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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.  

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.

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.

Iowa State's ADVANCE program, created through a National Science Foundation grant in 2006, has been brought in-house and expanded to support faculty recruitment, retention, and advancement.

Hilary Seo has been named dean of library services, effective May 10. Seo, the library's associate dean of curation services, has served as interim dean since July 2019.

Five finalists have been identified in the search for Iowa State’s next dean of library services. Each will visit campus in March and April.

Iowa State University is among the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2020-21, as announced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Three Iowa State leaders will participate over the next year in a nationally renowned program designed to diversity the loftiest ranks of higher education administration by preparing qualified individuals from underrepresented populations to be presidents and chancellors.

Vice president and chief information officer Kristen Constant and agricultural and biosystems engineering chair Steve Mickelson --in a new role--will lead Iowa State's implementation of Workday Student and Workday Receivables.

The Iowa State University College of Engineering has received the highest honor possible from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for its commitment to diversity and places the college among the nation's leaders in inclusive excellence.

The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost (SVPP) is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 2021-2022 cohort of the Emerging Leaders Academy (ELA).  

Iowa State faculty will be asked to share their work experience and typical weekly schedule through two surveys they'll receive during the next two months.

Hours of operation for November 23, 2020 to January 18, 2021

Iowa State has created a new, required syllabus statement that affirms the university's commitment to students' freedom of expression.

Iowa State is launching the search for its next dean of the University Library, including the selection of a search committee and co-chairs.

Peter K. Dorhout from Kansas State University has been named Iowa State's next vice president for research. Dorhout, a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and former president of the American Chemical Society, will begin his tenure in Ames by Jan. 25, 2021.

The FY2020 report highlights numerous initiatives taking place in the colleges, departments, and academic support units – including the University Library, VPR, Extension and Outreach, Enrollment Management, and the Ames Laboratory – as well as collaborations with colleagues across campus.