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2002-03 Archives
Departmental
Archives
April
28 to May 11, 2003

Front lines
Academic advisors throughout the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences are an initial contact with majors.
Other Features
Tracey Owens Patton
Mary Hanks and Liz Vogel
David Hunter
Brett Bowles
COLL
ISU and LAS Awards
Sheryl St. Germain
April
7-27, 2003

Newspaper physics
New learning community combines physics and English.
Other Features
Doina Caragea
Terence Goodman
Joel Moses
Cleo Honold
Michael Bugeja
Tom Barton
Mary Louise Smith Chair
March
24 to April 6, 2003
Music lovers
Students supplement academic interests with music.
Other Features
Center for Survey Statisics and Methodology
Jacqui Becker
Robert Mazur
Costas Soukoulis
"Fuddy Meers"
LAS Master Teachers
Jonathan Wendel
March
10-23, 2003

International issues
Two separate symposiums are scheduled in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences during the spring semester.
Other Features
Dianne Bystrom
Victor Lin
David Wilson
Mary Swander
Ames Piano Quartet to Cuba
Warren Dolphin
February
24 to March 9, 2003

Off-campus masters
LAS Master Teachers team up for Center for Teaching
Excellence for presentations.
Other Features
Kevin Amidon
Tina Greenfield
Alex Tuckness
Departmetnt of Psychology Counseling Ranking
Outside In
"Romeo and Juliet"
Forensic Science
February
10-23, 2003

Internal giving
In this special report, faculty members from all disciplines
in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences receive internal grants
at Iowa State.
Other Features
Joe Kupfer
Brian Wilsey
Cinzia Cervato
Sheryl St. Germain
Curtis Struck
Sharon Bird
Mervyn Marasinghe
January
27 to February 9, 2003

Common denominator
The Department of English works hand-in-hand with learning
communities across campus.
Other Features
Jim Evans
Irene Faass
Michael Golemo
James McGlew
James McCormick
John Verkade
Art Walk at Molecular Biology Building
January
13-26, 2003

Addition by division
Plan will create three divisions within the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Other Features
Denise Vrchota
Kathleen Trahanovsky
Iowa Environmental Mesonet
Center for On-Line Learning
ISU Theatre Spring Schedule
Women's Choral Festival
Craig Anderson
December
2-31, 2002

Second chance
The show will go on - just a couple of months later,
in a new site and with the same three Department of Music prinipal players.
Other Features
J. Herman Blake
Rob Wallace
Jiasong Fang
Rob Sunderman
Donna Kienzler
"A Christmas Carol"
Percussion International Champs
November
18 to December 1, 2002

Arts and humanities excellence
Planning begins for proposed Center for Excellence
in the Arts and Humanities.
Other Features
Hindu Virtual Temple
Sarah Bauer
National Women's Studies Assocation Journal
Holl Chair
William David
Hector Avalos
Doug Hurt
November
4-17, 2002

Combinatorial discovery
Chemistry's Marc Porter is coordinating the new Combinatorial
Discovey Initiative, which has faculty representation from four colleges
and 10 departments.
Other Features
Harvey Lapan and GianCarlo Moschini
Richard Freed
LAS Career Services
Robyn Lutz
Ada Hayden Herbarium
Department of Statistics SPAIG Award
Igor Beresnev
October
21 to November 3, 2002

Science & Society
LAS project one of eight receiving enhancement funding.
Other Features
Jonathan Wendel
Paul Lasley
Jacquelyn Litt
Lynn Zeigler
Anne Deane
Lynn Clark
Ardith Maney
October
7-20, 2002

Restructuring biology
Botany's Jonathan Wendel and Martin Spadling are chairing
new virtual departments in the biological sciences.
Other Features
Cargill Modern Languages Classroom
SMET Conference
Gene Takle
Charles Drewes
LAS Alumni Awards
Jeremy Crams
Thomas Lammers
September
23 to October 6, 2002

Off-campus masters
LAS faculty recognized for developing off-campus learning
opportunities.
Other Features
Aili Mu
Public Administration Program
Xiaoyuan Liu
Criminal Justice Program
Paul Spry
Jeffrey Prater
Alan Myers & Martha James
September
9-22, 2002

Catt celebration
The Catt Center for Women in Politics is observing
its 10th anniversary.
Other Features
Hydrogeology Field Course
Peter O'Neill
Guillermo Gonzalez
Diane Bassham
Steffen Schmidt
Brad Bushman
Geology Field Camp Reunion
August
26 to September 8, 2002
New leadership
Six new academic department chairs are on board in
the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Other Features
Institute for Social and Behavioral Research
Carl Chang
REEES Grant
Pamela Schipull
Mark Gordon
Kelly Bartlett
Peggy Mook