Hello, CALS,
Last week we had exciting programs on the Iowa State University Kent Feed Mill and Grain Science Complex and the Alliant Energy Solar Farm, both just south of Ames on our farms off State Avenue. This includes construction, programmatic and fiscal accomplishments and planning. For both exciting projects we will have ribbon cutting events this fall! Special thanks to so many for this work, including Jay Harmon, Dirk Maier, Tony Ewing, Camille Schroeder, Ray Klein, Sarah Roelfs, Ruth MacDonald, Jordan Gillespie, Mark Huss, John Lawrence, Ajay Nair, Matt O’Neal, Ann Kimber, Jason Ross, Charlie Hurburgh, Amy Kaleita, Laura Greiner and others!
I also traveled to Arizona last week to visit with alumni and donors, and attend the ISU Foundation university-wide event. As always, it was rewarding and inspiring to hear from so many about the positive impacts the college had on their lives and about their hopes and dreams for the next generations of students here! Topics of special interest were water quality and farm productivity, landscape ecology, livestock judging, rural community vitality, global engagement, food security (local and global), our satellite campuses and more!
Please watch for lots of great college events coming up as we head for mid-semester and then the rush toward commencement! Among those are the:
- CALS Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony, March 7, 4:10-5 p.m., 0127 Curtiss (Dolezal Auditorium)
- CALS Staff Coffee Talk, March 8, 2:30-3:30 p.m., 1951 Food Sciences Building
- Hertz Lecture, April 11, 7 p.m., 0127 Curtiss (Dolezal Auditorium)
- College Town Hall, April 13, 11 a.m.. - noon, 0125 Kildee
- CALS Convocation, May 12, time TBD, Hilton Coliseum.
My best for a great week. - Dan
Scenes from CALS
Last week's snowfall couldn't put a damper on A ECL 366: History of American Vertebrates. A few deer, squirrels and birds welcomed the students into Emma Lee McCarthy Park as the class braved the elements Feb. 16, identifying the wildlife they learn about in the classroom. Photo by Madelyn Ostendorf.
