Around LAS
2003-04 Archives
Departmental
Archives
April
19 to May 9, 2004

CSI Ames
Forensic science program underway at Iowa State with
a weekly seminar featuring presentations by on- and off-campus experts.
Other Features
Jose Amaya
IEOP
Omar Tesdell
Yucatan Study Abroad
"Glengarry Glen Ross"
James Dow
April
5-18, 2004

Test run
Pilot courses of ISUComm offered in fall, spring
Other Features
Jin Tian
Leigh Tesfatsion
Nicola Pohl
VERITAS
Guillermo Gonzalez
Women and the Environment
March
22 to April 4, 2004
Interim no more
Michael Whiteford, interim dean of the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences since September, has been named LAS dean.
Other Features
Kenneth Malmberg
Roberta Vann
James Espenson
"Emma's Child"
Steffen Schmidt
John Corigliano Residency
March
8-21, 2004

Countdown to a dean
The four finalists for dean of the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences have been on campus for their interviews.
Other Features
John Hill
Dawn Stinchcomb
President's Concert
Robert Mazur
February
23 to March 7, 2004

Final four
LAS dean candidates to visit campus in late February,
early March.
Other Features
Budget Advisory Group
Susan Stewart
Ron Peters
Vasant Honavar
Iowa State Choirs
David Chipman
"Little Women"
February
9-22, 2004

People matter
Strong faculty establish Department of Physics and
Astronomy as a top department on campus - and in the nation.
Other Features
President's Concert
Alicia Carriquiry
Michael Tringides
Catt Center for Women and Politics
Diversity Committee
January
26 to February 8, 2004

Caucus frenzy 2004
International media outlets utilize Steffen Schmidt,
university professor of political science, as an expert resource during
political season.
Other Features
Walter Trahanovsky
Cynthia Myers
Robert Dietz
Shu-min Huang
ISU Theatre Spring Season
Rob Wallace
Thomas Greenbowe
January
12-25, 2004

Making a move
The move made by the LAS Office of Career Services
is more than just relocating offices. Despite the move and changes,
some things will remain the same, including the annual Career Fair in
Hilton Coliseum.
Other Features
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Advertising 434 and Turner Classic Movies
Carol Vleck
Bolivia Study Abroad
Music Department's Taiwan Exchange Program
Carver Hall
Department of Music Spring Schedule
December
1-21, 2003

Multicultural Masters
Five faculty members have been named Master Teachers
for their multicultural classroom activities.
Other Features
Junior Faculty Development Program
Herman Blake
Jacquelyn Litt
Hector Avalos
Susan Cross
Lulu Rodriguez
Presidential Poll
Sherry McKinstrey
Steve Rodermel
November
17-30, 2003

LAS international
Study abroad programs in Florence and Spain and a look
at the new international Area Study Programs.
Other Features
Plaza of Heroines
Janice Buss
Neal Bowers
Budget Issues
Musica Antiqua
Linda Quinn Allen
Rock the Vote - Catt Center
November
3-16, 2003

Marching with the band
Freshman mellophone player Ted Brimeyer becomes an
active member of the Cyclone Marching Band.
Other Features
Donna Surge
Department of Political Science
Manatt-Phelps Lecture
Oliver Eulenstein and David Fernandez-Baca
Christiana Langenberg
Water Monitoring Day
LAS Dean's Search
October
20 to November 2, 2003

Semester in Washington
Three students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
are interning this semester in the nation's capital.
Other Features
Joseph Herriges and Catherine Kling
Lu Ruan
Domenico D'Alessandro
Jessica Anderson
Katie List
Cheryl Carder
Gary Leavens
Atanasoff Celebration
Max Morris
Doug Gentile
Dan Mundt
Jacob Petrich
October
6-19, 2003

From the ground up
The new Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities
and director Sheryl St. Germain have ambitious goals for the Center's
first year of operation.
Other Features
Eli Rosenberg
David Meltzer
David Vogel
Carolyn Cutrona
Science and Society
Rebecca Burnett
Technical Communication Master's
William Gallus
CHRONOS
Marc Porter
Doug Epperson
David Oliver
September
22 to October 5, 2003

Honors and awards
This special issue of Around LAS looks at
faculty and staff in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who have
received honors and awards from Iowa State University and LAS during
last spring's awards competition.
Other Features
William Woodman
Peter Orazem
Charles Drewes
Sue Haug
Deb Lewis
Susan Yager
Matt DeLisi
Alex Tuckness
Margaret Graham
Kenneth Koehler
Neal Iverson
Debra Marquart
Soumendra Lahiri
Joerg Schmalian
Mei Hong
Gray Sleege
Brenda Daly
Susan Williams
September
8-21, 2003

Summer in Iowa
Life in Iowa takes on a new meaning for Iowa State
students this summer.
Other Features
Department of Anthropology Dig in Nebraska
Matt Hill
Army ROTC Trip to Vicksburg
Greece Study Abroad
Eric Jennings
Britt Nelson
London Study Abroad
Ryan Olson
Shelby Sievers
Department of Music European Tours
Richard Larock
James Raich
Physics Department "Big Bang"
August
25 to September 7, 2003
Changes
An interim dean, reorganization of the biological sciences,
new department chairs and the renovation of Hamilton Hall - it all happened
this summer.
Other Features
Michael Bugeja
Hamilton Hall Renovations
Tony Smith
Clark Wolf
Michael Whiteford
Peter Rabideau
Alsatia Mellecker
Biological Sciences Reorganization
Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Jonathan Wendel and Martin Spalding
Kenneth Koehler
Michael Artese
Jacquelyn Litt
Edward Yeung
Institute of Science and Society