Power Plant earns kudos
The UI Power Plant is the recipient of two 2003
Iowa Environmental Excellence Awards from Gov. Tom
Vilsack. The categories of the awards are “Special
Recognition in Air Quality” and “Special
Recognition in Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy.”
“Your efforts serve as a model for the entire
state and I greatly appreciate your leadership in
protecting Iowa’s environment,” Vilsack
wrote in his congratulatory letter.
For information on the Power Plant’s innovative
energy program that burns discarded oat hulls, see
www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues2002_v40/07042003/biomass.html.
Apply for charter committees
Staff Council encourages staff members to apply
for openings on University charter and noncharter
committees. The deadline is March 19.
Committees with openings include Campus Planning,
Family Issues, Financial Aid Advisory, Funded Retirement
and Insurance, Hancher Auditorium, Human Rights,
Information Technology, Parking and Transportation,
Recreational Services, Research Council, Student
Health, University Libraries, and University Safety
and Security.
Terms will begin in September 2004. Applications
and individual committee information is available
online at www.uiowa.edu/~stafcnsl.
ACE requests due April 11
Requests for Assessing the Classroom Environment
(ACE) course evaluation forms that include instructor-selected
items must be received at Evaluation and Examination
Service by April 11. After that date, only the standard
ACE forms will be available.
Requests for printing only of department-generated
course evaluation forms requires notice of at least
five working days. These orders will not be filled
after April 30.
IREU funds are available
The Office of the Vice President for Research seeks
applicants for the Iowa Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (IREU) Funding Program. Applications
are due by 5 p.m., March 22, in 201 GILH.
The program’s intention is to encourage the
direct involvement of undergraduate students in the
scholarly/research/creative efforts of faculty. Funds
provide faculty with the opportunity to enlist students
of their choosing. A maximum award of $3,000 per
student will be considered.
Eligible applicants include tenure-track or tenured
faculty, research scientists, and research engineers.
Proposals from other faculty may be considered and
funded when the review committee finds that the applicant
and DEO make a compelling case for research support.
More information is available at http://research.uiowa.edu/ifi.
Nominate your colleagues
Staff Council is accepting nominations for the annual
University of Iowa Outstanding Staff Award and the
Board of Regents Staff Excellence Award until April
9.
The UI Outstanding Staff Award recognizes staff
members who have made outstanding contributions to
the University, while the Regents award recognizes
those staff members who have made outstanding contributions
to the University and beyond—to the state,
region, or nation.
Nomination instructions and forms are available
on the Staff Council web site, www.uiowa.edu/~stafcnsl.
Gfeller and McGuire to be honored at annual event
Linda A. McGuire, associate dean for student affairs,
College of Law, and Kate Gfeller, F. Wendell Miller
Professor of Music, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
each will receive a Distinguished Achievement Award
at this year’s Celebration of Excellence and
Achievement Among Women.
The University’s annual tribute to the accomplishments
of all women at the University will be held from
4 to 5:45 p.m., March 30, in the IMU Main Lounge.
A reception begins at 4 p.m., followed by the awards
program at 4:30 p.m. The program is free and open
to the public.
In addition to the Distinguished Achievement Award,
several scholarships and awards will be announced,
including the Jean Y. Jew Women’s Rights Award
and the Margaret P. Benson Memorial Scholarship.
Applications
sought for president’s tech award
Applications are being accepted for the seventh
annual President’s Award for Technology Innovation.
All members of the University community are eligible
to apply for the award, which is focused on instructional
technology. The cash prize is $3,000.
Projects that enhance any aspect of learning are
eligible. While computer applications often form
an important and significant component of innovative
uses of instructional technology, the competition
is not limited to the application of computer technology.
For more information or to obtain an application
form, visit the Council on Teaching web site at www.uiowa.edu/~cot.
Completed applications should be sent to the Council
on Teaching, 111 JH, by April 12. Questions may be
directed to Gene Parkin at gene-parkin@uiowa.edu or
to David Wynes at david-wynes@uiowa.edu.
Foundation sees record numbers
In 2003 the UI Foundation received gifts from more
than 62,000 contributors, a record number in the
foundation’s 48-year history.
Outright gifts totaled $62.4 million, the fourth
highest total in history. The 105,173 gifts marked
the second-highest total. Deferred-giving expectancies
through means such as wills and trusts came to $48.9
million, a 39.1 percent increase over 2002. When
outright gifts and future commitments, including
pledges to be paid in future years, are combined,
the foundation’s total fund-raising productivity
reached $126.3 million, the third-highest amount
ever recorded.
Nearly 60 percent of the 2003 outright gifts went
toward program support (including research), 15.6
percent went toward student support (including scholarships),
18.2 percent supported facilities improvements, and
8.6 percent was given for faculty support (including
endowed chairs and professorships).
More details and annual highlights are online at
www.uiowafoundation.org/about/statistics.
UI Hospitals and Clinics celebrates newly opened
units
Faculty, staff, and students are invited to celebrate
the opening of three new units at UI Hospitals and
Clinics. The advanced facilities include a newly
constructed maternity center, along with new pediatric
and neonatal intensive care units.
There will be an open house for the pediatric intensive
care unit from 2 to 4 p.m., March 24, in 7 JPP. The
maternity center and neonatal intensive care unit
open house will be from 2 to 4 p.m., April 2, in
6 JPP. There also will be a grand opening for the
maternity center and the neonatal intensive care
unit from 1 to 4 p.m., April 4, 6 JPP.
The events will include tours, refreshments, and
prize drawings. For more information, contact Angi
Schumacher at (38)4-7059 or at angi-schumacher@uiowa.edu.
Symposium on tenure set
Faculty members seeking information about UI promotion
and tenure processes are invited to attend the 2004
Promotion and Tenure Symposium from 6:30 to 9 p.m.,
March 31, in 2217 SC.
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