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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2010 Loh sees change coming Some officials said they’re worried TA cuts could affect the quality of undergraduate education. By MORGAN OLSEN [email protected] University of Iowa Provost Wallace Loh is asking graduate program directors to re- evaluate their departments to prepare for further changes next year. On Tuesday, Loh told UI directors he CHRISTY AUMER/THE DAILY IOWAN would use the reports to assess the alloca- Visitors enjoy cake on Tuesday during the Iowa Hall’s 25th anniversary celebration, which included a birthday party for Rusty the giant sloth. The fami- tion of resources, including TA positions. ly-friendly party included an unveiling of Rusty’s new costume — a party hat and a half tuxedo. “We don’t want to do harm to any pro- grams,” Loh said. “We just want to recog- nize that just doing business as usual isn’t viable in this day and age.” Demands for accountability from the 100s fête Iowa Hall, Rusty state Board of Regents fueled Loh’s requests for more detailed information on departments. The museum, which opened in 1985, sees more than 40,000 patrons annually. He said directors will provide detailed informa- By LISA BRAHM ON DAILYIOWAN.COM tion on various factors — [email protected] Log on to check out a video including optimal enroll- report from Daily Iowan TV ment, what programs will Giant ground sloths haven’t and a photo slide show about do to increase completion walked the Earth since the the celebration. rate, placement numbers, Ice Age 12,000 years ago, but to the museum several times. number of TA positions. Loh Tuesday, Iowans of all ages “She loves the exhibits, and Loh said he hopes gradu- provost gathered to celebrate one’s I love bringing her, because ate they can compile this birthday. there is so much to look at,” information by mid-fall. In an event featuring birth- Ratzel said. “She couldn’t wait From there, he will sit down with graduate day cake and party hats, to see Rusty’s birthday deans to determine what changes need to around 200 museum guests costume.” be made and how some funds will be marked the 25th anniversary Mia, along with a slew of reallocated. of the University of Iowa more than 200 Iowans, young However, several faculty members took Museum of Natural History’s and old, gathered to tour issue with Loh’s approach, arguing it will Iowa Hall. the exhibit. disregard each program’s individual Patrons and officials said Keith Hogan, a UI alumnus characteristics. Iowa Hall is a valuable CHRISTY AUMER/THE DAILY IOWAN from Durant, Iowa, came to “It all depends. What if you have a pro- resource and stands out Two-year-old Isaiah Poe looks around an exhibit on Tuesday during the 25th the event and toured the gram with great placement rates, but the among similar museums. anniversary celebration for the Museum of Natural History’s Iowa Hall. The exhibits he studied as a muse- time to degree takes an extended amount Rusty lives in one of the Iowa Hall festivities featured a birthday cake for Rusty, the museum’s um student before he gradu- of time?” said Russell Valentino, the head of most popular exhibits at the giant sloth. ated in 1961. the cinema/comparative literature depart- museum, which opened in Hogan, who spoke at the ment. “It’s different for every department.” ed more than 750,000 people teams believe could be the 1858, as a repository for the 1985 opening of Iowa Hall, Valentino said his department has lost from around the world. first sloth family of its kind UI’s teaching collection of nat- said he came back to support around three TAs this year, and he’s not sure he will get them back. ural-history specimens, Rusty, who can be found in ever discovered. the school. Loh said his plan might account for indi- according to the museum’s different costumes through- Mia Mozena, a 3-year-old “This is where I got my edu- viduality more than the task force report website. out the year, is a replica based from Coralville, said she was cation,” he said as he exam- did earlier this semester. Directors will In 1978, the $1.9 million on the remains of a Mega- excited to celebrate Rusty’s ined the bird specimens have a chance to describe how they plan to Iowa Hall was developed, and lonyx jeffersoni — giant sloth birthday. Her grandmother, on display. it opened to the public on May — found along with two other Alice Ratzel, has brought Mia improve and what they need in order to 11, 1985. It has since attract- skeletons which UI research and her other grandchildren SEE ANNIVERSARY, 3 do so. SEE LOH, 3 Slavin Management Other cities praise IC’s search firm Consultants Inc. 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