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ISU educational leadership chair addresses today's underserved students
Laura Rendon, professor and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State, identified four categories of underserved students in her recent paper for the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative titled "Reconceptualizing Success for Underserved Students in Higher Education."
ISU educational leadership chair addresses today's underserved students
Laura Rendon, professor and chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Iowa State, identified four categories of underserved students in her recent paper for the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative titled "Reconceptualizing Success for Underserved Students in Higher Education."
IPRT will get own director
The Institute for Physical Research and Technology will get its own director, J\ ohn Brighton, ISU vice president for research and economic development, said re\ cently. Tom Barton, director of both IPRT and the Ames Laboratory, has returne\ d to the ISU faculty, and the search for an Ames Lab director already is under \ way. The search for the new IPRT director will focus on internal candidates. \ IPRT is a network of scientific research centers at ISU.
More local, organic foods soon may be on the ISU menu
Iowa farmers and food processors interested in seeing their local products on the ISU Dining menu are invited to a Feb. 28 information meeting from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Memorial Union.
Geoffroy, Roth on 'Talk of Iowa'
President Gregory Geoffroy and Jim Roth, Distinguished professor of veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine, will be guests on the Feb. 27 installment of Talk of Iowa on Iowa Public Radio. The live, call-in show airs from 11 a.m. to noon locally on AM 640.
ISU in session Monday
ISU officials anticipate that Iowa State University will be open and classes will be in session Monday, Feb. 26. However, those travelling to campus are urged to put safety first. Faculty and supervisors are asked to accommodate those who cannot attend class or get to work due to travel difficulties. On campus, officials report that streets, sidewalks and parking lots are generally clear, and CyRide is operating.
Weather cancellations, announcements
- Both Feb. 25 performances of Cirque du Soleil have been rescheduled for March 10 (8 p.m.) and March 11 (2 p.m.).Tickets for this weekend's performances will be honored for the new times.
- Library: Officials anticipate Parks Library will be open during regular hours (12:30 p.m. Sunday - 12:30 a.m. Monday).
- Brunnier Art Museum: Gallery Walk (Feb. 25) is canceled.
- Reiman Gardens is closed Feb. 25.
- The Feb. 25 Concert and Symphonic Band concert has been rescheduled for March 2 (7 p.m., Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall).
- The Ames city snow ordinance is in effect. Vehicles on snow routes must be moved.
Weather cancellations, announcements
- Parks Library will close at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24.
- Cirque du Soleil DELIRIUM (Feb. 24, Hilton) has been postponed to Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24; tickets will be honored for the Sunday evening performance. For those who prefer to attend the Feb. 25 matinee at 2 p.m., tickets will be exchanged for best available seats. More info: www.center.iastate.edu, (515) 294-8808.
- ISU Theatre's "Arcadia" (Feb. 24) canceled.
- Brunnier Art Museum: No public hours Feb. 24; Brunnier Bash masquerade ball (Feb. 24) canceled; Gallery Walk (Feb. 25) canceled
- Reiman Gardens is closed Feb. 24, and will reopen at 1 p.m. Feb. 25 for Tropical Sunday.
- The Feb. 25 Concert and Symphonic Band concert has been rescheduled for March 2 (7 p.m., Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall).
- The Ames city snow ordinance goes into effect at 11 p.m. Feb. 24. Vehicles on snow routes must be moved.
March 25 concert postponed
Due to weather forecasts for Feb. 25, the Concert and Symphonic Band concert has been rescheduled for March 2 (7 p.m., Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall).
Iowa State MBAs aim to be Big 12's best
A team of Iowa State MBA students was judged to be one of the two best among Big 12 North Division schools in last weekend's MBA case competition at the Gerdin Business Building. It will now compete in the Big 12 "Final Four" round at the University of Oklahoma March 9-11.
Wanted: High school students to fight off computer hackers
Organizers of Iowa's second High School Cyber Defense Competition are looking for more teams willing to stay up all night to defend their networks from hackers. The competition will be overnight from May 18 to 19 at Iowa State University. See www.iasga.org for more information.
Pruetz
ISU anthropologist's study is first to report chimps hunting with tools
Assistant Professor of Anthropology Jill Pruetz led a study finding chimpanzees in Senegal are regularly making and using spears to hunt other primates -- making it the first to report habitual tool use by non-humans while hunting other vertebrates.
Scott Rodenburg, a freshman in pre-business prepares for the opening of the Barista Cafe.
New student-run cafe offers campus, community more options
Students will hold a grand opening of the new Barista Cafe at 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 26, in Buchanan Hall on campus.
MSNBC to telecast presidential debate at Iowa State
MSNBC will telecast a Republican presidential candidates debate live from Iowa State University Nov. 6, 2007. The debate also will be streamed live on MSNBC.com.
ISU study finds discrimination leads to greater drug use in African-American teens
Research led by psychologists at Iowa State has found that incidents of racial discrimination are the strongest predictors of subsequent drug use among African-American teens.
Welch Avenue to be covered in snow for skiing and snowboarding competition
Iowa State University's Ski and Snowboard Club will cover Welch Avenue with snow and host the 2007 Campustown RailJam Saturday, Feb. 24, from 8 to 10 p.m.
Funds for new endowed chair boost software engineering program
A $1.5 million commitment from Iowa State alumnus Long V. Nguyen and his wife Kimmy of McLean, Va., will create an endowed chair in software engineering in the department of computer science. "Iowa State University is committed to leadership in this exciting discipline," said ISU President Gregory Geoffroy. "This chair will help us recruit an established star in software engineering to support these efforts."
Abdul-Aziz returns to campus this week
Zaid Abdul-Aziz, an All-American Iowa State basketball player under the name Don Smith from 1966 to 1968, will return to campus Feb. 20-23 to speak, sign his book and be the guest in the Cyclone Alley student spirit section for the Feb. 21 men's basketball game.
Former ambassador Joseph Wilson will speak at Iowa State
Joseph Wilson, career diplomat and author of "The Politics of Truth," will present "Dissent in Our Democracy" at ISU on Feb. 21.
Air Force biological defense expert and veterinarian to speak on bioterrorism Feb. 26
A U.S. Air Force public health officer, who was honored by the former Republic of Zaire for his efforts in controlling their Ebola outbreak, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 26, in the Sun Room, Memorial Union. Col. Donald L. Noah is an international expert on protecting animals and humans against biological terrorism. He will talk about "The Threat of Bioterrorism: A 'One-Medicine' Perspective."
New facility at Iowa State focuses on student academic success
The Hixson-Lied Student Success Center, a new facility designed to help Iowa State students perform better in the classroom, will officially be dedicated during a ceremony Friday, Feb. 23, at 1:30 p.m.
Iowa State researchers improve soy processing by boosting protein and sugar yields
In Iowa State University laboratory tests, adding ultrasonic treatment to soy processing has increased the release of soy proteins by 46 percent. The treatment has also boosted sugar yields by 50 percent.
Ames Laboratory/IPRT interim director named; search committee for new director named
Alan Goldman has been named interim director of the Ames Laboratory/IPRT at Iowa State University.
Snow ordinance in effect
The City of Ames Snow Ordinance went into effect at 11 p.m. Monday, Feb. 12. Vehicles parked along snow routes (marked by red, white and blue signs) must be moved or they will be ticketed and towed. Move vehicles to off-street parking or to streets that are not designated snow routes. To assist in plowing efforts all Ames residents are asked to remove parked vehicles from residential streets. However, only those on snow routes are REQUIRED to move them. The snow ordinance remains in effect until the streets are completely plowed from curb to curb, AND it has stopped snowing.
'Home Ground' creative writing symposium is Feb. 18-20
The third annual free public Symposium on Wildness will be held at ISU Sunday-Tuesday, Feb. 18-20. Sponsored by the Creative Writing Program, it will feature workshops, panel discussions, concerts and readings centering around "Home Ground: Language for an American Landscape."
Top-ranked fans
Cyclone fans continue to keep Iowa State women's basketball among the elite in home game attendance. The Hilton crowd currently sits seventh in national rankings, with an average attendance of more than 8,500 fans per game, according to statistics compiled by the University of Wisconsin. Cyclones have ranked among the top 10 in this category for the past eight years.
