What is Convocation?  The College of Design convocation is a separate event from the official Iowa State University commencement ceremonies. Convocation includes only students from the College of Design and allows students and their guests a shorter, more individualized celebration of their achievement. Convocation will include greetings from Design administration, remarks by faculty representatives from each […]

Fall 2025 CELT Teaching Symposium The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) hosts the CELT Teaching Symposium to discuss effective teaching practices and student support resources available at Iowa State University. All new faculty and staff with a teaching role are encouraged to attend on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., as they prepare for a successful […]

All new faculty (term and tenure-eligible) who have joined Iowa State since September 2024 are invited to attend. If newly appointed faculty are not available to attend the January orientation, the next orientation meeting will be held on August 20, 2025, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Reiman Gardens in the Garden Room. Attendance is strongly […]

New faculty orientation, an in-person meeting, will be held from 8 a.m.–1 p.m. Aug. 20, 2025, Garden Room, Reiman Gardens. All new faculty (term and tenure-eligible) who have joined Iowa State this semester are invited to attend. Goals of orientation: Introduce new faculty to important policies, programs, and information Connect faculty with the Faculty Success […]