Around LAS On-Line
Around LAS On-Line is a weekly e-mail publication informing faculty
and staff of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics
of interest.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 1: "Journée Portes Ouvertes" (French Open House), 3rd Floor Pearson, 2:30-3:30 p.m.
April 1: ADVANCE Collaborative Transformation Synthesis Report Workshop, Pioneer Room, Memorial Union, noon to 2 p.m.
April 1: LAS International Dinner, Scheman Building, 6 p.m.
April 2: LAS Representative Assembly, 302 Catt Hall, 4:10 p.m.
April 10: LAS VEISHEA Day on Central Campus
April 10: First Amendment Day, Central Campus, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
April 11: Reading: Between Grass and Sky: Where I Live and Work, author Linda Hasselstrom, The Gallery, Memorial Union, 8 p.m.
April 11 & 12: Free Star-gazing Session, Zaffarano / Physics Hall Observing Deck, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
April 12: Planetarium Shows, ISU Planetarium, 2, 3, 4 & 5 p.m.
Complete LAS Calendar on-line at www.las.iastate.edunewnews/calendar.shtml
DEADLINES
April 7: CEAH Grant Writing Assistance Program
April 8: CEAH Collaborative Arts and Humanities Grant-Writing Award, 171 Carver Hall
April 11: Council on International Programs International Grants Program for 2008-09. Submit electronically to pabryant@iastate.edu
April 18: Grow Iowa Values Fund to industry@iastate.edu
Note: Unless noted all applications should be turned in to 202 Catt Hall.
www.las.iastate.edu/faculty_and_staff/deadlines.shtml
RANKED NATIONALLY
Several academic departments in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have been ranked among the best graduate programs in the United States by U.S. News and World Report magazine. The Department of Statistics is the top ranked department at Iowa State, fifth overall and third among public institutions.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/usnews.shtml
FIRST AMENDMENT DAY
The 2008 First Amendment Day, sponsored in part by the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, will take place Wednesday and Thursday, April 9-10. The annual "Feast on the First" event is Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and features food sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and soapbox debates.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/firstamendment08.shtml
NEW LAS STUDY ABROAD PROCEDURES
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has instituted new study abroad program proposal approval procedures. Faculty who are planning or proposing a group study abroad program for students must obtain approval from their academic unit and the college before the proposal can be reviewed by the ISU Study Abroad and Exchange Advisory Committee. Instructions and deadlines are available on-line.
www.las.iastate.edu/international/studyabroadproposal.shtm
FRENCH OPEN HOUSE
The students of French 304 (French for Business and Professions) will host an open house Tuesday, April 1, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. on third floor Pearson Hall. The event will feature student-designed brochures and student-run information tables sharing details about various aspects of the French program and related opportunities. Representatives from related programs including the Study Abroad Center, Engineering International Programs and Services and the Peace Corps will also be in attendance.
BLOOD DRIVE
Iowa State's spring 2008 blood drive will be held March 31 to April 3 in the Memorial Union. To increase faculty/staff involvement, "VIP treatment" will be given, allowing faculty and staff to move to the front of the line when donating. Additional information on how faculty members can get involved with the blood drive is available on-line.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/facultynews/spring08/blooddrive.doc
ADVANCE WORKSHOP
The ISU ADVANCE Program is sponsoring the "ADVANCE Collaborative Transformation Synthesis Report Workshop" Tuesday, April 1, in the Pioneer Room of the Memorial Union from noon to 2 p.m. The workshop will focus on an overview of the overall ADVANCE project goal to enable and support recruitment and retention of a diverse, highly qualified and cohesive faculty. Individuals who would like to reserve a lunch should RSVP by March 25 to advance@iastate.edu.
www.advance.iastate.edu/events.shtml
ADVANCE LECTURESHIP
The ISU ADVANCE Program will support and partner with departments, centers and other Iowa State units that support lectures, seminars and colloquia for the 2008-09 academic year. Support is available for departments to bring to campus outstanding speakers in the STEM fields with ten $300 awards available. The deadline for proposals is April 15.
www.advance.iastate.edu/pdfs/ADVANCE_Lect_Spons-bsb.pdf
AROUND LAS
The current issue of Around LAS is on-line and includes features on the BPMI program, the new LAS Student Ambassador group, faculty member Sylvia Munsen and honorary alumnus Carl Vondra.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/alas033108.shtml
ARTS
Back-to-back concerts in the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall will take place Wednesday and Thursday, April 2-3. The ISU Clarinet Choir will perform Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. followed the next evening at 7:30 p.m. by the ISU Flute Studio.
A complete listing of Iowa State arts and entertainment events
can be found at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/arts/isuarts.shtml
Around LAS On-Line is
a weekly e-mail publication informing faculty and staff in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics of interest.
Current Issue:
March 31, 2008
Vol. 2, Number 28
Archives
Editor: Dave Gieseke
515-294-7742
dgieseke@iastate.edu
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