Dec. 10, 2009
In the wake of Wednesday's campus-closing blizzard, you may be wondering how the university will handle your missed workday. Human resource services officials have created an FAQ for Campus Closure that explains the options open to faculty and staff.
Additional info: Severe Weather and Emergency Closings, ISU Policy Library
By a 6-3 vote, the state Board of Regents approved a $100 surcharge for regent university students spring semester. At Iowa State, that's about $2.4 million to help meet the $24.5 million mid-year funding reversion.
An FAQ explains university policy and options for handling missed workdays that resulted from Wednesday's campus-closing blizzard.
ISU alumna Merry Rankin applies practical and strategic experiences to her work as the university's first director of sustainability programs.
Cy-Hawk series
Fans are encouraged to abandon their gold gear and "color it cardinal" for the many ISU-Iowa athletics events this week.
The Computer History Museum of Mountain View, Calif., will be the new home for Iowa State's full-scale, working replica of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) for at least 10 years.
At 79, Shirley Smith isn't the oldest person to graduate from Iowa State, but she's probably the most enthusiastic. After all, she has waited 60 years to cross the stage, claim her diploma and shout, "Yippee!"
