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Tuesday, August 31 2004
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Geoffroy, ISU at Farm Progress Show
"It's a part of our mission to share knowledge of the latest technologies and discoveries in agriculture," said Iowa State University President Gregory Geoffroy (left) at Tuesday's Farm Progress Show in Alleman. Geoffroy and Wendy Wintersteen, senior associate dean in the College of Agriculture, appeared on WOI Radio's "Talk of Iowa" program, broadcast live from the event. The university has participated in the Farm Progress Show since 1959.
ISU strategic plan draft unveiled
Iowa State aspires to be one of the world's leading universities in educating students and putting science and technology to work. The first step is a draft of what will become ISU's next strategic plan. Although still a work-in-progress, the university community is invited to review the strategic plan draft at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~newplan. Comments may be submitted to strategicplan@iastate.edu or at a Sept. 10 open forum at the Memorial Union Gallery from 9 to 10 a.m.
Women's basketball team ranks third academically
The Iowa State women's basketball team ranked third nationally among Division I schools, with a 3.48 team grade point average in 2003-04. The Cyclones had five players on the academic all-Big 12 team and 10 student-athletes on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll for the spring semester.
William Robinson named Iowa State University Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar
William Robinson, professor of philosophy, has been named Iowa State University's 2004-05 Distinguished Arts and Humanities Scholar by the university's Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities. Robinson will receive a semester free from teaching responsibilities to work on scholarly research. He will present a lecture on his work during the 2005 fall semester.
Nickell
Better Homes and Gardens editor is 2004 Schwartz Award winner
Karol DeWulf Nickell, vice president and editor-in-chief of Better Homes and Gardens magazine, is the recipient of the 2004 James W. Schwartz Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Communication. It is the highest honor conferred by Iowa State University's Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication.
Iowa State University Organizes Workshops on Water, Wastewater Treatment Practices
Iowa State staff members will travel around the state in the next few weeks to share information about water and wastewater management practices in Iowa industries. The free, half-day workshops will be held in Marion, Bettendorf, Sioux City and Des Moines.
The Steve and Debbie Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility at Iowa State University will be dedicated at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3. The $9 million building was paid for with private gifts and named for the lead donors. See story.
On the election
ISU in the news
Nader gets spot on Iowa's ballot
Quad-City Times
Independent presidential hopeful Ralph Nader and his running mate, Peter Miguel Camejo, will be on the Nov. 2 Iowa election ballot. ISU's own "Dr. Politics," University Professor Steffen Schmidt, says Nader is less likely to get Iowa support this time. And, Schmidt predicts, the types of voters who support Nader will have little effect on the neck-and-neck battle between Democratic nominee Sen. John Kerry and President Bush.
Investing in farmland
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
Investors, partnerships and family trusts own an increasing amount of Iowa farmland, says Professor Mike Duffy, Extension economist and author of a study that examines farm ownership over the past two decades. An aging population and low stock market returns are just two reasons for significant change in the way land is being bought, sold and managed in Iowa.
13 ways to live on less
MSN Money
Every dollar you spend has consequences elsewhere in your life. Choose a no-fee credit card with a rewards program and review insurance deductibles annually or semi-annually to save, says Mark Oleson, director of the Financial Counseling Clinic at Iowa State.