Having outgrown its office on West Fourth Street, the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach in Clay County has been working on its new building for several months. Monday evening, the site for the new office at West 18th Street was visited by ISU President Wendy Wintersteen to celebrate the progress made thus far.
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst will be hosting an Entrepreneur Expo at Iowa State to bring in Iowa’s small business owners to connect them to government-related innovators and contractors. The expo will take place from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday in the Scheman Building. Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen is also scheduled to speak.
Educators and faculty predict enrollment increases with the implementation of the Degrees of the Future Initiative. Approved as part of Iowa State’s 2023-24 strategic plan, President Wendy Wintersteen has put forth $10.5 million to jump-start each project. One project, Degrees of the Future, received $1.5 million. The additions to the degree programs offered by the.
Nineteen teams throughout Iowa State will share around $4 million in funding for the ISU 2022-2031 strategic plan. Approved by the Board of Regents in June 2022, the collaborative process involves more than 500 students, staff, faculty and community members. The funding aims to expand students’ learning services, provide internship opportunities and assistance to the.