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An Iowa State University research team that helped develop a demonstration-scale pyrolyzer capable of sequestering thousands of tons of carbon dioxide a year has received a prestigious milestone award from XPRIZE Carbon Removal, it was announced on Friday.

The SVPP office (1550 Beardshear) is a designated drop-off site for the food drive taking place April 25-May 5. Donations benefit The SHOP on campus, as well as over 20 pantries throughout Story County. A list of most-needed items is found here.

Laura Smythe ("Sm'eye'th") has been named Iowa State's next university ombuds and will start in the post April 18. 

Assistant provost for faculty development Tera Jordan presented results of the COACHE faculty job satisfaction survey at the Feb. 15 Faculty Senate meeting.

Twenty-seven employees with student services or academic advising roles are recipients of Iowa State's Innovation and Exceptional Advising During COVID Award. 

Kirsten Abel, inaugural honors and awards coordinator, office of the senior vice president and provost, answers questions about awards.

The Emerging Leaders Academy fosters and enhances leadership development of faculty and P&S staff currently serving in leadership roles, or those who aspire to such positions. ELA is offered annually to a select cohort of current and future institutional leaders. During the academic year, the ELA cohort participates in monthly leadership activities led by content experts and facilitators. The activities are designed to create self-reflection, develop contextual skills, and create leadership competencies.

President Wendy Wintersteen has reappointed senior vice president and provost Jonathan Wickert to a third five-year term, effective July 1 and pending approval by the state Board of Regents.

A college peer mentor network, training workshops, online guide for faculty mentors and raised expectations for mentoring term faculty are among the enhancements in the last year.

Praised for her leadership on several projects during the pandemic, associate provost for academic programs Ann Marie VanDerZanden's second five-year term begins July 1.

Iowa State University College of Engineering teaching professor Beth Lin Hartmann has been named the Ryerkerk-Griffith WiSE Faculty Fellow.

Jan Lauren Boyles, associate professor and director of graduate education in the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, has been named faculty fellow in the office of the senior vice president and provost for a two-year term.

It's becoming common for universities to have college-level support staff for students of color. At Iowa State, the position has existed since the mid-1980s, thanks to the groundbreaking efforts of George Jackson, an influential campus advocate for underrepresented students.  

Lisa Schulte Moore, a professor of natural resource ecology and management at Iowa State University, has been named a 2021 MacArthur Fellow.

Ann Marie VanDerZanden, associate provost for academic programs, received the 2021 Murray Brown Leadership Award from NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) at the group's 27th annual meeting in June.

In an effort to assure consistent syllabus messaging across campus and save instructors time, staff in the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) worked with its vendor this summer to introduce a new feature in Canvas called syllabus statements.

The software platform that students use to connect with academic advisors and student services staff has shifted to a mobile app starting this fall, making it even easier for students to seek out resources that help them succeed. The move coincides with renaming the system and adding several new features.  

The University's Forward Learning Experience, or FLEx program, is expanding across the state, thanks to a grant from the Iowa Space Grant Consortium. FLEx is a collaboration of the Program for Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE), the colleges of design and engineering, and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

Iowa State attracted $559.1 million in external funding in FY2021, including $231 million in sponsored research funding, $155 million from federal sources.