Thursday, 03 Mar 2016
SVPP - Documenting (and Boosting) your Research Impact: Hands-on
This session, relevant to faculty in all disciplines and ranks, is designed to provide an in-depth look at resources to document and improve your scholarly impact. Attendees will learn how to: Create citation reports in Web of Science; view author and citation reports in Scopus; set up a Google Scholar Citations Profile; find their h-index in each of these databases; and create an ORCiD profile. This workshop will be led by Lorrie Pellack, Asso
Forum: Intellectual property assignments
ISU officials encourage faculty, professional and scientific staff, postdoctoral scholars and graduate assistants to assign intellectual property rights to the university. At this forum, university counsel Paul Tanaka, research foundation in-house counsel Donna Johns and associate vice president for research Wolfgang Kliemann will answer questions on IP assignments.
Friday, 04 Mar 2016
Midterm grade reports due on Bb Learn or AccessPlus
Midterm grade reports due on Bb Learn or AccessPlus at 2:15 p.m.
Monday, 07 Mar 2016
Tuesday, 08 Mar 2016
SVPP - Mentoring Graduate Students
Workshop for faculty who mentor graduate students led by William Graves, Associate Dean of the Graduate School with a panel.
Thursday, 10 Mar 2016
Webinar : "How to Develop a Daily Writing Practice"
In this live webinar you'll learn: oThe three biggest myths about writing that hobble new faculty productivity oThe surprising difference between struggling new faculty members and those who are designated as "rising stars" oThe 30-minute strategy that will increase your writing productivity AND decrease your stress, anxiety and guilt oAnd much more...
Friday, 11 Mar 2016
Drop deadline
Last day to drop a second half-semester course without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.
Graduation Applications: Summer 2016
Undergraduate graduation applications for Summer 2016 are due. Submit via AccessPlus (student tab, graduation, application).
Schedule change deadline
Last day to process most schedule changes for a second half-semester course without a schedule change fee or to add/drop a second half-semester course without signatures of instructor and adviser. See the tuition adjustment schedule for financial deadlines. http://www.registrar.iastate.edu/fees/tuition-adj
Monday, 14 Mar 2016
Spring break, classes recessed
Continues through March 18.
Tuesday, 15 Mar 2016
Spring break, classes recessed
Continues through March 18.
Wednesday, 16 Mar 2016
Spring break, classes recessed
Continues through March 18.
Thursday, 17 Mar 2016
Spring break, classes recessed
Continues through March 18.
Friday, 18 Mar 2016
Spring break, classes recessed
Continues through March 18.
Sunday, 20 Mar 2016
Fee Payment Deadline for spring 2016
Fee payment deadline, spring semester. Final payment due.
Monday, 21 Mar 2016
Graduation Applications Summer 2016
Seniors graduating Summer 2016 should submit a Graduation Application after registering for final course work. Submit via AccessPlus (student tab, graduation, application).
Registration begins: Summer 2016 and Fall 2016
First day of assigned Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 registration dates for students in the College of Veterinary Medicine and students in the Graduate College. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.
Open forum: Human Sciences dean candidate
Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell is one of the three finalists to become the next dean of its College of Human Sciences. Hanley-Maxwell, associate dean at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education,
Tuesday, 22 Mar 2016
Registration begins for seniors: Summer 2016, Fall 2016
First day of assigned Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 registration dates for students projected as seniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.
Wednesday, 23 Mar 2016
Time Management for faculty in the College of Veterinary Medicine
This workshop will discuss real-word strategies for time management in an academic career in veterinary medicine, along with activities designed to help participants personalize strategies for their situation.
Webinar: (In)Civility in Academic Spaces
How should junior academics plan to walk the difficult tightrope between participating ethically in public social media spaces, and simultaneous passing through the difficult challenges of the tenure track? In this webinar, Adeline Koh, PhD will analyze the landscape of public academic spaces through social media, the necessity of participating in these spaces, and caveats and strategies to keep in mind.
Friday, 25 Mar 2016
Designated repeat deadline
Last day to file a Designation of Repeated Course form for a full-semester or second half-semester course that is not an automatic designated repeat.
Graduate College students: cancel graduation
Last day for graduate students to cancel graduation without being assessed a nonrefundable graduation fee.
Pass/Not Pass Deadline
Last day to change a full-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass
Schedule change deadline
Last day to add/drop full-semester courses or withdraw without extenuating circumstances.
Tuesday, 29 Mar 2016
Registration begins for juniors: Summer 2016, Fall 2016
First day of assigned Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 registration dates for students projected as juniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.
Research in the Capitol
ISU students, along with undergraduates from the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa, will display posters and describe their research to legislators, reporters and top university administrators, serving as ambassadors to convey the depth and variety of research being done at Iowa State.
Open forum: Human Sciences dean candidate
Information about the candidate will be shared on Thursday, March 24. There are three finalists interviewing on campus for the dean's post.
Thursday, 31 Mar 2016
Info meeting: International scholarships for U.S. students
Students of all majors and years are invited to attend an informational meeting on nationally competitive international fellowships. ISU representatives for the Rhodes, Marshall, Gates-Cambridge, Boren, Fulbright, Critical Language and Rotary scholarships will describe these prestigious and highly competitive international awards, their selection criteria and the types of study, activities and/or research each supports.