Promotion & Tenure Committee Trainings
Gary Taylor, the College of Design's faculty success advisor, will lead three Promotion and Tenure Committee training sessions this month. Departmental promotion and tenure committee members are required to attend one of these sessions, which are scheduled at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, in 411 Design; 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11, in 116 Design; and noon Friday, Sept. 13, in 411 Design. A separate training session for Faculty Development Council members will be scheduled at a later date.
Prior to the in-person training, all participants must complete an online training in Workday Learn. More information can be found in the emails Taylor sent to faculty last week.
Student Employment Opportunities Move to CyHire
Student employment opportunities, including post-graduation positions, have moved from the AccessPlus job board to CyHire -– making it more convenient for students to seek employment. To access CyHire, faculty and staff need to request an account for the platform. An account gives faculty and staff access to listings for student jobs, internships and post-graduation roles, plus career fairs, information sessions and workshops important to student career development. More information can be found on the Student Employment Center website.
Cost-Sharing Program for Research Tools
The Cost-Sharing Program for Research Tools provides faculty with cost-sharing funds to purchase new equipment, replace or add new components to existing research instruments, or add new components to existing research instruments. All faculty are eligible and proposals are due to the office of vice president for research by Sunday, Sept. 15.
Reminder: Kevin Kane Retirement Reception
Help send off our colleague Kevin Kane, director of the Geographic Information Systems Support and Research Facility and former associate dean for research and outreach in the College of Design, as he concludes his 27-year career at Iowa State. His retirement reception will be from 2–4 p.m. today, Sept. 3, in 206 Durham. Read more
Reminder: Ingrid Lilligren & Debra Marquart Gallery Talk & Reading
Don't miss the gallery talk by Ingrid Lilligren, University Professor of Art and Visual Culture, from 4–5 p.m. this Wednesday, Sept. 4, in conjunction with her "Tactile Meditations" solo exhibition at the Grinnell College Museum of Art. She'll talk about the history of her work, which explores her incorporation of Braille to explore social, cultural and political blindness, and she'll share her inspiration and the making process for selected pieces in the show.
Lilligren will be joined by Debra Marquart, Distinguished Professor of English and outgoing Poet Laureate of Iowa, who will read poems included in Lilligren’s works. The exhibition runs through Sept. 8.
Reminder: New Internal College Website
College of Design faculty and staff now have access to an internal site called “Inside the College of Design” that aims to gather all the academic and administrative resources, policies, forms, sign-ons, quick links, emergency and safety information, and so on, in one place.
To access the dashboard, go to the main site, click on “Info and Resources” on the far right of the menu at the top of the homepage, then on “Faculty and Staff” in the drop-down menu. This will take you to the Inside the College of Design site. If you frequently need to find resources on this internal site, we recommend that you bookmark it or even make it your default homepage. We are continuing to add and update links and resources here; please let us know what else may be helpful to include.
