LAS Students On-Line
LAS Students On-Line is a bi-monthly e-mail publication informing
students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics
of interest.
LAS FORTNIGHT
March 19: LAS Open Forum with President Gregory Geoffroy,
Pioneer Room, Memorial Union, 4 p.m. Reception to follow.
March 19: Semester in Florence Lecture - "Victory of the West: The
Story of the Battle of Lepanto, 1571," Niccolo Capponi, political science
instructor for the ISU Semester in Florence Program, 125 Music Hall, 7:30
p.m.
March 20: LAS Dean's Leadership Team Informational Meeting,
302 Catt Hall, 5 p.m.
March 22: LAS Honors Informational Meeting, 353 Catt Hall,
4 p.m.
March 25: LAS Multicultural Student Services Academic Recognition
Reception, Great Hall, Memorial Union, 6 p.m.
IMPORTANT FUTURE DATES
April 2: Disney College Program Information Session, 2055
Hoover Hall, 6 p.m.
April 3: Disney College Program Information Session, 171
Durham, 1 p.m.
April 15: Study Abroad Scholarship Applications for 2007
fall semester due
ACADEMIC NEWS
GRADUATION AWARDS CEREMONY - The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
asks that all its graduating seniors attend Iowa State's graduation ceremony
on Saturday, May 5, at 1:30 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. LAS does not hold an
individual graduation ceremony for its students.
Two Graduation Awards Ceremonies will be held for students graduating from
the Honors Program and/or with distinction (3.5 cumulative GPA at the conclusion
of the 2006 Fall Semester). The ceremonies will be held Friday, May 4, at
4 & 5:30 p.m. in Fisher Theater. Students eligible for this ceremony
should go-line to determine which ceremony they should attend.
www.las.iastate.edu/students/graduation/index.shtml
MULTICULTURAL RECOGNITION - LAS Multicultural Student Services
will hold an academic recognition reception Sunday, March 25, at 6 p.m.
in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union. A program will begin at 6:30 p.m.
to honor students of color for their academic excellence during the 2006
spring and/or fall semesters.
HONORS PROGRAM - The final informational meeting for LAS Honors
Program students is scheduled Thursday, March 22, at 4 p.m. in 353 Catt
Hall. The college requirements for graduating in Honors will be reviewed
as well as a general overview of the program and the students' Honors projects.
SCHOLARSHIPS
CATT CENTER - A variety of scholarships are available from the
Catt Center for Women and Politics including for leadership experience,
Polk County residents, political science majors, and family and consumer
science majors. Most scholarships are $1,000 and have minimal requirements.
Contact Chris Fowler at 294-4382 or cfowler@iastate.edu
for more information.
www.las.iastate.edu/CattCenter/legacy
ap.pdf
STUDY ABROAD SCHOLARSHIPS - LAS students who are planning to study
abroad during the 2007 fall semester can apply for a LAS study abroad scholarship.
The deadline is April 15.
www.las.iastate.edu/students/international/scholarshipfront.shtml
STUDENT GROUPS
NEW GROUP INFO MEETING - An information meeting for a new student
organization, the LAS Dean's Leadership Team, will be held Tuesday, March
20, at 5 p.m. in 302 Catt Hall. The new group will, among other projects,
help plan student activities within the College including VEISHEA events
and a week-long LAS student celebration in the fall semester.
Interested students should contact Dave Gieseke at dgieseke@iastate.edu
or 294-7742 if they are unable to attend the meeting.
FEATURED STUDENTS
INTERNATIONAL AWARDS -LAS students Karin Brandt and Cilia Maria
Ruiz-Paz will be recognized with the LAS Student International Excellence
Award during the college's annual International Dinner Wednesday, March
21. Read about Ruiz-Paz (www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/students0326a.shtml)
and Brandt (www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/students0326b.shtml)
on-line.
ARTS
"Intimate Apparel" - ISU Theatre will present "Intimate Apparel,"
a new American drama in the M-Shop March 22-25.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/intimate.shtml
A complete listing of Iowa State arts and entertainment events can be found
at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/arts/isuarts.shtml
Michael B. Whiteford, dean
Dave Gieseke, editor
LAS Students On-Line is a
weekly e-mail publication informing students in the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics of interest.
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