CLAS Business Updates

Weekly updates on business and administrative topics in CLAS

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Directory

Use this listing to find offices and phone numbers for administrative staff and collegiate leaders in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Faculty Reviews

Learn about faculty appointment types, employment classifications, and the structure governing academic positions at the University of Iowa in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

HR Request Forms

Review Request Forms to learn how to submit transaction requests, access workflow and more. You can also learn more about shared governance practices and volunteer opportunities for faculty, staff, and students.

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Events for faculty and staff in CLAS

Are you holding an event you'd like to share with faculty and staff in CLAS? Please add your event to the UI Events calendar selecting both the "College of Liberal Arts and Sciences" unit tag and the "faculty/staff" audience tag.

 

Upcoming events

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Guggenheim Fellowship Panel

Monday, November 9, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Thinking about applying for a Guggenheim Fellowship? Want to learn more about the application process and hear from previous awardees? Then this panel session is for you!

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This virtual panel session will be held Monday, November 9 from 12:00pm-1:00pm, and provides an opportunity to hear from accomplished University of Iowa and Duke University Guggenheim Fellowship recipients regarding their experience with the application process, need-to-know information, plus much more.

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SEES Faculty Candidate Talk - Tenure Track Position, Solid Earth Geology

Monday, November 9, 2026 3:30pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)

SEES:7000 Colloquium - Thursday, 11/9/26, 3:30pm, 348 Iowa Memorial Union (Big Ten Theater)

SEES:7000 Colloquium - SEES Faculty Candidate Talk - Tenure Track Position, Solid Earth Geology

REDCap Advanced Training

Tuesday, November 10, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fourth step in the REDCap training series. In this training we will cover advanced features such as:

Importing data from a CSV file

Ways to customize your data entry experience with form display logic

Making your forms more dynamic and personalized with context aware smart variables

Sending automated, conditional email alerts

Ensuring data is high quality by executing data quality rules, creating data 'missingness' codes, and opening data queries

Register by clicking the virtual event link...

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Thank a staff member

Recognize a CLAS staff member who has gone above and beyond the call of duty to be of assistance to a faculty or staff member or student. They'll receive a thank you note sent on behalf of the nominator, the Dean, and the Staff Recognition Committee.

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