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APRIL 28, 2008
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News
Iowa State Solar Decathlon Team to Reveal Schematic Design
The Iowa State University Solar Decathlon Team will reveal the
schematic design of the Interlock House, its purely solar-powered home,
at an unveiling from 5 to 8 p.m. May 3 in Hughes Auditorium at Reiman
Gardens. Students and faculty will be available to answer questions
about the design, the 2009 Solar Decathlon competition and the work
done by the Iowa State team to date.
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ISU Couple Head for Peace Corps Stint in Ghana
For Chris and Tammi Martin, joining the Peace Corps is the assignment
of a lifetime. Chris, associate professor of art and design, and Tammi,
administrative specialist in the Center for Crops Utilization Research,
depart June 7 for two years of service in Ghana. Chris will teach art
and Tammi will teach computer literacy.
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Announcements
Nominations for Dean Search Committee Due Today
The Liaison Council seeks faculty, staff, students and alumni
willing to serve on the College of Design Dean Search Committee. Please
forward nominations to Virgene Monthei, vmonthei@iastate.edu, by 5 p.m.
today, April 28.
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Multicultural Celebration for Graduating Students
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs invites you to the
inaugural "Honoring Our Graduates" event celebrating the achievements
of the 314 multicultural students who are slated to graduate from Iowa
State this spring. This includes 24 College of Design students. The Sunday, May 4 event will begin with hors
d'oeurves at 12:30 p.m., followed by a program at 1 p.m. in the
Memorial Union Great Hall. Jeff Johnson, president of the ISU Alumni
Association, will give the address and Tom Hill, vice president of
student affairs, and Tom Holcomb, associate vice president of student
affairs, will provide graduates with stoles.
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King Pavilion Construction Update
Demolition of the concrete steps behind the building has been
completed and further site preparation is under way for construction of
the King Pavilion. A webcam will be installed this week to allow
everyone to track our progress.
-------------------------------------------------- Avoid Fines: Extended Loan Books Due May 9
A reminder to all faculty that extended loan books are due Friday,
May 9. If you return books after that date, there will be fines, which
are higher than last year. Your best alternative is to renew the books
online, which you can do as long as they are not overdue. Please
contact Carlota Gutierrez or Leanne Alexander in the Design Reading
Room if you do not know how to renew books online. Books can also be
renewed one at a time at the reading room, although the preferred
method is online.
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Events, Lectures & Exhibitions
GIS Seminar
"Landscape Change in Broken Kettle Grassland near Westfield, IA"
Jin Zhang, GIS certificate candidate, geological and atmospheric sciences
12:10 - 1 p.m. today, April 28, in 526 Design
> See abstract at http://www.design.iastate.edu/calendar.php?CID=897
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CODAC Spring Art Sale
Featuring work by students in the integrated studio arts programs,
including ceramics, furniture design, printmaking, photography,
painting and metals.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, April 30 and May 1
10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Friday, May 2
Foyer outside the Dean's Office
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Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Night
"One Night, Many Directions"
7:30 - 9 p.m. Thursday, May 1, Memorial Union Great Hall
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ISU Design West Studio Presentations and Reception
1 - 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 3, ISU Design West Studio, Sioux City
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Solar Decathlon Design Unveiling 5 - 8 p.m. Saturday, May 3
Hughes Auditorium, Reiman Gardens
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Dennis Dake Retirement Reception
2 - 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, Lightfoot Forum in front of art and design office
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News
ISU students and alumni dominate 2008 Des Moines Arts Festival Emerging Iowa Artists
For the sixth consecutive year, Iowa State students and recent
graduates will rule the streets of the Des Moines Arts Festival.
Fifteen of the 24 jury-selected Emerging Iowa Artists hail from the
College of Design.
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ISU students 'design-build' cabin in South Sioux City park
Twenty students in Bruce Bassler's spring design build studio
collaborated on a semester-long project to design and construct a cabin
for Scenic Park Campground in South Sioux City.
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Announcements
Review Documents for College Faculty/Staff Meeting
Please plan to attend the faculty/staff meeting from 12 to 1 p.m.
this Wednesday, April 23, in 130 Design. Download the agenda here.
Please also download and review the following PDF documents prior to
the meeting: 1) Proposed Design Catalog Changes (includes back of
catalog from each of the departments and Design Studies, and front of
catalog from art and design; all have received appropriate departmental
and Academic Affairs Council approval); 2) Orientation Course Draft
(proposal has been approved by each of the departments and by the
Academic Affairs Council); 3) Proposal for Adoption of Enrollment
Management in CRP (proposal has been approved by CRP faculty and by
Academic Affairs Council); and 4) Proposed Changes to Design Governance Document.
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Volunteers Sought for Dean Search Committee
The Liaison Council seeks faculty, students and alumni willing to
serve on the College of Design Dean Search Committee. Please forward
nominations to Virgene Monthei, vmonthei@iastate.edu, by 5 p.m. Monday, April 28. Make Note of Policies for Dead Week, Finals
The end of spring semester is rapidly approaching. Policies
governing "dead week" (April 28-May 2), final exams and final exam week
(May 5-9) may be found at
http://www.iastate.edu/~registrar/exams/regulations.shtml. Please note
in particular the following:
Final exams in courses of two or more credits may not be given at
a time other than that for which the exam is scheduled by the
registrar. An instructor may not give a final exam prior to final exam
week nor change the time of offering the final examination as it
appears in the final exam schedule. Permission to change the time for which an exam is scheduled may be given only by the dean of the college. If
the instructor elects not to have a final exam, the class is required
to meet at the scheduled final exam period for other educational
activity such as a review of the course or feedback on previous exams.
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Preproposals for Energy Frontier Research Centers due May 7
The Department of Energy has initiated a program to develop Energy
Frontier Research Centers to increase the rate of scientific
breakthroughs needed to create advanced energy technologies for the
21st century. Grants range from $2 million to $5 million per year for
five years. There is no cost-share requirement. Guidelines are
available for download at
https://e-center.doe.gov/iips/faopor.nsf/UNID/933104E42D0185E58525742100694C78/Sfile/EFRC_FOA_Final_Dated_April42008_FINAL.pdf.
Iowa State University may submit up to three proposals. Therefore,
preproposals are due to the Office of the Vice President for Research
and Economic Development by 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. Preproposals may
be submitted to Dorothy Pimlott, dpimlott@iastate.edu,
via e-mail. They should be no longer than two pages and should include
a brief description of the project and a who at ISU will be involved. A
review committee will choose the projects to be developed into
proposals and forwarded to DOE.
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GIS Seminar
"The Why of Where: Using GIS to Investigate Habitat Use by Threatened Reptile Species in a Sand Prairie Ecosystem"
Shannon L. Thol, GIS certificate candidate, department of ecology, evolution and organismal biology
12:10 - 1 p.m. today, April 21, in 526 Design
> See abstract at http://www.design.iastate.edu/calendar.php?CID=896
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Accidental Learning DVD Series
"Baraka," directed by Ron Fricke
This 1992 purely visual (nonverbal) film makes comparisons between
natural and technological phenomena and searches for a universal
cultural perspective.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in third-floor center space
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Faculty/Staff Meeting
12 - 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, in 130 Design
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News
Palermo receives national recognition
Architecture professor Gregory Palermo is one of three in the
nation to receive the Distinguished Professor Award this year from the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The award was
presentated at the ACSA annual meeting in Houston.
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Design faculty team honored with creative achievement award
A team of faculty representing all four College of Design
departments received a 2007-2008 Creative Achievement Award from the
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture. The team was cited
for development of Design Science, an experimental course intended to
introduce students to the fundamental relationship between science and
design in their first year of college.
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Announcements
King Pavilion Construction Begins
Construction has begun on the King Pavilion addition to the
College of Design. The fencing material for the site will begin to
arrive by the end of this week, and we will start seeing real progress
soon.
Please be aware that when the fencing goes up, access up the ramp
to the first-floor doors outside the Dean's Office will be prohibited
until the end of the project. Also, all ground-floor doors with access
to the site will be locked for the duration of the project. Look for
new signage for exit routes out of the ground floor of the building by
the end of the week.
For more information on the construction schedule and important dates, see http://www.design.iastate.edu/KingPavilion.
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Register for Women's Leadership Summit
The 4th Annual Iowa Women's Leadership Summit takes place Friday,
April 25. The event is co-sponsored by the Women's Leadership
Consortium, University Committee on Women, Provost's Office and
University Lectures Program.
This year, for the first time, there is a fee for registration.
Early registration by April 18 is $30 for faculty and staff, $20 for
students. To encourage attendance at this worthwhile event, the College
of Design Dean's Office will pay the early registration fee for the
first 10 people who contact Kate Schwennsen, kschwenn@iastate.edu, and
request the college's support to attend the summit.
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Events, Lectures & Exhibitions
GIS Seminar
"Downtown 3D Visualization"
Nora Ladjahasan, assistant scientist, IDRO
12:10 - 1 p.m. today, April 14, in 526 Design
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Accidental Learning DVD Series
"DESIGN vol. 1"
This program explores the development and concept of archetypal
products such as the Bubble Club Sofa, Hoover vacuum cleaner and iMac
computer and uses each as a lens to examine the larger social context.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in third-floor center space
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Chill Out Webcast
"Chill Out: Campus Solutions to Global Warming"
6:30 - 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, in Kocimski Auditorium
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Interior Design Candidate Presentation
Kyu-Ho Ahn
9 - 10 a.m. Thursday, April 17, in 130 Design
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Gallery 181
"Art and Design Rome Student Exhibition"
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday - Friday
APRIL 7, 2008
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Announcements
Wednesday is Awards Day
Please help us celebrate the accomplishments of students, faculty
and staff at the college's annual Awards Day, this Wednesday, April 9.
Brunch will be served at 9:30 a.m., followed by the awards presentation
at 10 a.m. in the Lightfoot Forum. We hope to see you there!
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NACADA Regional Conference Registration
The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) North Central
Region 6 Conference, "Planting the Seeds ... Nurturing Student Growth,"
will be May 18-20 at the Gateway Hotel in Ames. The conference
emphasizes collaborations between advising and other campus resources
and services. Conference session information will be posted online this
Wednesday, April 9. Register by April 27 for the early-bird discount.
Graduate students can apply for a scholarship to help defray attendance
costs. E-mail inquiries to 2008Region6@iastate.edu or register online.
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Bonny Reynolds to represent college at Undergraduate Research Symposium
Bonny Reynolds, a senior in architecture from Bemidji, Minn., will
represent the College of Design at the Second Annual ISU Undergraduate
Research Symposium. Undergraduate students who are involved in
mentored-research projects will showcase their work in oral
presentations April 15 at the Iowa State Memorial Union. Bonny is an
undergraduate research assistant to Ulrike Passe, assistant professor
of architecture. Her presentation, "An Undergraduate Research
Assistant's Role Relating to Spatial Composition," will be from 9:10 to
10:30 a.m. in room 3219. __________________________________________________
Events, Lectures & Exhibitions
GIS Seminar
"A Proposal: Using GIS for Regional Siting of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Iowa"
Alan Jensen, ISU Extension GIS Geospatial Technology Program
12:10 - 1 p.m. today, April 7, in 526 Design
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Accidental Learning DVD Series
"A Walk up Broadway with David Hartman and Historian Barry Lewis"
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, in third-floor center space
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College of Design Awards Day
Brunch followed by presentation of awards
9:30 a.m. - noon Wednesday, April 9, in Lightfoot Forum
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Art and Design Rome Student Exhibition Reception
3:30 - 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Gallery 181 and Lightfoot Forum
> See http://www.design.iastate.edu/gallery.php#ADRome2008________________________________________
Announcements
East Building Entries Closed This Week
Both entry doors to the east end of the building (facing Bissell
Road) will be closed through Friday, April 4, for repair of the
concrete patio. Contact Steve Rentschler, smrents@iastate.edu, 460-1237, with any questions.
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Awards Day Brunch Tickets
If you haven't already, please be sure to pick up your Awards Day
brunch ticket by 5 p.m. this Friday, April 4. The brunch begins at 9:30
a.m., with college awards at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, April 9, in the
Lightfoot Forum. Brunch is free, but you must have a ticket, so see
Virgene Monthei or Nicole Tupy in the Dean's Office to get yours today!
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Collaborative Arts and Humanities Grant Writing Award
The Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities will fund two
tenured scholars/artists from two different arts and humanities
disciplines to collaborate on writing an external grant on a topic of
value to the arts, to design and to the humanities. The $10,000 award
($5,000 per participant) will provide a full or partial teaching
release during one semester (2008-09), or, if preferred, provide summer
salary support of up to $5,000 for one month (July 2008 or June 2009).
During the grant-writing period, faculty will define their projects,
seek appropriate grants and write applications. For more information,
see http://www.iastate.edu/~ceah/collgwa.html (where you can also
download the application form) or call 294-1594. Deadline to apply for
this award is Tuesday, April 8.
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Preorder Veishea Food Science Fudge
The Iowa State Food Science Club is taking preorders for its
annual Veishea fudge fundraiser. Preorders are due this Friday, April
4, and you may pay for the fudge when you pick it up between 9 a.m. and
5 p.m. on Friday, April 11. One-half pound (16 pieces) is $5, while one
pound (32 pieces) is $9. Download the preorder form, fill it out and
e-mail back to fudgeisu@iastate.edu,
or send via campus mail to Linda Svendsen, 224A MacKay Hall. If you
choose not to preorder, you can visit the club during Veishea, but the
fudge always sells quickly!
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Events, Lectures and Exhibitions
GIS Seminar
"Mobile GIS: Extending GIS from the Office to the Field"
Scott Mattes and Pete Lovell, Geospatial Group, Howard R. Green Company
12:10 - 1 p.m. today, March 31, in 526 Design
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CRP Faculty Candidate Presentation
"Politics, Planning and Power: Redeveloping Public Housing in Chicago"
Matthew Gebhardt, Columbia University
3 - 4 p.m. today, March 31, in 130 Design
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Architecture Lecture: Stephan Tanner
Stephan Tanner, architect and planner, Intep USA
7 p.m. Wednesday, April 2, in Kocimski Auditorium
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Interior Design Candidate Presentation
Nadia Volchansky
9 - 10 a.m. Thursday, April 3, in 130 Design __________________________________________________
Announcements Design College Part of Sesquicentennial Video Series
A three-part sesquicentennial series highlighting the history of Iowa State University will air this week on Mediacom's access channel, Connections 22. "Iowa State University: The 150-Year Adventure" is hosted by Kevin Cooney, a news anchor at KCCI and an Iowa State alum. The show will air from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (March 25-27) on channel 22 in Ames and Des Moines. Viewers outside these areas should check the cable directory for channel listings. The first show will include an overview of Iowa State University with President Gregory Geoffroy, followed by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the College of Human Sciences. The second show will include the College of Engineering, Iowa State traditions, the College of Veterinary Medicine and student life. The final show (March 27) will include the Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Design and Business and end with a segment on campus beauty. See http://www.iastate.edu/Inside/2008/0314/series.shtml.
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Awards Day Brunch Tickets
The college's annual Awards Day will begin with brunch at 9:30 a.m., followed by presentation of awards at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 9, in the Lightfoot Forum. Brunch is free, but a ticket is required for admission, and quantities are limited. Please pick up your free ticket from Virgene Monthei or Nicole Tupy in 134 Design by 5 p.m. Friday, April 4. -------------------------------------------------- Request for Proposals: Publication Subvention Grants The Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development seeks proposals for the ISU Publication Subvention Grants Program. Grants are available to support the publication of scholarly writings and other worthy productions by Iowa State faculty and staff. Publications can use any appropriate medium, such as books, CDs, DVDs, or the Internet. Applications are also accepted for series of publications edited by ISU faculty, staff or ISU centers/institutes. In this case, authors of individual publications in the series must be ISU faculty or staff, or the series must cover topics of interest to Iowa or the region. Individual grants cannot exceed $20,000. Any full-time faculty member or any P&S staff member at the rank of P17 or above may apply for this award through his/her academic unit. Application deadline is Tuesday, April 15. See complete guidelines at http://www.vpresearch.iastate.edu/guidelines/pub_subvention.html. Questions may be directed to Sonja Klocker, 294-6344, skklock@iastate.edu. -------------------------------------------------- Call for Entries: Postcard Print Exchange Faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in the 8th Annual University Print Society Postcard Print Exchange. The theme for this year's exchange is "BOGO: Buy One Get One Free." You are free to interpret this in any manner you can imagine. A prospectus is available at http://www.design.iastate.edu/gallery.php#BOGOprintshow. All prints must be mailed via U.S. Postal Service. Entries are due to April Katz by Wednesday, April 23. __________________________________________________
Events, Lectures & Exhibitions GIS Seminar Series "Volunteered Geographic Information in Planning and Design" Chris Seeger, ISU Extension landscape architect and assistant professor, landscape architecture 12:10 - 1 p.m. today, March 24, in 526 Design > See http://www.design.iastate.edu/calendar.php?CID=834 -------------------------------------------------- Reception: Developed Photography Exhibition 7 - 9 p.m. today, March 24, in Gallery 181-1 and Lightfoot Forum > See http://www.design.iastate.edu/gallery.php#developed -------------------------------------------------- Accidental Learning DVD Series "art:21 - Art in the 21st Century" 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 25, in third-floor center space > See http://www.design.iastate.edu/calendar.php?CID=871 -------------------------------------------------- CRP Faculty Candidate Presentation "Planning for Sustainable Development: Linking research, practice and teaching" Maria Manta Conroy, assistant professor, Ohio State University 2 - 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 26, in 130 Design -------------------------------------------------- Reception: Interior Design Annual Senior Student Exhibition "Experience the Building Blocks of Our Future" 6 - 8 p.m. Saturday, March 29, in Gallery 181 and Lightfoot Forum > See http://www.design.iastate.edu/gallery.php#IDSenior2008 MARCH 10, 2008
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News
College Remembers Barbara King
ISU alumna Barbara King, 61, dear friend and benefactor of the
College of Design, died at home March 4 after a seven-month battle with
cancer. A celebration of her life will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow, March 11,
at Landscape Structures, the company she co-founded in 1971 with her husband, Steven King, in Delano, Minn. Read message
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Planning Student Part of Research in the Capitol, March 10
Bethany Wilcoxon, senior in community and regional planning from Atlantic, will
present a research poster to lawmakers today, March 10, in the rotunda
of the state capitol building in Des Moines. She is among 20 ISU
undergraduate students selected to participate in "Research in the
Capitol" and the only representative from the College of Design.
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Cooper Receives Award
Mindy Cooper, academic adviser for landscape architecture and
community and regional planning and coordinator of the Design Exchange
learning community, has been named an exemplary peer mentor supervisor
by the ISU Learning Communities Peer Mentor Subcommittee. She was
nominated by peer mentor(s) who work with the Design Exchange and will
receive the award at a recognition ceremony in April. Please join us in
congratulating Mindy.
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Announcements
No "This Week" Next Week
"This Week in the College of Design" will not be published next Monday, March 17, during spring break.
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Faculty Meeting Notes Available
Minutes from the last faculty meeting on Feb. 20 are available for
download at
http://www.design.iastate.edu/FILEDIR/Faculty_Meeting_Notes_2-20-2008.doc.
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Final Call for Summer Design Program Proposals: Due Today!
Proposals for the college's Summer Design Program, to be offered
sometime in June at the Design West facility in Sioux City, are due by
5 p.m. today. Proposals should be sent via e-mail to Kate Schwennsen.
See http://www.design.iastate.edu/FILEDIR/SummerDesignProgram.pdf.
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Solar Decathlon Public Events
Faculty, staff and students are invited to a series of events
related to Iowa State's entry in the U.S. Department of Energy's 2009
Solar Decathlon competition. The Solar Decathlon Workshop, an
interdisciplinary Design Studies studio that is developing the house
design for the competition, will present an exhibit of its work to date
beginning at 3 p.m. today and running through 5 p.m. this Friday, March
14, in the Lightfoot Forum. Competition information and preliminary
studies will be posted on the forum wall with a blank scroll of paper
for visitors to leave comments and provide ideas for further
development. The opening reception will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. this
evening in the forum.
The workshop will also host a public forum in the Lightfoot Forum
from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, to answer questions about the
competition and its work. This will be followed by a moderated
discussion of the competition, preliminary studies and coming
activities from 4 to 5 p.m. in 130 Design.
Workshop students will direct a design charrette with members of
the larger Solar Decathlon Team from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 13,
again in the Lightfoot Forum and 130 Design. The charrette is intended
to help build consensus about the final house design for Iowa State's
entry in the DOE competition.
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CEAH Director Search
Nominations and applications will be accepted through March 24 for
the director's post in the Center for Excellence in the Arts and
Humanities. Only ISU tenured faculty will be considered for the
position. Current director Brenda Daly, University Professor of
English, plans to retire July 1. See
http://www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/ceahdirector.shtml for more
information on the position. Nominations can be sent to Zora Zimmerman, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and chair of the search committee. Applications are due to Gaye Simonson by March 24. --------------------------------------------------
VRC Closed March 11-21
The Visual Resources Collection will be closed tomorrow, March 11, through the end of spring break, Friday, March 21.
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Events, Lectures & Exhibitions
GIS Seminar
Eric Abrams, spatial and GIS coordinator, IT Division, Iowa Department of Transportation
12:10 - 1 p.m. today, March 10, in 526 Design
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5:30 - 7 p.m. today, March 10, in the Lightfoot Forum
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Accidental Learning DVD Series
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in third-floor center space
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Conversations on Green Building
"U.S. Green Building Council Programs"
Kevin Nordmeyer, principal, RDG Planning and Design
7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, 1015 Hyland
Sponsored by Iowa Home Crafters and Pella Windows
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2 - 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in Lightfoot Forum and 130 Design
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CRP Faculty Candidate Presentation
"Pairwise Relations and Local Government Joint Ventures for Economic Development"
Christopher Hawkins, University of North Texas
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in 130 Design
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6 - 9 p.m. Thursday, March 13, in Lightfoot Forum and 130 Design
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CRP Faculty Candidate Presentation
"Planning Metropolitan Atlanta: The Atlanta Regional Commission, 1971-2001"
Carlton Basmajian, Virginia Tech
3 - 4 p.m. Friday, March 14, in 130 Design __________________________________________________
Announcements
CELT Director Nominations
An internal search is under way for the next director of the ISU
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT). Please forward
nominations of current tenured faculty members to Penni Bryant, or 4-7184, by this Wednesday, March 5, so that nominees can be
encouraged to complete the application process in time to receive full
consideration by the search committee. Applications will be due in
mid-March.
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Bailey Award Proposals Due Friday
Proposals for the Bailey Research Career Development Award
are due to the dean's office by 5 p.m. this Friday, March 7. Full-time,
tenured associate professors and professors are invited to apply for
this award, which provides funding to foster research that is
innovative and not only increases knowledge, but has practical
applications as well.
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VRC Hours
The Visual Resources Collection will be closed Tuesday, March 11,
through Friday, March 21. Faculty who need access to the VRC during
that time or who are working on special image projects should be in
touch with Susan Poague this week.
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Summer Design Program Proposals Due
A reminder that proposals for the college's Summer Design Program
in Sioux City are due by 5 p.m. next Monday, March 10. Faculty are
asked to submit proposals to develop and implement a two-day
experimental program for high school students entering grades 10, 11 or
12. The planned program will be offered sometime in June at the ISU
Design West studio facility. Selected faculty will receive $800 in
professional development support per person, to be expended by the end
of FY09. In addition, travel expenses, including hotel, meals, mileage
and/or transportation, will be reimbursed.
For complete details on this opportunity, download the Summer Design Program information (.pdf). Proposals should be sent via e-mail to Kate Schwennsen by 5 p.m. March 10. Contact Kate with any additional questions via e-mail or phone, 4-7428.
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Vote on Graduate Faculty Constitution Change
All members of the graduate faculty are asked to vote on the
proposed change in the Graduate Council constitution. The Graduate
Council advises the dean of the Graduate College on matters concerning
graduate education at Iowa State. The council would like to add
representation from the growing postdoctoral community. Please view the
suggested change and vote online before Friday, March 14. Contact Tara Lynne Clapp, 4-7759, with any questions about the proposed change.
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Technology Fellowship Application Deadline
A reminder that applications for the Technology Commercialization Fellowship,
a year-long program to expand participants' knowledge base in business
and technology transfer in the university setting, are due March 15.
Through formal training, research, direct interaction with
entrepreneurial firms and self-study, the fellowship will equip
participants with the entrepreneurial tools needed to commercialize new
technology.
Qualified applicants must hold an advanced degree. Accepted
fellows will receive $50,000 in annual compensation, paid by quarterly
honorariums to their newly formed businesses. Fellowships begin in
June. Contact Stacey Noe, program coordinator, 4-4945, with any questions.
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Volunteers Sought for Community Visit, Charrette
The Minnesota Design Team
(MDT) seeks volunteers for its visit to LeRoy, Minn., in April. MDT is
a volunteer organization of planners, architects and landscape
architects who visit rural communities over a long weekend and suggest
ways to solve their problems on a wide range of issues. MDT teams
consist of 15-20 professionals and may include a few students. The team
stays with host families, where participants have time to hear
"unbiased" opinions about what their town really needs. The team also
attends presentations and tours the community, facilitates a Town Hall
meeting and holds a design charrette to produce concepts and
recommendations for community action.
LeRoy is a town of about 900 people on the Iowa/Minnesota border,
about 30-40 minutes from Austin and Rochester. Its main issues include
how to attract families with children to preserve its school district,
and how to beautify the downtown to attract new businesses.
MDT hopes to include professionals from Iowa on the team going to LeRoy April 10-13. Please contact MDT LeRoy Visit co-leaders Jon Sevald or Harold Skjelbostad if you are interested in joining this group.
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Events, Lectures & Exhibitions CRP Faculty Candidate Presentation
Jia Lu, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
12 - 1 p.m. today, March 3, in 130 Design
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GIS Seminar
Paul Anderson, professor, landscape architecture
12:10 - 1 p.m. today, March 3, in 526 Design
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Film Screening and Discussion
Film screening followed by panel discussion with the filmmakers,
ISU landscape architecture alum and Ioway Nation member Lance Foster,
and ISU professor emeritus of anthropology David Gradwohl
7 p.m. today, March 3, in Memorial Union Great Hall
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Accidental Learning DVD Series
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in third-floor center space
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Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture
Lance Foster, member of Ioway Nation, storyteller, artist, ISU landscape architecture alum
8 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, in Memorial Union Sun Room
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Luncheon meeting to discuss National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipends
11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in 302 Catt Hall
RSVP to Laura Engelson
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Creativity and Innovation Luncheon
Jeffrey Stamp, inventor, creator and former brand manager of "Baked Lays" potato chips
Register online: http://www.isupjcenter.org/forms/form_reimanspeakers.cfm
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1 - 3 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Memorial Union South Ballroom
Register online: http://www.isupjcenter.org/forms/form_reimanfaculty.cfm
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Lecture
Lisa Clague, ceramic artist
5 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Kocimski Auditorium
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9th Annual ISCORE 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Friday, March 7, at Iowa State Memorial Union
Register online: http://www.iscore.iastate.edu/registration/register.php
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News
Design faculty, students part of plant biology video game team
Professor Steve Herrnstadt, art and design, and three students
from integrated visual arts (Trent Grover), human computer interaction
(Denise Bacher), and
biological and pre-medical illustration (Trevor Brown, who graduated in
December) are part of a research team
that's creating a new educational 3D video game. Meta!blast is designed
to help high school and college students understand the inner workings
of a plant cell. See news release
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Announcements
Career Days 2008
Career Days will take place this Wednesday through Friday, Feb.
27-29. Explore Graphic Design and Studio Arts will be from 8:30 a.m. to
1 p.m. Wednesday in the Lightfoot Forum, while the Design Career Expo
will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday and student interviews with firms
will be held Friday, both at the Iowa State Memorial Union. Faculty are
encouraged to spend time both here in the college and at the Memorial
Union visiting with firm representatives, many of whom are College of
Design alumni. We ask that you please also promote student
participation in these events.
A CyRide shuttle will be available every 10 minutes on Thursday to transport students between the college and Memorial Union.
Faculty are especially invited to attend the reception with firm
representatives, alumni and students from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the
Memorial Union. More information on all three days' activities is
available on the Career Days Web site.
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College Award Nominations Due Friday
The College of Design Awards Board seeks nominations of
outstanding faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students for the
Polster Teaching Award, Academic Advising Award, and Awards for
Extraordinary Performance to be presented at the annual college Awards
Day in April. Nomination forms and procedures are available online. Nominations are due to the
dean's office, 134 Design, by 5 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 29.
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CAC Proposals Due Friday
The Computation Advisory Committee (CAC) seeks proposals for
projects that will have a broad impact on student computing and
represent innovative uses of information technology for instruction at
Iowa State. Student involvement in the development of proposals is
encouraged. Proposals must be reviewed at the college level before
being forwarded to CAC. Proposals are due (signed copy to the dean's
office, electronic copy to Mike Miller, mcmiller@iastate.edu) by 5 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 29. See http://www.iastate.edu/cac for more information.
Request for Proposals: Summer Design Program
The College of Design plans to offer a two-day Summer Design
Program, sometime in June, for young designers at ISU Design West in
Sioux City. We seek a proposal from faculty to develop and implement
this experimental offering for high school students entering grades 10,
11 or 12. Selected faculty will be compensated with $800 in
professional development support per person, to be expended by the end
of FY09. In addition, travel expenses, including hotel, meals, mileage
and/or transportation, will be reimbursed.
For complete details on this opportunity, download the Summer
Design Program information (.pdf) here. Proposals are due by 5 p.m.
Monday, March 10, via e-mail to Kate Schwennsen, kschwenn@iastate.edu.
Contact Kate with any additional questions via e-mail or phone, 4-7428.
Lunch Meeting on NEH Summer Stipends
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Center for
Excellence in the Arts and Humanities invite faculty to attend a lunch
meeting to discuss National Endowment for the Humanities Summer
Stipends. The meeting will be from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday,
March 5, in 302 Catt Hall. Lunch will be provided.
NEH Summer Stipends provide summer salary to give faculty time to
work on scholarship in the humanities (broadly defined). Applications
for next summer are due in fall 2008. John Monroe, a faculty member in
the history department who received a NEH Summer Stipend in 2006 and
also serves on the NEH panel that reviews these applications, will
share his insights into the program and answer questions.
RSVP to Laura Engelson, lge@iastate.edu, if you plan to attend.
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Workshop on Creativity and Innovation
The Reiman Entrepreneurial Speaker Series will host a lunch
presentation as well as faculty and student workshops with inventor,
entrepreneur, author and educator Jeffrey Stamp. "It Isn't About the
Box -- Conquering Creativity in the Entrepreneurship Classroom or in
Business: Why It Fails and How to Win," a free luncheon and
presentation open to students, faculty and the community, will be from
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in the Memorial Union Sun Room.
A faculty workshop titled "Creativity and Innovation!",
cosponsored by the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, will
be from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Memorial Union South
Ballroom. Download a flyer on these events. Registration is required
for the luncheon and workshop. Register online. --------------------------------------------------
Register for ISCORE
Register now to attend ISCORE, the 9th Annual Iowa State
Conference on Race and Ethnicity. Sessions will take place from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Friday, March 7, at the Iowa State Memorial Union.
Registration is free and includes a continental breakfast and luncheon.
Register online or download and
complete the registration form (.doc)
and e-mail it to iscore@iastate.edu.
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Smoking Policy: Loading Dock Environmental Health and Safety reminds faculty, staff and students of the university's smoking policy.
While the loading dock is the designated smoking area at the College of
Design, there should be no smoking at the loading dock any time there
is a vehicle loading or unloading there. If a delivery vehicle is at
the dock, smokers must observe the "25 feet from the building" rule.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
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New Exhibition and Funding Opportunities
A large number of exhibition and funding opportunities have been added recently to the IDRO Funding Opportunities database. __________________________________________________
Events, Lectures & Exhibitions Accidental Learning
"e2 / energy"
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, in third-floor center space
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Conversations on Green Building
Lynae Hentzen, founder and director, COSC Iowa State University
7 - 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames, 1015 Hyland
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Career Days: Explore Graphic Design and Studio Arts
8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Lightfoot Forum
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2 - 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, Iowa State Memorial Union
6 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28, East Sun Room, Iowa State Memorial Union --------------------------------------------------
Gallery 181
9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
Show ends 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29 __________________________________________________
Announcements
Faculty Meeting Feb. 20
Please plan to attend the college faculty/staff meeting, 12 - 1
p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, in 130 Design. Download the agenda (.doc) and minutes from the last meeting on Dec. 11 (also .doc). --------------------------------------------------
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