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Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States.Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the nation's first designated land-grant institutions when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September ...
Carver Hall is an academic building completed in 1969 at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa to accommodate rapid increases in enrollment. [17] It is named for George Washington Carver, who earned his bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 1894 and his master's in 1896 and served on the Iowa State faculty.
The state's oldest post-secondary institution is Loras College, a private Catholic school in Dubuque that was founded in 1839, [2] [3] seven years before Iowa became a state. [4] The state's only two law schools, the University of Iowa College of Law and Drake University Law School, are both accredited by the American Bar Association. [5]
Nathaniel Oglesby Calloway (1907–1979), B.S 1930 and Chemistry PhD 1933, first African-American to receive a PhD in chemistry from Iowa State University [3] Professor at the University of Illinois Medical School, medical director of Provident Hospital in Chicago until 1949, and then founded the Medical Associates Clinic of Chicago
President of Iowa State University (2001 – 2011) Geoffroy is married to Kathleen Carothers Geoffroy and has four children. Iowa State's newest residence hall, Gregory L. Geoffroy Hall (or simply Geoffroy Hall), is named for the former president.
The University was founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College with classes in agriculture and mechanical arts, now called engineering. [1] [2] In 1898, the school was renamed as "Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—Science with Practice", with divisions in agriculture, veterinary science, engineering, and science and ...
The Iowa State University Cyclone Marching Band is the marching band of Iowa State University.Composed of two ensembles, [1] the Iowa State University Cyclone Football 'Varsity" Marching Band (ISUCF'V'MB) and State Storm, the band performs in support of the Iowa State Cyclones football team at all home games (at the Jack Trice Stadium) and at some away games versus Big 12 Conference rivals.
Iowa State University's Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business was established in 1984, and is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. [1] The college consists of five departments offering nine bachelor's degrees and six post graduate degrees.