Diane HeldtDiane Heldt covers higher education in Iowa. Diane has covered K-12 and higher education in the state for more than 15 years at papers in Ames, Dubuque and Cedar Rapids. An Iowa State University journalism graduate, Diane works out of the company’s Iowa City newsroom. |
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UI’s $1.7 billion campaign will support scholarships, faculty
IOWA CITY – Student scholarships, faculty and research support and campus facilities are among the priorities for the University of Iowa’s record-setting $1.7 billion fundraising campaign, officially announced by UI leaders Thursday. More than $1 billion already has been raised toward the goal counting since 2008, UI President Sally Mason said, with the campaign end [...]
Schools keep constant watch on data security
Colleges and universities spend thousands of dollars to protect the personal information they have in their computer networks, and officials say guarding against hacking and intrusion requires constant vigilance. Even with those efforts, the cost of a serious security breach can exceed what the schools pay for IT security personnel staff and network upgrades. Kirkwood [...]
First year of new UI training tool costs $99,000
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa officials hope faculty and staff take advantage of a new online professional development program that costs $99,000 for the first year of a three-year contract. During a presentation to the UI Faculty Senate Tuesday, UI officials said the program, My Quick Coach, is an “e-learning” tool aimed at professional [...]
Regents transparency public hearing moved to Iowa City
A second public hearing to be held tonight by the transparency task force of the state Board of Regents will originate in Iowa City, not in Muscatine as previously planned. Technical difficulties with the Iowa Communications Network moved the hearing from the Muscatine High School site, officials said. Instead, the public hearing will originate from [...]
New Upper Iowa president starts immediately
William Duffy will be the new president of Upper Iowa University, the school’s board of trustees voted last week. Board chairman Bob Firth and Trustee Bill Cook, head of the presidential search committee, made the announcement Friday at the end of the regular board meeting. The search committee had recommended five candidates to the board [...]
State audit recommends improved concessions control at UNI
A state audit recommends improvements to controls over inventory and cash collections at the University of Northern Iowa’s Events Complex Concessions. State Auditor David Vaudt on Tuesday released a report on the special investigation of UNI’s Events Complex Concessions for the period of Oct. 1, 2006 through March 31, 2012. The complex is responsible for [...]
As online offerings grow, universities focus on quality
Enrollment in for-credit distance education programs at Iowa’s three state universities has increased more than 54 percent in the past five years, and officials say interest in online courses is driving much of that growth. As distance education booms, officials at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa said [...]
Iowa graduate students teaching less
IOWA CITY — The undergraduate student credit hours taught by graduate students at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University declined from 2006 to 2010, a decrease some officials and graduate student leaders attribute to the schools using more nontenured faculty. The biennial report on faculty activities submitted to the state Board of Regents [...]
UNI gets $2 million grant for new educational research center
The University of Northern Iowa has received a $2 million grant to create a new center for educational research and development, university officials announced this week. The grant is from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. The new Center for Educational Transformation will help UNI provide statewide and national leadership in educational research and development, [...]
Lang attends last meeting as Iowa regent
The Iowa Board of Regents will choose a new board president at the June meeting, after three members took part in their last meeting Thursday. The six-year terms of three regents — Craig Lang, of Brooklyn; David Miles, of Dallas Center; and Jack Evans, of Cedar Rapids — end April 30. Lang, the board president, [...]
