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THE ORDER OF THE KNOLL An independent student newspaper serving Iowa State since 1890.
THURSDAY 10.12.2017 No. 038 Vol 213
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COURTESY OF BOARD OF REGENTS Pictured: Wendy Wintersteen.
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE ON CAMPUS BY ALEX.CONNOR @iowastatedaily.com SARAH HENRY/ IOWA STATE DAILY The Knoll is the home of the current Iowa State President. People can join the Order of The Knoll by making a financial donation.
In 1901, “The Knoll,” located east of the Memorial Union, became the home to Iowa State University’s fifth president, William Beardshear. Since then, ten presidential families have lived in the Knoll and set a standard of excellence for faculty as well as students.
For over 100 years, millions of students have attended and graduated from Iowa State following this standard and contributing to the success of the university, and alumni have chosen to thank the university through their generosity. Iowa State’s most loyal and prestigious donors have been recognized in a society appropriately named The Order of the Knoll. Since the 1960s, the Order of the Knoll program has honored the university’s top donors. In order to become a member of this society, one must donate a minimum of $2,500 annually or give a cumulative gift of $100,000 or more. The program recognizes four different levels of giving. Each of the four levels - Campanile Society, President’s Circle, W.M. Beardshear Society and Society of the True and Valiant requires a higher donation amount. The Campanile Society starts at an annual donation of $2,500 or annual donation of $1,500 for those ages 40 and under, and the Society of the True and Valiant is the level for donors with a cumulative giving of $10 million or more.
Elaine Watkins-Miller, the associate director of communications for the Iowa State University Foundation, said the Order helps alumni stay connected to Iowa State, and is a way to thank them for their generosity. “The program provides donors ongoing engagement with Iowa State through communications about important university news,” Watkins-Miller said, “[The program] also provides opportunities to attend events such as regional gatherings with alumni and friends.” One such event is a concert for members of the Order put on by Cantamus Women’s Choir, one of two women’s all-female choral groups on campus. The event will take place Friday. “This concert will premiere an all new version of ‘The Bells of Iowa State’ featuring a solo performance by Simon Estes,” said Kathleen Rodde, the director of Cantamus. “Cantamus is recognized as one of the top women’s choirs in the nation. This will be their first time performing for the Order of the Knoll.” Thanks to the Order of the Knoll’s members, Iowa State has been able to expand, grow and give students more opportunities over the last 50 years. To honor the societies most loyal and top givers, the Order gives out five awards each year: the True and Valiant Award, Campanile Award, Cardinal and Gold Award, Corporate and
Foundation Award and Faculty and Staff Award. This year, the recipients of the True and Valiant Award were Roy and Bobbi Reiman. Roy Reiman graduated from Iowa State with a degree in agricultural journalism, founded Reiman Publications in Greendale, Wisconsin, and later founded Reiman Gardens, located southeast of Jack Trice Stadium, with his wife. The Reiman’s are also past recipients of the Order’s Campanile Award. Other award recipients include Richard and Joan Stark, Steven T. Schuler, William D. Hoefle and Danfoss Power Solutions. Some benefits of donating and becoming members of the Order include invitations to select events including dinners and luncheons, as well as opportunities to interact with Iowa State’s top staff and receive special reports on the university. Though some donors may choose to remain anonymous, at the 2014 Order of the Knoll Reception, a few donors wrote why they chose to give back to Iowa State University, citing “[to provide] opportunity for the next generation,” “be apart of something bigger than ourselves,” “to leave a legacy” and “giving back to Iowa State,” as reasons why they choose to donate. For more information on the Order of the Knoll, including donations and award recipients, visit foundation.iastate.edu.
Onboarding committee to host open forums BY ALEX.CONNOR @iowastatedaily.com What began as a proposal by Student Government to help create a better and more intersectional learning experience for new students has transformed into a year-long process to review the university’s current on-boarding process.
Last winter, the academic and student affairs divisions were tasked to review the current procedures, which led to the creation of a 31-member task force that examined new student on-boarding procedures. After doing so, the committee serves to create recommendations to be passed onto senior administration by the end of the 2018 spring
semester. The proposal that started this process was dubbed Cyclone 101 — a semester-long course created by then-President Cole Staudt and thenVice President Cody West and would take a more in-depth approach to issues such as sexual assault, civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, as well as financial and information literacy. “That was a recommendation that students came up with that said some of the things the university is doing to help us be successful — we don’t think they’re doing well,” Keith Robinder, associate dean of students, said. “And some of the things that we think are important — you’re not doing in a way that really resonates with students.”
This served as a wake-up call. “I think the students proposed that from a genuine sense of ‘we can do better,’” Robinder said. “It was received with that understanding, as well.” Robinder currently co-chairs the committee, along with Associate Provost for Academic Programs, Ann Marie VanDerZanden. The first stage of the process, Robinder said, was to create smaller committees within the task force to assess the onboarding process for different student types. These groups included: direct-from-high school undergraduates, transfer students, grad-
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The fourth and final candidate for the next Iowa State president, Wendy Wintersteen, was announced Wednesday morning.
Wintersteen currently serves as Iowa State’s dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Similar to the last three candidates, she will be on campus Thursday, Oct. 12 to meet with faculty, staff, students and the community throughout the day. Wintersteen received her bachelor’s in crop production from Kansas State University in 1978 and has spent a bulk of her career at Iowa State. Receiving her doctorate in entomology from Iowa State in 1988, Wintersteen has held a variety of positions at the university since – minus a short stint with the USDA-Extension Service in 1989 to 1990 as the acting national pesticide education program leader. In 2000, Wintersteen also held a short position as Interim Executive Associate Dean for the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station. Wintersteen has served as the dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Science since 2006, where she oversees 317 faculty members, 484 staff members and 5,509 students. She works with a current budget of $172 million with $51.5 million in sponsored research. Additionally, through a $3 million gift, Wintersteen became the first endowed dean in Iowa State’s history, according to her vitae. As dean, Wintersteen cited background in fundraising, research, fiscal management, diversity and the student experience. Currently, CALS boasts a retention rate of 90.4 percent and fouryear graduation rate of 63.1 percent. Career placement rate is 98 percent, according to her vitae.
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