The Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity (ISCORE) is a comprehensive forum on issues of race and ethnicity at Iowa State University and beyond. The local conference is designed to model the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE). NCORE is the leading and most comprehensive national forum on issues of … Continue reading Register now for ISCORE
LASCC Website The LAS Curriculum Committee maintains a webpage of helpful information, deadlines and links to central university resources for curriculum. Experimental Course Process and Deadlines All proposals must be submitted electronically through CIM-X. See the LAS Curriculum Committee website for guidance. For guaranteed review before registration period, Experimental Course Proposals should be ready for … Continue reading LAS Curriculum Committee Updates (experimental courses and catalog updates)
Faculty are encouraged to attend ISU Faculty Research Day and celebrate our outstanding research accomplishments, exchange ideas, discover connections, and help create the future of Iowa State’s interdisciplinary grand challenge research areas. We invite scholars from all disciplines to present a poster, deliver a talk, display an exhibit, and meet new colleagues, as you showcase … Continue reading ISU Faculty Research Day
The College requests nominations of individuals who are able and willing to serve on College standing committees. Every standing committee has potential open positions for the coming year. Self-nominations are welcome. If you nominate yourself, please follow-up with your department chair. Nominations should be submitted via this Qualtrix survey by February 15. See the college … Continue reading Nominations for LAS Standing Committees – Respond by February 15
Faculty: Are you expecting to miss one or more of your class periods this semester due a professional or personal reason? Instead of canceling the class, let us host your class in your absence by presenting on the topic of your choice. If you don’t plan on missing a class but are interested in a … Continue reading “Don’t Cancel that Class” initiative
The LAS Strategic Plan Steering Committee was pleased to see a large number of comments were received in recent surveys. Nearly 300 individuals responded to the surveys, which presented subcommittee reports for review. A summary of the comments are available on the LAS website. The next step in the process is subcommittees processing the feedback, … Continue reading LAS strategic plan update
Equity gift of approximately $93 million is expected to be one of the largest in Iowa State history Iowa State University announced a gift expected to transform key academic programs at the university. The donation is an equity stake representing majority ownership of Curriculum Associates, LLC, an education company headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts, to the … Continue reading In case you missed it: LAS received one of ISU’s largest gifts in history
An enhanced bundle of online course offerings will be available again this summer to help students alleviate schedule pressures, catch up with requirements, and even contribute to a minor or second major. LAS departments and LAS Online Learning (ELO) are partnering to offer courses that include high-demand classes that fulfill requirements across all majors: Mathematics … Continue reading LAS Discover Summer Online 2017 program supports student success
In January, the LAS communications team updated the look and feel of the Around LAS newsletter. The foundation of the newsletter remains the same: A bi-weekly email with news, announcements, events and notable acheivements to keep faculty and staff in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences up to date. We encourage you to submit … Continue reading Around LAS: We have a new look!
Join English Department faculty and students at Beaverdale Books this weekend at an event to support the International Writers Resist Movement. The Writers Resist Reading will be held this Sunday, January 15, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, from 1-4 p.m. The event will feature nationally-renowned writers from all over Iowa, including lecturers and students … Continue reading Jan. 15: Writers Resist event