Building & Office Summer Hours
The College of Design will observe summer building and office hours today, May 16, through Friday, Aug. 15. The building will be open (unlocked) from 7 a.m.–7 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends. Faculty, staff and students will continue to have card access 24/7. The Dean's Office, Administrative Services Office and Student Services and Programs Office will be open 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. weekdays, closed weekends and university holidays.
Interior Design Interim Department Chair
The search for a new chair of the Department of Interior Design did not progress as planned, and the college is in the process of restarting the search. In the meantime, Deborah Hauptmann, chair of the Department of Architecture, will serve as interim chair of the Department of Interior Design. She and outgoing chair Lee Cagley, who is retiring at the end of June, will work together to ensure a smooth transition to her interim leadership. The search committee will post the position soon with the goal of beginning fall semester ahead of other academic searches across the country.
STEM for All Video Showcase
An ISU research project on "Co-designing Inclusive and Place-Based STEM Programs" is featured in the 2022 STEM for All Video Showcase: Access, Inclusion and Equity." Funded by a National Science Foundation Smart and Connected Communities planning grant, the project is a partnership between an interdisciplinary group of researchers at Iowa State, Iowa 4-H and the youth, families, teachers and other stakeholders in Storm Lake Community School District in northwest Iowa. The research team includes co-PIs fom the College of Design. View the 3-minute video, comment and vote online by 7 p.m. CT Tuesday, May 17. Comments and votes increase the project's visibility and may help the team garner additional future funding.
CEAH Symposium
You're invited to attend a symposium on "Learning from Socialism: Alternative Modernities in the Second World" Tuesday–Wednesday, May 17–18, in 4202 Student Innovation Center. Supported by a grant from the ISU Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities (CEAH), the event is organized by architecture faculty Vladimir Kulic and Kimberly Zarecor with James Andrews, University Professor of history. Activities will include three roundtable discussions, a keynote lecture, a film screening with Q&A and an exhibition curated by Kulic, on display in the College of Design atrium.
Reminder: Fulbright Scholars Program Webinars
Faculty members interested in the Fulbright U.S. Scholars Program are encouraged to register for any of the remaining live, interactive webinars scheduled May 18, May 26, June 9, June 16, June 23 and June 30 (different country/area on each date). Prerecorded, on-demand webinars for other opportunities also are available. Applications for 2023–2024 are due Sept. 15. If you're considering applying to the program, please contact Sandra Norvell to discuss options. Read more
Reminder: Cardinal Women* Applications
Applications are being accepted through Wednesday, June 15, for the 2022 cohort of Cardinal Women*, a free professional development opportunity for Iowa State faculty and Professional & Scientific staff who identify as women* (cisgender, trans, of trans experience, gender nonbinary or gender queer who seek this community). Sessions will be held from 2:10–4 p.m. Aug. 16, Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6 at the Memorial Union. See the call for applicants (PDF) for more information. Questions may be directed to co-facilitators Tera Lawson or Denise Williams-Klotz.
Next 'This Week' in August
This is the final "This Week in the College of Design" e-blast for faculty and staff for the 2021–22 academic year. We will resume publication in August. Have a great summer!
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