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Dec. 1: Recognize your outstanding students and alumni for upcoming awards

Please help us nominate a talented and diverse group of students, alumni and faculty/staff for the following awards. Nominate an outstanding senior for the WALLACE E. BARRON ALL-UNIVERSITY SENIOR AWARD. The Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award was established in 1968 to recognize outstanding ISU seniors who display high character, outstanding achievements in academics and … Continue reading Dec. 1: Recognize your outstanding students and alumni for upcoming awards

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LAS Curriculum Committee updates

LASCC Website The LAS Curriculum Committee maintains a webpage of helpful information, deadlines, and links to central university resources for curriculum. Catalog Updates If you come across an issue in the current catalog that needs attention (curriculum overview, four-year plan, inconsistencies with degree audit, etc.), please alert your department’s / program’s curriculum committee. 2018-19 Catalog … Continue reading LAS Curriculum Committee updates

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Dec. 4: CLIR Mellon dissertation research fellowship applications due

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is currently accepting applications for the 2018-2019 Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources. The deadline for submission of application materials is 5:00 pm Eastern time, Monday, December 4, 2017. The purposes of this fellowship program are to: help junior scholars in the humanities and related … Continue reading Dec. 4: CLIR Mellon dissertation research fellowship applications due

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Oct. 9: Submissions due for Norman Borlaug Lectureship Poster Competition

Students are invited to enter poster abstracts to the Norman Borlaug Lectureship Poster Competition and display preceding the Borlaug Lecture, which will take place October 16, 2017, in the Memorial Union. The posters submitted should describe work in the general area of world food issues. Finalists for the poster presentation at the Borlaug Poster Competition … Continue reading Oct. 9: Submissions due for Norman Borlaug Lectureship Poster Competition

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Message from the Dean

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to a new academic year in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. I hope your semester is off to a great start. We don’t always get to kick off a term with a solar eclipse! I write today to give a preview of some of the things that I’ll share in … Continue reading Message from the Dean

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Sept. 20: Career Fairs

Business, Industry and Technology Fall Career Fair Sept. 20 Noon – 6 p.m. The Iowa State University Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair is a collaboration between the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, and Human Sciences. Employers have the opportunity to connect with promising candidates for job and internship openings as well as … Continue reading Sept. 20: Career Fairs

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Due Sept. 15: Propose a seminar for Frontiers of the Discipline

Are you doing research in an area that talented undergraduates would find compelling? Would you like the chance to generate intellectual interest and excitement among students by having an opportunity for free-flowing and critical discussions of your area of expertise in a one-credit Spring 2018 course? The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is soliciting … Continue reading Due Sept. 15: Propose a seminar for Frontiers of the Discipline

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Reminder: Funding opportunities for interdisciplinary research

A unique research funding opportunity is now available for LAS interdisciplinary research projects. The LAS Signature Research Incubator (SRI) was created to stimulate and foster interdisciplinary programs that address major challenges facing humanity, advancing the land-grant ideals of putting human creativity, science and technology to work. The SRI provides seed funding to generate opportunities for … Continue reading Reminder: Funding opportunities for interdisciplinary research

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Training offered through the Office of the Vice President for Research

Learn how to advance your research at ISU Research Orientation Tuesday, Aug. 29, 8:30-11 a.m., Campanile Room, Memorial Union New faculty will have an opportunity to meet and network with their peers, and learn about the role of the Office of the Vice President for Research and how we support faculty’s research careers. VPR Sarah … Continue reading Training offered through the Office of the Vice President for Research