Iowa State’s longest-serving provost has announced he will step down from the position, effective June 30. Senior Vice President and Provost Jonathan Wickert will remain at Iowa State, serving as the president’s chairman in engineering and remaining a professor of mechanical engineering. “Being provost is a profound responsibility and an amazing experience, and I’ve enjoyed.
The Faculty Senate held its final meeting of the year in the Memorial Union Tuesday and discussed the flat fee for immediate access items, President Wendy Wintersteen’s DEI focus group and new degree programs. Faculty Senate President Sarah Bennett-George announced that Wintersteen asked her to be a part of Iowa State’s focus group set to.
A Graduate and Professional Student Senate (GPSS) resolution supporting DEI initiatives and amendments to the GPSS FY24 budget passed at the GPSS meeting. Charity Njeshi, the College Chair for the College of Veterinary Medicine, was unanimously voted in for a Special Election for the Senate Engagement Officer starting the spring semester. Support Inclusion, Diversity, Equality.
Representatives from each university will form groups to respond to the recommendations while keeping the programming that a majority of DEI study respondents called “critically important.”