Announcements

LAS Associate Dean positions

Thank you to all the candidates who applied for the Associate Dean of Research and the Associate Dean of Graduate Studies and Faculty Development positions. We appreciate your interest in exploring new responsibilities and taking on a leadership role in […]

Improved Service Delivery IMPORTANT REMINDER: The deadline for submitting an interest survey for Improved Service Delivery (ISD) finance and human resources positions is 5:00 p.m. on January 18, 2019. If you received an invitation to fill out the survey (the […]

Feb. 15: Submit proposals for the 2019 ReACT Exhibition Series

The University Museums, in partnership with the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Senior Vice President for Finance and University Services, invites proposals for the 2019 ReACT Exhibition Series to be resumed at the Christian Petersen Art […]

Next steps in the Improved Service Delivery (ISD) process

After the November release of draft job profiles, work continues on finalizing the new roles and estimating the needs for each position. The ISD process is moving forward quickly, with the job postings for the new Senior Human Resources Partner […]

Around LAS on break until Jan. 16

Around LAS will return to your inboxes on January 16, 2019. Please submit any news, honors or publications to aroundlas@iastate.edu.

Jan. 16: LAS Week Grants Available

The 2019 LAS Week Committee invites departments, student organizations and units to submit applications for a $200 mini-grant to support events during LAS Week 2019. Please submit your application by January 16, 2019. Recipients of the mini-grants will receive notification […]

Save the date for 2019 Iowa State Research Day

Mark your calendars now for 2019 Iowa State Research Day Save the date for the third annual Iowa State Research Day on March 28, 2019, in the Memorial Union. Look for similar programs from last year’s event, including posters, exhibits, […]

November WorkCyte update

This month's update was distributed earlier today by Dean Schmittmann: Dear colleagues, Over the last month considerable progress has been made in Workday testing and improvements, moving the Improved Service Delivery (ISD) project forward, and the creation of draft job […]

LAS Week 2019: Schedule your events now!

All College of Liberal Arts and Sciences departments and units are invited and encouraged to participate in the second annual LAS Week, February 11-15, 2019. LAS Week is a great time to showcase the wonderful work your department is doing, […]

Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science: Connection is a Choice

Join us for a unique communication training opportunity with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. This interactive session introduces participants to general principles in how to craft short, clear, conversational statements — intelligible to non-scientists — about what you […]