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The first day of classes is right around the corner!
We can’t wait to welcome our students back to campus on Aug. 25 and are ready to meet our latest cohort of first-year and transfer students this week during the CLAS Welcome Party, as part of On Iowa!
Thanks for all you do and for being a part of CLAS. We hope you have a great start to the semester.
| | | | Daniel Khalastchi will serve as the executive director of the newly established office, which will lead university-wide writing initiatives. Learn more about attendant changes to Magid Center for Writing programs. | | | Please join us in welcoming and congratulating CLAS staff on their hiring, promotion, or transfer within the college. Check out this list of CLAS employee updates from last month. | | | | Esteemed scholars from across the country will visit CLAS during the 2025-26 academic year through the Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professorships Program in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. Learn more about the scholars. | | | Kaveh Akbar and Melissa Febos, two faculty in the Department of English, were appointed the Roy J. Carver Professorship, which recognizes the highest levels of achievement in scholarship and teaching. | | | | Dan Matheson, director of the Sport and Recreation Management program in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, addressed the NCAA House settlement and the future of college athletics during a panel with Big Ten leaders.
| | | Professor and DEO Andrew Casto, along with 14 undergraduate and graduate students in the School of Art, Art History, and Design, traveled to Salt Lake City earlier this year for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts.
Check out more CLAS stories by visiting our news section. | | | | Sept. 16 and Oct. 9
The Discover Your University program offers visits to various campus sites, providing faculty and staff opportunities to learn about various programs on campus, including the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
| | | Monday, Sept. 22
Old Capitol Senate Chambers
All College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty are invited to attend the annual meeting, which will recognize recent faculty achievements including named professorships, and collegiate awards for promotion and tenure, and teaching and engagement.
For more CLAS-specific events, visit the university events calendar.
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