WINTER 1999
Volume 42, Number 2

IN THIS ISSUE

Stretching the Dollars to Update Technology

'Dear Mom...'

What We Need

Sweating out the Tryouts

Changing Binge Drinking

Health Iowa

Students First Rx

Plenty of Choices

Squandered Opportunities

Parent Times Briefs

Calendar

Patrol on Wheels

The University of Iowa department of public safety has a new bike patrol unit that not only enforces laws and regulations, but also serves as ambassadors for the university.
The bike patrol was formed not only to patrol where cars can't go-such as sidewalks and lawns­but also to promote greater public contact.

Fireside Chats Scheduled

President Mary Sue Coleman will meet informally with students in Fireside Chats from 7 to 9 p.m. January 25, February 15, April 5, and May 4, 1999. The chats are in the R. Wayne Richey Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

From Fry to Ferentz

Within 10 days of Hawkeye football coach Hayden Fry's retirement announcement, the University selected Kirk Ferentz, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, to be head coach.
Ferentz was a member of Fry's UI staff from 1981 to 1989 as offensive line coach. Iowa appeared in eight bowl games during Ferentz's years with the team, including two Rose Bowl and two Holiday Bowl games.
Fry, who retired November 23, said of Ferentz, "I am simply elated that one of my former coaches and a member of the Hawkeye family will be coming on board."
Of his own tenure, the legendary Fry said, "I truly love The University of Iowa, I truly love the state of Iowa. I'll always be a Hawk."

Preserving Knowledge

"Keeping our Word: Preserving Information Across the Ages," a new exhibition by the University of Iowa Libraries, explores the long history of information preservation and the efforts made to save a record of our cultural heritage over the past 10 millennia. The exhibition runs through January 1999 in the North Exhibition Hall of the Main Library.
"Keeping Our Word" examines how information that has emerged from stone to paper and later to electronic media has been saved over time.

Iowa Exceeds Minority Goal

Minority students account for 9.6 percent of the total enrollment at The University of Iowa, marking the fifth consecutive year in which the University's minority enrollment has exceeded the goal of 8.5 percent set by the State Board of Regents.
Total minority enrollment this academic year is at 2,663 students, an increase of 10 over last year. While the total numbers of enrolled Hispanic and American Indian/Native Alaskan students has increased­by 54 and 11 students respectively­enrollment of African-Americans and Asian/Pacific Islanders is down.

It's the Seamans Center

The former Engineering Building, now undergoing major new construction and renovation, has been renamed the Seamans Center for Engineering Arts and Sciences.
The new name honors Gary F. Seamans and his wife, Camille Seamans, of St. Charles, Ill., whose major gift was instrumental in making the college's additions possible.
One of 10 colleges on the University of Iowa campus, the College of Engineering has roots that date back more than a century. Its six departments are biomedical, chemical and biochemical, civil and environmental, electrical and computer, industrial, and mechanical engineering.
The college, ranked among the top 50 engineering schools nationally, is recognized for its small size, personalized approach to education, and focused mission. Its location on a strong liberal arts campus provides the resources to build the type of broad technological education demanded in a rapidly changing world.