Iowa Admin. Code r. 681-13.1 - Organization
(1)
Statement of university mission. Iowa State University of
science and technology is a public land-grant institution serving the people of
Iowa, the nation, and the world through its interrelated programs of
instruction, research, extension and professional service. With an
institutional emphasis in areas related to science and technology, the
university carries out its traditional mission of discovering, developing,
disseminating and preserving knowledge. The university's mission and vision may
be found in the strategic plan at
www.president.iastate.edu/projects/mission.
(2)
Officers. The university
has three statutory officers: president, secretary, and treasurer. The
president is the chief administrative officer of the university and has
authority and duties as have been delegated by the board of regents.
A detailed listing of the university units is shown on the organizational chart at the following website: www.president.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/org/univorg.pdf.
(3)
Operations.
a. The senior vice president and provost
oversees the academic, research, and extension activities of the
university.
b. The academic mission
of the university is principally carried out through its eight colleges:
graduate, agriculture and life sciences, engineering, human sciences, liberal
arts and sciences, design, business and veterinary medicine. The dean of each
college is its chief administrative officer.
c. Extension and outreach are integral parts
of the land-grant university system and provide the link whereby the findings
of research are taken to the people of Iowa. The chief administrative officer
is the vice president for extension and outreach.
d. The vice president for research oversees
the university's broad range of research, which contributes to economic
development in the state and the nation.
e. The senior vice president for student
affairs oversees the various services provided to students, including student
activities, student health and student housing and dining.
f. The senior vice president for operations
and finance oversees the various business-related functions of the university,
including physical plant, safety, accounting and purchasing.
(4)
Communications. Inquiries, submissions, and requests should be
addressed to the Office of Strategic Relations and Communications. Contact
information for the Office of Strategic Relations and Communications may be
found online at the following address: www.ur.iastate.edu. Communications may also be
addressed to the office of the Board of Regents, 11260 Aurora Avenue,
Urbandale, Iowa 50322-7905. Generally, inquiries, submissions, and requests by
the public may be submitted by informal letter or email. However, application
for some purposes is to be made on a specified form. Rule
681-13.6 (262) provides an
address for obtaining forms.
(5)
Policy library. The university policy library contains the
policies governing the internal administrative operation of the university. It
is available online at the following address:
www.policy.iastate.edu/. Copies of
the policies may be obtained from the Iowa State University Policy
Administrator, 3550 Beardshear Hall, telephone (515)294-1385.
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