Photo of the Week

For I - S - U
Monday, November 16, 2009

Colorado Football Celebration

Members of the Cyclone football team sing the Iowa State fight song with the ISU Marching Band after defeating Colorado 17-10 Saturday, Nov. 14, at Jack Trice Stadium. The victory, the Cyclone’s sixth of the season, made the team bowl-eligible for the first time in four years. Almost 10,000 alumni and friends contributed to the National Cyclone Club and the Iowa State Marching Band last year.

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Medallion Presentation
Monday, November 9, 2009

Smith Family Foundation Departmental Chair in Geology

Iowa State University President Gregory L. Geoffroy displays the medallion that was presented to Carl Jacobson (center), the new Smith Family Foundation Departmental Chair in Geology, during a special ceremony held Friday, Nov. 6, at The Knoll. The new chair was established through a gift from Tom and Evonne Smith of Houston, Texas. Michael Whiteford, dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is pictured on the left.

Spanish Speaking
Monday, November 2, 2009

Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science

Jorge Dezcallar, ambassador of Spain to the United States, was the featured speaker at the 8th Annual Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science. The annual lecture was established by Iowa State alumni Thomas and Elizabeth Phelps and Charles and Kathleen Manatt and focuses on significant developments in the area of international political economy. Ambassador Dezcallar spoke on “U.S.-Spanish Relations in the 21st Century” to a packed audience in the Memorial Union’s Great Hall.

Wet Construction
Monday, October 26, 2009

Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Building / Biorenewables Research Lab

Despite the recent wet weather in Ames, construction continues on the new ABE/BRL Building on the west side of campus. The new building, slated to open in the fall of 2010, is located between Howe Hall and the College of Design on the old marching band practice field.

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$719 Million
Monday, October 19, 2009

Order of the Knoll

Roger Underwood, chair of Campaign Iowa State: With Pride and Purpose, announces the campaign’s total to over 600 individuals gathered at the annual Order of the Knoll reception at the new Iowa State University Basketball Complex. As of September 30, 2009, more than $719 million has been raised toward the campaign’s $800 million goal.

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The Cornhusker
Monday, October 12, 2009

Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden

Christian Petersen’s Cornhusker is displayed prominently in the Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden adjacent to Morrill Hall. Cornhusker emanated from sketches Petersen, the nation’s first college artist-in-residence, drew of Marion Link, a young Story County farmer, as he won a local cornhusking competition. Additional bronze castings of Cornhusker are on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum in Kansas City. Art pieces in the Anderson Sculpture Garden represent the richly diverse character of modern and contemporary sculpture.

Framed
Monday, October 5, 2009

Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Addition

For the past year, students and faculty in the department of electrical and computer engineering have taken advantage of the new facilities in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Addition: Phase 1. The new $16.5 million facility contains state-of-the-art classrooms, and research and teaching laboratories.

Giant Scissors
Monday, September 28, 2009

BioCentury Research Farm Dedication

Iowa State University President Gregory L. Geoffroy used a little bigger pair of scissors than he normally does for the ceremonial ribbon cutting at the BioCentury Research Farm dedication on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Geoffroy drive the John Deere combine and cut the ribbon that officially opened the first-in-the-nation integrated research and demonstration facility.

Chemistry in Action
Monday, September 21, 2009

Hach Hall Construction

Construction continues on Hach Hall, Iowa State University’s new chemistry facility. While Hach Hall is located on the northwest side of campus near the Molecular Biology Building, Marston Water Tower can still be seen at the right.

You Can't Sing Jack
Monday, September 14, 2009

Jack Trice Expansion

The east side of Jack Trice Stadium has been expanded to include additional concession areas, a picnic area and a concert venue as the crowd files into the stadium prior to the Iowa State-Iowa football game.

New Look for Curtiss Hall
Monday, September 7, 2009

Harl Gift Announcement

Curtiss Hall, the long-time home of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will be renovated, thanks in part, to a gift from economics professor emeritus Neil Harl and his wife Darlene. A gift announcement featuring the Harls was held on the steps of Curtiss Hall Thursday, Sept.3.

Open for Business
Monday, August 31, 2009

King Pavilion Dedication

Iowa State University President Gregory L. Geoffroy and College of Design alumnus and lead donor Steve King officially open the new King Pavilion on the first day of fall classes to conclude dedication ceremonies of the new College of Design addition.