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Book your hotel room early! visitames.com WELCOME TO RESOURCES Parents’ Association Parents’ Advisory Line (PAL) 1010 Student Services Building 800 772-8546 Ames, IA 50011-2222 [email protected] IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY! 515 294-6054 parents.iastate.edu dso.iastate.edu/pa facebook.com/isuparents Our staff is available to help you navigate campus resources. The PAL is staffed during the school year, Monday through Dear Iowa State University Parents and Families, Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except university holidays). Summer hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. We are so glad that your student is joining Iowa State University! As a family member, YOU are a part of the Iowa State experience as well. We look forward to seeing you on campus and encourage you to be an active and enthusiastic member of the Cyclone Family. Maintaining a close relationship with your student and participating in College of Agriculture Admissions ISU Dining various university activities during this time of transition can prove and Life Sciences 515 294-5836 515 294-3856 515 294-2766 800 262-3810 dining.iastate.edu to be a fun and rewarding experience for everyone. ag.iastate.edu admissions.iastate.edu The Iowa State University Parents’ Association (ISUPA), in partnership with the Dean of Students Office and the Multicultural Student Affairs College of Business Career Services 515 294-6338 Office of New Student Programs, sponsors a number of valuable resources to help address any questions and 515 294-8300 career.iastate.edu dso.iastate.edu/msa concerns you might have. business.iastate.edu Dean of Students Office New Student Programs One information resource is this Family Handbook! Additionally, ISUPA provides important publications such as College of Design 515 294-1020 515 294-0801 the “Info for Parents and Families” website (parents.iastate.edu) and Relatively Speaking, a monthly e-newsletter 515 294-6983 dso.iastate.edu admissions.iastate.edu/orientation for interested subscribers. Another valuable resource where you can access accurate information about the design.iastate.edu Department of Athletics Registrar’s Office university is the Parents’ Advisory Line (PAL) which is available by calling 800 772-8546 or emailing parents@ College of Engineering 515 294-3662 515 294-1840 iastate.edu. In addition to these resources, the ISUPA provides support for Cyclone Family Weekend (September 515 294-9285 cyclones.com registrar.iastate.edu 25-27,2015, familyweekend.iastate.edu) and acts as a university liaison for parents and family members. engineering.iastate.edu Department of Public Safety Residence Halls Staying connected with the university and getting involved are important strategies to support your student’s College of Human 515 294-4428 515 294-2900 success at Iowa State. Welcome to the Cyclone family! Sciences dps.iastate.edu 800 854-9050 515 294-6466 housing.iastate.edu With lots of Cyclone spirit, hs.iastate.edu Financial Aid 515 294-2223 Student Disability Resources ISU Parents’ Association Board of Directors College of Liberal Arts financialaid.iastate.edu 515 294-7220 and Sciences dso.iastate.edu/dr 515 294-6509 Honors Program las.iastate.edu 515 294-4371 Thielen Student Health Center honors.iastate.edu 515 294-5801 College of Veterinary health.iastate.edu Medicine Information Technology 515 294-1242 515 294-4000 Veteran Affairs vetmed.iastate.edu it.iastate.edu 515 294-9801 registrar.iastate.edu/veterans

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Meet other families and members of the and explore the possibilities the future THE PARENTS’ university community at orientation. Get holds. The values and lessons you taught ASSOCIATION to know the families of your student’s them will influence the decisions they roommate(s) and friends. Join the make at Iowa State and beyond. Iowa State Parents’ Association. The Iowa State University Parents’ Trust your student—Just because they Association (ISUPA) serves all Cyclone Plan a visit to campus. We encourage are not doing what you would in the same families by promoting parent and family families to visit campus during Cyclone situation does not mean they have made a member programs and communicating Family Weekend. Activities include a bad decision. university resources to enhance students’ tailgate, volleyball game, entertainment, Be patient—Maturity does not happen experiences and success at Iowa State. college receptions, and other activities. overnight. ISUPA is affiliated with the Dean For more information on Cyclone Family of Students Office, which provides Weekend and to register, visit Believe in your student—They need your administrative support and advice. ISUPA familyweekend.iastate.edu. Registration love and support now more than ever. is governed by a volunteer board of information will be available on the Listen—Wait for your student to ask for directors comprised of parents of website beginning in June. your opinion or advice. Iowa State students. Join us on Facebook Check out the events calendar at at facebook.com/isuparents. Remember who you were and the person event.iastate.edu and find activities that you were becoming during these years. you would like to attend throughout You didn’t turn out so bad, did you? the school year (athletic events, plays, WE’RE HERE musicals, concerts, guest lectures, and TO HELP more!) and invite your students and SAFETY FIRST their friends! Iowa State is committed to keeping the Parents’ Advisory Line (PAL) university community safe. Many services 800 772-8546 CYCLONE FAMILY have been implemented to keep your [email protected] student safe on the Iowa State campus. parents.iastate.edu WEEKEND ISU Alert notifies Iowa State students,

Cyclone Family Weekend faculty, and staff of potentially dangerous Our staff is available to help you navigate September 25-27, 2015 situations. Emergency alerts can be sent campus resources. The PAL is staffed during familyweekend.iastate.edu to three points of contact including text the school year, Monday through Friday, messages, emails, and phone calls. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except university holidays). Family activities and entertainment await as you visit your favorite Iowa State ISU Alert complements other forms of student. emergency notification such as the siren GET INVOLVED system, university website, public address Establish a support network for yourself systems, personal communication, and through the ISUPA. You are going to YOUR RELATIONSHIP signage. More information about ISU Alert experience your own transition that comes WITH YOUR STUDENT can be found at isualert.iastate.edu. with its own set of emotions and issues. The Iowa State Department of Public Develop a relationship with somebody else Things will change between you and your Safety (DPS) is composed of two who is sending a student off to college or student—it’s part of growing up. Over the divisions—Parking and Police. next few years your student will define has been through this experience before. The Police Division is the university’s official values and beliefs, gain new independence, law enforcement agency and employs state-certified police officers to respond to MEET ISUPA PRESIDENT JAMES LAUER calls for service 24 hours a day. A safety escort service through DPS is James lives in Morton, IL. He has three students at Iowa State, available for students who do not want to a daughter graduating May 2015 in graphic design and two sons walk alone from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. seven that are sophomores, one in mechanical engineering and the days per week, when classes are other is pre-engineering. in session. “Iowa State has been a terrific opportunity for our family. With The HelpVan is available to assist students a few years left before all our students finish, we look forward with flat tires, dead batteries, and empty to many more visits to campus and the city of Ames. Go gas tanks. Services are only available on Cyclones.” campus property. The HelpVan operates from 7:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. Monday through If you are carrying stuff up five floors to and given individuals the ability to Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to midnight, Friday; the room, don’t embarrass your student communicate with friends and family and 5 p.m. to midnight on Sunday. by passing out. Take care of yourself and in new ways. Students can now Encourage your student to add 515 294- drink lots of water! communicate with family through several 4444 to their cell phone. By dialing this Mail a card early so your student has different platforms including email, number an operator will dispatch a safety something waiting in their mailbox on Facebook, Skype or text messages escort or HelpVan to their location. For the first day. Many students are eager to experience information on services provided by the independence during the first weeks of Department of Public Safety visit THE FIRST SIX WEEKS school. However, they still want to dps.iastate.edu. maintain family ties and the security those The first six weeks of school are crucial ties bring. Set expectations together and for students entering Iowa State. During in advance. It’s important to realize that EASE THE TRANSITION this time, your student will be making your understanding of how best to To ease your student’s transition to Iowa new friends and establishing a connection communicate may differ from your State, anticipate topics he/she might need to the Iowa State campus. Promote the student’s perspective, particularly as they to know more about. advantages of getting involved on campus. enter into the independence college Being connected to campus is one of the provides. Be willing to revisit these Teach them what they need to know about most reliable predictors of whether or not expectations and make adjustments laundry, balancing a bank account, health a student will stay on campus, succeed in as needed. insurance, and emergency room visits. school, and persist to graduation. There Encourage your student to develop a Stick to what you think they need to know are many avenues for students to get network of peers, faculty, and staff for so you’re not piling it on. involved on campus including residence advice and guidance. A majority of Have your student prepare a monthly hall house councils, the Greek community, students do not have any problems budget instead of a semester budget for student clubs and organizations, study adjusting to university life; however, for the first year. Remember to be somewhat abroad programs, and much more. a few students, it can become flexible during the first semester. Agree to Encourage your student to stay on campus overwhelming. There are multiple check in with finances on a regular basis to during the weekends, especially for the resources available on campus to assess how things are going. first six weeks of classes. There’s so help your student through any Have a conversation with your student much for students to do and learn about stressful situation. about making smart decisions. There’s a Iowa State. It will help them out both During the semester, send an unexpected lot to do at Iowa State and your student academically and socially if they’re care package. For holidays that you are not will get to decide how they will spend on campus. with them, send something appropriate, their free time. You are still influential in Homesickness hits each student at a i.e., plastic pumpkins filled with Halloween their lives—let your student know your different time and in different ways. Some candy, Valentines, birthday treats, etc. expectations when it comes to alcohol, students might get homesick right away They love the traditions whether they are drugs, safety, and other potentially high-risk and for others it won’t hit them until after home or not. behaviors. Even if you’ve had that talk, have they return to campus from semester it again. break, or even their sophomore year! Students greatly enjoy receiving favorite Homesickness ranges from your student treats from home. When you send treats MOVE-IN DAY TIPS missing their favorite homemade meal to send some for your student’s roommate feeling lonely or depressed. If your child too. That’s how you earn real brownie Allow plenty of time for moving. Set up calls you in the middle of the night and points. A care package lets them know the loft and other major things first, and begs you to let them come home—listen you are thinking of them, and gives your attend to the details after that. to their concerns and encourage them favorite Cyclone a reason to call and Help your student move in, but don’t to hang in there. Learning to deal with say “Thanks!” take over the set-up of their space. homesickness is an important part of Make sure you are there when your developing independence and with time, student comes home to visit. Plan to make Bring siblings to help. Seeing where their the feeling will pass. brother or sister will be living may help a special home-cooked dinner or go out to them adjust to the absence at home. a favorite restaurant. Sharing a meal with STAYING CONNECTED family is a great way to catch up before Lofts and carpeting aren’t necessities, socializing with high school friends. but most students prefer them. Technology has shaped our society CONFIDENTIALITY MEET ISUPA BOARD MEMBERS COUNTS JUAN AND HEATHER Iowa State considers family members Juan and Heather live in Waukee, Iowa. They have a daughter to be very important in each student’s who is a freshman in the College of Human Sciences at Iowa success in college. The university follows State. Heather is originally from northwest Iowa and is an Iowa the Family Education Rights and Policy Act State alum. She loves completing FAFSAs! (Yes, the financial (FERPA) and Health Insurance Portability aid form.) Juan was born and raised in Peru and he speaks and Accountability Act (HIPPA) which fluent Spanish. He is employed by ACT. (Yes the test!) can occasionally be confusing for family members who are unaware of the rights given to their Iowa State student by these federal laws. information, and referral services to Third party access allows students to Iowa State students. CHECK IT! share access to some of their personal Assistance is available for students AccessPlus information with a trusted coping with relationship problems, P third party such as a parent or family low self-esteem, stress, loneliness, ˆˆ Be sure your student registered member. Information and instructions are depression, cultural differences, sexual for Destination Iowa State. To available at accessplus.iastate.edu. Set up assault recovery, eating disorders, trauma register visit admissions.iastate.edu/ third party access through your student’s and childhood abuse, substance abuse, destination. AccessPlus account. Now is also a good academic motivations, and other concerns. time to enter the appropriate emergency Most professional services of Student ˆˆ Make sure your student has medical contact in AccessPlus. Counseling Service are provided by the insurance and an insurance card. Through links in AccessPlus, the Office of university at no charge to your student. More information can be found at the Registrar can provide certification or ˆˆ Teach your student the basics, counseling.iastate.edu. proof of enrollment for loan deferments, such as doing laundry and being insurance companies, potential employers, Roommate—Students should talk to their economical about purchases. scholarships, schools, and other entities community adviser, hall director, or chapter that need your student’s enrollment president (Greek community) if they ˆˆ Discuss how you will handle verified for a particular period of time. are having difficulties with a roommate. expenses for the year; will you send Make sure your student updates their Students who live off-campus can consult a monthly allowance or contribute AccessPlus account with local and home with the staff in Student Assistance for money as needed? Prepare a mailing addresses and phone number resources and referrals. monthly budget, if possible. changes. It is important to realize contact information is published in the ISU online ˆˆ Review finances and talk about how directory unless the student suppresses to manage a checking account and his or her directory information. debit/ATM card. Also, make sure your student is prepared to respond As a parent or family member, you may appropriately to credit card offers. share anything with us that you would like, but the university can share very little ˆˆ Talk with your student about what without your student’s written consent. communication will look like. Discuss If you have concerns or information you how often you plan to connect and would like to share with the university, how best to stay in contact (text please contact Student Assistance in the messages, email, phone calls, Dean of Students Office at 515 294-1020 etc.). Be sure to address social or call the Parents’ Advisory Line at 800 media (Facebook Twitter, etc.) and 772-8546. determine what is appropriate More information about FERPA is available information to be posting online. at registrar.iastate.edu/policies and HIPPA at health.iastate.edu. ˆˆ Celebrate with your student the excitement that going to college provides. Hint: do this well before CAMPUS RESOURCES move-in day! Plan ahead how you Familiarize yourself with resources on will say good luck and goodbye. campus. As a parent, you can be a strategic source of support if you make ˆˆ Send a letter or care package that will the appropriate referral to helpful campus arrive the day after move-in or the resources. You can contact the Parents’ first day of classes! Advisory Line (PAL) at 800 772-8546 with your questions or concerns; or to make a referral to the staff in Student Assistance for any/all concerns. Academics—Encourage your student to visit the Academic Success Center located in the Hixson-Lied Student Success Center. The Academic Success Center is a collection of services and MEET ISUPA BOARD MEMBER MATT programs designed to help students reach their academic goals. Academic Coaching, Supplemental Instruction, and Tutoring Matt lives in Olathe, Kansas. He has a son who is a Services are a few of the resources sophomore at Iowa State. A proud ISU graduate with 20 plus offered at the Academic Success Center. years experience in the agricultural equipment industry, Matt Visit dso.iastate.edu/asc for more and his wife Renee, also an ISU alum, have three children, information. Mitchell, Nick and Brooklyn. Personal—Student Counseling Service provides prevention, intervention, This book is a great resource as you learn BOOK REVIEWS how to stay in touch with your student TOP TEN TIPS What To Expect When Your Child using today’s devices and social networks FOR FAMILIES Leaves for College: A complete guide without having your son/daughter feel like for parents only you’re hovering as a helicopter parent.” 10. Encourage your student’s connection to Iowa State. by Mary Spohn James Lauer; Morton, IL, Father of two ISU students and 2 other adult children 9. Expect communication changes. “This easy-to-read book provided a lot of helpful information and “things-to- 8. Know about your student’s rights as consider” whether your student will be ADHD and the College Student: The an Iowa State community member. attending college in their home state everything guide to your most urgent or across the country. Spohn covers questions 7. Appreciate these summer months. everything from choosing a college where Discuss things to be smart about— your student will thrive, things to teach by Patricia O. Quinn, MD 6. money, safety, health, etc. our children before they leave (think “Iowa State University has an excellent laundry, addressing an envelope, tipping in Student Disability Resources office 5. Plan for move-in day. a restaurant, spotting email scams, etc.), housed in the Dean of Students Office. to what to expect when they come home For students with Attention Deficit 4. Know who is here to help. for vacations/breaks. She illustrates points Hyperactivity Disorder, Patricia Quinn’s Familiarize yourself with key with her own stories of sending two sons book will help students, parents and 3. resources on campus. off to college along with experiences families prepare to work effectively with shared by other parents. Having worked the staff at ISU. Not only is Quinn an 2. Find a network for yourself through in Higher Education for 20+ years, and expert in ADHD diagnosis and treatments, the Iowa State Parents’ Association. having sent our son off to ISU, this book but she has ADHD and she has parented provided insight on how we can continue three children with ADHD through 1. Ask questions of and get advice to parent our college student, and better successful college careers. Quinn will not from people who care! transition our younger child as she leave any of your questions unanswered prepares for college.” as she looks at all of the elements of Kristi Finger; Iowa City, IA, Mother of one college life and how the ADHD student ISU student and one high school student manages those issues.“ CONNECTING ON Teresa Albertson; Ames, IA, Mother of one CAMPUS—THE FIVE ISU student and 2 middle school students The iConnected Parent: Staying close to your kids in college (and beyond) while PEOPLE YOUR STUDENT letting them grow up. You’re On Your Own (but I’m here if you NEEDS TO KNOW by Barbara Hofer, Ph.D. & Abigail need me): Mentoring your child during There are five people your student Sullivan Moore the college years should try to connect with at Iowa “Where students may have previously by Marjorie Savage State University: handled the challenges of University life on “This easy-to-read book covers the their own - learning lessons and maturing timeframe from high school graduation 5. Residence hall/Greek community as a result, many of today’s students turn to the senior year in college – and adviser to their parents for instant answers to beyond. It helps parents understand Faculty member daily concerns. This book is an excellent the boundaries between respecting your 4. primer for parents of high school or college student’s independence, and the level of 3. Student organization adviser students on being electronically connected involvement that really is necessary (as in an age of instant communication. well as what is not...). The anecdotes will 2. Academic adviser The books looks at the pros and cons of make you laugh, cry – and probably squirm constant communication during these a bit. This book is on my recommendation 1. Destination Iowa State formative years. Parents who read this list for all parents!” Team Leader book will understand being connected Lynn Cerra; Wayzata, MN, Mother of one is not the same as having a connection. ISU student

MEET ISUPA BOARD MEMBER KRISTI

Kristi is from Mendota Heights, Minnesota. She has a son who is a sophomore in construction and civil engineering with a minor in music at Iowa State. Kristi has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Iowa State and is currently a Director of Human Resources. “As an alum, I am excited that our son chose Iowa State. Iowa State is a great school, beautiful campus and I’m proud to support the university.” CONTENTS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS When does everything start? 1 Where am I going to live? 1 When do I pay my university bill? 2 How do I get around campus? 4 What if I need medical attention? 5 What will I need at Iowa State? 6 What changes can I expect? 6 How can I get involved? 7 Talk like an Iowa Stater 7

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES Confidentiality information policies 11 Academic regulations 14 Computer ethics 16 Harassment and hazing 17 Safety on campus 17 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training 18

ACADEMICS AND REGISTRATION Four-year Graduation Plan 19 Academic information 19 Registering for classes 22 Monthly planner 25 University calendar 29

RESOURCES AND SERVICES Campus directory 33 Things to know, places to go 34 Information technology and computing services 35 Campus resources and opportunities 36 Community resources 42

HISTORY AND TRADITIONS Iowa State history 47 Iowa State traditions 48

A pull-out map of campus is bound in the center of this handbook.

When does everything start? 1 Where am I going to live? 1 When do I pay my university bill? 2 How do I get around campus? 4 QUESTIONS What if I need medical attention? 5 What will I need at Iowa State? 7 What changes can I expect? 7 How can I get involved? 7 AND ANSWERS Talk like an Iowa Stater 8

Traditional residence halls, suites, and The pillars of the Greek community WHEN DOES apartments can be found on campus. include: Where you can live will depend on your •• Scholarship age. EVERYTHING START? •• Leadership The Department of Residence •• Philanthropy and community service administrative office is located in 2419 Being prepared is the first step in •• Friendship successfully making the transition to Friley Hall. You can stop by the office, call 515-294-2900, email [email protected] These values are the focus of our Iowa State. Continue reading to learn community. Greek students have what’s ahead, what the first days and or you can visit housing.iastate.edu for more information. opportunities to enhance their academics weeks at Iowa State will be like, and through programs and scholarships what you need to do to prepare yourself What happens on residence hall provided by their local or national for a successful college experience. move-in day? organization. Students who are part of the You will be assigned a move-in day. When Greek community graduate at a higher When does everything start? you get to campus, signage will direct rate (77.6% six-year rate) than the All- The Department of Residence will notify you to your residence hall. Staff will be University rate (69.4% six-year rate) and you on AccessPlus about your assigned on hand to help you park as close to your the all-Greek GPA (3.08 spring 2014) is move-in day, which will be Tuesday, building as possible. A group of student consistently higher than the all-University August 18 or Wednesday, August 19 volunteers, the Move In Crew, will also GPA (3.00 spring 2014). Not only do Greek before classes begin. Destination Iowa be available to help you carry belongings students enrich their classroom and State begins Thursday evening, August to your room. Once your car is unloaded, extracurricular experiences at Iowa State, 20, and runs through Saturday, August staff will direct you to longer term parking but they become part of an experience 22, 2015. Classes will begin on Monday, so others can get close to unload their that will influence their lives for years to August 24, 2015. cars and you and your family can spend come. the day unpacking and organizing your Members of the Greek community are room. WHERE AM I GOING active in the Iowa State, Ames and You may want to bring a cart to help move greater Iowa communities providing TO LIVE? your belongings. It’s also important to services and donations to companies be patient. There may be a short wait in including the United Way of Story the parking lot as well as a brief wait for County, Special Olympics of Iowa and Department of Residence options elevators in some buildings. Please follow Ames community schools. The Greek When you choose to live on campus, the process the Department of Residence Community donates over 50,000 hours it’s more than a room. It’s your start has in place to help make move-in day a of community service and over $200,000 to meeting new friends, academic smooth experience for everyone. through philanthropic endeavors each success, life-changing experiences and Greek community options year. truly becoming part of the Iowa State The Greek community consists of Greek students are leaders within their community. The Department of Residence approximately 15 percent of the Iowa own fraternity or sorority, in the Greek is dedicated to providing a living and State undergraduate population. More community, and on campus. Being Greek learning environment to more than 12,000 than 60 fraternities and sororities make provides avenues of opportunities like no Cyclones. up the Greek Community and are divided other. Chapters range in size from five If you decide to live on campus, you can among four governing bodies including members to 157 members which provide preference your housing choices by using the Collegiate Panhellenic Council (16), students an opportunity to connect with AccessPlus. The Department of Residence Interfraternity Council, (31), Multicultural students in a smaller setting. These will then provide you with your specific Greek Council (9) and National Pan- friends are not just for four years, but housing assignment, the name of your Hellenic Council (7). Our award-winning for many years through the alumni roommate(s), your new mailing address, Greek Community and individual experience. information about your neighborhood and fraternities and sororities are recognized Of the 63 fraternities and sororities on move-in dates. Meal plan information can national for the quality experience they campus, 40 have chapter houses which also be found on AccessPlus. provide to our student members. provide housing for approximately 1,800 undergraduate students. 23 chapters

1 do not have houses, but still provide about off–campus living options can the same scholastic, service and social be found in the Iowa State Daily, Ames opportunities for their members. Greek Tribune Classifieds, or at amesrent.com. CHECK IT! Community houses are an excellent P living option. These houses are similar Please check off each item to that of a private residence and include WHEN DO I PAY MY during your orientation visit: a living room, kitchen, den, laundry, and study area. The average cost of living in a UNIVERSITY BILL? ˆˆ Take math and/or English fraternity house is very comparable to the placement assessments, if residence halls with an average cost of When do I get a university bill (UBill) directed by your college. $3,700 per semester. This cost includes and when is it due? room, board and membership dues. ˆˆ Obtain your ISUCard. Billing is done on a semester basis. Your Men who join a chapter with a house UBill will be available on AccessPlus on ˆˆ Sign up for your Net-ID their freshman year may have the option August 1 for the fall semester and will (Iowa State email account), to move directly into a fraternity house at be due by August 20. Your UBill for the if not done prior to orientation. the beginning of the academic year and spring semester will be available January typically continue to live there throughout 1 and due by January 20. An email will ˆˆ Meet with your academic adviser their time at Iowa State. First-year women be sent to your ISU email address on the to discuss the requirements for who join a sorority with a house generally first of each month that activity occurs, your degree program. live in the residence halls their first year notifying you that your UBill is available. of membership and move into the sorority Electronic notification (email) will be the ˆˆ Discuss with your academic house during their sophomore or junior official manner in which the university adviser the possibility of year. communicates this information. You must taking test-out exams for Women who are interested in joining have a Net-ID (ISU email address) to subjects in which you have a one of the 16 Collegiate Panhellenic receive your electronic notification. a strong background. Council sororities are encouraged to It is possible for you to create a third party participate in Formal Recruitment held the account for viewing access to selected ˆˆ Select appropriate courses week before classes begin each fall. Men confidential information, including but not for the semester. interested in one of the Interfraternity limited to your UBill. It is also possible to Council fraternities participate in an have a copy of your bill mailed to a third ˆˆ Register for classes. informal recruitment process and are party; authorize the release of this and encouraged to check out fraternities over supply an address on AccessPlus. A $8.00 ˆˆ Find answers to your questions the summer before the start classes at fee per semester will be charged to your about the university billing Iowa State. The Multicultural Greek and account for the processing and mailing of system, fee payment, and National Pan-Hellenic Councils participate one additional billing statement. student financial aid. in intake (recruitment and initiation) year- round and most require an established What are my payment options? ˆˆ Learn about residence halls, Iowa State GPA to join. Any student is Account balance: Submit payment for the fraternities, and sororities. welcome to join the Greek community at balance in full by the first payment due any time at Iowa State. Students who are date of each semester. ˆˆ Discover campus resources, interested in joining should contact the Deferred billing plan: This plan offers the such as tutoring and counseling, Office of Geek Affairs or visit the website option of making minimum payments for by attending orientation for more information. the first three months of each semester. sessions. Professional staff and graduate students Submit at least the minimum payment (as in the Office of Greek Affairs work with indicated on your UBill) by the first due ˆˆ Register for Destination student leaders, members and chapter date of each semester to enroll in this Iowa State. advisers and provide advising, programs, plan. There is a deferred billing fee of $20 services and leadership opportunities per semester associated with this option. ˆˆ Get your questions answered. including a for-credit Greek Leadership You will be automatically enrolled in this Class, Greek Alternative Spring Break and plan if you do not pay the account balance numerous student leadership clubs. in full*. For more information: * If you do not make at least the minimum payment by the first due date of each •• Visit greek.iastate.edu semester, the balance will be accelerated •• Call 515 294-1023 and a finance charge assessed. •• Follow on Facebook: Greek Monthly payment plan: This plan offers Community- Iowa State University; the option of paying for both fall and Twitter: @ISUGreek; tumblr: spring semesters over the period of 12, isugreekcommunity.tumblr. 11, 10, or 9 months. Enrollment for this com; Pinterest: Iowa State Greek plan is offered through AccessPlus April 1 Community through July 15 for the upcoming school Off–campus options year. A monthly debit from a checking or Students are encouraged, but not savings account for the budgeted amount required, to live on campus. Information will occur on the 20th of each month. A $50 enrollment fee will be included with

2 your first payment. To enroll, click on responsibility to ensure that the university Withdrawal date: Student pays: “Account/UBill” and then “Monthly Pmt has the correct email address and to Before first day of term 0% Plan” in AccessPlus. regularly check their Iowa State email Days 1–5 (of term) 10% For more information or to enroll in any account. Days 6–10 25% of these payment plans, contact the Students who are unable to use Days 11–15 50% Accounts Receivable Office at 0880 AccessPlus to view their bill or who do Days 16–20 75% Beardshear Hall (515 294-7388), or not receive a billing statement before the After day 20 100% visit ubill.iastate.edu. term begins should contact the Accounts For more information or instructions If the minimum amount due is not paid Receivable Office to learn the amount of on canceling registration or withdrawing by the deadline shown on the UBill, a their account balance due. Failure to view visit registrar.iastate.edu/students. their account in AccessPlus or receive a finance charge equal to one percent of NOTE: All policies, procedures, fees, and billing statement will not exempt students past due charges will be assessed. In charges are subject to change at any time from late penalties or from having a hold addition, if you do not pay at least the by appropriate action of the faculty, the placed on their registration. minimum by the due date, you will no administration, or the Board of Regents, longer be allowed to use the deferred What are the accepted payment State of Iowa. billing plan for the semester, and the methods? entire amount of your bill will be due at Pay bill online: Elect to pay the UBill What if I have financial aid coming? once. If your account becomes delinquent with a safe and secure direct debit You will receive your financial aid in your registration for the next semester from a checking or savings account installments, generally half at the start may be delayed. in AccessPlus. of fall semester and half at the start of Fee payment spring semester. You can view your bill Drop box: Take your personal check or electronically via AccessPlus. In addition Tuition, fees, on-campus housing, certified funds payment* to the drop box to your U-Bill charges, the financial aid that meal plan, and various other university located behind the Student Answer Center is available to help pay your bill will also charges are billed to students through on the ground floor of Beardshear Hall. be listed. College Work-Study funds will the Accounts Receivable Office via the Mail: Mail your personal check or certified not be listed on the U-Bill as they are paid UBill. On AccessPlus, the Account/UBill funds payment* (referencing student directly to students as they earn the funds page has a UBill option that shows real name and university ID number) to: by working in a qualifying position on or off time activity. You may also view the most campus. recent 12 months of prior statements Iowa State University on the Prior Statements option of the Treasurer’s Office Before financial aid can be applied to Account/UBill page. An email is sent 1220 Beardshear Hall your U-Bill balance, you must authorize to the student’s ISU email address Ames, IA 50011-2044 the release of your financial aid via on the first of each month reminding * Credit/debit card payments are NOT AccessPlus. You will authorize your aid them that they need to review their accepted for UBill payments. once for your entire enrollment. UBill on AccessPlus. It is the student’s There may be other steps you need to

2015–2016 Direct Expenses (Per Semester) WHAT ARE Below is the estimated cost of attendance for the 2015–2016 academic year for full-time students (12 or more credits). For up-to-date information on tuition MY ESTIMATED and fees, visit registrar.iastate.edu/fees.

EXPENSES PER Iowa Resident Out-of-State Resident Tuition* $3,324 $9,884 SEMESTER? Technology fee 115 115 Health fee 98 98 Differential tuition Health Facility fee 8 8 In addition to the basic tuition charges Activity, Services, Building and Rec Fee 323 323 provided in the adjoining table, students Residence Hall Room and Board 4,035 4,035 who are enrolled in certain majors are (double occupancy; 14 meals/week dining plan) also assessed an additional tuition differential. More information is available Total $7,903 $14,463 at registrar.iastate.edu/fees. *Students majoring in agriculture systems technology (juniors and seniors only), industrial technology Late registration fee (juniors and seniors only), and architecture (students in professional program only—years 2–5) The Friday prior to the start of classes are assessed an additional tuition differential. Students in all majors in the Colleges of Business is the last day to initiate registration for and Engineering (juniors and seniors only) are also assessed an additional tuition differential. that semester without a late registration Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice, in accordance with regulations of the fee. Beginning the first day of classes, Board of Regents, State of Iowa. undergraduate students are assessed Study abroad These figures illustrate amounts that a late registration fee of $20. In addition to program fees, students students pay directly to the university. Special course fees participating in study abroad experiences However, students also need to plan for Possible fees may include consumable also pay all mandatory fees including the the cost of books, personal expenses materials, other lab fees, or field trip fees. computer fee, activity services and building (clothing, transportation, laundry, health fee, health fee, and health facility fees. care), and extra fees for class materials.

3 take to secure your financial aid, and in a confidential environment regarding CyRide service free by showing their these steps are listed on the “Aid Status” student loan borrowing, budgeting, ISU student ID card to the driver. money management, identity protection, page within the Financial Aid menu in For route information, call 515 292-1100 credit, or debt concerns. AccessPlus. It is important to regularly or visit cyride.com. Like CyRide on check the status of your financial aid to Students can contact the Student Loan Facebook at facebook.com/cyride ensure all necessary steps are completed Education Office for more information or follow CyRide on Twitter at for a timely financial aid disbursement. online at www.financialaid.iastate.edu/ twitter.com/cyride to receive After your U-Bill is paid in full, any sleo, by phone at 515 294-0677, email additional service information. [email protected], or in person at excess financial aid is released to you Taxi for books, supplies, or other educational 0680 Beardshear Hall. Ames Taxi can be reached at 515 232- expenses. Excess funds will be direct How can I find out about part-time jobs? deposited into your checking or savings 1343. Nighthawk Cab is another option, account you designate for direct deposit All students have access to a Student Job and can be reached at 515 203-0423. Board via AccessPlus. Employers from via AccessPlus. Any excess funds from Bicycle a Federal Parent PLUS loan will be across campus and the local community can notify the Student Employment There are bicycle paths on campus, and mailed to your parent unless your parent Ames has a network of bicycle paths that authorizes the refund go to you. Center of any job openings. Students can view and apply for these jobs in access the campus, all major retail areas, How are scholarships handled? AccessPlus. and community residences. Any bike ridden on campus must be registered Scholarships are considered financial Should I open a checking account with the Department of Public Safety aid and will apply to your U-Bill. If you in Ames? (DPS) Parking Division. Registration is receive a scholarship check directly You need to decide how to handle your from a scholarship provider not affiliated free, and if a bike is lost or stolen, it will personal finances. You may elect to open be a way to identify the proper owner. with Iowa State, you must report it a local checking or savings account or to in AccessPlus by selecting “Report Visit parking.iastate.edu/permit/bike to maintain an account in your hometown. register your bike. Additional Aid” from the Financial Aid Out-of-state students may find it easier to menu and send the check to the Office of cash checks if they have local accounts. Students are required to follow the Student Financial Aid. Scholarship checks There are automatic teller machines on university bicycle traffic regulations and to can be mailed to the following address: campus and in the Ames community that park and lock their bicycles in the bicycle Office of Student Financial Aid are connected to numerous banks. racks provided on campus. Bicycles Scholarship Unit may not be taken inside any university 0210 Beardshear Hall Where do I buy my books, and when? building except those authorized by the Ames, IA 50011-2028 Textbooks may be purchased at the Iowa Department of Public Safety. State University Book Store in the Memorial Locks, chains, and cables deter theft of Please be sure to endorse the back of Union. You may purchase your books your bicycle. Always lock your bicycle to the check and write your University ID prior to classes starting or after they have a bike rack. Anchor both wheels and the number below your signature. begun. Receipts are required for returns, frame with your chain, cable, or quality which must be done within the allotted Unless the donor specifies otherwise, lock. Insurance is a good investment. return time period. all scholarships in the amount of $500 or Most homeowner’s and renter’s insurance more will be split evenly between fall and policies will cover the bicycle and lock. spring semesters. If you have questions about your outside scholarships, please HOW DO I GET If your bicycle or any other property contact the scholarship donor directly. is stolen, contact the university’s AROUND CAMPUS? Department of Public Safety immediately. Financial aid calendar 2015–2016 Having your bike or other valuables Aug. 18 Disbursements of fall aid begins registered with DPS will increase your Nov-Dec Begin searching and applying for chance of having stolen items recovered. scholarships for 2016-2017 Pedestrian Dec Students receive FAFSA renewal Iowa State is a largely pedestrian campus. Roller skates, roller blades, reminders from the US Dept of Walking on campus is the primary method and skateboards Education for 2016-17 of travel, particularly for students who live Roller skates, roller blades, and Jan. 5 Disbursement of spring aid on or nearby campus. skateboards are permitted on most campus sidewalks, but they are not begins Bus allowed on or in university structures, Mar. 1 Priority deadline for 2016-17 CyRide, the Ames public transportation FAFSA steps/stairs, or on planted, grassy, or system, is recognized as one of the seeded areas. Handling credit cards, loans, and lines of safest and most effective systems in credit the country. CyRide, funded by the Bring a car to campus Many students come to campus city of Ames, Iowa State University, All students who bring a car to campus unprepared to manage the large amounts and the Iowa State University Student are required to register their vehicles with of financial aid they receive and the Government, provides bus service on the Department of Public Safety Parking easy access to credit. Some may feel campus and throughout the entire Ames Division, 27 Armory. Students may visit the need for general personal finance community. the Parking Division website for rules, regulations, and updates. There is no counseling and guidance. The Student Bus service includes: fixed routes, free charge for students to register a vehicle Loan Education Office offers free financial campus circulator routes, and free with the university. However, there is a counseling to students to address those weekend late night service. Iowa State charge for parking permits for students concerns. Students can visit one-on-one students paying tuition can ride any living in the residence halls, and there

4 is designated student parking for each airport can be arranged through the funding from the state of Iowa and relies residence hall complex. following businesses: on the health fee for approximately 50% Students who live within the Ames city •• Executive Express (888 522-9899) of its operating budget. The remainder of the funding needed to operate the health limits are not allowed to use the campus •• Ames Taxi (515 232-1343) parking lots during the week. All areas center comes from charges for medical •• Nighthawk Cab (515 203-0423) available for parking on campus have services and procedures, medications, signs explaining the restrictions for the •• Des Moines International Airport x-rays, and lab tests. parking lot/space. Restrictions apply from (515 256-5100) Billing Your Insurance 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through •• Farley’s Limo in Boone If a student has health insurance Friday, unless otherwise posted. (515 432-6043) information on file with the clinic, Student Temporary permits are issued to •• Smithson Limousine Service in Health will bill the insurance company accommodate special circumstances. Des Moines (515 285-6346) for any charges that the student incurred If you have specific questions about while at the health center. Keep your operating a motor vehicle on campus current health insurance information on and/or about parking, contact the WHAT IF I NEED file with the health center, so that charges Parking Division at 515 294-3388. will be billed properly. Any charges If you have trouble with your vehicle, the MEDICAL ATTENTION? that are not covered by the insurance HelpVan, a free service of the Department company will be transferred to the of Public Safety Parking Division, assists Student health center student’s U-Bill. motorists on campus when classes are Iowa State University Thielen Student Health insurance varies drastically not in session. The service is available from Health Center is staffed with physicians, only by health insurance carrier, but also 7:30 a.m. to 3 a.m., Monday through advance registered nurse practitioners by plan. We highly encourage students to Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to midnight, Friday; and highly-trained medical professionals check with their insurance provider ahead and 5 p.m. to midnight on Sunday. Call available to see you for your primary of time to ensure they will cover any 515 294-4444. health care needs. charges for the visit to Student Health. Student Health specializes in students. Emergency & After-Hours Care HOW DO I GET We understand the unique needs of When the clinic is closed, Student Health students – things like offering more voicemail provides students with the HOME? same-day and next-day appointments option to speak with a 24-hour nursing than traditional family practice clinics and triage call center for guidance on self-care helping you transfer prescriptions back to and advice on emergencies. Car your hometown pharmacy during breaks. Emergency services are provided by Mary Ames is centrally located and well-served We offer an inclusive, nonjudgmental Greeley Medical Center. MGMC is located by ground transportation. North-south environment for our diverse student body. Interstate 35 passes through Ames and just two miles from campus at 111 Health Requirements intersects east-west Interstate 80 just Duff Avenue, Ames. Students needing 25 miles south of Ames. Health requirements include: emergency medical services should call 911. Information on the medical center New Student Programs • All students must show proof of can be found at mgmc.org. chartered bus trips immunity to measles (rubeola). The McFarland After Hours Care Clinic The Office of New Student Programs • International students must complete provides care for acute, non-emergent sponsors a chartered bus for students tuberculosis screening health problems or injuries that require living in the Chicago-land or Minnesota/ • Students living in residence halls must immediate attention. After-hours services Minneapolis areas to get home for acknowledge receiving information on are available during evenings and extended breaks. More information the availability of a vaccine to help protect weekends by appointment only. Locations can be found at admissions.iastate.edu/ against bacterial meningitis. and hours can be found at orientation/bus_trip. mcfarlandclinic.com. • First-year students must complete Bus online prevention education Health and dental insurance Jefferson Bus Lines and Burlington The Student and Scholar Health Trailways serve the Ames area. The View all mandatory health requirements at CylconeHealth.org/new and submit Insurance Program (SSHIP) is available Ames Intermodal Facility is located to all students, their spouses or domestic on Sheldon Avenue (Lot 60). Visit your immunization records online through Access Plus. partners, and their dependents. A jeffersonlines.com or separate dental insurance program is burlingtontrailways.com for Health Fee offered through Delta Dental of Iowa. schedule information. All students enrolled in five or more Policy descriptions may be obtained at Plane credit hours are assessed the mandatory hrs.iastate.edu/sship or by contacting The closest commercial airport is the health fee each semester. The health fee the SSHIP office at 515 294-4800 or Des Moines International Airport, enables the availability of high quality and 3810 Beardshear Hall. located 45 minutes south in Des Moines. accessible health care to the ISU student community by helping support the overall Health insurance plan Driving directions to the Des Moines costs of the health center. The health fee Iowa State offers a student health International Airport can be found at is not health insurance. insurance plan administered by Aetna dsmairport.com. Student Health and underwritten by Thielen Student Health Center receives no Public transportation to and from the Aetna Life Insurance Company. For more

5 information, visit hrs.iastate.edu/sship navigate the challenges students may or contact Aetna Student Health at encounter at Iowa State University. The CHECK IT! 800 466-2381 or 515 294-4800. information on our website provides Dental program helpful information about how to respond P to some of the more common issues Please check off each item after Affordable dental coverage for both students might experience. We also your orientation visit: routine exams and emergency care is help with resolving financial concerns, available through Delta Dental of Iowa. mediating off campus roommate issues, ˆˆ Explore AccessPlus. With the largest dental provider network understanding ISU policies or general •• Verify ISU Alert information in the nation, this plan covers student problem solving strategies. •• Add emergency oral health needs in Ames, at home, or contact information wherever it’s needed with coverage in all This website offers basic information; •• Decide on a professional user 50 states. For more information, contact however it is typically helpful to talk name and register for your Net- Iowa State personnel at 515 294-4800 or one-on-one with a Student Assistance ID (Iowa State email account) visit www.hrs.iastate.edu/sship. Contact staff member. The Student Assistance and register your Net-ID Delta Dental directly at 800 544-0718. and Outreach staff is available to meet •• Select meal plan with Where can I go for help with from 8am-5pm Monday through Friday. To ISU Dining personal problems? schedule an appointment, stop in to the •• Update mailing address and Dean of Students Office (1010 Student telephone number For almost any question, your academic adviser is a good place to start, because Services Building), email dso-sas@iastate. for accuracy and select edu or call our office at 515/294-1020. privacy options they can refer you to the most appropriate service on campus for help. •• Submit all final transcripts of Emergency Notifications You could call the Dean of Students high school and/or college When students are absent due to a crisis Assistance Office at 515 294-1020. credit eanred during high situation or unexpected illness and unable You can visit the Student Counseling school to the Office of to contact their individual instructors Service on the 3rd floor of the Student Admissions directly, the Dean of Students Office can Services Building M–F from 8 a.m. to •• Review class schedule for send out an Emergency Notification. accuracy and room locations 3 p.m. for a walk-in appointment. More information about the Student •• Watch for university billing What is an Emergency Notification? Counseling Service is available online statement (message will be •• An email notification from the Dean at counseling.iastate.edu. sent to your Iowa State email of Students Office to a student's address) Student Disability Resources faculty members and academic • Verify financial aid status Student Disability Resources (SDR) advisers. A copy of this message is • Return required forms coordinates support services students sent to the student as well. •• Review housing assignment may need in order to reach their fullest •• An announcement that and roommate information academic potential. As part of the Dean an emergency situation •• View move-in details of Students Office, SDR staff serves as a (hospitalization, accident, death in resource within the university community the family, etc.) prevents students ˆˆ View immunization for students with disabilities and their from contacting instructors directly requirements at CycloneHealth. instructors. SDR staff determines and may also prevent them from org and submit your eligibility and coordinates reasonable fulfilling academic responsibilities. immunization records on accommodations, provides advocacy, •• A source of information so faculty AccessPlus. information, support, counseling, can anticipate the absence and, education, referral, and awareness to sometimes, know when to expect ˆˆ Contact your roommate to get to students, faculty, and staff. For more the student to return to class. know each other and coordinate information, call 515 294-7220, email •• A written reminder that students what to bring to campus. For [email protected], or visit should work directly with questions about your residence dso.iastate.edu/dr. instructors to determine how to hall room assignment, call complete any missed course work 515 294-2900. during the absence. WHAT IF I HAVE AN ˆˆ If you change your mind about Each instructor has the authority to make your major, contact either your EMERGENCY? decisions about students' absences and college office or the Office of how the absence will affect students' Admissions in 100 Enrollment Many students unexpectedly face difficult grades. The Dean of Students staff Services Center, 515 294-5836. times during college, be it for academic or encourage faculty to keep in mind that personal reasons. Unexpected life events, students who utilize the emergency ˆˆ Watch for information from the personal crises, or other difficulties can notification service are typically recovering Department of Public Safety interfere with college success. The from a crisis and would benefit from Parking Division about obtaining Student Assistance staff in the Dean appropriate consideration. a parking permit for a vehicle of Students Office can guide you to or motorcycle. the appropriate campus or community resources.

The staff in student assistance is available to work with students and families to

6 and it’s not always easy to adjust to the At Iowa State, underage drinking is WHAT WILL I NEED new experiences of college life. Being always prohibited. prepared and knowing what to expect will The Policy Library provides complete AT IOWA STATE? help you make a successful transition. information on the university’s regulations In college, you’ll gain new independence, regarding alcohol. There are many What you might want to bring to make many decisions and have new negative consequences resulting from Iowa State: responsibilities. Most new students alcohol abuse. Alcohol accounts for most •• Orientation manual experience periods of uncertainty as well of the student conduct violations and law- •• ISUCard as emotional highs and lows. It takes related problems in Ames and on campus. •• Class schedule time to meet new people and adjust to The Iowa Smokefree Air Act prohibits your new way of life. But, there are many •• Medical insurance card smoking on university grounds. Iowa resources on campus to help you make a •• Backpack law allows imposing a civil fine of $50 successful transition. to individuals in violation. •• Study lamp When you enroll at Iowa State, you •• Fan Think before you act. Know your own become a member of the Iowa values and live by them. Make decisions •• School supplies State community with rights and that are best for you. And remember, •• Clothing for warm/cool weather responsibilities. In the policy library there are plenty of other students •• First-aid kit and thermometer (policy.iastate.edu), you will find the with similar views. student conduct code that describes your •• Umbrella obligations as a member of the university Having an open mind •• Small tool kit community. Come to Iowa State with an open mind. •• Bicycle, if desired, with quality lock Anticipating change Meet people from other cultures and •• Bedding (extra long twin sheets) backgrounds, participate in cultural and Change is inevitable and growth is educational events on campus, and •• Clothing hangers optional. The changes you experience enjoy the activities of college life. •• Laundry supplies will depend upon who you are when you We count on each new student to help •• Shower flip-flops enter college. us maintain Iowa State’s long-standing •• Toiletries and shower caddy You will get out of college what you put tradition of respect for all individuals and •• Towels into it. We encourage you to make the freedom of thought. We expect and urge most of your college opportunities. •• Coax cable for television all students to conduct themselves with •• Ethernet cable Living with your roommate maturity and use good judgement while pursuing their studies at Iowa State. What not to bring to campus: One of your first adjustments will be learning how to live with a roommate. •• Firearms/weapons Something you will want to discuss is •• Halogen lamps developing a roommate agreement that HOW CAN I GET •• Air conditioners includes sleep and study habits, sharing •• Candles responsibilities in your room/apartment, INVOLVED? •• Pets other than fish and views about sex, alcohol and other drugs. Your Community Adviser (CA) can Iowa State has more than 800 recognized •• Wireless routers help you create this agreement. Plan organizations for students to join. For more information, visit to negotiate and compromise about Categories include: councils, academic, housing.iastate.edu/life/bring.html. cleaning, guests and other issues. If you Greek, honoraries, media, military, can’t resolve a problem, a third party like Additional notes multicultural, music/performing arts, your CA can help. Students have access to computers political, sports/recreational, religious, throughout campus. If you choose to Making new friends service, and special interest. bring a personal computer, all residence It’s easier to make new friends when Students who get involved have the halls and Frederiksen Court have wireless you take the first step. Get to know opportunity to develop skills in team internet access. Bringing your own your neighbors and introduce yourself working, conflict management, budgeting, wireless router is prohibited because it to others in class or in dining centers. marketing, and event planning, as well slows the entire wireless system. You Attend campus events and get involved in as make many professional and personal can also plug directly into the data jack clubs, organizations and activities. Getting contacts. In each of these organizations into your room giving you access to the involved is a great way to meet others you can become a part of a group with campus network and Ethernet. and becoming part of the Iowa State similar interests, which helps you belong Extension cords must have an overload community. to Iowa State. switch. Making responsible decisions Why should I get involved? When you arrive on campus you will be Here are some facts about the value taking on new responsibilities and making of involvement: WHAT CHANGES many decisions for the first time. •• Organizations help you meet people CAN I EXPECT? One area you will make decisions about and make friends. is alcohol use. It is your responsibility to •• Students who become involved in know the law and university regulations student clubs and organizations are College represents a major change for you regarding substance use. In Iowa, it is more likely to graduate. and your family. It can be challenging to illegal to possess or consume alcoholic •• You develop friendships that last move away from your family and friends, beverages if you are under the age of 21.

7 a lifetime. or more will be placed on probation if all colleges, residency requirements, •• You can make a connection with a their cumulative GPA is less than a 2.00. financial aid, and course descriptions. faculty or staff adviser. Students on probation are required to Classification—Student’s status in the •• Contributing to your community develop an academic improvement plan in university: freshman (0–29 credits), provides satisfaction and a sense consultation with their academic adviser. sophomore (30–59 credits), junior of purpose. Students on probation who do not earn at (60–89 credits), senior (90+ credits). •• You develop skills that will help you least a 2.00 semester GPA will be fulfill civic and social responsibilities dismissed from the university. Clickers—A standardized student response system used in some courses in the future. Academic Success Center—The •• Skills learned through organizational at Iowa State. Clickers are used to create Academic Success Center (ASC), located interactive presentations and can also experiences are helpful in getting in the Hixson-Lied Student Success your first job and advancing in be used to take attendance, provide Center, is a collection of services and instant feedback for both students and your career. programs designed to help you reach •• Employers tell us they value instructors, collect students’ performance your academic goals. These services data, and manage students’ grades the leadership skills of Iowa include Academic Coaching, Psych 131, State graduates. electronically. Clickers can be purchased Supplemental Instruction, and Tutoring through the Iowa State University Book How can I find out about all the Services. Store. opportunities at Iowa State? Academic warning—Issued when a Plan to attend ClubFest in early College—Division of the university fall or spring semester GPA is between organized around similar disciplines September on central campus. 1.00 and 1.99 and the student was not Representatives of over 250 clubs and (subject matter) and/or a common on academic probation or academic goal. Iowa State has six undergraduate organizations will be available to tell you warning at the beginning of the semester. about their activities. colleges: Agriculture and Life Sciences, Students on warning are required to Business, Design, Engineering, Human Stop by the Student Activities Center in develop an academic improvement plan Sciences, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. the East Student Office Space, Memorial in consultation with their academic Union first floor. The staff can give you adviser. Contact hours—Number of hours information and advice about the clubs, actually spent in class each week (lecture AccessPlus—Information system available hours + lab/studio hours). May be more organizations, and activities for students online. You may register for classes, pay at Iowa State. than the number of credits a student is your university bill, and access university taking. If you can’t stop by, click “Search Student and personal information, such as current Organizations” on the Student Activities term schedules, grades, and financial Conversations—This dining center Center’s website at sac.iastate.edu. For aid status. located in the Oak-Elm residence halls offers meal bundles and a la carte more information call 515 294-8081 or Add/drop slip—Pink, multipage form email [email protected]. breakfast in the mornings and all-you- that allows undergraduate students to care-to-eat service for lunch and dinner. How do I find shopping, dining, add or drop classes, change sections, alter recreation, arts, and entertainment number of credits, waive restrictions, or Credit or credit hour—Unit earned in the community? select pass/not pass option. Obtained toward a degree. Each course has a from your academic adviser. certain number of credits. Most courses Attend WelcomeFest on Wednesday, are worth three credits. August 26, 2015, in the Durham Great ALEKS—Located in a student’s Hall, Memorial Union. Close to 100 Ames AccessPlus account, ALEKS (Assessment Curriculum—Program of study within a businesses, community organizations, and and Learning in Knowledge Space), is specified discipline, such as mechanical Iowa State departments will be available a web-based assessment and learning engineering or elementary education. The to answer your questions about what system used to determine course word ‘major’ is commonly used instead to do in Ames. Make sure to bring a placement in math for new students. of ‘curriculum’ to describe the academic focus of all the degree programs. bag to collect all the great freebies and Audit—To enroll in a course without giveaways. receiving credit for it. Does not count Cyclone Aides—Undergraduate student toward full-time enrollment. leaders who facilitate new student programs throughout the year. Blackboard Learn—A web-based system TALK LIKE AN that allows faculty to create websites for CyMail—One way of checking email courses that enhance or deliver course at Iowa State, cymail.iastate.edu. IOWA STATER instruction. As a student, you have access CyRide—Bus system for the City of 24/7 to support materials such as syllabi Ames, jointly funded by the city, Iowa It’s important to know the “lingo.” Here and assignments, links to web-based State, and the Iowa State University are some terms you will use frequently. materials, discussion boards and chat Student Government. Iowa State students rooms, and online quizzing. ride fare-free. Academic adviser—Faculty or staff from your academic department assigned to CA—Community Adviser. Undergraduate Dead week—The last week of classes help plan your academic career. student who advises and develops before the final exam week of a semester. community programs within each Meetings and activities for students are Academic probation—Issued when a residence hall house. usually not scheduled during dead week. semester GPA is less than 1.00 or if a semester GPA has been less than 2.00 Catalog, Iowa State University— Degree audit—Individualized report for two consecutive semesters. Students Official university online publication on your academic progress toward a who have attempted or earned 75 credits (catalog.iastate.edu), which includes specified degree. Your degree audit can information about degree programs in be viewed on AccessPlus.

8 Degree—Title conferred to you by the Emergency alerts can be sent by text leadership development. university upon completion of a program message, email, and/or phone. ISU Alert Net-ID (Iowa State email address)— of study. Examples: B.A., B.S., B.F.A., complements other forms of emergency The part of your email address before B.L.A, B.L.S., B.Arch. notification, such as the siren system, “@iastate.edu,” used to log into many university website, public address Destination Iowa State—Welcome online services such as CyMail and systems, personal communication, event for all new freshman and transfer Blackboard Learn. and signage. students before the start of classes each Office hours—All instructors set aside semester. ISUCard—University identification card. time when they are available in their It is also your library card and your access Destination Iowa State Team Leader— office to meet with students. Students card for university services and buildings. Undergraduate student leaders who can arrange other meeting times if they interact with and mentor new students Learning community—Opportunity are not available during the office hours during the August Destination Iowa State. for students to develop an academic listed in the course syllabus. and social network with other students Elective—Course you choose to take. Peer mentor—Generally, an upperclass who have similar academic goals Each degree program has an elective student who works in programs such or interests. Students in a learning portion which allows you to study courses as learning communities to help other community may take a common set different from or related to the ones in students adjust to college and refers of courses together during their first your major. Some students use electives them to appropriate campus resources. semester or first year and/or live in the to add a minor or certificate to their same area of a residence hall. Prereq.—Prerequisite. Courses degree programs or to complete or knowledge required before requirements for another major. LGBTSS—Lesbian Gay Bisexual taking a course. Transgender Student Services (LGBTSS) Emergency contact—The individual is a safe space for all members of the RAN—Registration Access Number, students provide on AccessPlus that university community to explore aspects an assigned number that provides you can be contacted in case of emergency. of sexual orientation and gender identity/ access to your registration information GPA—Grade point average. expression in an open and non-judgmental in most colleges. New RANs are assigned each term. Greek—Student who is a member of atmosphere. a fraternity or sorority. Major—Set of specified courses Rec Services—A collection of opportunities for students to participate HD—Hall director. A professional staff within a broad curriculum. For example, in fitness, wellness activities, intramurals, member who supervises a residence hall. English is a major in the liberal arts and sciences curriculum offered by the sports clubs, and Outdoor Recreation. Help session—Special class session Department of English. The word Workout facilities include the Lied arranged by the instructor (usually ‘major’ is commonly used instead of Recreation Athletic Center and State prior to a test). ‘curriculum’ to describe the academic Gym. House—A residence hall community, focus of all of the degree programs. Recitation class—Small class, often comprised of one or two floors. MAP–Works—MAP–Works is an online approximately 25 people, that Hub—Common meeting place on central assessment for all new freshmen. The accompanies a large lecture and is campus for conversation, studying, a results provide personalized academic and designed to promote discussion. meal at the Grill & Café, coffee or other social success strategies and resources. Registration—Process by which you beverages at Caribou Coffee, or a snack Midterms—Notification of less than become officially enrolled in the university from the vending machines. satisfactory progress in a course. for a given term. You select courses in ISSO—The International Students Midterm grade information will be consultation with your academic adviser and Scholars Office (ISSO) assists available through AccessPlus. Instructors and enroll in the courses via AccessPlus. international students and scholars are to notify students earning grades of Room 10—Scheduling office in with maintenance of their immigration C- or lower. These grades do not go on Enrollment Services Center for adding/ status, U.S. employment regulations, and your permanent record. Also, midterms dropping classes after the first week of provides support are often referred to as the period during classes. with social, cultural, financial, and the middle of the semester when exams Seasons Marketplace—Located on personal concerns. are given. the east side of campus in the Maple- Iowa State email/phone directory— Minor—Set of courses required in an Willow-Larch Commons. This state-of- Directory (info.iastate.edu) lists your area of emphasis outside your major the-art dining center features six specialty personal contact information as well field of study. Fewer credits are required stations and meeting space. as faculty, staff, departments, and other for a minor than for a major. Not all Semester—16-week period when students. Your information will be public departments offer minors. courses are offered each fall and spring, unless you go onto AccessPlus and MU—Memorial Union. Many activities including one week of final exams. suppress your information. and meetings take place in the food SI—Supplemental Instruction. SI sessions Iowa State University Student court, Maintenance Shop, Student are facilitated by undergraduate students Government—Iowa State University Activities Center, Browsing Library, who have previously taken the course Student Government legislates and University Book Store, and other areas. and demonstrated academic competency administers student policies and provides Multicultural Student Affairs—The in the subject area. Three 50-minute services needed by students. Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA) sessions are held each week. ISU Alert—The ISU Alert system quickly office works to improve the retention of Student Disability Resources— alerts Iowa State students, faculty, and multicultural students with an emphasis Provides accommodations, referral staff of potentially dangerous situations. on academic success and student

9 services, student advocacy, educational programming, and a variety of other services that complement the university’s goals and objectives for equal access and full participation. The staff helps identify special services for students who have documented physical, psychological, and/or learning disabilities. Solution Center—Information technology help desk,195 Durham Center, 515 294-4000. Summer session—Time when courses are offered between mid-May and early August. Specific dates vary depending on the course. Syllabus—Schedule and policies for a particular course. Typically provided by the instructor on the first day of class or online. TA—Teaching assistant; student who helps a professor teach a course. TAs come to Iowa State from all over the United States and the world. All TAs who aren’t native speakers of English are required to pass two oral proficiency tests. Third party access—Third party access allows you to grant access to selected personal Iowa State information within AccessPlus to a trusted third party. For example, you may establish access for your parent(s) to pay your fees or view your grades. Go to the student tab on AccessPlus to grant third party access. UDCC—Union Drive Community Center. The UDCC features many places to grab a bite to eat including the Union Drive Marketplace, West Side Market C-Store, and Clyde’s Sports Club. Also housed in the building are a document center, multi-purpose room, and post office for the Union Drive neighborhood. University—All of Iowa State. University ID—The middle nine-digit number on your ISUCard. Writing & Media Center—The Writing & Media Center offers a comfortable environment where undergraduate students can collaborate with peer tutors to develop their skills with all facets of written, oral, visual, and electronic communication.

10 Confidentiality info. policies 11 Academic regulations 14 Computer security and ethics 16 RIGHTS AND Harassment and hazing 17 Safety on campus 17 Sexual Harassment RESPONSIBILITIES Prevention Training 18

It is the responsibility of Iowa State Iowa State directory information: Confidential information University to guarantee that all students •• Name and local address With the exception of the information will enjoy certain rights as members of •• Telephone number noted above, all student records are the academic community in addition to considered to be confidential and are •• Campus email address those rights that they enjoy as citizens open only to school officials. A school or residents of the United States and the •• College, curriculum, year in school official is a person employed by the state of Iowa. Those additional rights and •• Enrollment status (registered) university in an administrative, university conduct regulations are listed in Other public information: supervisory, academic, research, the Policy Library (policy.iastate.edu). or support staff position (including law Additional resources are the Iowa State •• Mailing address enforcement unit personnel and health University Catalog and the registrar’s •• Hometown staff); a person or company with whom homepage (registrar.iastate.edu). •• Date and place of birth the university has contracted; or a student To guarantee success as a student at •• Dates of attendance at Iowa State serving on an official committee, such as Iowa State, you need to be familiar with a disciplinary or grievance committee, or •• Expected date of graduation all policies and regulations. A few of the assisting another school official in key policies and practices are printed in •• Name(s) of adviser(s) performing his or her tasks. A school this section for your convenience and •• Awards and academic honors official has a legitimate educational easy referral. •• Iowa State degree(s) and interest if the official needs to review For all university policies, please see date(s) awarded an education record in order to fulfill his or her professional responsibility. policy.iastate.edu. •• Previous educational institutions attended, degrees received, dates Iowa State’s notification of rights of attendance under FERPA can be found at CONFIDENTIALITY •• Full- or part-time status registrar.iastate.edu/policies. •• Participation in officially recognized The following policies govern access INFORMATION activities and sports to student records: POLICIES •• Weight and height of athletic 1. Each type of student record is the team members responsibility of a designated school official, and only that person or the Student records Public information will be released by the registrar to anyone upon inquiry, unless dean or director to whom that Iowa State maintains various records students have designated that their person reports has authority to concerning students to document their information not be released. Students release the record. academic progress as well as to record can withhold public information through The following is a list of the their interactions with university staff the address change link on AccessPlus. responsible officials: and officials. In order that their right to privacy be preserved and to conform with For the purposes of FERPA, Iowa State •• Academic records: Registrar federal law, the university has established University defines directory information •• Admissions records: Director certain policies to govern the handling to include both Iowa State directory of enrollment services of student records. All policies conform information and public information as •• Financial aid records: Director with FERPA, the Family Educational defined above. of student financial aid Rights and Privacy Act (also known It is the policy of the university to respect as the Buckley Amendment). •• Business records: the privacy of students; therefore, only University controller Public information lists containing names of students with •• Traffic and security records: Certain information concerning students Iowa State directory information will be made available to members of the public. Director, Iowa State Department is considered to be open to the public of Public Safety upon inquiry. This public information This directory information will be provided •• Medical records: Director, Thielen is of two types: Iowa State directory on a time-available basis for the cost Student Health Center information and other information not of producing the information. Directory included in the directory. information is available using the online •• Counseling records and test scores: phone book (info.iastate.edu). Director, Student Counseling Service

11 •• Disciplinary records: Dean outside the university, unless establishing dependency as outlined in of students authorized in writing by the student item nine under confidential information. •• Residence hall records: Director or unless one of the exceptions When records may be withheld stated earlier is involved. of residence The appropriate university official may •• Placement records: College 9. Confidential information may be request that a student’s record not be placement officers released by students to their parents released if that student is delinquent in an •• Evaluations for admission to or other trusted third parties through account with the university or an affiliated Iowa State graduate or the AccessPlus third party system. organization. The effect of this action is professional programs: Deans Confidential information may also be that a transcript will not be released and or department chairs released by obtaining the student’s registration will be withheld. written consent or by having the •• Special academic programs: Faculty parent establish the student’s The appropriate official may also request member in charge of the program dependency as defined by the Internal that records be withheld in instances and the dean of the college Revenue Code of 1954, section 152, when official disciplinary action has been 2. The designated official may release by furnishing a certified copy of the taken against a student. Authorization for records to other school officials who parent’s most recent federal income these actions is supported by The Iowa have a legitimate need for the tax return. Code and The Iowa Administrative Code. information. A list of those persons 10. The officials responsible for custody In order for such an action to be who normally have access to each of student records will maintain rescinded, the Office of the Registrar type of student record is available in records of requests and disclosures must receive written authorization from 214 Enrollment Services Center. of personally identifiable nonpublic the official who originally requested the 3. All student records are reviewed information. The records of requests, action, indicating that the student has periodically. Information concerning the whether granted or not, shall include met the obligation. Further information frequency of review and expurgation the person or agency requesting the about this policy can be obtained from the of specific records is available in information and the purpose of the Office of the Registrar. 214 Enrollment Services Center. release. These records of requests Review and challenge of records 4. Students have the right to review and disclosures will be available to A student may challenge the accuracy upon request any records that pertain the student on request. Records of of handling of records maintained by the directly to them, and may obtain a requests and disclosures are not university on grounds that the records copy of the record for a fee. This necessary for requests made by the are inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise provision does not apply to records to student, by school officials in carrying violate the privacy or other rights of the which the student has waived his or out their official responsibilities, student. The university has established her right to review, nor does it apply to by persons employed by agencies the following procedures to provide an medical and counseling records. and offices conducting audits and opportunity for the student to correct or accreditations of university programs, 5. A student may waive the right to delete inaccurate records, or to insert or any of the other exceptions into the record a written explanation of review a specific record by submitting listed previously. in writing a statement to this effect to the content. the official responsible for that record. Posting grades and test scores Students who question their records Instructors who wish to inform students 6. A file containing copies of records should discuss the issue first with the of their performance may post grades pertinent to advising is maintained individual staff person who established or and test scores on a secure course on each student for use by the maintains the records. Presumably most website as long as individual students student’s adviser. This file may be issues can be resolved at this level. If a may only access their own grades. The maintained in hard copy or electronic satisfactory resolution cannot be reached, test scores or course grades of students format. Ordinarily this file is kept in the student should submit the question to may not be posted in any public location the possession of the adviser, but the head of the department in which the (Internet or hard copy posting) unless the for convenience it may be stored record is maintained. instructor posts using a unique code for elsewhere such as in the dean’s The department head will discuss the each student that is known only by the office or department office. When the issue with the staff person and the instructor and the student and does not student changes majors, or changes student challenging the record. If reveal the student’s name or any part advisers within the same major, the resolution cannot be reached after of the student’s social security number file is transferred to the new adviser. meeting with the department head, the (SSN) or university identification number Under the university’s student records student may submit the question to the (UID). policy, the student is considered to dean or director to whom the department have the right of access to this file. Release of grades head is responsible. The dean or director 7. Medical and counseling records shall Students who choose to release their will investigate, and will respond in be released at the written request of grades to parents or other trusted third writing. the student to medical or psychological parties may do so using the AccessPlus If the record has not been reconciled professionals outside the university or third party system. Reports of a student’s through these measures, the student to university officials. grades are not routinely sent to the may direct a written request to the student’s parents. Parents of students president of the university. The president 8. University personnel who have under 18 years of age may obtain access to student records in the will convene an Ad Hoc Hearing grades by writing to the Office of the Panel of Access and Confidentiality of course of carrying out their university Registrar. The grades of other students responsibilities shall not be permitted Educational Records, composed of two will be sent to their parents only with faculty members, two students, and to release the record to persons written permission of the student, or by

12 one administrator, appointed by the If you would like to learn more about notified of the right to a hearing. president for a period of one year, with HIPAA and how it relates to Iowa State, The right to consent to disclosures of the president or a designee serving as visit policy.iastate.edu/policy/healthinfo. personally identifiable information nonvoting chairperson. The student shall Transcripts (official) contained in the student’s education be given an opportunity to present records, except to the extent that to the panel evidence relevant to the A student can request official transcripts of their record for a charge, using FERPA authorizes disclosure without issues raised, and the panel will issue consent. a written response. AccessPlus or from the Office of the Registrar, 214 Enrollment Services One exception which permits disclosure ISUCard and identification number Center. Transcripts will not be issued without consent is disclosure to school Each student is assigned a random if the student has any transcript holds officials with legitimate educational university identification number on entry for financial delinquency. interests. A school official is a person to the university. This number appears Transcripts (unofficial) employed by the university in an on the ISUCard that is provided to each administrative, supervisory, academic, Students may view and print their student at the time of first registration. research, or support staff position unofficial transcript using AccessPlus. The ISUCard may be required for some (including law enforcement unit personnel services and/or activities. At the time Family Educational Rights and and health staff); a person or company the ISUCard is issued, each student also Privacy Act (FERPA) with whom the university has contracted selects a university password, which is Notification of Rights Under FERPA (such as an attorney, auditor, collection required for electronic access to personal The Family Educational Rights and Privacy agent, representative of the ISU Foundation student information. Loss of an ISUCard Act affords students certain rights with or official of the National Student should be reported immediately to the respect to their educational records. They Clearinghouse); or a student serving on an ISUCard Office, where the lost card will are: official committee, such as a disciplinary or be invalidated and replaced for a charge. grievance committee, or assisting another Disciplinary sanctions may be imposed The right to inspect and review the school official in performing his or her for improper use of the ID card or student’s educational records within tasks. A school official has a legitimate attempts to obtain, by fraudulent means, 45 days of the day the university educational interest if the official needs any form of identification. receives a request for access. to review an education record in order to Social security number Students should submit to the Office fulfill his or her professional responsibility. Social security numbers are collected of the Registrar written requests that Generally, schools must have written from prospective and current students identify the record(s) they wish to inspect. permission from the student before for administrative coordination and record The registrar will make arrangements for releasing any information from a identification purposes only. Although access and notify the student of the time student’s educational record. and place where the records may be procedures have been established by the However, the law allows schools to registrar for assignment of an alternative inspected. If the records are not maintained by the Office of the Registrar, disclose records, without consent of the number upon request, students who student, to the following parties: wish to be employed on campus or to the registrar shall advise the student of receive financial aid are required by law the correct official to whom the request •• University employees who have a to provide their social security numbers should be addressed. legitimate need to know for administrative use. The social security The right to request the amendment of •• Parents of dependent students as number is a confidential record and is the student’s educational records defined by the Internal Revenue maintained as such by the university in that the student believes are inaccurate Code accordance with the Family Educational or misleading. •• Persons who need to know Rights and Privacy Act. Students may ask the university to amend in cases of health and safety Policy on student names a record that they believe is inaccurate emergencies Iowa Regent universities have a common or misleading. They should write the •• Accrediting organizations to carry policy regarding student names and name university official responsible for the out accrediting functions changes. The name on the student record record, clearly identify the part of the •• Appropriate parties in connection should be the student’s complete and record they want changed, and specify with financial aid to a student legal name. In evaluating and processing why it is inaccurate or misleading. •• Federal, state, and local all name change requests, the university FERPA was not intended to provide a governmental officials for purposes reserves the right to require adequate and process to be used to question substantive authorized appropriate documentation as warranted. judgments which are correctly recorded. by law Health Insurance Portability and The rights of challenge are not intended •• Individuals who have lawfully Accountability Act (HIPAA) to allow students to contest, for example, obtained court orders or subpoenas HIPAA is a federal regulation that protects a grade in a course because they felt a •• Organizations conducting certain health care information from higher grade should have been assigned. educational studies for the being shared with someone other than If the university decides not to amend university the patient. Only some departments the record as requested by the student, •• Other schools to which a student is within Iowa State fall under the umbrella the university will notify the student of applying or transferring of HIPAA and you will be notified of this the decision and advise the student of •• Student’s high school or other the first time you have contact with the his or her right to a hearing regarding schools departments (Thielen Student Health the request for amendment. Additional previously attended (for evaluation Center, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, information regarding the hearing procedures purposes only) Wellness Center). will be provided to the student when

13 •• Courts during litigation between the must first obtain permission from the student, working with another university and the student or parent instructors whose classes they will miss. student on a take-home test or •• Victim of crime of violence after If permission to miss class is not granted, homework when not permitted final results of a disciplinary hearing students cannot be required to go on the to do so by the instructor, or by field trip nor can they be penalized for looking at notes or other written •• Public after disciplinary proceedings missing the trip. Special fees are often work during an exam when not determine student committed charged to cover the costs of field trips. permitted to do so. crime of violence Ownership of course-related b. Tendering of information— The right to file a complaint with presentations Students may not give or sell their the U.S. Department of Education work to another person who plans concerning alleged failures by The presenter owns course-related to submit it as his or her own. the university to comply with the presentations, including lectures. This includes giving their work requirements of FERPA. Individuals may take written notes or make other recordings of the to another student to be copied, In many situations, complaints relative presentations for educational purposes, giving answers to exam questions to FERPA can be resolved within the but specific written during the exam, taking an exam university on an informal basis. Any permission to sell the notes or recordings and discussing its contents with student who wishes to discuss a FERPA must be obtained from the presenter. students who will be taking the complaint may contact the Registrar, same exam, or giving or selling a 214 Enrollment Services Center. Selling notes by students without the term paper to another student. required permission is a violation of the Student Disciplinary Regulations. c. Misrepresentation—The following are examples of misrepresentation: ACADEMIC Recording and transmission of classes purchasing a paper; reproducing Recordings and transmission of classes another person’s paper (even with REGULATIONS may take place for a variety of legitimate modifications) and submitting it; reasons, including providing educational having another student do a opportunities for those who cannot computer program; or having Class attendance attend classes on campus, assisting someone else take an exam. Students are expected to attend all class students with disabilities that impair d. Bribery—Offering money or any meetings as scheduled. Each instructor classroom note-taking, and giving item or service to any person to sets a policy with respect to class the instructor feedback on his or her gain academic advantage for attendance, and excuses for absence from classroom performance. class are handled between the student yourself or another is dishonest. Because the lectures of faculty represent and instructor. The instructor is expected e. Plagiarism—Unattributed use of their intellectual labors, individuals are to announce his or her policy at the another writer’s information, ideas, expected to request permission to beginning of the course. In order to attend or phrasing is comparable to theft make recordings of lectures and other a given class, a student must be registered and fraud, and constitutes plagiarism. classroom interactions. Recordings may for that class for credit or audit. Exceptions Do not use the exact words of be used for the purposes of the particular to this policy are at the discretion of the another writer without quotation class, although in some cases the instructor of the course. marks and indicating the source; recordings may be preserved and used do not summarize or paraphrase Veteran attendance for other classes as well. without giving due credit; do not Students receiving benefits from the Academic dishonesty borrow ideas from another writer Veterans Administration are required Academic dishonesty occurs when a without properly documenting the by the V.A. to attend class regularly to student attempts to use unauthorized source. Acknowledging the sources maintain their V.A. eligibility. Faculty information on an exam; or submits as of borrowed material is a simple, reports of nonattendance by veterans original work themes, reports, drawings, straightforward procedure that will will be forwarded to the Veterans laboratory notes, or other products strengthen the paper and assure Administration. More information is prepared by another person; or knowingly the integrity of the writer. The available at veterans.iastate.edu/benefits. assists another student in such acts. This English 150-250 Student Manual Field trips behavior is unacceptable to the university, provides guidelines to aid students Trips away from campus are sometimes and students found responsible for in documenting material borrowed arranged as a means of enriching a academic dishonesty face a range of from other sources, as does almost student’s learning experience in a given sanctions from reprimand to expulsion. every handbook on writing style. course. Such trips may not take place Instances of academic dishonesty affect Academic dishonesty is considered during the first or last week of the all students and the entire university to be a violation of the behavior semester, nor may they extend over more community by degrading the value of expected of a student in an than two consecutive class days (Monday diplomas and lowering the grades of academic setting as well as a through Friday); these regulations may be students working honestly. student conduct violation. A student waived only by special permission of the found responsible for academic Examples of specific acts of academic dean of the college in which the course is dishonesty or academic misconduct dishonesty include but are not limited offered. Students should check with their is therefore subject to appropriate to: college office to find out who is authorized academic penalty, to be determined to grant approvals or exceptions on behalf a. Obtaining unauthorized by the instructor of the course, of the dean. information—Information is as well as sanctions under the university Student Disciplinary In order to go on a field trip, students obtained dishonestly, for example, by copying homework from another Regulations (SDR).

14 If an instructor believes that a student has administrative hearing officer or student chooses to drop the class, behaved dishonestly in a course, these AUJ will determine the appropriate there may be additional requirements steps are to be followed: university action regarding the or sanctions for that student. violation. If the administrative 1. The instructor may confront the 6. Procedures for appeal of either hearing officer or AUJ finds the student with the charge of dishonesty the AUJ’s conduct decision or the student “not responsible” for and arrange a meeting with the instructor’s grade are outlined in the academic misconduct, the instructor student to discuss the charge and to Policy Library. will grade the student accordingly hear the student’s explanation. on the work in question and the 7. In instances in which the student 2. If the student admits responsibility student’s grade in the course will not admits responsibility or is judged to for academic misconduct, the be adversely affected. If the student be responsible by OJA or the AUJ, instructor shall inform the student is found responsible, the student’s a staff member of the Dean of (a) of the grade on the work in which adviser may be informed of the Students Office will counsel with the dishonesty occurred, and (b) how decision but shall not insert any record the student in an effort to deter any this incident will affect subsequent of the action in the student’s academic further such incidents. evaluation and the final grade. Because file. 8. Student records concerning academic academic dishonesty is also a student 4. If a student either admits dishonest dishonesty are maintained in the conduct violation under Section 4.2.1 behavior or is found responsible for Dean of Students Office for a period of the SDR, the instructor should academic misconduct by the AUJ or of seven years, after which the file report the incident in writing to the hearing officer, the OJA or AUJ may records are purged. These student dean of students. After investigating impose any of the following sanctions: records are confidential; nothing from the incident and discussing it with the a. Disciplinary reprimand—Written them appears on a student’s academic instructor, the dean of students or transcript. designee will meet with the student notice to the student that his/her and, depending on the severity of the conduct is in violation of university 9. In the event that an instructor is offense as well as on the student’s rules and regulations. uncertain how to handle an incident of past conduct record, will handle the b. Conduct probation—A more suspected academic dishonesty, the matter according to the process severe sanction than a disciplinary dean of students is available at any outlined in the SDR. The student’s reprimand, to include a probationary time to provide advice and assistance academic adviser will be informed of period during which the student to the instructor. the incident but may not insert any must comply with university 10. Students enrolled in the College of record of it in the student’s academic rules, regulations, and other Veterinary Medicine are bound by an file. requirements. honor code. A charge of academic 3. If the student claims to be not responsible c. Suspension deferred—Suspension dishonesty may be made by a student for the alleged violation of academic deferred subject to a definite or instructor to the Interclass Honor misconduct, the instructor may not or indefinite period of time. If Board chairperson according to the assign the student a grade for the a student is found responsible procedures outlined in the honor work in question until the issue of for an additional violation of the code, or the instructor may follow responsibility is resolved, unless SDR, suspension will take place procedures outlined above. The circumstances require that an interim immediately. Interclass Honor Board functions grade be assigned. The instructor shall as the judiciary of the College of Defined length (major case only)— consult with his or her department Veterinary Medicine for the allegations The student is dropped from the chair and report the incident in writing presented to it. university for a specific length of to the dean of students. The dean time. This suspension cannot be Other violations related to academic of students will refer the case to the for less than one semester or more misconduct may include subsection Office of Judicial Affairs (OJA). After than two years. 4.1.11 Misuse of Computers and reviewing the report and completing subsection 4.2.20 Unauthorized Sale an investigation, the OJA will file a Indefinite suspension(major case of Others’ Intellectual Works. These formal complaint against the student only)—The student is dropped subsections are located in the Iowa if there is cause to believe academic from the university indefinitely. State University SDR under section misconduct occurred. The case may be Reinstatement may depend upon 4 of the Conduct Code. adjudicated through an administrative meeting the written requirements Alcohol policy hearing or referred to a hearing before specified by the AUJ. Normally, the All University Judiciary (AUJ), a student who is suspended Iowa State is committed to maintaining depending on the severity of the indefinitely may not be reinstated an environment conducive to healthy violation as set forth in the SDR. for a minimum of two years. lifestyles, including the academic and personal development of all members d. Expulsion (major case only)—The of the university community. If the administrative hearing officer student is permanently deprived of (major/minor case) or the AUJ the opportunity to continue at the Members of the university community (major case only) finds the student university in any status. are accountable for their own actions and responsible for academic misconduct, are expected to make responsible, lawful 5. A student accused of academic the instructor will inform the student decisions regarding the use of alcohol. misconduct has the option to stay in (a) of the grade on the work in which Alcohol must be used only in ways that or drop the class if the drop is made the dishonesty occurred, and (b) how neither harm nor degrade the individual within the approved time periods this incident will affect subsequent or the university community. evaluation and the final grade. The and according to the regulations established by the university. If the The university community must

15 encourage responsible behavior for with all the applicable laws, those individuals who consume alcohol ordinances, and rules governing the COMPUTER and respect the rights of individuals possession, consumption, and sale who choose not to consume alcohol. of alcoholic beverages. SECURITY AND Consistent with these rights, the a. Individuals sponsoring the event institution will encourage responsible must implement precautionary ETHICS decision-making regarding the measures to ensure that alcoholic consumption of alcoholic beverages. beverages are not accessible or Iowa State encourages students to hold served to persons under the legal Security tips substance-free events and programs. drinking age or to persons who Computer security is an essential part The university recognizes that some appear intoxicated. of getting (and keeping) your computer individuals have difficulty with alcohol b. Nonalcoholic beverages and food connected to the Iowa State network. because they are chemically dependent. are to be provided whenever More details and other tips can be found Although the institution has an interest alcohol is served. They must be at it.iastate.edu/security. in helping those individuals, it neither displayed as prominently as the Use anti-virus and anti-spyware software ensures the safety of nor protects those alcohol. They must also be available and keep it up to date. individuals from the consequences of in appropriate quantities depending Following are a few tips to help keep your their acts or violation of this policy or any upon the number of people in computer secure: other rule or regulation. attendance. •• Keep operating system In order for the university to be consistent c. The quantity of alcohol available at updates current. and fair in the implementation of this an activity is to be based upon the •• Use complex, hard-to-guess policy, all organizations affiliated with or number of people of legal drinking passwords and change recognized by the university must observe age expected to attend and the them regularly. the following policies with regard to the duration of the activity. •• Do not download files or open sale, possession, consumption, and d. Advertising for events that specify emails/attachments from an promotion of alcohol on university property. or emphasize the quantity of unknown source. 1. The university has the authority to alcohol to be served is prohibited. •• Use file sharing sparingly—only determine the time, place, and Nonalcoholic beverages are to when the service is needed. conditions under which alcoholic be advertised as prominently as •• Protect your computer from beverages are consumed on university alcohol. Internet intruders with a firewall. property. Persons under the legal e. All individuals or registered groups drinking age may not consume or •• Back up your computer must comply with the laws of the possess alcoholic beverages. The data regularly. State of Iowa, the ordinances of the university will clearly designate all City of Ames, and the policies of Beware of copyright-protected material locations where alcoholic beverages Iowa State University. It is the duty File sharing may seem like an easy way may be served. Permits from the and responsibility of the sponsoring to get some free music or movies but it State of Iowa for the sale of alcoholic organization(s) or individual(s) to carries a big risk. Downloading or sharing beverages have been obtained for provide adequate supervision and copyright-protected material without several university or university to comply with all applicable laws permission from the owner violates affiliated facilities, including the and university regulations including the Iowa State University Acceptable Joan Bice Underwood Tearoom, the activity authorization process. Use Policy (policy.iastate.edu/policy/ the Memorial Union, the Iowa information-technology). You agreed to State Center, the Ames/Iowa State 4. To the extent possible and reasonable, abide by this policy when you registered University Ice Arena, Jack Trice the institution will respect a student’s for your Net-ID. If you don’t abide by this Stadium, and Veenker Golf Course. The privacy within his/her own room. policy, you could lose your access to the university has the discretion to restrict Consumption of alcoholic beverages network. consumption and sale of alcoholic is only permitted in residence halls Don’t engage in the illegal sharing of beverages in all locations holding and other university affiliated or copyrighted music, movies, TV shows, permits. Unless specifically allowed by recognized housing according to policies or software. Those “free” files can end state permit or university policy, the established by those residences up costing you a lot. Students who have consumption of alcoholic beverages or governing bodies and approved made settlements to avoid a copyright is not permitted within university through the respective university infringement lawsuit have paid a buildings, within university vehicles, or administration review procedure. minimum fine of $3,000. on other university property. For additional information concerning More information can be found 2. Drinking activities that are potentially this policy statement, please contact the at it.iastate.edu. dangerous, such as “chugging” of Dean of Students Office or the Prevention Phishing not always what it seems alcoholic beverages, competitive drinking Services Office. activities, and activities that employ Phishing is an attempt to get confidential peer pressure are prohibited. Alcohol Pertinent sections of the Code of Iowa information from you. Typically, you are is not to be used as an award or prize. and the Ames City Code are available at asked to respond with your password the Dean of Students Office. Information in an email or visit a website to 3. When alcoholic beverages are served regarding the use of alcohol is also outlined verify something. at a social function, the sponsoring in the Department of Residence Terms You may even receive email sent to organization shall provide adequate and Conditions and the Residence your Iowa State account that claims to supervision at the event and comply Halls Guidebook.

16 be from CyMail Support, Admin Help police.iastate.edu. Desk, IASTATE Support Team, and other SAFETY ON similar senders, asking you to verify your ISU Alert password or other personal information by CAMPUS The ISU Alert system will quickly notify replying to the message or clicking on a Iowa State students, faculty, and staff link. These emails are scams. Do not reply of potentially dangerous situations. The to or click on the links in these emails. Iowa State has a Department of Public system can be activated during severe For more information, visit it.iastate.edu/ Safety (DPS) that is among the very weather, hazardous materials incidents, dontbefooled. best in the nation. Our 33 officers are all bomb threats, or other immediate dangers. Iowa State University, IT Services, or graduates of the Iowa Law Enforcement Emergency alerts will be sent through the Solution Center will never ask you to Academy, and most possess college these media: send your password or other confidential degrees ranging from associate personal information via email. to masters. •• Telephone call (to cell or landline phone) You expect to be safe on campus, and so •• Text message do we. In addition to patrolling campus, HARASSMENT Iowa State’s DPS provides a comprehensive •• Email array of services to ensure both safety Check your ISU Alert information on AND HAZING and the security of our students and staff, AccessPlus to ensure it’s accurate and including the university-wide emergency includes the phone numbers and email contact system, known as ISU Alert. address that are most likely to find you in Harassment is defined as any act done an emergency. For more information and In addition to the ISU Alert emergency without legitimate purpose and with a list of frequently asked questions and contact system, the university’s substantial the intent to intimidate, annoy, or alarm answers, visit isualert.iastate.edu. commitment to campus safety is another. This policy shall specifically apply Other notification systems include: to, but not be limited to, harassment on demonstrated in the following ways: •• Warning sirens that include voice account of disability, sexual orientation, •• Staffing a 24-hour police department alerts religious affiliation, or any other basis for with professional, state-certified discrimination as stated in the university’s officers who have full investigative •• Iowa State home page (iastate. nondiscrimination statement. Any act and arrest powers edu)— constantly updated during meeting the definition of harassment •• Supporting emergency services emergencies under Iowa Code §708.7, or the definition through campus 911 of stalking under Iowa Code §708.11, is •• Providing campus emergency Emergency contacts a violation of this rule. Engaging in First phones in parking lots and The Iowa State emergency contact Amendment protected speech activities remote locations system will provide information for shall be considered acts done with a the person(s) the university needs to legitimate purpose. •• Promoting a drug-free living environment contact in case of a personal emergency Hazing (e.g., if you are injured, become ill and •• Offering educational programs cannot transport yourself). Note that Hazing is any intentional or reckless in substance abuse, property and this information is separate from your activity which endangers the health or residence security, personal safety, directory information and needs to be safety of a student for the purpose of individual responsibility, sexual updated. initiation or admission into, or affiliation assault, and self defense with, any student, campus, fraternal, •• Conducting comprehensive lighting To submit your emergency contact academic, honorary, athletic or military improvement and vegetation information, go to AccessPlus and organization. It is assumed all Iowa management activities on choose “Emergency Contact” from the State groups are interested in the campus grounds left navigation menu on the home page. intellectual and social development This contact information is considered of individual members; therefore, in •• Offering a Campus Escort Service confidential and is only available to activities, no action shall be taken which affiliated with the DPS campus emergency response staff. tends to endanger the health of the •• Providing a HelpVan to assist individual, or demean her or him, or in motorists who are having difficulty any way jeopardize his or her scholastic on campus Where can I find out about my rights standing or general well-being. Holding •• Coordinating services with the and responsibilities as a student or transporting another person under Ames Police Department and Mary and about university policies and physical restraint, even if holding or Greeley Medical Center procedures? transporting is done as a part of a friendly •• Patrolling and locking university Information on what’s expected of group or individual rivalry, is prohibited. buildings with community you and what you can expect from the For these reasons, all forms of hazing or service officers university can be found in the Iowa State harassment on the part of any individual •• Offering victim support services University Catalog (catalog.iastate.edu). or individuals, or student groups, whether You can also talk to your academic on or off university and/or residence •• Locking all residence halls adviser or visit the Policy Library premises, are expressly prohibited, and buildings (policy.iastate.edu) to conduct a search regardless of the individual’s willingness •• Supporting the university/community for policies in which you’re interested. to participate. travel safety program during breaks For more information on the services provided by the DPS visit

17 For more information about Title IX SEXUAL requirements and the Campus Sexual Violence Act (“SaVE Act”), please visit HARASSMENT the following sites: PREVENTION Campus Save http://campussaveact.org/ TRAINING http://www.acenet.edu/news-room/ Documents/VAWA-Summary.pdf Title IX Awareness and Violence Prevention Title IX http://www.eoc.iastate.edu/november- Iowa State University is committed to 30th---title-ix-coordinator being a place where our students can http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/ succeed and thrive in a community that files/fact_sheet_know_your_rights.pdf is free of discrimination, harassment and intimidation. As you prepare for Office of Equal Opportunity at Iowa your first semester at Iowa State, it is State University important for you to be familiar with the http://www.eoc.iastate.edu/ university’s non-discrimination policies and procedures.

Iowa State’s Office of Equal Opportunity’s (OEO) Title IX training initiative is a required course offered to educate students on the prevention of rape, acquaintance rape, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The training program includes two courses:

•• Title IX Awareness, Violence Prevention and Campus Save for Students •• Unlawful Harassment Prevention for Staff (for student workers only)

All currently enrolled students (on and off campus, full-time, and part-time) are required to complete Title IX and Violence Prevention for Students course. Only student workers are required to complete the additional Unlawful Harassment Prevention for Staff course.

The portal to take the mandatory training will be available on Friday, July 31 at https://slate.workplaceanswers.com/ iowast. You will receive an email from the Senior Vice President for Student Affairs with a reminder and instructions to complete the training.

You are encouraged to complete this training before you arrive on-campus for fall semester 2015.

Thank you in advance for completing the required training and for doing your part to ensure Iowa State remains a welcoming environment that is free of harassment and discrimination.

18 Four-year Graduation Plan 19 ACADEMICS AND Academic information 19 Registering for classes 22 Monthly planner 25 REGISTRATION University calendar 29

Bachelors/Masters programs). adviser at initial registration and before FOUR-YEAR 3. Stay on track by remaining a student registration each subsequent semester in good standing at the University and to review course selections with the GRADUATION PLAN earning a minimum of one quarter of student. the applicable credits, in the prescribed 2. Provide tools that allow students to sequence, for the degree program each monitor their degree progress. Soar in 4! year. Students may choose to include 3. Ensure the availability of courses that Students enter Iowa State University with summer session(s). enable students to complete their degree diverse abilities, interests, and educational 4. Meet with their academic adviser in four years. goals. Many students are interested in prior to the assigned registration time minimizing the costs of their education by 4. Allow students to extend their as required by their program, to discuss graduating in a timely manner. To ensure graduation timeline to eight semesters course plans and progress toward that students who want to graduate with (non-consecutive) and still be covered by graduation as well as any options for a bachelor degree in four years are able the guarantee, if a student participates in additional experiences (e.g. study abroad, to do so, the university has developed an optional semester (or longer) full-time service learning, or internships). the Soar in 4: Four-Year Graduation internship/co-op as a registered student. Guarantee. This guarantee applies to all 5. Accept responsibility for monitoring their degree progress, through regular bachelor degrees offered at Iowa State If a student meets all the expectations review of the four-year templates (with the exception of Architecture and of the Soar in 4: Four-Year Graduation available in the Catalog, degree audits Landscape Architecture which are both Guarantee but is unable to graduate with available in Access Plus, and any other five-year programs). a bachelor’s degree in four years (eight degree planning tools provided by their semesters) due to the unavailability of a department. As a part of the Soar in 4: Four-Year course, the student’s department/college 6. Accept responsibility for clearing all Graduation Guarantee, students accept will provide one of the following options: holds affecting registration prior to their responsibility for monitoring their own assigned registration start time. progress toward degrees and for making 1. Allow the student to graduate with a 7. Register for classes at their assigned choices that will allow them to graduate substitute course or independent study registration time. within four years. The University is course. 8. Accept any available section that responsible for providing academic 2. Allow the student to graduate in four can be accommodated in their course advising, tools for monitoring degree years by waiving the requirement to be schedule for courses required for their progress, and available space in courses met by the unavailable course. students need to graduate. Students who degree program. 3. If the department/college, determines fulfill the Student Expectations below 9. Enroll in additional minors, certificates, that neither of the above options is have a commitment from the university or majors, only if the additional possible, Iowa State University will pay that they will be able to enroll in the requirements can be met within the the tuition for the student to take the courses they need to graduate with their original four-year period. bachelor degree in four years. course required to complete the degree 10. Notify their adviser during the program within the next year at Iowa Student Expectations registration period that graduation may State. To remain eligible for the benefits of the be delayed due to the unavailability of a Soar in 4: Four-Year Graduation Guarantee, course(s) required for the next semester. students will: 11. Work with their adviser to determine ACADEMIC 1. Begin as a full-time, first-year student if graduation in four years is still the best with the appropriate academic preparation path should they be placed on academic INFORMATION to enroll in the first semester courses probation or change their major. specified in the four-year plan template for The University’s Commitment the intended degree. As part of the Soar in 4: Four Year What is an academic adviser? 2. Select any four-year bachelor degree Graduation Guarantee, Iowa State Your academic adviser is the person with program/major (excludes Architecture, University will: whom you plan your course of study. Iowa State’s academic advisers are Landscape Architecture, and concurrent 1. Provide a knowledgeable academic dedicated to enhancing each student’s

19 academic and career aspirations. Your in their major. Try to include both lecture- develop strong friendships. Some learning academic adviser may be a faculty member and laboratory/studio-type courses in your community students live in the same who advises along with teaching and schedule each semester, if appropriate. residence hall. More information can be research, or your adviser may be a staff How many credits should I take? found at lc.iastate.edu. member who advises full time. The credit load students carry each What is the policy on class attendance? All undergraduate students are assigned semester will vary from semester to You are expected to attend every class an academic adviser based on their major/ semester and from student to student. meeting as scheduled. Each instructor curriculum. A new adviser assignment Twelve credits is full-time enrollment. sets his or her own policy with respect is made if you change majors/curricula. Most students enroll in 12 to 16 credit to class attendance, and excuses for Advisers serve as a primary resource for hours. Some students carry lighter loads absence from class are handled between students, connecting them with the wide during their first semester when they are the student and instructor. The instructor variety of services and academic opportunities adjusting to Iowa State. Your academic is expected to announce his or her policy available. The advising experience begins adviser is your best resource for at the beginning of the course. In order to when you are a prospective student and determining your credit load. attend a given class, a student must be continues until you graduate. The goal registered for that class. Exceptions to of academic advising is an individualized Can I see how my credits may transfer? this policy are at the discretion of academic experience for each student, the instructor. developed through a mentoring relationship. TRANSIT is an online system which displays how your credits from a If I don’t attend a class during the first Academic advising responsibilities community college or another university week, will I be automatically dropped? A successful academic advising may transfer to Iowa State. Visit You are responsible for all of the courses relationship involves fulfillment of transit.iastate.edu to start exploring on your schedule. The instructor cannot responsibilities TRANSIT. After credits are accepted by drop you from the class. The instructor on the part of both the student and the university it is up to your academic can give away your seat, but you will academic adviser. department to decide how to apply your need to drop through AccessPlus As a student your responsibilities include: credits to meet the specific graduation registration or by using an add/drop slip. •• Knowing Iowa State policies requirements of your major and If you don’t drop the class from your and procedures curriculum. You need to visit with your schedule, you will receive an F. academic adviser about the application of •• Knowing graduation requirements Can I test out of any courses? your credits. for degree programs Students may earn academic credit by •• Understanding and accepting How are contact hours different from examination in many courses. Check the consequences of your credit hours? with your academic adviser before academic decisions Contact hours indicate the actual time registering for departmental tests and/or •• Seeking, evaluating, and acting you spend in class. A three-credit course CLEP. More information is available at on advising assistance may meet three hours a week for a admissions.iastate.edu/cbe and counseling.iastate.edu/testing-services. •• Taking responsibility for lecture or as many as nine hours a week accomplishing your degree plan if it involves a laboratory or a studio. A What if I want to continue studying a Academic adviser responsibilities include: credit or credit hour refers to a unit earned foreign language? toward a degree. For example, a three- •• Assisting students in achieving If you want to continue studying a credit course counts as three of the the learning outcomes of their language in college you should take a total semester credits required for the academic program, their college, placement assessment. This assessment baccalaureate degree. and the university helps determine at what level you should begin taking language courses •• Referring students to appropriate How do I know my classification? at Iowa State. campus resources Your classification is determined by the •• French, German, Russian, Chinese, •• Empowering students to develop number of college credits you have and Spanish assessments are an academic plan appropriate to earned by passing courses or receiving available online at language.iastate. the student’s abilities, interests, test-out credit. Transfer students are edu/main/advising/placement/ academic and career goals classified on the basis of credits accepted by Iowa State. Classification in all colleges default.html. Each assessment will •• Communicating university policies is the same: take about 20 minutes to complete. and procedures accurately Class Total Credits Please print a copy of your assessment How do I know who my adviser is? Freshman 0–29 results and bring to the WLC academic Your adviser’s name can be found Sophomore 30–59 adviser, 3220 Pearson Hall. on AccessPlus under the current Junior 60–89 What do I do if I don’t like my major? student information tab. If there is Senior 90 or more Your academic and career plans may no name, contact your college What is a learning community? change after you start college. If you student services office. Learning communities are small groups of want to make a change, consult your What kinds of classes do I take? students with similar academic interests academic adviser. Your adviser will help Most students find their schedules who generally take one or two courses you investigate potential careers, refer satisfactory if their classes each semester together. A learning community provides you to other campus resources, and include some variety from English students with opportunities to form assist you with the procedures and communications, social sciences, study groups, explore careers, interact necessary to change your major. biological sciences and physical sciences, with student mentors and faculty, and To change your major, prior to the start mathematics, humanities, art, and courses of classes, contact the Office of

20 Admissions by phone, 515 294-5836 The use of the web in classes ranges semester (mid-October and mid-March), or email, [email protected]. from course websites with lecture instructors will determine which students After classes begin, changing your major notes posted, to online assignments, to are earning a C- or lower in their courses. will involve the following steps: completely web-based classes. Many They will give this information to the instructors utilize Blackboard Learn as registrar. The registrar will notify the 1. Talk to an academic adviser in the area a way for students to receive course students through AccessPlus. Fourth, you are considering. information and communicate with at the end of the semester, your final 2. See your current academic adviser and classmates and instructors. If you have grades will be posted on AccessPlus. fill out a change of curriculum form. online assignments, schedule regular You will not receive a paper copy of your 3. Follow the steps on the form. Make times to do these assignments just as if grades unless you specifically request certain you do all of them in the you were scheduled for a class time. one. order listed. What if I have a disability? Will the university send a copy of my Your curriculum change will not become If you have a diagnosed disability, grades to my family members? official until you have completed all of you should contact Student Disability No. If you are legally considered an the steps. Resources in 1076 Student Services adult, your right to privacy is protected What if I don’t know what I want Building (515 294-7220). They will advise by federal law. Your grades are labeled for a major? you regarding eligibility for services, as confidential. You may allow Many students enter the university campus resources, and how to seek others to view your grades through unsure of their choice of major. Other academic accommodations. More third party access on AccessPlus. For students will change their minds after information is available at dso.iastate.edu/ more information about confidentiality, they arrive. Iowa State offers these dr. ask your academic adviser or visit students the opportunity to explore What happens if my grades are low? catalog.iastate.edu. different majors Students are placed on academic Does my academic progress affect by offering the Open Option major. probation or academic warning when my financial aid? Open Option academic advisers specialize their academic progress isn’t satisfactory, Federal regulations require the Office in helping students investigate their and they must improve performance of Student Financial Aid to monitor academic and professional interests to avoid dismissal from the university. the academic progress of students. and understand how their interests and The semester grade point average Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) abilities intersect. For more information (GPA) at the end of every fall and spring standards apply to undergraduate about Open Option, contact LAS Student semester determines the academic students who wish to establish or Academic Services, 515 294-4831, status for all students. A semester GPA maintain financial aid eligibility. These located in 102 Catt Hall. of less than a 2.00 will result in academic standards apply to a student’s entire For help with career decision making, visit warning (W), probation (P), or dismissal academic record at Iowa State (including with the Career Exploration Services staff depending on the student’s academic all credit hours transferred to Iowa State in the Student Services Building. They status at the beginning of that semester. from another school), whether or not provide individualized career counseling Students placed on academic warning financial aid was received for prior terms and resources such as interest inventories (W) or probation (P) will be required of enrollment. The entire policy can be and employment forecasts. to seek immediate assistance from found at financialaid.iastate.edu/faq/sap. their academic adviser and will not be php. If I’m planning to be a high school permitted to register for future semesters The Registrar’s records are reviewed teacher, what will be my major? until completing a self-assessment and at the completion of every semester You will major in the subject you want academic improvement plan. Review of enrollment to determine compliance to teach. Your major will determine catalog.iastate.edu for further information with the SAP policy. what college you enroll in. For specific on the Academic Standards Policy. There are three components to the information, contact the Director of What type of grading scale does Iowa SAP policy: Teacher Education Services, 133 MacKay State use? Hall. Phone number: 515 296-8837. 1. Minimum GPA Email: [email protected]. Grades represent the permanent official Students must maintain a cumulative record of your academic performance. GPA of 2.0 or higher to remain eligible If I’m having trouble in a class, what Iowa State uses a 4.00 grading scale. for financial aid. Academic records should I do? More information can be found in the are reviewed at the completion of There are many people on campus who Iowa State University Catalog every term of enrollment (fall, are available to help if you are having (catalog.iastate.edu). spring, summer) to determine SAP. difficulties with a class. Talk with your How do I track my grades? 2. Minimum Pace-of-Progression instructor or academic adviser for There are several ways to obtain Students must complete coursework suggestions and resources. You can also at a cumulative rate of 67 percent. make an appointment with an academic information about your academic progress. First, keep track of your grades Completed coursework is defined coach at the Academic Success Center as any course for which the student to discuss any academic challenges you yourself (test scores, daily assignments). Check the syllabus for information about receives a passing grade. Academic are experiencing. Check the resources records are reviewed at the and services section of this manual for how the course is graded. Second, talk to the instructor about your grade. Visit completion of every term of information about tutoring, supplemental enrollment (fall, spring, summer) instruction, and help rooms. during your instructor’s posted office hours or send an email (available on to determine SAP. How might the web or technology be course syllabus or on your schedule in 3. Maximum Time Frame (Duration used in my classes? AccessPlus). Third, in the middle of the of Eligibility)

21 Federal regulations limit financial How many credits can I register What should I do if the course aid eligibility to 150 percent of the to take? I want is closed? published length of the education Undergraduate students have a credit A wait list is generated when all program, as measured in attempted limit of 18. The online web registration sections of a course have filled and credit hours. Transfer credit hours are system will not allow you to add credits students continue to request the course. counted in the calculation of duration beyond this limit. There may be cases The wait list records your name and the of eligibility. When the student has where your adviser and/or college will day and time of the unmet request. Being attempted 125 percent of their approve a higher (or lower) credit limit. on the wait list does not mean you will education program a letter is mailed Contact your adviser for more information. receive a space in the class should one to the student and a targeted message What is a registration hold? open. It does inform the university of is posted to the student’s AccessPlus unmet demand and will influence account as notification that they are Your ability to initiate registration may be decisions on course availability in approaching the maximum time frame. blocked by one or more offices on campus. the future. You will need to resolve any outstanding issues with that office before you can It is important, therefore, that you: register (for example, new students who •• Request a closed course and REGISTERING did not submit their immunization forms register your demand. to the Thielen Student Health Center will •• Talk with your academic adviser FOR CLASSES not be allowed to register for the next about alternative options to meet term). You will be notified via email prior your graduation requirements. How do I register for future semesters? to the start of registration if you have any •• Continue checking the availability registration holds or check AccessPlus of the course on AccessPlus. You will plan your next semester schedule under current student information. in consultation with an academic adviser Do all classes meet for 16 weeks? AccessPlus registration says I am and process your registration through No. Some courses, for example Library ineligible for a course. What does that the web. It’s the same procedure each 160, last only eight weeks. Your schedule mean? semester—meet with your adviser, pick on AccessPlus will list the start and stop up your Registration Access Number Some course sections are restricted dates for all of your courses. Read your (RAN), and register on your assigned to students who meet specific criteria schedule carefully. Be certain not to miss start date via AccessPlus. A RAN is not (e.g., major, college, year in school). the first day of a class that begins mid- required for an undergraduate student in This information may be viewed in semester. the College of Business. the Schedule of Classes section. If a department agrees to waive a restriction, How and when can I make changes RAN—A RAN gives you access to your to my schedule? registration information. Each semester you must obtain the designated The best idea is always to talk with the university assigns you a new RAN, departmental signature on an add/drop your academic adviser before making and you find out what it is by conferring slip and process the form in the registrar’s any schedule changes. Your adviser can with your academic adviser during Student Scheduling Office, sometimes suggest other options, make the advising time for registration. Your 10 Enrollment Services Center. sure you’re not jeopardizing your degree password and your RAN are confidential Are there deadlines for registration? program or special eligibility status, and information. They protect your personal Registration should be completed alert you to appropriate deadlines. You university records. Do not share them. by the Friday before classes begin. If may make changes to your schedule Each student is assigned a registration circumstances necessitate registration on AccessPlus any time through the start date based on a projected year in after classes begin, a late registration fee fifth day of classes, except during the school plus total credit hours. Graduate will be assessed. Initiating a schedule month of June. students and vet med students register after the fifth day of classes requires you Drop limit first, then seniors, followed by juniors, to obtain written permission from the sophomores, and then freshmen and instructors of the courses you plan to take, You have a limited number of courses you nondegree students. Register as early as as well as approval by your college office may drop during your undergraduate your start date and time allow. Courses or dean. career. begin to fill on the first day of registration. Where do classes meet? The following guidelines apply to courses dropped after the fifth day of classes: Where can I find a list of classes for the You will be able to see classroom next semester? assignments on your schedule on •• Students who enter Iowa State directly from high school or transfer The schedule of classes information AccessPlus approximately 30 days before to Iowa State with fewer than can be accessed online by selecting the start of the semester. You may 30 credits are given five drops. “Schedule of Classes” from the Iowa also obtain meeting room information State index (classes.iastate.edu). by accessing Schedule of Classes •• Students who transfer to Iowa information at classes.iastate.edu. State with more than 30 credits are How many credits are required for given four drops. full-time status? Will AccessPlus registration let •• Students who enter Iowa State Full-time status for an undergrad is me schedule classes that meet at the same time? after earning a bachelor’s degree defined as 12 credits for fall or spring are given two drops. semester. Half-time status is defined as The AccessPlus registration system will •• Courses dropped during your first six credits for fall or spring semester. not prevent you from scheduling time semester of enrollment do not Summer status depends on the number conflicts. It is your responsibility to check count toward your drop limit. of weeks you are enrolled. See summer your schedule for time conflicts. status certification at registrar.iastate.edu. •• Each semester your grade report

22 on AccessPlus indicates the •• After obtaining all required signa- number of drops you have left. tures, take your add/drop slip to •• Additional drops may be granted Room 10, Enrollment Services by your college for special Center for processing. circumstances. Consult with your •• Drops will count against your drop academic adviser regarding the limit unless it is your first semester policies of your college. of enrollment. Failure to attend a class will NOT result in •• Drops will appear on your grade slip your being dropped from the course. You and your permanent record. must initiate the drop. If you believe you Period 3 extends from the 50th day of need to drop a course for circumstances classes until the end of the semester. beyond your control (such as medical or •• Schedule changes during this pe- family emergency), talk to your academic riod are permitted only for extenuat- adviser or a staff member in the college ing circumstances that are beyond office about your options. your control. Failing a course is not Drop deadlines considered to be beyond your There are three distinct time periods control. Consult your adviser about for making changes to your schedule academic support services. after classes begin. The procedures for •• Petitions for schedule changes will changes are different in each period. require documentation of the Specific drop deadlines for each semester extenuating circumstances and are posted at iastate.edu under “Drop must be approved by the college Deadlines.” dean or designated representative. The following guidelines are for full semester courses. Period 1 is the first five days of the semester. •• There is no processing fee. •• Adviser signature is not required. However, it is wise to consult your adviser before making a change. •• Drops do not require instructor signatures and should be done through AccessPlus registration. •• Courses dropped will not be used towards your limited number of course drops. •• Courses dropped will not appear on your grade slip or your permanent record. •• Instructor or departmental approval/ signature may be required to add a class. In this case, after obtaining the proper signature, take your add slip to Room 10, Enrollment Services Center for processing. •• Adds not requiring an instructor or departmental signature may be done through AccessPlus registration. •• Check your schedule to be certain you made the change you intended. Period 2 extends from the sixth day of classes until the 49th day of classes. Check the academic calendar for the specific date each semester. •• All changes require an add/drop slip. •• There is a charge for each add/drop form processed. •• Adviser and instructor signatures are required for all adds and drops.

23 Monthly check it for 2015-2016

June September February ˆˆ Update your ISU Alert information ˆˆ Get involved! Attend ClubFest to ˆˆ Need to talk? Visit Student on AccessPlus to ensure it’s talk to representatives from Iowa Counseling accurate and includes the phone State clubs and organizations. Service (counseling.iastate.edu) numbers and email address that October to discuss your feelings with are most likely to find you in ˆˆ Stop by the Academic Success trained professionals. an emergency. Center to reach your academic March ˆˆ Add or update emergency contact goals through supplemental instruc- ˆˆ Check out the services offered information on AccessPlus. tion, tutoring, and more. through Recreation Services. A list A full list of services can be found of facilities, group fitness classes, July at dso.iastate.edu/asc. ˆˆ Log on to the Student Organization and intramurals can be found at November recservices.iastate.edu. Database (sodb.stuorg.iastate.edu) ˆ ˆ Start making plans for fall, winter, April to explore which student and spring breaks. If you live in organizations you’d like Chicago or Minnesota, look into the ˆˆ There’s still time to sign up for to join at Iowa State. New Student Programs chartered summer classes. Speak with your ˆˆ View mandatory health bus trip. For more information go academic adviser or check out requirements at CycloneHealth.org to admissions.iastate.edu/ classes.iastate.edu for the latest and submit your records through orientation/bus_trip. course offerings. AccessPlus. December May ˆˆ Purchase your campus parking ˆˆ Apply to be a team leader for ˆˆ As a family, discuss the rules permit on AccessPlus. Destination Iowa State. Go to and expectations for the summer months if your student will be ˆ admissions.iastate.edu/leaders/ ˆ Purchase your Cyclone athletics coming home. Things to consider tickets. For more information, visit team_leaders.php for more information. are curfews, chores, trips, and cyclones.com. house rules. January August ˆˆ Visit Iowa State’s Student Job June ˆˆ WelcomeFest is a great way to Board on AccessPlus ˆˆ Explore the possibility of find out about businesses and (accessplus.iastate.edu) completing an internship during opportunities in the Ames area. to learn about both on- and off- your academic career by visiting campus employment opportunities. with your academic adviser, or map out your study abroad adventure with the help of the Study Abroad Center (studyabroad.iastate.edu).

24 June 2015 July 2015 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31

Key dates: Key dates: 15 Classes begin (summer session II) 3 University holiday 19 Last day to drop a session II course 20 Final payment due (summer) 20 Second payment due (summer) 31 Deadline for mandatory health requirements submission for Fall admits

August 2015 September 2015 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 30 31

Key dates: Key dates: 7 Summer session II ends 2 ClubFest, Durham Great Hall, Memorial Union 12 Grade reports available on AccessPlus 7 University holiday 18–19 Residence hall move-in 20 Second fee payment due 20 First fee payment due for fall 25 Last day to drop a first-half course 20–22 Destination Iowa State 24 Classes begin 25 WelcomeFest, Durham Great Hall, Memorial Union

25 October 2015 November 2015 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 25 25 27 28 29 30 31 29 30

Key dates: Key dates: 12–16 Midterm week 20 Last day to drop a second-half course 16 First-half courses end 23–27 Thanksgiving break, classes recessed 19 Second-half courses begin 26–27 University holidays 20 Final fee payment due 30 Deadline for mandatory health requirements 21 Registration for Spring 2015 begins submissions for Spring admits 30 Last day to drop a full-semester course

December 2015 January 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Key dates: Key dates: 7–11 Dead week 1 University holiday 14–18 Finals week 6 Schedule of Classes for Summer 2015 available 18 Fall semester ends 11 Classes begin 19 Commencement 18 University holiday 24–25 University holidays 20 First fee payment due 25 Grade reports available on AccessPlus

26 February 2016 March 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 27 28 29 30 31

Key dates: Key dates: 12 Last day to drop a first-half course 1 Deadline for filing FAFSA 20 Second fee payment due 1–4 Midterm week 29 Midterm week begins 4 First-half courses end 7 Second-half courses begin 14–18 Spring break 20 Final fee payment due 21 Registration begins for Summer and Fall 2015 25 Last day to drop a full-semester course April 2016 May 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31

Key dates: Key dates: 15 Last day to drop a second-half course 2–6 Finals week 25–29 Dead week 6 Spring semester ends 7 Commencement 12 Grade reports available on AccessPlus 16 Classes begin (summer session I) 20 First fee payment due (summer) 23 Last day to drop a Session I course 30 University holiday

27 June 2016 July 2016 S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Key dates: Key dates: 13 Classes begin (summer session II) 4 University holiday 20 Last day to drop a session II course 20 Final payment due (summer) 20 Second payment due (summer)

August 2016 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Key dates: 5 Summer session II ends 10 Grade reports available on AccessPlus 16–17 Residence hall move-in 22 Classes begin

28 University Calendar 2015-2016 (Dates subject to change. Please refer to registrar.iastate.edu/calendar for the most updated information.)

Summer Term 2015 without a late registration fee in the P/NP credits used for graduation) Registrar’s Student Scheduling Office, June 15, Mon. Oct. 3, Sat. 10 Enrollment Services Center by 5 p.m. •• Class work begins, Session II courses Registration may be initiated using •• Schedule of Classes for Spring 2016 AccessPlus until 11 p.m. Aug. 23, available at classes.iastate.edu June 17, Wed. without a late registration fee Oct. 5, Mon. •• Last day to add a Session II course Aug. 23, Sun. • Advising period for Spring 2016 without instructor’s signature •• Last day to initiate registration through registration begins June 19, Fri. AccessPlus without a late registration Oct. 16, Fri. •• Last day to process a schedule change fee (registration must be completed •• Midterm grade reports due from without a schedule change fee or to by 11 p.m.) all departments on Bb Learn drop a Session II course without •• Last day to cancel registration on or AccessPlus signatures of instructor and adviser AccessPlus for fall to avoid tuition •• First half-semester courses end •• Last day to drop a Session II course assessment (all courses must be without the drop appearing on the dropped on AccessPlus by 11 p.m.) Oct. 19, Mon. permanent record or counting Aug. 24, Mon. •• Second half-semester courses begin toward the limit of dropped courses •• Class work begins Oct. 20, Tues. •• Last day to drop a Session II course through AccessPlus registration. •• Schedule changes processed •• Fee payment deadline for fall (final through AccessPlus registration payment due) •• Last day to elect to audit a course for or in 10 Enrollment Services Center Summer Session II (the instructor of Oct. 21, Wed. the course must approve an audit) Aug. 28, Fri. •• Registration period for Spring 2016 •• Last day to change a Session II •• Last day to initiate registration through begins course from audit to credit basis AccessPlus (a late registration fee applies) Oct. 22, Thurs. June 20, Sat. •• Last day to process most schedule •• First day of assigned Spring 2016 changes without a schedule change •• Second fee payment deadline for registration dates for students projected fee or to add/drop a course without summer, minimum due as seniors (hours for AccessPlus signatures of instructor and adviser registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., July 3, Fri. (full-semester courses and first half- Monday–Saturday, and most Sundays) semester courses) •• University holiday—offices closed, Oct. 23, Fri. classes recessed •• Last day to drop full-semester or first •• Last day to process most schedule half-semester courses without the July 17, Fri. changes in a second half-semester drop appearing on the permanent course without a schedule change fee •• Last day to add/drop a course or record or counting toward the limit or to add/drop a second half-semester withdraw without extenuating of dropped courses circumstances (Session II courses) course without signatures of instructor •• Last day to process a schedule change and adviser •• Last day to change a Session II course for fall through AccessPlus registration to or from Pass/Not Pass (courses •• Last day to drop a second half-semester •• Last day to change a course from audit course without the drop appearing changed to graded basis after June 19 to credit basis count toward the total allowable P/NP on the permanent record or counting credits used for graduation) Sept. 4, Fri. toward the limit of dropped courses •• Last day to file a Designation of •• Last day to receive a tuition and fee Oct. 29, Thurs. Repeated Course form for a summer adjustment for full-semester courses •• First day of assigned Spring 2016 course that is not an automatic when dropping below full-time status registration dates for students projected designated repeat (no refunds for full-semester courses as juniors (hours for AccessPlus after day 10 of the semester) July 20, Sun. registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., •• Last day to elect to audit a course for Monday–Saturday, and most Sundays) • Final fee payment deadline for fall (the instructor of the course must Oct. 30, Fri. summer semester approve an audit) •• Last day to add/drop full-semester Aug. 7, Fri. Sept. 7, Mon. •• Summer Session II ends courses or withdraw without •• University holiday—offices closed, extenuating circumstances classes recessed Aug. 12, Wed. •• Last day to change a full-semester •• Grade reports available on AccessPlus Sept. 20, Sun. course to or from Pass/Not Pass. •• Fee payment deadline for fall semester Full-semester courses changed to (second payment—minimum due) graded basis after Sept. 8 count Fall Semester 2015 toward total allowable P/NP Sept. 23, Wed. credits used for graduation Aug. 5, Wed. •• Last day to change degree audit •• Last day to file a Designation of •• University bills with Fall 2015 tuition and information for fall semester fees charges available on AccessPlus Repeated Course form for a full- Sept. 25, Fri. semester or second half-semester Aug. 20, Tues. •• Last day to add/drop a first course that is not an automatic •• Fee payment deadline for fall - first half-semester course without designated repeat payment (minimum due) or payment extenuating circumstances Nov. 5, Thurs. in full •• Last day to change a first half-semester •• First day of assigned Spring 2016 Aug. 21, Fri. course to or from Pass/Not Pass registration dates for students projected (courses changed to graded basis after •• Last day to initiate registration in person as sophomores (hours for AccessPlus Sept. 8 count toward total allowable

29 registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., assessment (all courses must be Mar. 9, Mon. Monday–Saturday, and most Sundays) dropped on AccessPlus by 11 p.m.) •• Second half-semester courses begin Nov. 12, Thurs. Jan. 11, Mon. Mar. 8, Tue. •• First day of assigned Spring 2016 •• Class work begins •• Midterm grade reports due from registration dates for students •• Schedule changes processed all departments on Bb Learn continuing as freshmen (hours for through AccessPlus registration or AccessPlus AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to or in 10 Enrollment Services Center Mar. 11, Fri. 11 p.m., Monday–Saturday, and most Sundays) Jan. 15, Fri. •• Last day to process most schedule changes in a second half-semester Nov. 20, Fri. •• Last day to process most schedule changes without a schedule change course without a schedule change fee •• Last day to add/drop a second fee or to add/drop a course without or to add/drop a second half-semester half-semester course without signatures of instructor and adviser course without signatures of instructor extenuating circumstances (full-semester courses and first half- and adviser •• Last day to change a second half- semester courses). •• Last day to drop a second half-semester semester course to or from Pass/Not •• Last day to process a schedule course without the drop appearing on Pass (second half-semester courses change for spring through the permanent record or counting changed to graded basis after Oct. 24 AccessPlus registration toward the limit of dropped courses count toward total allowable P/NP Mar. 14-18, Mon.–Fri. credits used for graduation) •• Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus (a late registration fee applies) •• Spring break, classes recessed Nov. 23-27, Mon.–Fri. •• Last day to change a course from audit Mar. 20, Sun. •• Thanksgiving break, classes recessed to credit basis •• Fee payment deadline, spring semester Nov. 26-27, Thurs.–Fri. Jan. 18, Mon. (final payment due) •• University holidays—offices closed •• University holiday—offices closed, Mar. 21, Mon. classes recessed Dec. 14-18, Mon.–Fri. •• Registration period for Summer 2016 •• Final examinations Jan. 20, Wed. and Fall 2016 begins •• Fee payment deadline for spring - Dec. 18, Fri. Mar. 22, Tues. first payment (minimum due) or •• Fall semester ends payment in full •• First day of assigned Summer 2016 and Fall 2016 registration dates for Dec. 19, Sat. Jan. 25, Mon. students projected as seniors (hours •• Undergraduate Commencement •• Last day to receive a tuition and fee for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. Dec. 23, Wed. adjustment for full-semester courses to 11 p.m., Monday–Saturday, and •• Grade reports available on AccessPlus when dropping below full-time status most Sundays) (no refunds for full-semester courses Mar. 25, Fri. Dec. 24-25, Thurs.-Fri. after day 10 of the semester) •• Last day to add/drop full-semester •• University holidays—offices closed •• Last day to change a full-semester courses or withdraw without or first half-semester course from Spring Semester 2016 extenuating circumstances Pass/Not Pass to grade basis without Dec. 29, Tue. it counting toward total allowable P/NP •• Last day to change a full-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass •• University bills with Spring 2016 credits used for graduation (courses changed to graded basis after tuition and fees charges available Feb. 12, Fri. Jan. 26 count toward total allowable on AccessPlus •• Last day to drop a first half-semester P/NP credits used for graduation) Jan. 1, Fri. course without extenuating •• Last day to file a Designation of •• University holiday—offices closed circumstances Repeated Course form for a full- Jan. 6, Wed. •• Last day to change a first half-semester semester or second half-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass course that is not an automatic •• Schedule of Classes for Summer 2016 (courses changed to graded basis after designated repeat available at classes.iastate.edu Jan. 26 count toward total allowable Mar. 29, Tues. Jan. 8, Fri. P/NP credits used for graduation) •• First day of assigned Summer 2016 •• Last day to initiate registration in person Feb. 16, Tues. and Fall 2016 registration dates for without a late registration fee in the •• Last day to change degree audit students projected as juniors (hours Registrar’s Student Scheduling Office, information for spring for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. 10 Enrollment Services Center by 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., Monday–Saturday, and (registration may be initiated using Feb. 20, Sat. most Sundays) AccessPlus until 11 p.m. Jan. 10, •• Fee payment deadline for spring without a late registration fee) semester (second payment— Apr. 5, Tues. •• Last day to cancel registration minimum due) •• First day of assigned Summer 2016 by contacting the Office of the •• Schedule of Classes for Fall 2016 and Fall 2016 registration dates for Registrar by 5 p.m. (registration available at classes.iastate.edu students projected as sophomores may be cancelled via AccessPlus (hours for AccessPlus registration are without tuition assessment until Feb. 23, Tues. 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday–Saturday, 11 p.m. Jan. 10) •• Advising period for Summer and Fall and most Sundays) 2016 registration begins Jan. 10, Sun. Apr. 12, Tues. •• Last day to initiate registration for Mar. 1, Tues. •• First day of assigned Summer 2016 spring through AccessPlus without •• Deadling for filing FAFSA for 2016-17 and Fall 2016 registration dates for a late registration fee (registration academic year students continuing as freshmen must be completed by 11 p.m.) (hours for AccessPlus registration are Mar. 4, Fri. •• Last day to cancel registration on 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday–Saturday, •• First half-semester courses end AccessPlus for spring to avoid tuition and most Sundays)

30 Apr. 15, Fri. May. 30, Mon. Aug. 4, Thurs. •• Last day to add/drop a second •• University holiday—offices closed, •• University bills with Fall 2016 tuition and half-semester course without classes recessed fees charges available on AccessPlus extenuating circumstances June 13, Mon. Aug. 5, Fri. •• Last day to change a second •• Class work begins, Session II courses •• Summer Session II ends half-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass (courses changed June 15, Wed. Aug. 10, Thurs. to graded basis after March 13 •• Last day to add a Session II course •• Grade reports available on AccessPlus count toward total allowable without instructor’s signature P/NP credits used for graduation) •• Last day to process adds or section Apr. 20, Wed. changes for a Session II course •• Last day of assigned registration through AccessPlus registration start dates for Summer 2016 June 17, Fri. and Fall 2016 registration •• Last day to process a schedule May 2–6, Mon.–Fri. change without a schedule change •• Final examinations fee or to drop a Session II course without signatures of instructor May 6, Fri. and adviser •• Spring semester ends •• Last day to drop a Session II course May 7, Sat. without the drop appearing on the •• Undergraduate Commencement permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses May 12, Thurs. •• Last day to drop a Session II course •• Grade reports available on AccessPlus through AccessPlus registration Summer Term 2016 •• Last day to change a Session II course from Pass/Not Pass to grade without May 15, Sun. it counting toward the total allowable •• Last day to cancel registration for P/NP credits used for graduation summer to avoid tuition assessment •• Last day to elect to audit a course for May 16, Mon. Summer Session II (the instructor of •• Class work begins, Session I courses the course must approve an audit) •• Last day to change a Session II May 18, Wed. course from audit to credit basis •• Last day to add a Session I course without instructor’s signature June 20, Mon. •• Last day to process adds or section •• Fee payment deadline for summer changes for a Session I course (second payment—minimum due) through AccessPlus registration •• Last day to add/drop a course or May 20, Fri. withdraw without extenuating circumstances (Session I courses) •• Fee payment deadline for summer semester - first payment (minimum due) •• Last day to change a Session I or payment in full course to or from Pass/Not Pass (courses changed to graded basis May 23, Fri. after May 22 count toward the •• Last day to process most schedule total allowable P/NP credits used changes without a schedule change for graduation) fee; or to add/drop a Session I course July 4, Mon. without signatures of instructor and adviser •• University holiday—offices closed, classes recessed •• Last day to drop a Session I course without the drop appearing on the July 8, Fri. permanent record or counting toward •• Summer Session I ends the limit of dropped courses July 15, Fri. •• Last day to drop a Session I course through AccessPlus registration •• Last day to add/drop a course or withdraw without extenuating •• Last day to change a Session I course circumstances (Session II courses) from Pass/Not Pass to grade without it counting toward total allowable •• Last day to change a Session II P/NP credits used for graduation course to or from Pass/Not Pass (courses changed to graded basis •• Last day to change a Session I course after June 19 count toward the from audit to credit basis total allowable P/NP credits used •• Last day to elect to audit a course for for graduation) Summer Session I (the instructor of •• Last day to file a Designation the course must approve an audit) of Repeated Course form for May. 27, Fri. a summer course that is not •• Last day to elect to audit a course for an automatic designated repeat a 12-week, full summer course July 20, Wed. (the instructor of the course must •• Fee payment deadline for summer approve an audit) semester (final payment due)

31 32 Campus directory 33 Things to know, places to go 34 Information technology and RESOURCES computing services 35 Campus resources and opportunities 36 AND SERVICES Community resources 42

Financial Aid Margaret Sloss Women’s Center CAMPUS 0210 Beardshear Hall 205 Sloss House 515 294-2223 515 294-4154 DIRECTORY financialaid.iastate.edu dso.iastate.edu/wc Iowa State University Multicultural Student Affairs Academic Success Center Student Government 2080 Student Services Building 1060 Hixson-Lied Student Success Center 1580 Memorial Union 515 294-6338 515 294-6624 515 294-1585 dso.iastate.edu/msa dso.iastate.edu/asc gsb.iastate.edu National Student Exchange Admissions Greek Affairs (fraternities and sororities) 1080 Hixson-Lied Student Success Center 100 Enrollment Services Center 0355 Memorial Union 515 294-6479 515 294-5836 515 294-1023 dso.iastate.edu/nse admissions.iastate.edu greek.iastate.edu New Student Programs: Agriculture and Life Sciences Human Sciences Student Services Orientation/Destination Iowa State Student Services 131 MacKay Hall 2630 Memorial Union 33 Curtiss Hall 515 294-6466 515 294-0801 515 294-2766 hs.iastate.edu/student-services admissions.iastate.edu/orientation agstudent.iastate.edu International Students and Scholars Parents’ Advisory Line (PAL) Business Undergraduate 3248 Memorial Union 1010 Student Services Building Programs Office 515 294-1120 800 772-8546 1200 Gerdin Business Building isso.iastate.edu parents.iastate.edu 515 294-8300 Iowa State Center Parents’ Association bus.iastate.edu/undergraduate Suite 102 Scheman Building 1010 Student Services Building Campus Safety Escort Service 515 294-3347 515 294-6054 (DPS/GSB—begins after 6 p.m.) center.iastate.edu parents.iastate.edu 515 294-4444 ISUCard Office Parking Division dps.iastate.edu 0530 Beardshear Hall 27 Armory Dean of Students 515 294-2727 515 294-3388 1010 Student Services Building isucard.iastate.edu parking.iastate.edu 515 294-1020 ISU Dining/Dining Services Prevention Services dso.iastate.edu 1215 Friley Hall 2015 Thielen Student Health Center Department of Public Safety 515 294-3856 515 294-1868 168 Armory dining.iastate.edu health.iastate.edu/prevention 515 294-4428 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Registrar dps.iastate.edu Student Services 214 Enrollment Services Center Design Student Services 1064 Student Services Building 515 294-1840 297 Design 515 294-5433 registrar.iastate.edu 515 294-7428 dso.iastate.edu/lgbtss Residence, Department of design.iastate.edu/studentservices Liberal Arts and Sciences Academic 2419 Friley Hall Destination Iowa State and Career Services 800 854-9050 2630 Memorial Union 102 Catt Hall 515 294-2900 515 294-5492 515 294-4831 housing.iastate.edu admissions.iastate.edu/destination las.iastate.edu/current_students Student Assistance and Outreach Library, Parks Engineering Student Services 1010 Student Services Building 515 294-3642 2620 Howe Hall 515 294-1020 lib.iastate.edu 515 294-7186 dso.iastate.edu/sa engineering.iastate.edu/student-services

33 Performing arts, concerts, CAMPUS DIRECTORY THINGS TO KNOW, and comedians Each year, the Performing Arts Series (CONTINUED) PLACES TO GO at Stephens Auditorium offers events of widely varying genres to campus: Broadway shows, theatre, dance, world Student Counseling Service This orientation manual is a valuable music and jazz, along with rock, pop, 3rd floor, Student Services Building source of information about Iowa State. country and comedy attractions. Shows 515 294-5056 In addition to this material, you’ll want of international acclaim, premieres of new counseling.iastate.edu to become familiar with the Iowa artists and performers from Daniel Tosh to State Catalog. It provides information Student Disability Resources Blue Man Group have graced the stage. about university policies, academic 1076 Student Services Building requirements, course descriptions, Wowing audiences for over 40 years, the 515 294-7220 and general information. The catalog 2,747-seat Stephens Auditorium has been dso.iastate.edu/dr is available at catalog.iastate.edu. called the ‘crown jewel’ of the Iowa State Student and Scholar Health Center, hailed as one of the best concert Also, the Policy Library is available to all halls in the world and named Iowa’s Insurance Office students online (policy.iastate.edu). 0570 Beardshear Hall Building of the Century by the American It offers additional information on student Institute of Architects (Iowa Chapter). 515 294-4800 rights and responsibilities, support hrs.iastate.edu/sship services, and student involvement. Iowa State students may receive discounted tickets to any Performing Arts Study Abroad Center What is my ISUCard? 3224 Memorial Union Series show by showing their ISUCard at Your ISUCard is your permanent 515 294-6792 the ticket office, which is located at the university identification card, which studyabroad.iastate.edu north entrance of Stephens Auditorium includes your picture and university (corner of Beach Avenue and Lincoln Thielen Student Health Center identification number. It is also your Way), Monday–Friday 10 a.m.–4 p.m. For Student Health Center library card and your access card for more information, call 515 294-3347 or 515 294-5801 university services and buildings. visit center.iastate.edu. cyclonehealth.org Your university ID number will be Athletics events Treasurer displayed on your ISUCard. This There are several options for students 1220 Beardshear Hall number will be different than your who want to attend Iowa State athletics 515 294-4363 social security number. Find more events. The option most frequently treasurer.iastate.edu details at isucard.iastate.edu. chosen by students is the All-Sports Veteran’s Benefits and Certification Student Activities Center Package. The All-Sports Package includes 214 Enrollment Services Center Students learn inside and outside the season tickets for football, men’s 515 294-1840 classroom. The Student Activities Center basketball, women’s basketball, volleyball, registrar.iastate.edu/veterans/ (SAC) in the Memorial Union offers wrestling, and gymnastics. The All-Sports vabenefit.shtml countless ways to get involved at Iowa Package is the only way you can get State through student organizations, men’s basketball season tickets as they Veterans Center are not sold separately. This package is 3578 Memorial Union leadership, service, arts, entertainment, and recreation activities. a great option for those who intend on 515 294-9801 going to a variety of Iowa State athletics veterans.iastate.edu The Student Activities Center includes: events throughout the year. This package the Workspace (art studios), The Off-campus resources is available while supplies last. Limited Maintenance Shop (entertainment Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau quantities are available. venue), CyBowl and Billiards (recreation 1601 Golden Aspen Dr. center/bowling alley), the Multicultural In addition, you can also purchase football 800 288-7470 Center, leadership and service programs, season tickets or a Cy’s Pass separately 515 232-4032 art galleries in the Memorial Union, which includes admission to women’s visitames.com management of more than 800 clubs basketball, volleyball, wrestling, and Ames Police and organizations, ClubFest I & II, gymnastics. 515 Clark Avenue WelcomeFest, WinterFest, and the For student ticket packages and prices, 515 239-5133 advisement for: Student Union Board, visit cyclones.com or call 888 478-2925 cityofames.org/Police ISU AfterDark, Dance Marathon, (515 294-1816 locally). CyServe Council, and Freshmen Council. First Nurse Hotline, Mary Greeley Medical Center Stop by to learn about all the great 515 239-6877 opportunities for involvement at Iowa 800 524-6877 (Iowa only) State. For more information visit mgmc.org sac.iastate.edu or call 515 294-8081. Mary Greeley Medical Center 1111 Duff Avenue 515 239-2011 mgmc.org

34 On AccessPlus you can: •• Web services, such as setting up INFORMATION •• Register for ISU Alert and updating personal or class web pages •• Add or update emergency contacts For more information on services, visit TECHNOLOGY •• Register for classes it.iastate.edu/solution or contact the AND COMPUTING •• View or print a current term or Solution Center, 195 Durham Center, future term class schedule 515 294-4000. SERVICES •• View residence hall information Connecting to the campus network •• Complete residence hall contract A wide variety of information technology Ethernet is a high-speed connection to the •• Choose a dining plan resources are available for students. campus network that enables you to connect More information is available at •• Buy Dining Dollar$ to the Internet from your personal computer it.iastate.edu. Some popular •• Add value/check balance of CyCash in your residence hall room. services are included below. •• Search for jobs on and off campus •• Ethernet service is included in the Net-ID •• Sign up for direct deposit of payroll room and board fee. •• When you register for your CyMail •• View payroll information •• Iowa State also has an extensive wireless network with public account, you are creating your •• Review, accept/decline, authorize access points at many locations Network-ID (Net-ID). You will financial aid need your university identification throughout campus and all on- •• Sign up for direct deposit of excess number, and you will choose your campus residence hall rooms. financial aid funds own Net-ID and password. 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Students graduating without > Self-esteem by the Iowa State University Student an understanding of other cultures, > Eating disorders Government, provides free legal languages, business climates, and > Relationship concerns services for ISU students and student political systems are disadvantaged > Trauma organizations. There is no charge for both educationally and professionally. > Assault consultation with, or representation by, Studying abroad helps prepare students > Coming out SLS lawyers. to meet the challenges of an increasingly Student Disability Resources SLS engages in the general practice interdependent global community. 1076 Student Services Building of law including, but not limited to, the Iowa State offers hundreds of study (515 294-7220) following frequently handled matters: abroad programs every year, from one Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. •• Administrative law week to two semesters, in nearly every [email protected] •• Contracts major, during summer, fall, or spring. Find dso.iastate.edu/dr •• Criminal law out why study abroad is the most exciting academic adventure! Student Disability Resources (SDR) •• Employment law coordinates accommodations, referral •• Family law “Study Abroad Shorts” programs enable services, student advocacy, educational first-year students to study during spring •• Immigration programming, and a variety of other break in Italy, the Bahamas, or Belize services that complement the university’s •• Landlord/Tenant and during summer in China or Italy. goals and objectives for equal access and •• Notary services We encourage students to start early full participation. SDR staff determines SLS does not represent students in fee and go often. eligibility and coordinates reasonable generating cases, controversies involving accommodations. Semester in Australia, England, Scotland, a student vs. student or student vs. ISU, Greece, Ireland, New Zealand, Italy, or Student Employment Center ISU student judicial matters, and generally Wales offers placement opportunities 0640 Beardshear Hall does not handle felony defense or cases for students to study at some of our (515 294-2223) involving excessive time. However, free most popular destinations for the fall or financialaid.iastate.edu/employment/ consultation with an attorney regarding spring semester. [email protected] these matters is available. Intensive language programs offer The Student Employment Center knows When applicable, court costs and students a total immersion experience in how important a part-time job can be to out-of-pocket expenses must be paid French, German, Russian, or Spanish by help pay expenses while students are by the student. studying in Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, enrolled. Students are encouraged to Student Loan Education Office France, Germany, Peru, Russia, or Spain. use the online Job Board on AccessPlus. 0680 Beardshear Hall Summer and semester programs Listings are maintained for both on- and (515 294-0677) are available. off-campus positions and are updated on Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5:00 p.m. a daily basis. Group programs led by our faculty offer [email protected] Iowa State courses around the world.

41 Short-term options can take you from Financial Aid and more. averages 30.8 inches. Throughout Antarctica to England and to more than the year, these are the expected high 40 other destinations. Writing and Media Center temperatures by month: Exchange programs offer students 300 Carver Hall January 27 July 84 the opportunity to study at a university (515 294-5411) February 34 August 82 overseas while paying Iowa State tuition [email protected]. March 47 September 76 and fees. dso.iastate.edu/wmc April 62 October 64 The Writing and Media Center offers a May 73 November 45 The Study Abroad Center provides comfortable environment where students June 82 December 31 advising on study abroad, international can collaborate with peer consultants internships and traineeships, work Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) locations to develop their skills with all facets abroad, and scholarships. In the center’s of written, oral, visual, and electronic On campus—Operated by USBank library, students can find travel books, communication. Consultants work with College of Design information on international careers, students on any form of communication, College of Veterinary Medicine cross-cultural orientation, social and from essays and cover letters to Hawthorn Court (Frederiksen Apartments) business customs around the world, and speeches and PowerPoint presentations. The Hub travel bargains. Passport photos can also Consultants can help students understand Maple-Willow-Larch Commons be purchased. audience, brainstorm ideas, enhance Memorial Union (3 locations) Vocational Rehabilitation organization and style, improve their Parks Library 1076 Student Services Building document design, and more. The center Union Drive Community Center (515 294-5059) also provides resources such as handouts, Off campus—Check with your local bank Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. reference books, style manuals, and web for ATM locations. ivrs.iowa.gov links. This service is free for any student. Health services Vocational Rehabilitation works for and In addition to the Thielen Student Health with individuals who have disabilities to Center located on the Iowa State campus, achieve their employment, independence, health care is available in Ames from a and economic goals. Services may include COMMUNITY major medical center, nearby clinics, and a assessment, counseling and guidance, full complement of human services. physical and mental restoration services, RESOURCES special adaptive equipment or devices, •• Mary Greeley Medical Center, financial assistance for college, personal 1111 Duff Avenue (515 239-2011), Location assistance, and job placement assistance. provides medical, surgical and Centrally located in the midwest and emergency care, as well as a Women’s Center, Margaret Sloss Iowa, Ames is easily accessed by north- variety of health and wellness Sloss House south Interstate 35 or east-west Interstate programs. Visit mgmc.org (515 294-4154) 80. The Des Moines International Airport for more information. Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. is located 45 minutes south of Ames and •• McFarland Clinic,1215 Duff Avenue dso.iastate.edu/wc is served by major commercial airlines. (515 239-4400), is the largest The Margaret Sloss Women’s Center is The Ames Municipal Airport is located physician-owned multi-specialty a resource for all people concerned with south of Highway 30 and receives small clinic in Central Iowa, with women’s and gender issues, regardless of aircraft, including corporate jets. Ames is 200 providers offering a wide range gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, 218 miles south of Minneapolis, MN; 322 of general and specialty services, physical ability, or socioeconomic status. miles west of Chicago, IL; 227 miles north including an Urgent Care Clinic, The center promotes the development of Kansas City, MO; and 168 miles east of open nights and weekends, which of gender equity and social change on Omaha, NE. offers same day appointments the Iowa State campus. The center Around Ames (515 956-4044). advocates for individuals and groups; •• Doran Clinic for Women,1015 Duff provides support, referrals community For information on the Ames community, Avenue (515 239-6970), offers and programming; and maintains a safe including lodging, dining, and shopping, comprehensive medical services space in the Sloss House. Sloss House contact: to women of all ages. is located between Curtiss Hall and the Ames Convention & Visitors Bureau Gerdin Business Building. 1601 Golden Aspen Drive, #110 For a list of chamber member chiropractors, Ames, IA 50010 doctors, dentists, orthodontists, and Veterans Center 515 232-4032 opticians, contact the Ames Chamber 3578 Memorial Union visitames.com of Commerce, 515 232-2310 or (515 294-9801) ameschamber.com. veterans.iastate.edu For information on local businesses, contact: Local media Located in the Memorial Union, the Veterans Center offers a place to go Ames Chamber of Commerce News and happenings in Ames are for Veteran-related questions and an 304 Main Street covered by a number of local media opportunity to connect with others in Ames, IA 50010 that also provide information on area forming a greater sense of camaraderie 515 232-2310 employment opportunities. around a shared common experience. ameschamber.com Newspapers The Veterans Center helps with unique Weather The Ames Tribune challenges associated with transitioning Ames experiences all four changes in 317 5th Street (515 232-2160) into a university setting, including VA seasons. The average rainfall in Ames amestrib.com Certifying Officials, Accounts Receivables, is 33.4 inches, and the annual snowfall

42 The Des Moines Register The Workspace Somerset 715 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309 Memorial Union, Iowa State campus North of campus on Stange Road (800 365-4692) (515 294-0970) Skating (ice) desmoinesregister.com sac.iastate.edu/en/arts_entertainment/ Ames/Iowa State University Ice Arena The Sun workspace 1507 Gateway Hills Park Drive 317 5th Street (515 233-3299) Bowling (515 292-6835) storycountysun.com Perfect Games Visitor attractions Iowa State Daily 1320 Dickinson Avenue (515 598-2695) 108 Hamilton Hall, Iowa State campus perfectgamesinc.com Art galleries (515 294-4120) CyBowl and Billiards Brunnier Gallery iowastatedaily.com Memorial Union, Iowa State campus Scheman Building, Iowa State Center (515 294-3342) Radio stations (515 294-1233) museums.iastate.edu KASI AM—1430 sac.iastate.edu/en/arts_entertainment/ 415 Main Street (515 232-1430) underground Christian Petersen Art Museum 1430kasi.com Fitness centers Morrill Hall, Iowa State campus (515 294-3342) NOW 105.1 (KCCQ-FM) Ames Community Center museums.iastate.edu 415 Main Street (515 232-1430) City Hall, 515 Clark Avenue (515 239- now1051.com 5360) Gallery 181 College of Design, Iowa State campus Iowa Public Radio/WOI AM—640 Ames Racquet & Fitness Centers design.iastate.edu/gallery181.php Iowa Public Radio/WOI FM—90.1 320 South 17th Street (515 232-1911) 2022 Communications Building, 2622 Stange Road (515 292-4741) The Gallery, Pioneer Room Iowa State campus (515 294-2025) 4700 Mortensen Road (515 268-8077) Memorial Union, Iowa State campus amesracfit.com KURE FM—88.5 Octagon Center for the Arts 1199 Friley Hall, Iowa State campus Anytime Fitness 427 Douglas (515 232-5331) (515 294-9292) 823 Wheeler Street Ste 6 (515 233-1353) Other attractions 5820 West Lincoln Way Ste 103 kure.stuorg.iastate.edu Boone (IA) and Scenic Valley Railroad (515 268-0444) KHOI FM—89.1 225 10th Street, Boone, IA 414 South 17th Street (515 232-9539) 410 Douglas Avenue (515 292-2878) (515 432-4249) anytimefitness.com www.khoifm.org scenic-valleyrr.com Iowa State Recreation Services Television stations/services Christian Petersen Sculptures Iowa State campus (515 294-7140) Iowa State campus KCCI-TV recservices.iastate.edu 323 Main Street (515 233-0438) Farm House Museum Golf Mediacom Iowa State campus 225 South Dayton Avenue (800 332-0245) Coldwater Golf Links museums.iastate.edu 615 S. 16th Street (515 233-4664) Government/public Iowa Arboretum Homewood Golf Course Ames City Hall 1875 Peach Avenue, Madrid, IA 20th Street and Duff Avenue (515 239- 515 Clark Avenue (515 239-5300) (515 795-3216) 5363) cityofames.org iowaarboretum.org Veenker Memorial Golf Course Entertainment opportunities Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace 1925 Stange Road (515 294-6727) 709 Carroll Street, Boone, IA For a complete list of area events and entertainment, contact the Ames Iowa State Center McFarland Park Convention & Visitors Bureau Scheman Building, Ste 4, Iowa State Story County Conservation (515 232-4032 or 800 288-7470) or campus (515 294-3347) (515 232-2516) go to visitames.com. center.iastate.edu storycountyconservation.org Arts Movie theaters Reiman Gardens ACTORS, Inc. (Community Theater) Movies 12 1407 University Boulevard (515 294-2710) 120 Abraham Drive (515 292-2073) 1317 Buckeye Avenue (515 232-5066) reimangardens.com cinemark.com actorsinc.org Seven Oaks Recreation Ames Community Arts Council Shopping 1086 222nd Drive, Boone, IA (515 432- 312 Main St, Ste 201 (515 233-6110) Campustown 9457) amesart.org Across from the Iowa State campus sevenoaksrec.com amescampustown.com Brunnier Gallery and Museum Story City Carousel Scheman Building (515 294-3342) Main Street Cultural District Story City, IA (515 733-2464) museums.iastate.edu mainstreetculturaldistrict.com Octagon Center for the Arts North Grand Mall 427 Douglas (515 232-5331) 24th and Grand Avenue (515 232-3679) octagonarts.org northgrandmall.com

43 Annual events operated waste-to-energy facility in •• Ames/ISU Ice Arena—1507 Cyclone Family Weekend (CFW) the nation and was built in 1975. The Gateway Hills Park Drive (515 292- familyweekend.iastate.edu plant recycles trash from Ames and the 6835) Enjoy the Iowa State campus with your surrounding communities in Story County. Indoor NHL regulation size ice student at the premiere event for family The burnable portion of the trash arena members in the fall. Daytime and evening (70 percent) is converted into Refuse •• Brookside Park—6th Street entertainment and college receptions Derived Fuel, which is piped to the city’s and Brookridge make up this weekend dedicated to the power plant and used as a supplemental Three picnic shelters, sand Cyclone Family. fuel in the coal boilers to generate volleyball court, Audubon trail, electricity. The metals recovered play equipment, nine horseshoe Iowa Games (5 percent) are recycled, and the non- courts, four lighted tennis courts, iowagames.org burnable material (only 25 percent) is skateboard park Competition for amateur athletes from shredded and sent to a landfill. Ames has •• Dog Park—605 Billy Sunday around the state. been recycling 75 percent of trash for Road 10 acre off-leash dog park Iowa Special Olympics over 35 years and has saved more than with large dog (8 acre) and small soiowa.org 80 acres of Iowa farmland from becoming dog (2 acre) areas. Facility use Olympic-style sports and awards a landfill­—now that’s Smart Trash! permits may be purchased at the ceremonies for special athletes. Smart Watershed is a conservation Community Center at City Hall or at Animal Control Lincoln Highway Days in Nevada and education effort directed at water •• Donald and Ruth Furman Aquatic Parade and carnival. quality and conservation. Smart Water encourages residential and commercial Center—1635 13th Street Midnight Madness water consumers to decrease demand (515-232-POOL) A tradition featuring speed walks, bike for water and be mindful that water is a Outdoor water park with 50-meter races, and 5- and 10-K road races at night. limited resource. lap pool, lazy river, zero-depth play Octagon Art Festival area and four water slides Smart Housing is an initiative of the octagonarts.org •• Emma McCarthy Lee Park—Ross city’s Planning & Housing Department Sponsored by the Octagon Center for Road just northwest of Iowa State and involves rehabbing houses for low the Arts. Playground, four lighted tennis income participants with energy-efficient courts, and two shelters Pufferbilly Days in Boone products. •• Gateway Park—1500 Gateway Boone’s annual celebration with parade Smart Energy is a suite of energy Hills Park Drive and other events. programs aimed at improving comfort, Ames/Iowa State University Ice Scandinavian Days in Story City reducing electric bills, and contributing Arena, three sand volleyball courts, A celebration of the Scandinavian culture, to the reliability of the Ames electric play equipment, natural area, Carroll through folk dancing, live theater, and system through education, incentives, Marty Disc Golf Course ethnic food. and rebates. •• Homewood Golf Course and Park— 20th Street and Duff Ames environmental programs Finally, Smart City includes the City of Avenue (515 239-5363) For decades, the City of Ames has Ames’ internal goal to reduce its carbon Municipal nine-hole golf course, actively engaged in saving resources, footprint on city buildings, vehicles, practice green and clubhouse reducing energy demand, and promoting streetlights, and operations by 15 percent •• Inis Grove Park—24th Street and recycling. There is a growing movement by the year 2014. Duff Avenue in the Ames community to promote Ames city parks Basketball court, open play fields, conservation of limited resources as The City of Ames Parks and Recreation four lighted courts, sand volleyball a means to achieving a greater global department has a multitude of activities, court, three picnic shelters, nature good—a more sustainable future. programs, and facilities available for all trails, and play equipment EcoSmart is the City of Ames’ ages and interests. Facilities include •• Moore Memorial Park—Northridge comprehensive strategy to reduce energy indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a Subdivision consumption and decrease our carbon nine-hole golf course, and an indoor ice Large park shelter, gazebo with footprint. While many of these efforts skating arena. The community center scenic view, 1 1/2-mile hard-surface are new, others have been around for located in City Hall includes a gymnasium, pathway, 13-acre restored prairie decades. The components of EcoSmart weight room, fitness rooms, and a 880 •• Bandshell Park—5th Street and include Smart Ride, Smart Trash, Smart seat auditorium. Duff Avenue Watersheds, Smart Water, Smart Energy, Summer band concerts in June Ames has 36 municipal parks, Smart Housing, and Smart City. and July, play equipment encompassing more than 1,200 areas of •• River Valley Parks—13th Street Ames’ CyRide bus system, part of Smart park land, a combination of both passive east of Duff Avenue Ride operates with biofuel. In the last and active areas. The following list Six softball fields, baseball field, year, CyRide provided 6 million rides, highlights many of the local park facilities: two picnic shelters, open play saving an estimated 600,000 gallons of •• Ada Hayden Heritage Park— fields, 2 1/2-miles of nature trails, gas annually. In addition, the new fleet of The 130-acre lake is located at the and play equipment hybrid buses, called CyBrids, will further northern city limits of Ames on •• Stuart N. Smith Park— reduce fuel consumption and improve air U.S. Highway 69. The park includes University Boulevard quality in Ames. a boat ramp, fishing, a 3-mile hard- Grass and wooded areas, play The Arnold O. Chantland Resource surfaced pathway, natural areas equipment, sheltered tables, Recovery Plant was the first municipally and wildlife viewing hard-surfaced pathway

44 To request a program activity guide, Church of God Non-denominational reserve a shelter or for more information, First Church of God Body of Christ Christian Worship Center call the Ames Parks and Recreation 1208 Wilson Ave (515 232-8109) 114 5th Street (515 296-0356) Department (515 239-5350) or go to amesparkrec.org. Community Open Bible Standard Ames Community Church Grace Bible Church Religious organizations 1415 Duff Ave (515 232-1060) 1114 South Dakota (515 292-3293) Apostolic Episcopal Pentecostal Christ Apostolic Faith Temple St. John’s Episcopal Church New Life United Pentecostal Church 405 Northwestern Avenue (515 233-5619) 2338 Lincoln Way (515 292-6655) 3505 South Duff (515 232-2515) Assemblies of God Evangelical Presbyterian First Assembly of God First Evangelical Free Church Collegiate Presbyterian Church—USA 409 13th Street (515 232-7111) 2008 24th Street (515 232-2765) 159 North Sheldon (515 292-2063) Baha’i Ames Foursquare Church Northminster Presbyterian Church—USA Baha’i Faith 103 E 6th Street (515 663-8804) 1416 20th Street (515 233-2540) 714 Lynn (515 292-6587) Friends Reformed Baptist Ames Friends Meeting Renew Community Church Heartland Baptist Church 121 South Maple (515 292-3801) 3915Mortenson Road (515 268-1728) 3904 N. Grand (515 268-1721) Islam Seventh Day Adventist Crossroad Baptist Church—GARBC Darul-Argum Islamic Center Seventh Day Adventist Church 57011 East Highway 30 (515 232-6022) 1212 Iowa Avenue (515 292-3683) 1303 Grand Avenue (515 232-1273) First Baptist Church of Ames Jewish Unitarian Universalist 200 Lynn Avenue (515 292-9612) Ames Jewish Congregation Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames Grand Avenue Baptist Church—SBC 3721 Calhoun (515 233-1347) 1015 North Hyland (515 292-5960) 612 24th Street (515 232-8803) Lutheran United Church of Christ New Birth Baptist Church Ascension Lutheran Church—AALC United Church of Christ—Congregational 159 Sheldon Ave (515 450-8881) 615 Kellogg (515 232-3815) 217 6th Street (515 232-9323) Bible Bethany Lutheran Church, ELS—WELS Unity Cornerstone Church of Ames—SBC 3113 Diamond Street (515 232-1544) Unity Church of Ames 56829 U.S. Highway 30 (515 232-5488) Bethesda Lutheran Church—ELCA 226 9th Street (515 233-1613) Oakwood Road Church 1517 Northwestern (515 232-6256) 2400 Oakwood Road (515 292-3620) Lord of Life Lutheran Church—ELCA Stonebrook Community Church 2126 Gable Lane (515 412-0565) 3611 Eisenhower Avenue (515 232-6290) Memorial Lutheran Church— Catholic Missouri Synod St. Cecilia Catholic Church 2228 West Lincoln Way (515 292-5005) 2900 Hoover Avenue (515 233-3092) St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church—ELCA St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church 209 Colorado (515 292-2131) and Student Center St. Paul Lutheran Church—LCMC 2210 Lincoln Way (515 292-3810) 610 15th Street (515 232-5838 or Christian 515 232-5549) First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Methodist 611 Clark (515 232-5766) Calvary United Methodist Church Christian Reformed 1403 24th Street (515 232-6329) Trinity Christian Reformed Church Collegiate United Methodist Church 3626 Ontario (515 292-4676) Wesley Foundation 2622 Lincoln Way (515 292-6936) Christian Science First United Methodist Church First Church of Christ, Scientist 516 Kellogg (515 232-2750) 123 6th Street #2 (515 232-6078) Korean United Methodist Church of the Brethren 6147 U.S. Highway 69 (515 233-1063) Ivester Church of the Brethren 1925 Hunziker Dr (515 233-3772) Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Church of Christ Saints North Grand Church of Christ 2524 Hoover Avenue (515 232-0437) 919 30th Street (515 232-1060) Nazarene Westside Church of Christ Church of the Nazarene 107 Abraham Drive (515 292-2969) 203 South Kellogg (515 233-1425)

45 46 HISTORY AND

Iowa State history 47 TRADITIONS Iowa State traditions 48

Iowa State has led the development of and animal health. IOWA STATE several fields of study that are central George Washington Carver, one of the to the land-grant movement, including nation’s most distinguished educators HISTORY engineering, agriculture, human sciences, and agricultural researchers, received and veterinary medicine. Extension, which bachelor’s (1894) and master’s (1896) celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2003, degrees from Iowa State. The electronic Iowa State University is one of the traces its roots to Iowa and early outreach digital computer, one of the most nation’s leading land-grant universities. programs by Iowa State’s Adonijah important technological innovations of Chartered in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural Welch and Perry Holden. The legislation the 20th century, was invented at Iowa College and Model Farm, it became the establishing the national Agricultural State in the late 1930s by John Vincent nation’s first land-grant institution when Experiment Station system was written Atanasoff. Carrie Chapman Catt, founder the General Assembly awarded it the by Iowa State faculty members Seaman of the League of Women Voters and a state’s land-grant charter in 1864. The Knapp and Charles Bessey in the 1880s. key strategist behind the final ratification college opened in 1868-69, and a class of Today, Iowa State is a recognized leader of the 19th Amendment, graduated as 26 graduated at the first commencement in many areas including plant and animal valedictorian of the Iowa State Class in 1872. Graduate study was offered genomics, materials sciences, analytical of 1880. almost as soon as classes began, and chemistry, biology, physics, behavioral the first graduate degree was conferred Iowa State aspires to be the best studies, information assurance, virtual in 1877. The college was renamed university in the nation in advancing the reality, engineering, architecture, Iowa State College of Agriculture and land-grant ideas and putting science and landscape architecture, business, Mechanic Arts in 1898 and became technology to work. The university’s journalism, kinesiology, transportation and Iowa State University of Science and mission is to create, share, and apply logistics, and education. Major research Technology in 1959. Today, Iowa State knowledge to make Iowa and the world initiatives focus on the bioeconomy, University is a broad-based university a better place. food safety and security, combinatorial of international stature with more than chemistry, human/computer interaction, 34,000 students.

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Enrollment (Fall 2014) University officers Iowa State songs Undergraduates—28,893 Steven Leath, President Iowa State Fight Song Professional programs—592 Jonathan Wickert, Senior Vice President O we will fight, fight, fight for Iowa State Graduate students—4,950 and Provost And may her colors ever fly. Total—34,732 Warren R. Madden, Senior Vice President Yes, we will fight with might for Iowa State Undergraduate enrollment by college for Business and Finance With a will to do or die, Rah! Rah! Rah! Loyal sons forever true Agriculture and Life Sciences—4,475 Thomas L. Hill, Senior Vice President for And we will fight the battle through, Business—3,836 Student Affairs Design—1,775 And when we hit that line University Extension Engineering—7,523 We’ll hit it hard ev’ry yard for I.S.U. Human Sciences—4,320 University Extension’s six units extend The Bells of Iowa State Iowa State to all Iowans: Extension to Liberal Arts and Sciences—6,964 Green hills for thy throne, Youth and 4-H, Extension to Families, Approximately 44 percent women And for crown a golden melody Extension to Communities, Extension to and 56 percent men Ringing in the hearts of all Agriculture, Extension to Business and Who bring thee love and loyalty; Approximately 64 percent of Industry, and Continuing Education. undergraduates are from Iowa Dear Alma Mater, Extension programs throughout the state Make our spirits great, establish personal contact with more than True, and valiant 1,000,000 Iowans annually. Like the bells of Iowa State.

47 choose the site, and the state legislature Cardinal and Gold IOWA STATE appropriated $7,500 for the construction In 1891, a college committee selected of the tower and its clock. gold, silver, and black as the Iowa State TRADITIONS Stanton died September 12, 1920, and his College colors. In 1899, when the Athletic will provided that after certain bequests Council decided to provide sweaters to were taken out, the residue of his estate the student-athletes in recognition of their Campanile should be turned over to the university efforts, the council found that it was too The story of the campanile is, in essence, for furnishing a memorial to him. His difficult to dye sweaters in these original a love story. Edgar Stanton graduated with second wife, Julia Wentch Stanton, and school colors. President Knapp had also the first class of Iowa State in 1872. He the children, decided to request that the had problems tying the diplomas with spent 50 years on campus as a student university install 26 additional bells, thus three ribbons representing the colors, and faculty member, becoming the head forming a musical instrument which and according to the student newspaper, of the Department of Mathematics, became known as the Edgar W. and the student population was ready for “a secretary to the Board of Trustees, dean Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial distinctive and striking set of colors.” In of the junior college, vice-president, Carillon. October of 1899, the Athletic Council and on four different occasions, acting Campaniling voted to change the colors to cardinal president. and gold. Since the story of the campanile is a His first wife was Margaret MacDonald love story, the “campaniling” tradition Cyclones Stanton, first dean of women. When she makes sense. The original 10 bells have Iowa State became the Cyclones after died, July 25, 1895, she had been closely increased to 50, and their influence has they leveled Northwestern in 1895. On identified with the university for almost grown exponentially. A student officially September 29, 1895 the Chicago Tribune 25 years. Stanton wanted to establish a becomes an Iowa Stater when he or noted: Struck by a Cyclone It Comes from monument so all students and friends she is kissed under the campanile at the Iowa and Devastates Evanston Town. of Iowa State would remember her. He stroke of midnight. During homecoming “Northwestern might as well have tried to finally decided to purchase and have and VEISHEA, hundreds of students play football with an Iowa cyclone as with installed a chime of 10 bells in a detached gather for mass campaniling. Couples the Iowa team it met yesterday. At the tower on central campus. President kiss, the band plays, and fireworks go off end of 50 minutes’ play, the big husky William M. Beardshear helped him at the stroke of midnight. farmers from Iowa’s Agricultural College had rolled up 36 points,while the 15-yard line was the nearest Northwestern got to ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS Iowa’s goal.” Iowa State University... Points of Interest Cy •• Enrolled a record high •• In its annual “America’s Best In 1954, members of Iowa State’s Pep 34,732students in Fall 2014 Graduate Schools” issue. Council decided that Iowa State needed from all 50 states and U.S.News & World Report ranks a mascot to symbolize new spirit for 110 other countries. ISU programs in agriculture the athletic teams. Since a cyclone was •• Offers approximately 100 engineering, aerospace difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal undergraduate degree programs engineering, and materials was selected, from the cardinal and gold and nearly 200 fields of study engineering among the top 25 of the official school colors. Pep Council leading to graduate and professional U.S. graduate programs. ran a contest to select a name for the degrees. •• Iowa State is among the top 50 new mascot. The winning entry, “Cy,” was submitted by 17 people. The first •• Sent 1,359 students to public national universities in U.S. to submit the name, Mrs. Ed Ohlsen 46 countries to participate in study, News & World Report’s 2014 of Ames, won a cardinal and gold service-learning, and work abroad “America’s Best Colleges” annual stadium blanket. programs in 2013-2014. rankings, and ranks fourth in biological/agricultural engineering •• Has Cyence, the university’s Lancelot and Elaine among all national universities. newest supercomputer, which It was the climax of VEISHEA, 1935. performs more than 183 trillion •• Iowa State is one of the 20 public A large float, shaped like a swan and calculations per second. universities listed as “Best Buy” carrying flower-bedecked and white- schools in the Fiske Guide to •• Is home to the world’s first robed Iowa State maidens, emerged Colleges, 2013. electronic digital computer and from a smoke screen and glided its way the encoding process essential to •• Iowa State was named one of to the middle of Lake LaVerne. And then nearly all fax machines. the top 100 Best Values in Public the plaster swan unloosed its feathered Colleges by Kiplinger’s Personal passengers: four swans. Two of the •• Has the world’s largest tornado Finance in 2013. swans were named Lancelot and Elaine simulator for wind energy research by student Jean Nesinwanger, who and the world’s largest highest •• College Database named Iowa State won $10. Since that time, there have resolution immersive virtual reality No. 47 on its list of public colleges been numerous Lancelots and Elaines lab. with the best return on investment. (including a pair of trumpeter swans •• Is located in Ames, Iowa, reintroduced to their original Iowa habitat) which was named among the top Office of Institutional Research and in 1944, 1970, and 1971 cygnets 100 best places to live in America (Source: Office of University Relations) (baby swans) were born. Swans take a by Livability.com, 2013. mate for life unless one of the pair dies or is moved away.

48 Lake LaVerne, the home of Lancelot to name the festival, they also wove The Biorenewables Laboratory Building and Elaine, was created with a $10,000 together a combination of traditions that keeps in the spirit of sustainability donation in 1916 by LaVerne W. Noyes. has stuck: College open houses, a student and environment stewardships as an Noyes, a wealthy Chicago philanthropist musical performance (now called “Stars inherent part of architectural design. The and member of the first graduating class Over VEISHEA”), canoe races, a parade, Biorenewables Resource Lab complies of 1872, funded a lake in what had been and, of course, cherry pies. with guidelines adopted by Leadership a three-acre marsh area, fed by College in Engineering and Design (LEED). The The Zodiac Creek. Another Iowa State tradition: If greening of this new facility includes you walk around Lake LaVerne three Who knows what prompted that first sustainable products and building times in silence with your beloved, student to step around the bronze zodiac materials, optimized energy performance, you are destined to be together. relief on the floor of the Gold Star Hall in rain water recovery, a chilled beam the Memorial Union, but for more than Homecoming cooling system, and native plants in the 70 years, subsequent students have done landscape incorporating biomass crop Alumni first began returning to Iowa likewise, understanding that to step on specimens. State for an official Homecoming in the zodiac is to ensure that they will flunk 1912. Since then, the celebration their next exam. Cyclone Sports Complex—The continues to entertain both young and $13 million Cyclone Sports Complex It should be noted that staff, faculty, old Iowa Staters with traditional events, opened in the fall of 2012. It is the home and alumni members also detour the including tailgate parties, fireworks, of Iowa State track and field, soccer, and enchanted circle, indicating the solemn lawn displays, “Yell Like Hell” cheering softball. On-site restrooms, a concession belief that bad luck may befall more than competition, and mass campaniling. stand, home and away locker rooms, just test-takers. The bad luck can be Student Alumni Leadership Council helps officials’ locker rooms, team meeting dissipated by throwing a coin into the plan all of the Homecoming events. rooms, an athletic training room, a press Fountain of the Four Seasons directly box, bleachers, and a scoreboard are The Hub outside the door, but most students among the new features that make it The Hub was formerly the depot of the don’t want to risk it. a state-of-the-art facility. “Dinky,” a tiny, narrow-gauge steam Campus Hach Hall—Houses cutting-edge engine that ran between the college and Campus and recreation areas cover classrooms, lab space, and equipment. downtown Ames from 1891 to 1907. The 1,984 acres. The following are Iowa State received a $10 million Dinky was replaced by an electric trolley descriptions of some of our outstanding commitment from Kathryn Hach Darrow which operated from 1907 to 1929. The facilities and collections. for the new chemistry building. The Hub served as the bookstore until 1958 building opened Fall 2010. and was remodeled in 1987 and 2008. Alumni Center—Completed fall 2008, It now houses Caribou Coffee, which the Alumni Center was built to house the Hixson-Lied Student Success Center— features Caribou’s full line of beverages Alumni Association and Student Alumni Dedicated to improving academic and tasty treats, as well as the Hub Grill & Leadership Council. The Alumni Center achievement and increasing student Café, a great place to get a made-to-order serves as an enhancement to student life, retention and graduation rates. This deli sandwich, grilled sandwiches, soup, alumni homecomings, and community and $10 million facility is home to the as well as a variety of sides and desserts. alumni engagement. Academic Success Center, which provides services directed to any Iowa VEISHEA The center was built using donations to the Alumni Association with Roy and State student in need of academic Imagine planning an event like VEISHEA, Bobbi Reiman donating $9 million toward counseling or support. but with no office space for student the building’s construction. The building The center includes a resource library, meetings and no financial reserves. The is part of Iowa State’s “Live Green!” computer labs, individual and group study year was 1922, and the VEISHEA Central campaign and uses geothermal energy for rooms, and meeting and classroom space. Committee was meeting for the first time. heating and cooling. It is also home to the Hixson Opportunity They met at Beardshear (the Memorial Awards program and the Rod and Connie Union hadn’t been built yet), and for Art on Campus Collection—Iowa State is French Athletics Academic Center. each meeting they had to ask a janitor to home to one of the largest campus public help them find and unlock a room. But art programs in the United States. Over Iowa State Center—This complex was the administration was solidly behind 2,000 works of public art, including 600 completed 1969–1975 by the Iowa State their effort: combine the celebrations by significant national and international University Foundation, entirely without of the different divisions (today called artists, are located across campus in the use of appropriated funds. buildings, courtyards, open spaces, and colleges), which had resulted in too The center includes three buildings: many unauthorized student holidays. offices. The engineers skipped classes for their •• C. Y. Stephens Auditorium— Programs, receptions, dedications, Showcases internationally St. Patrick’s Day parade; the home ec university classes, Wednesday Walks, women skipped for their May Day dance; renowned performances of ballet, and educational tours are presented musical theatre, and classical the aggies skipped for their Ag Carnival. on a regular basis to enhance visual But could one festival combine all the music. Selected as Iowa’s Building literacy and aesthetic appreciation of of the Century by the American traditions of the separate divisions— this diverse collection. Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Institute Industrial Science, Home Economics, Biorenewables Research Laboratory— of Architects. Seats 2,750. and Agriculture? This 70,000-square-foot-building houses •• J. W. Fisher Theater—Provides the Bioeconomy Institute as well as an intimate setting for the Iowa The answer was a resounding “yes!” research centers closely affiliated with State theatre department’s student Not only did the student planners the Bioeconomy Initiative. productions and dance events. combine the first letter of each division Seats 450.

49 •• Scheman Continuing Education a popular place for meals on campus, and Building—Ideal for seminars, it houses offices for Student Activities, conferences, group meetings, and New Student Programs, and many clubs art instruction. Houses Brunnier and organizations. CyBowl and Billiards Gallery and Museum. Includes provides bowling and billiards for Benton Auditorium which seats recreation purposes and ample study 450. space is available throughout the Memorial King Pavilion—Provides a home primarily Union. for freshman students in the College of Design’s Core Design Program and Morrill Hall—Home to the Christian sophomore students in the first year of Petersen Art Museum, the Center for their professional programs. King Pavilion Excellence in Learning and Teaching, was the first new green-constructed and the Center for Visual Learning in building on campus and features Iowa Textiles and Clothing. Throughout the State’s first green roof. years, Morrill Hall has housed zoology, State Gym—State Gym provides entomology, and geology classes and labs; space for open recreation programs, a library; chapel; and even a barber shop fitness programs, intramurals, Outdoor from 1905-1908. Recreation, and sport club activities. The Constructed in 1891, Morrill Hall sat facility features three full size basketball/ vacant from 1996 until the $10 million volleyball/badminton courts, two renovation began in the spring of 2005. additional basketball courts, two running Parks Library—Parks Library holdings tracks, an indoor leisure pool, a 40’ include more than 2 million volumes climbing wall and 13’ bouldering wall, and and over 97,000 current serial titles. The 12,000 square feet of weight and cardio library provides a rich array of information space with approximately 125 pieces of available through an online catalog system equipment. Additionally, the facility has that may be accessed from campus a fitness and wellness suite and a Froots computers or personal computers located smoothie bar operated by ISU Dining. off-campus. The system includes more Troxel Hall—Troxel Hall is a state-of-the- than 1,100,000 bibliographic records. art science auditorium. It is one of the The e-library (lib.iastate.edu), accessed most sustainable buildings on campus, through the Internet, provides access to which incorporates sustainable strategies the library’s online catalog; indexing and such as zero run-off, natural daylighting abstracting databases; electronic journals; and energy recovery. The building is and selected Internet sites. named for Douglas D. Troxel, a 1967 Reiman Gardens—The largest public graduate in mathematics. Troxel is the garden in Iowa, Reiman Gardens creates chief executive officer of The Change a striking entrance to Iowa State and Happens Foundation, which provided the city of Ames on a 14-acre site. the lead donation. The year-round facility features an Memorial Union—After World War I indoor conservatory, 2,500-square-foot ended, there was an interest on campus indoor butterfly conservatory, butterfly in erecting a memorial to Iowa Staters emergence cases, gift shop, and five who died in the war. After talking about supporting greenhouses. The Gardens a bronze plaque or a gateway arch, an provide opportunities for learning through outspoken group headed by the editor a year-round education program and of the student paper lobbied for a living special events. memorial—a building that would provide service to the college and preserve the memory of those that were lost. Students successfully rallied support on campus and then widened their campaign to alumni. By 1927, enough pledges were collected to begin construction. The Memorial Union opened in September 1928. Gold Star Hall, at the north entrance, serves as the memorial with names inscribed on the walls of Iowa Staters lost in World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Global War on Terrorism. Today, the Memorial Union serves as a student gathering space, hotel, and meeting space. Its food court serves as

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