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

REDCap MyCap Training

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the fifth step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will discuss using the MyCap mobile app for data collection. We will cover features such as:

Creating participants

Creating tasks and schedules

Active tasks and their unique data output

Direct messages and announcements

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training, you will have a basic understanding of the MyCap mobile app for REDCap.

Register by clicking the virtual event link above or by going here:  https:/...

Readings from the Student Center: Earthwords and Fools Magazine promotional image

Readings from the Student Center: Earthwords and Fools Magazine

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
Join us in the Student Center of the Adler Journalism building for readings from the most recent issues of Earthwords and Fools Magazine.
Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Dr. Dani Lipman; Department of Physics, University of Connecticut promotional image

Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar - Dr. Dani Lipman; Department of Physics, University of Connecticut

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 3:30pm to 4:30pm
Van Allen Hall
Astrophysics & Space Physics Seminar
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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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