks
  • Madrigal Dinners Jan. 16-17 (photo)
  • University help to businesses affects entire state (Small Business Development Centers)
  • Research briefs
    • The big picture (Rob Anex, life cycle analysis)
    • A little comfort food (Lester Wilson, NASA, soybeans)
  • Henning Lohse (photo)
  • Tuition rates set for 2004-05 (Regents)
  • Honors
    • Travel Health certificate (Pauline Miller, Mary Fosse)
    • Software application award (Crop Adviser Institute)
    • Leadership award (Donald Rieck)
    • Master teachers (Hector Avalos, J. Herman Blake, Susan Cross, Jacquelyn Litt, Lulu Rodriguez)
  • Senate forwards four calendar votes to Geoffroy (Online only) (academic calendar)


  • November 7, 2003


  • Leaf duty (photo, Edward Johnson)
  • Geoffroy: Cuts likely to result in layoffs (budget)
  • Institute on science, society gains momentum in second year (Peter Orazem, Yong Lee, Mo Xio, Doug Gentile, Clark Wolf, Yu-Che Chen)
  • It was a blast (photo, Space Society, rockets)
  • Where's Bob (photo)
  • Scientific duo a hit in Iowa classrooms (photo, Jay Staker, Steve Truby, Extension--Science, Engineering and Technology (E-SET))
  • Academic calendar comments due Nov. 14
  • What's your favorite thing about life with computers? (photos, Melanie Eckhart, Alvin Clarke, Timothy Ashley)
  • Research
    • Hackers, beware (Doug Jacobson)
    • The shell game (Donna Surge)
  • Award helps connect the dots for biotech industry (biologics facility, Steve Carter, James Bloedel, proteimics facility)
  • Animal care training for researchers set for Nov. 21
  • Prescription copay to change (ISU Plan, faculty, P&S, insurance)
  • Not old enough to be a fossil (photo, fish stencil, Morrill Hall)
  • Announcements
    • Geoffroy on Nov. 14 Talk of Iowa
    • CyRide facility dedication set
    • Flu shots still available
    • Phone book corrections
  • Student dinners offer fine fare (fine dining management class)
  • Comic opera is ISU Theatre's fall finale (sketch, Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse)
  • Top Picks
  • Malaysian Culture Night to benefit United Way
  • The first (photo, Max Rothschild, Presidential University Lecture)
  • Good Business (Two employers equals one great job, Mark Wagner, National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium)
  • Honors
    • Who's Who (GianCarlo Moshini, Catherine Kling, Dermot Hayes, Bruce Babcock)
    • Honorary FFA degree (Ken Larson)
    • Educator of the year (Linda Quinn Allen)
  • 'An apple a day' popular at residence halls (photo, Chieftain apples, student hort station)
  • P&S Council's choice: Academic calendar A (online only)


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    October 24, 2003


  • University needs to cut $8.3 million from FY04 budget
  • Tougher academic rules in play for Cyclone student-athletes (NCAA regulations, classroom performance)
  • Holcomb named to student affairs post (photo, Todd Holcomb, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs)
  • Morrow is no stranger to ISU athletics (photo, Paula Morrow)
  • Oliver named to lead VRAC (James Oliver)
  • The art of dyeing (photo, Sara Kadolph, textiles and clothing)
  • Robert Brown is first holder of endowed chair in thermal sciences (Robert C. Brown, Bergles professorship)
  • Regent approval of modest tuition hike looks likely (Carver Hall)
  • 4-H Youth Building will be dedicated Nov. 8 (photo, extension)
  • Campus climate survey is first in 10 years
  • Research shorts
    • Project fights malnutrition
    • Effects of media violence on children
    • Enrollment up in ag ed
  • Database: ISU student indebtedness at graduation Year: 2002-03
  • Benefits change period for merit staff closes Nov. 17
  • Where's Bob?
  • Announcements
    • Retirement reception (Dean Hutchison)
    • Retirement reception (Lois Miller)
    • Flu shot clinic opens next week
    • Network application upgrades will affect Mac OS 9 users
    • Old phone books can be recycled
    • Some midterm grades posted on AccessPlus
    • New home for MSE department
  • Home will never be the same (photos, transformation: new international design exhibition)
  • Top picks
  • Institute on World Affairs 2003-04
  • On air (photo, Talk of Iowa, Jeff Johnson, Pres. Gregory Geoffroy, Katherine Perkins)
  • Senate raises concerns about calendar option B (faculty senate)
  • Good for Business (Hair-raising help, Sandy Lunde)
  • Honors
    • Research recognition
    • International advisory panel
    • NSF career award
    • NSF career award
    • Second award for device
    • Regional champ
    • Contributor to award-winning book
    • Research forum planner



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    October 10, 2003


  • ISU a leader in blending real with digital (photos, human computer interaction (HCI), Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC), James Oliver, military projects, city planning, Hindu temple)
  • No clear favorite between academic calendar options
  • Dean Melsa to retire (engineering)
  • Three task forces to study issues related to budget efficiency (alternative tuition structures, small programs, interdisciplinary programs and low-enrollment courses, # Institutes and centers)
  • Advancing excellence remains at top of Geoffroy's goals (photo, Charles Drewes, fall convocation)
  • Exec chef oversees what's cooking around campus (photo, Karla Boetel, ISU Dining Services)
  • Research (photo, yttrium-silver, Lawrence Johnson and Pamela White, Karl Gschneidner Jr. and Alan Russell)
    • Big corn book
    • Exceptional bond
  • The big 2-5 (photos, College of Design, silver anniversary)
  • Announcements
    • LGBT Student Services open house
    • Cyclone Tip-Off is Oct. 18
    • Volunteers sought for science bowl
    • Geoffroy, Johnson on Talk of Iowa
    • World Food Prize activities
    • Winter break staffing
  • Honors (Antonio Jose Moreira, Thomas Alsbury, Brian Steward, Tom Glanville and Tom Richard)
  • Top picks
  • Silver Returns (photos, college of Design, 25th anniversary, art exhibit)
  • Rothschild will kick off lecture series (Presidential University Lecture, Max Rothschild)
  • Insect Zoo hosts family Halloween hike
  • Co-lab dedication is Oct. 18 (Plant Sciences Institute)
  • Brand new (photo, Jack Trice Stadium)
  • CIO candidate visits begin (J.L. Albert, William Crowell, John Dickson, Walter Weir)
  • Good for Business (Software assists with design-as-you-go)
  • Alumni Awards (ONLINE ONLY)


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    September 26, 2003


  • Roger Wilkins (photo, Brown vs. the Board of Education)
  • Public sessions are part of Morrill design phase (Morrill Hall, renovation)
  • Diversity conversations resume Oct. 6
  • Isotope spectrometer available to campus scientists (photo, Jeanne Stewart, Murray Kaplan)
  • International student numbers reflect fall enrollment shifts
  • Truly, he's not anti-Wal-Mart (photo, Ken Stone)
  • Good for Business (Research Park company relies on symbiotic tie to Iowa State, Proliant, Inc.)
  • Research shorts
    • Access guide
    • Ambrosiaster translated
  • Biotech food is focus of Oct. 3 program
  • Announcements
    • LC proposals due Oct. 17
    • Geoffroy, Skorton together on Talk of Iowa Sept. 30
    • Library hosts electronic learning festival
    • Hort club holds apple sale
    • Graduate fair is Oct. 8
    • Student farm celebrates its 60th
    • Key, access card requests
    • DPS publication offers tips, stats on campus safety
    • Institute announces seminars
  • Receptions
    • Mikie Walker
    • Angel Johnston
  • Awards (faculty and staff awards, fall convocation)
  • Top Picks
  • Praise for the planet (photos, Tracy Chapman, Julia Hill, Women's Week)
  • Farce features monks in trouble (photo, ISU theatre, Incorruptible)
  • Campaign commentary (photo, Eleanor Clift, Mary Louise Smith Chair)
  • Hispanic Heritage Month
  • Hoover nearly complete (photo, Hoover Hall)
  • Honors (student mentoring award, top young innovator, star award, association fellow)
  • Regents confirm commitment to salary funding
  • Engelbrecht leads LAS dean search
  • Low staffing encouraged over winter break


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    September 12, 2003


  • Sure, we have that (photo -- Tuesday ISU Surplus Sale, Ashraf Basawros, Tom Elliott)
  • Budget cuts affect 17.25 FTEs (funding reductions, state-funded positions, lay offs, position reductions)
  • Calendar discussion resumes this month (academic calendar)
  • Fall convocation is Sept. 29
  • Answers to some common questions about the two calendars (photo: students walking between classes)
  • Animal specialist now makes a difference in human nutrition (photo: Paul Flakoll) (Center for Designing Foods to Improve Nutrition, Marines, protein, energy, nutrients, nutrition, basketball, baseball, hockey)
  • Honors
    • James Espenson, Mei Hong, Richard Larock
    • Daniel Armstrong
  • Inside: "As a new ISU hire, share your favorite aspects of the university so far." (photos) (Daniela Dimitrova, Igor Marjanovic, Michele Roberts, Tom Shih)
  • Hamilton Hall renovation worth the wait (photos) (Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Joel Geske)
  • Budget advisory committee begins its work (President's Advisory Committee on Budget Priorities and Planning, Geoffroy)
  • Modern computing symposium will honor Atanasoff (photo) (electronic digital computer, International Symposium on Modern Computing)
  • Announcements
    • Reception for Lou Mitchell
    • Help make a difference at the Iowa 4-H Center
    • Ag law candidate withdraws
    • Funds available for biotech-related events
    • Foreign language short courses offered
    • Room scheduling: Learn the ropes
    • Couch "potatoism" is topic of Pease lecture Sept. 25
    • CTE series focuses on student learning
    • TEACH grants available
    • First aid course offered
    • Appointments
  • Research shorts
    • Help for Croatian farmers (Jon Tollefson)
    • Disaster-proof power grids (James McCalley, Venkataramana Ajjarapu, Vijay Vittal, Ratnesh Kumar, Nicola Elia, Oscar Volij)
    • Metals that bend (Dan Sordelet, Matt Kramer)
  • Proulx was a late bloomer (photo)
  • Keynote speaker (photo: Roger Wilkins)
  • Proof on stage (ISU Theatre)
  • Festival celebrates bugs (Insect Horror Film Festival)
  • Union celebrates 75 years on campus
  • Top picks
  • Essay contest announced (Brown V Board of Education, NAACP)
  • Cats pussyfoots into town
  • Preliminary vote by P&S Council favors current calendar
  • Ten teams receive grants for student recruitment, retention plans
  • Pre-game games (photo: tailgating)
  • Good for Business: Detecting the problem (Gits Manufacturing Co., Brian Larson, Iowa Demonstration Laboratory, Center for Nondestructive Evaluation, IPRT)
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    August 29, 2003


  • Landmark ruling turns 50 (Brown vs. Board of Education, lectures, Roger Wilkins)
  • The fourth season approaches (photo, Four Seasons fountain)
  • Move-in crew volunteers have the right stuff (photo, Tami Ryan, Residence Hall move-in)
  • Summer in review (photo, Pam White)
    • More faculty
    • Dairy farm merger
    • Top award (R&D 100 Award)
    • Morrill Hall plans
    • IT security task force
    • On the job (Pam White, interim dean of College of Family and Consumer Sciences)
    • Interim named (James Davis, interim director, AIT)
    • New cars on campus (ISU police)
  • Cheville to retire (Norman Cheville, dean, College of Vet Med)
  • Welcome to Iowa State (photo, Richard Reynolds, directory of Memorial Union)
  • Teaching a priority for Girton (photo, Jack Girton, president of faculty senate)
  • Whiteford named interim LAS dean (photo, Michael Whiteford, associate dean, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
  • Research
    • Tree watch (James Raich)
    • Healthy plants (Thomas Baum)
    • Marital conflict (David Vogel)
    • Unintentional results (Patrick Schnable)
  • Honors (photo, Carol Meeks)
    • Honorary membership (Robert Wallace)
    • Society fellow (James Baker)
    • New reviewer (Carol Meeks)
  • Printing's Web-based service offers faster option (photo, NowPrint)
  • Receptions
    • Black Student Alliance hosts black faculty/staff reception
    • Preprofessional studies open house set
  • Deaths
    • Anton "Tony" Netusil
    • T. Al Austin
  • Eight inducted into Hall of Fame (Athletic Hall of Fame, Pete Taylor, Al budolfson, Jenny Condon, Karen Glerum, Johah Koech, Tim Krieger, Scott McCadam, Bob Verbeeck)
  • Announcements
    • United Way campaign opens Sept. 4
    • MU Cafe now open on ground level
    • Sign up now for ISU bowling league
    • College for Seniors classes begin in September
    • Multicultural Task Force seeks members
    • Women of Achievement nominations sought
  • View research grant opportunities online
  • Brunnier fall features Russian paintings (photo, painting,Russian Impressionist)
  • Orchid show opens Aug. 29 in conservatory (Reiman Gardens)
  • M-Shop adopts new ticket system
  • Top picks
  • It's Mo . . . and it's free (photo, comedian Mo Rocca)
  • Home opener Sept. 7 (photo, soccer)
  • Food security lectures open to public (bioterrorism)
  • Campus equity experts visit ISU
  • Associate VP finalists to visit campus (Sharon George, Todd Holcomb, Rebecca Sanderson)
  • No hitchhikers allowed (photo, Rebecca Black, segway human transporter, Camille Sloan-Schroeder)
  • Good for Business (Iowa wood works, Jeld-Wen fiberboard)


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    August 15, 2003

  • Striking a balance between job and home (Constant, Hira, Anderson, Bullen, Schmidt)
  • Re-Design continues this fall (College of Design, academic curriculum)
  • Dancing Cyclone (photo) (Iowa State Fair, Cy tatoo, Judy Minnick)
  • Lagomarcino courtyard again will have a mural (photo) (Lilligren, Christian Petersen)
  • Juggler of projects (photo) (Habeger, Partnership Development Program, College of Business, STAR 1)
  • Kane likes big-picture approach for council (photo) (Kane, P&S Council)
  • Oct. 1 is first CYtation Award deadline (P&S Council)
  • ISU Theatre announces fall productions (Proof, Incorruptible, Ruddigore or The Witch's Curse)
  • IPRT merges units into one
  • Announcements
    • Funding available for 203-04 undergraduate research (assistantships)
    • Academic open house at Reiman Gardens
    • Student employment positions listed online (jobs)
    • Vet students present projects (Scholars Day)
    • Orientation to U.S. classrooms is Aug. 18 (international TAs)
    • Welcome event for new minority students is Sept. 4 (orientation, students of color, transfer)
    • Basketball season tickets on sale
    • Appointments (Reynolds, Koehler, Wendel, Spalding)
  • Death Where's Bob? (photo)
  • A center for the community (photos) (Union Drive community center, Marketplace, Clyde's)
  • Iowa industry's 'Scotland Yard' (Good for Business, IPRT Company Assistance)
  • College opening events (convocations, receptions)
  • A proper welcome (photo) (Reiman Gardens)
  • ONLINE ONLY -- Protect your PC; get the latest Windows patch (W32 Blaster Worm, Lovsan Worm, security, patch)

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    July 25, 2003

  • Faculty ranks to grow by eight positions
  • Foxes take up residence
  • Former ISU President W. Robert Parks dies
  • System aids gene research
  • Paula Morrow appointed faculty athletics representative
  • Regents OK general fund operating budget, salaries
  • National Special Olympics here in 2006
  • Scholar named
  • Match game
  • Faculty receive R&D 100 awards
  • ISU sets sponsored funding record
  • Another generation of success at ISU fair exhibit
  • Former U.S. Cabinet member to speak at summer commencement
  • Carver lives on
  • Announcements
    • New address for Plant Sciences Institute
    • Reserve course readings for fall
    • Orientation for new instructors
    • Special prices on computers
    • Mentors needed for freshman Honors students
    • Geoffroy on Aug. 12 Talk of Iowa
  • Reception
    • Peter Rabideau
  • Deaths
    • Gary Smith
    • Patricia Henson
  • Old and new merge at Parks Library
  • Lakeside lab promotes learning



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    July 3, 2003

  • In the home stretch (photo, Hoover Hall)
  • Davis named interim AIT head (James Davis)
  • Dairy farm merger plans accelerated
  • Design planning begins for Morrill Hall
  • Hail damage repair to begin (photo, greenhouses)
  • Business ethics teaching not driven by scandals
  • A planner -- when possible (photo, Annette Hacker)
  • Preparing to become a Cyclone (photos, Michaun Sanchez)
  • Regents hold off on family leave proposal
  • Deaths
    • Lynda Lewiston
    • Richard Atkins
  • Where's Bob (photo)
  • Announcement
    • Couples sought for psychology study
    • University closed July 4
    • Geoffroy on Talk of Iowa July 15
    • MU director candidates visit campus
    • Iowa Shrine Bowl returning to campus
    • Farewell reception
    • Appointment
      • Edward Yeung
  • Travel reimbursement goes online this summer
  • Campus cool spots (photo page)
  • Quiz time (photo, Whad'ya Know, Michael Feldman, Linda Tossey)
  • When push comes to shove (Good for Business)


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    June 13, 2003

  • Fuels from fields, forests (photo, biorenewable resources)
  • Almost ready (photo, 4-H building)
  • Administrators put finishing touches on budget
  • FCS dean search begins
  • Put on your thinking cap (photo, archived photo from 1915, botany class)
  • Lewis leaves AIT director position
  • Bonds rated A1 (Moody's Investor Services)
  • Mason stays counselor at heart despite many hats (photo, Terry Mason)
  • June paychecks will reflect federal tax cut
  • Outplacement service retained for P&S staff who are laid off (P&S Council)
  • A really big hole (photo, steam line trench, chilled water plant)
  • What would you include on your ideal summer reading list? (photos, Brenda Daly, Sedahlia Jasper Crase, Daniel Coffey, James Werbel, Amy Sue Bix)
  • Announcements
    • GoldSheet available online July 1
    • Johnson joins Geoffroy on WOI Radio
    • Departmental deadlines online
    • Contract pricing information available online
    • Appointments
      • Maynard Hogberg
      • Tom Shih
      • Arun Somani
      • Judy Vance
      • Qijing Zhang
      • Lisa Nolan
      • James Toombs
  • Receptions
    • Bertha Lukawski
    • Joe Kurth
    • Duane Enger
  • Deaths
    • Donald Schuster
    • Bert Nordlie
  • Where's Bob (photo)
  • Task force will study security of campus data, networks
  • Learn about retirement mutual fund options at campus forums
  • ONINE ONLY - Q&A on new administrative fee
  • ONLINE ONLY - To the faculty and staff of the College of Agriculture (letter from Dean Woteki)


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    May 23, 2003


  • Big project will improve 3 of 4 university classrooms (ITC, room schedyling, Katie Baumgarn, Matt Darbyshire)
  • Long, lofty goal (photo, Jesse Shumaker, "Road Show USA," Shriners Hospitals)
  • Land-grant site suits these health researchers (photo, Vaclav and Jitka Ourednik, Heather Greenlee, Janice Buss, Ann Smiley-Oyen, Anumantha Kanthasamy, Victor Lin, Surya Mallapragada, Balaji Narasimhan, Diane Birt, D. Lee Alekel, Paddy Ekkekakis)
  • P&S pay matrix will see no change this year (P&S salaries, Rex Heer)
  • Council seeks solutions to compensation issues (P&S Council, salary issues)
  • Where's Bob (photo)
  • Vogels work, live and mentor at student farm (photo, Jeanne and Greg Vogel, Ag450 Farm)
  • University falls short on non-tenure teaching caps (Faculty Senate)
  • Preserving a strong reputation (photo, Owen Newlin, Faculty Senate)
  • Receptions
    • Teresa Branch
    • Roger Leininger
    • Tom Greiner
  • Announcements
    • Interim posts in student affairs
    • Updated campus maps ready for use
    • Memorial Day service planned
    • Extended weekend hours at Reiman Gardens
    • Appointments
      • Megan Keene
      • Karla Boetel
  • Students leave because of money, class sizes (survey of ISU freshman)
  • Campus stroll (photo, children, Child Development Lab School)
  • Reiman in bloom all summer long (photo, Ed Moran, Reiman Gardens)
  • ISU seeks $54.4 million for priorities (fund-raising)


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    May 2, 2003

  • Budget picture clears as session winds down: Operating budget appropriation will be reduced $6.44 million
  • Budget picture clears as session winds down: Increased administrative fee among strategies for a balanced budget
  • University volunteers make Special Olympics happen (photo, Lana Voga)
  • Trust and planning (photo, Ben Allen)
  • Seeking immunity (Good for Business, NewLink Genetics)
  • Virtual lab teachers could relieve shortage (photo, Niki Davis Center for for Technology in Learning and Teaching)
  • Non-verbal (photo, Ruth Crowe, softball)
  • Academic calendar Faculty, staff favor different proposals
  • White named as interim FCS dean (Pamela White)
  • "If you were giving the commencement address next weekend, what one piece of advice would you give graduating seniors?" (photos, Debra Atkinson, Mark Oleson, Charles Richards, Suzanne Zilber)
  • Spam: A whole lotta fakin' going on
  • 3,000 degrees to be awarded (spring commencemnt)
  • Faculty, staff sought to help students move in
  • Faculty urged to "buy in" to promotion/tenure policies
  • Where's Bob (photo)
  • Retirements
    • A.M. Fink and Ruth DeBoer
    • Edwin Mooney and Erlene Mooney
  • Death
    • Robert Leacock
  • Annoucements
    • Lavender Graduation set for May 8
    • People of Nia ceremony held on May 2
    • Consider University Archives before you toss papers
    • Bicycle auction is May 6
    • Registration open for ITC summer workshops
    • UCW seeking new members
    • ADP to change its name
    • Perry named associate dean of students
  • Two months to go (photo, solar car team PrISUm)


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    April 18, 2003


  • ISU creates info technology post
  • Greenlee school reaches $18 million campaign goal
  • Where's Bob (photo)
  • Commencement speakers announced for May 9-10 (photo, Gov. Tom Vilsack)
  • Geoffroy: Salary increases probably will be self-funded (faculty senate)
  • Ask Inside (Beach Ave entrance to Reiman)
  • Calendar survey closes April 25
  • Regents sign off on 68 faculty promotions (promotion and tenure)
  • Windy work (photo, Partha Sarkar, indoor tornado)
  • Welcome back (photo, Gordon Eaton, Veishea)
  • Carver co-lab to include business incubator (Plant Sciences Institute)
  • Pickin' up good vibrations (Good for Business, Terfenol-D)
  • Announcements
    • Noise Awareness Day April 30
    • Allen open forum April 23
    • Time to reserve course readings at library
    • All-electronic U-bill statement coming soon
    • Don't send cash through campus mail
    • Faculty, staff awards to be presented in the fall
    • Honors students show off work
    • Reiman Gardens open house focuses on teaching, research
    • Learning Community Institute to be held in May
    • Health care privacy policies required April 14
  • A perennially popular sale (photo, horticulture club)
  • Receptions
    • Calli Sanders
    • Sharon East
    • Jean Thomas
    • Charm Brazie
    • Tom Barta
    • Shirlee Singer
  • Death
    • J.T. Scott
  • Ritual burning (photo, prairie burning)
  • Council proposes changes to P&S pay matrix
  • Play explores family relations (photo, ISU Theater)


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    April 4, 2003

  • Calendar options unveiled: Campus to be surveyed on preferences
  • New home (photo, swans)
  • Plan considers inflation when cutting journals
  • Senate organizes task force to study United Way
  • Veishea embraces past (photos)
  • It's official; Union transferred to ISU
  • Greenlee director named (Michael Bugeja)
  • Dean Meeks takes new ISU position
  • Search opens for NCAA faculty rep
  • Thanks (photo, LGBTAA)
  • Nutrition advice added to benefit options (Sally Barclay)
  • License to chill (Good for Business, Blue Sky Creamery, Nitro Ice Cream)
  • Manners mentor (photo)
  • Impact of Michigan case to be discussed at diversity forum
  • Announcements
    • Meds questions answered
    • Golf league sign-up now
    • The effects of Title IX
    • Geoffroy on Talk of Iowa
    • Room schedules on Web
    • Lecture, reception scheduled
    • Faculty research showcased
    • Schroeder visit April 22
    • Resources, info on the war
    • Check your labels
    • Eaton Hall ceremony set
    • Spring forward Sunday
    • Volunteers needed
  • Standing vigil (photo)
  • Departments encouraged to switch to summer hours May 12-Aug. 15
  • Receptions
    • Jimmie Orsack
    • Janice Dana
    • Alice Thieman, Sandy Nelson
    • Jim Gilmore, Joe Pine



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    March 14, 2003
  • Glamourless work in pursuit of the truth (photo, Midwest Forensics Research Center)
  • Twenty-five years later (photo, Christine Grant)
  • Minority intern program to be opened to all
  • A union of contrasts (photos, Chris Martin)
  • Energy on a roll (Good for Business)
  • P&S Council requests electronic database of job descriptions
  • Awareness, education are goals of disabilities events
  • Hill names interim leaders (Marc Harding, Roberta Johnson, Teresa Branch)
  • ISUComm gets senate OK to proceed (faculty senate)
  • Announcements
    • Learn about INS reporting requirements
    • Learning community award nominations sought
    • ISU Theatre memory lapse
    • Tour Morrill Hall
    • ITC will test instructional sites for accessibility
    • Annual style show April 4-5
    • Three faculty interview for proposed center post
  • Remembering (photo, Pete Taylor)
  • Conference focuses on generational challenges in the workplace
  • Deaths
    • Pete Taylor
    • Harold M. "Sandy" Smith
  • Symposium on the American Indian (schedule of events)
  • LGBTA Alliance Awareness Week (schedule of events)
  • Good turnout (photo, blood drive)
  • Enticing (photo, greenhouse)
  • Pay raises, benefits set for bargaining unit employees (Online only, March 6, 2003)


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    February 28, 2003

  • Residence plan includes demolition, construction
  • Ensure access to your class, Tips to teach students with disabilities
  • Prof receives national engineering distinction (Bruce Thompson, National Academy of Engineering [NAE])
  • Shark-infested science (Gavin Naylor)
  • Astronaut is keynote speaker for ISCORE ethnicity conference (John Bennett Herrington)
  • Hacker smacker (Good for Business, Doug Jacobson)
  • Flower power (Horticulture Club, spring bulb sale)
  • Survey: Some student views more conservative
  • Announcements
    • Minority Student Services open house on March 6
    • Bushman to give campus seminar
    • Blood drive is March 3-6
    • P&S professional development day is March 25
    • March 8 choral concert features all-women lineup
    • Library hosts electronic learning workshop
    • Large van class offered
    • Career conference for school girls set
    • Geoffroy on March 11 Talk
  • Death
    • Lyle Hurley
  • Where's Bob (photo)
  • Study rates effectiveness of dietary supplements (Rick Sharp, Steve Nissen, HMB)
  • Environments exposed (photo, University Musuems)
  • Hall monitor (photo, Lynette Pohlman, Katherine Perkins)


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    February 14, 2003

  • The tradition is back: a university ring for Iowa Staters
  • Minimal staffing options OKed for spring break week
  • That's "ye," not "yoouuuu" (photo, Stephen Gabis)
  • Senate approves new non-tenure-eligible policy
  • Council reaffirms support for family leave proposal
  • Campus recycling czar (photo, Gloria Erickson)
  • Snack alert: Feb. 21 is Rice Krispies Treat Day in Ames
  • Q: In celebration of St. Valentine's Day, who is your favorite romantic couple of all time? (photos, Laurie Hoifeldt, Brian Meyer, Anne Clem, Tom Beell)
  • New parking lot slated for northwest campus
  • Ask Inside (area East of Printing Services)
  • Women's history observance spans three months
  • ISU Theatre production focuses on tragedy
  • Forces of change (photo, barchje)
  • Death
    • Madonna Blanshan
  • Reception
    • David Bousquet
  • Announcements
    • Geoffroy on Talk of Iowa
    • MBA forums set
    • VP review seeks comments
    • College for Seniors preview
    • URA taking applications
    • Time to plan for Veishea
    • Student employee of the year
    • PFF applications due Feb. 24
    • Grad assistantships
    • Women's Club lunch April 28
    • P&S election opens March 3
    • Cholesterol screenings set
    • Enhanced WebMail is here
  • Flippin' out
  • Black History Month


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    January 31, 2003

  • Geoffroy reflects on first 19 months (photo)
  • Geoffroy: Diversity is much more than the "right" thing to do (photo)
  • Iowa State, Ames unify conference planning efforts (photo, Julie Weeks)
  • Regents approve parking deck plans
  • Cyclone operating budget still Big 12's smallest (athletics)
  • Not your average oven (photos, Arne Swanson)
  • Announcements
    • CTE workshop registration due Jan. 31
    • New Fact Book is online Grants available for Merit professional development
    • Lunch with Coach Fennelly
    • Learning communities are subject of talk
    • 25-Year Club banquet reservations due
    • P&S Council nominations due Feb. 21
    • Employee nominations sought
    • Cold treat from 'cool chicks'
    • Senate meets Feb. 11
    • G-Nome artist to be museum speaker
    • Women's B-ball tickets available
    • Course in van driving offered
  • Private gifts put gild on restoration (photos, Beardshear)
  • Title IX anniversary celebrated
  • Institute looks at mass media (photo, John Waters)
  • Success is sweet: Iowa State's Rice Krispies Treat sets world record
  • Business as usual


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    January 17, 2003

  • Steinke: Link our efforts to Iowans, every day
  • Diversity discussions open Jan. 24
  • Regents' approval of provost expected this week (Ben Allen)
  • Morrill Hall renovation gets large gift
  • Crowd Pleaser (photo, Karen Miskell Larson, catering)
  • Proposed policy would include adjunct appointments in non-tenure-track policy (Faculty Senate, renewable appointments, non-tenure-track positions)
  • Textiles faculty create one-of-a-kind gown for First Lady Vilsack (photo, JR Campbell, Jean Parsons, Christie Vilsack)
  • New approach to composition courses piloted this spring (ISUComm)
  • Campus events will mark King holiday
  • After five (photo, Peter Orazem)
  • Animal genomics center announces three new programs
  • Announcements
    • TEACH grant applications due Jan. 31
    • Call for proposals
    • Multiple intelligences theorist to speak at Stephens
    • Workshops focus on China
    • Lunch with Eustachy
    • PFI conference in January
    • Conference to update staff on financial aid changes
    • Open house at online learning center
    • ISU surplus sale moves to new location
    • Benefits office returns to Beardshear
    • Appointments
      • S.S. "Mani" Venkata
      • Rebecca Hornbacher
      • Donald Draper
  • Reception
    • Earl Dowling
  • Students of the game (photos, Larry Eustachy, "Larry's Clones")
  • Taxidermy heaven (photos)


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