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The awards recognize faculty and staff who serve as catalysts by bridging disciplines, launching and leading new initiatives, and mentoring students.

Jolly was reappointed to a three-year term after successful working with faculty and staff to advance the college’s strategic goals.

Greenlee, who has been in the interim role since 2025, will lead the college on a permanent basis beginning June 1.

Among 46 faculty cases, 15 received promotion to associate professor with tenure, and 31 tenured faculty earned promotion to full professor. The provost's office also approved promotion for 32 term faculty. 

Daniel Robison will step down as endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, effective July 31, 2026. Food science and human nutrition interim chair Ruth MacDonald will serve as interim dean as a national search for the next dean will launch this fall.

A team effort and tweaks over the years make Iowa State's diploma special to all those who take part in commencement this week. Printing services also prepares several items that become keepsakes for graduates.

Nearly 5,000 students are earning degrees this spring. This includes 891 first-generation students -- one who will wear a special set of regalia. Iowa State will celebrate graduates with university commencement ceremonies and college convocations May 14-16.

Fishers young and old participated in a special public fishing event on Saturday, May 9, as part of the renovation of Lake LaVerne.

Information Technology Services shares some reminders about employee options when using artificial intelligence tools within the university's enterprise systems.

Iowa State’s FY2027 appropriations remain stable compared with the prior year. Bills passed included requiring courses in U.S. history and U.S. government, and a requirement to invest 1% of endowment assets into state-sponsored innovation funds.

The 10-month program offers comprehensive professional development for current and aspiring managers at Iowa State. Participants will strengthen core management skills while gaining practical, Iowa State-specific knowledge of human resources policies, processes and resources.

"Finals in Full Bloom" gives students a colorful and relaxing option during prep week at Reiman Gardens. The gardens partnered with Morning Bell Coffee to provide free coffee for students as they prepare for final exams and the end of the spring semester.

The Iowa State campus and several iconic landmarks were featured in the episode. It is available on YouTube.

This week, university leaders shared the names of 68 Iowa State faculty and staff -- 61 individuals and two teams -- who received a 2026 university award, the highest recognitions available to employees. They'll be honored at a community celebration this fall.

An external consultant will be hired to assess how Iowa State's current budget model aligns with the strategic plan, academic priorities, peer best practices and long-term financial sustainability. The goal is a budget framework that promotes transparency, supports growth and enables the university to respond effectively to evolving needs and opportunities.

Employees are encouraged to continue remediating digital content and developing habit-building accessibility practices even as the new deadline is April 26, 2027.

Explorance Blue will be tested in a pilot during the summer and launch in the fall. The current tool, Class Climate, still will be used this spring.

Students have reached that point in the semester: It's time to find workable solutions to the challenges and get class projects to the finish line.

A council of campus marketing and communications leaders will develop strategies for internal communications, fulfilling a recommendation from a working group last year to optimize organizational structure for marketing and communications.

There hasn't been a project like this at the lake since 1959 -- the last time the lake was drained before it was dredged to restore water depths. Campus planners answer some of our curious questions.