Wednesday, 06 Nov 2013
Retirement symposium
"Rock on to Retirement," annual symposium free and open to the public. Presenters include Barb Wollan, ISU Extension and Outreach (personal finances); Donald Erickson, Chartered Financial (estate planning); and Peggy Whorton-Folsom, Aging Resources of Central Iowa (housing options). Please register in advance.
Thursday, 07 Nov 2013
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Retirement reception: Barb Kalsem
Kalsem, a clerk in the agricultural and biosystems engineering department and the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence, is retiring after 43 years of service to the university. A brief program will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Friday, 08 Nov 2013
Luncheon: Greenlee School homecoming celebration
This event will celebrate the Greenlee School's three academic majors -- journalism, advertising, and the newest major, public relations. Students, alumni, employers, benefactors and faculty will be recognized in a brief program at 1 p.m.
Homecoming: Honors and Awards Ceremony
As part of the Homecoming celebration, each college and the ISU Alumni Association will recognize their alumni and friends. The ceremony is open to the public. A dessert reception will follow.
Ceremony: Greenlee School Schwartz Award
Barbara Mack, an award-winning media law professor at Iowa State, will be honored as the 2013 winner of the James W. Schwartz Award for Distinguished Service to Journalism and Communication. A 1974 Iowa State graduate, Mack passed away unexpectedly in August 2012. Christine Romans, a 1993 ISU graduate and current CNN anchor, along with colleagues and former students of Barbara Mack, will honor her memory with personal comments at the event.