The transition from AccessPlus to Workday for students continues. The Workday team held course registration simulations, and continue to make modifications based on feedback. Here are a few basic items that students, faculty and staff should know: Students will get access to Workday on March 4th, and the Workday tile will appear on their Okta sign-in … Continue reading Students gain access to Workday March 4
Congratulations to Beate Schmittmann, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Mia Kawamitsu, a senior in journalism and mass communication and international studies! Both were selected for inclusion in the 2024 Women Impacting ISU Calendar.
Faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of multiple resources to prepare for the next phase of Workday Student. Workday Student is launching in six phases: Rollout period 1 occurred June – September and focused on processes and tasks related to recruiting and admissions. Undergraduate and graduate admissions applications are now processed in Workday. … Continue reading Workday Student – resources for you!
With the benefit of Jumpstart funds, the university will be running multiple grant writing workshops this year: The Writing Winning Grant Proposals phase I workshop will be on Oct 27, and faculty should register by Oct 12. This workshop is broadly applicable to many different types of proposals. See additional information here https://research.iastate.edu/event/write-winning-grant-proposals-2/ Faculty fellow Geetu Tuteja will … Continue reading Upcoming grant writing workshops
In February 2022, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) announced Reimagining LAS, a multi-year initiative to transform the college into a financially sustainable, student-centered home for learning and research. The initiative addresses an annual budget deficit projected to grow to $15 million by 2025 due to changes in the higher education landscape … Continue reading Reimagining LAS Update
LAS projects were part of nineteen teams that will share a $3.9 million investment this year in Iowa State’s 2022-2031 strategic plan. Collectively, they will expand student academic services and internship opportunities, support for interdisciplinary research, testing capacity, student mental health support, assistance to Iowa communities, improvements to the university child care facilities, and more. … Continue reading LAS recipients among strategic projects awarded funding
Dear colleagues, It is almost 11 years to the day since I began my tenure as dean of our college, and as some of you have heard me say, academic leadership is a relay and a team sport. It is a relay because you take over the baton from your predecessor and hand it off … Continue reading Dean Schmittmann announces retirement
On April 4, 2023, the Iowa State University Foundation will encourage Cyclones around the world to come together and support programs and places at Iowa State University. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will feature five funds that Forever True Day participants can support: ROTC Obstacle Course Fund LAS General Scholarship Fund LAS Success … Continue reading April 4 is Forever True Day!
The minor will remain, and several speech communication courses will still be available.
The next window for WorkFlex is now open. Staff requests are due by Nov. 23, and supervisors will review requests over the next few weeks. If you are submitting a request, please review the updated LAS WorkFlex guidance on MyLAS. This document provides college-wide guidance on maximum hours approved for remote work.