Wendy Wintersteen, previously dean of Iowa State University's (ISU) agricultural college since 2006, is the university's president. She is the first woman to hold the job in Iowa State's 159-year history. She succeeded Steven Leath.
Founded in 1858 and coeducational from its start, Iowa State became the nation’s first designated land-grant institution when the Iowa Legislature accepted the provisions of the 1862 Morrill Act on September 11, 1862, making Iowa the first state in the nation to do so.
The school was founded as the Iowa Agricultural College. From the start, the institution focused on the ideals that higher education should be accessible to all and that the university should teach liberal and practical subjects. These ideals are integral to the land-grant university. On July 4, 1959, the college was officially renamed Iowa State University of Science and Technology.
The institution was coeducational from the first preparatory class admitted in 1868. The formal admitting of students began the following year, and the first graduating class of 1872 consisted of 24 men and two women. In October 2012, Iowa State marked its 100th Homecoming.
Iowa State's academic offerings are administered today through eight colleges, including the graduate college, that offer over 100 bachelor's degree programs, 112 master's degree programs, and 83 at the Ph.D. level, plus a professional degree program in Veterinary Medicine.
Breakthroughs at Iowa State changing the world are in the areas of human, social, economic, and environmental sustainability; new materials and processes for biomedical as well as industrial applications; nutrition, health, and wellness for humans and animals; transportation and infrastructure; food safety and security; plant and animal sciences; information and decision sciences; and renewable energies. The focus on technology has led directly to many research patents and inventions including the first binary computer (the ABC), Maytag blue cheese (not Maytag washing machines or dryers), the round hay baler and many more. The binary computer, invented during 1937-42, pioneered important elements of modern computing, including binary arithmetic, regenerative memory, parallel processing, electronic switching elements, and separation of memory and computer functions.
Iowa State is the only university that has a U.S. Department of Energy research laboratory located on its campus. Iowa State played a critical role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project, a research and development program begun in 1942 under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop the atomic bomb. The process to produce large quantities of high-purity uranium metal became known as the Ames process. One-third of the uranium metal used in the world’s first controlled nuclear chain reaction was produced at Iowa State. Today, the Ames Laboratory focuses on more peaceful applications of materials research, usually related to increasing energy efficiency. It has broadened the scope of its research into various areas of national concern, including energy resources, high-speed computer design, environmental cleanup and restoration, and the synthesis and study of new materials.
The University Museums consist of the Brunnier Art Museum, the Farm House Museum, the Art on Campus Program, the Christian Petersen Art Museum, and the Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden.
The Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa’s only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection, is one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex, the Iowa State Center. Founded in 1975, the museum is named after its benefactors, Iowa State alumnus Henry J. Brunnier and his wife Ann. The decorative arts collection they donated, called the Brunnier Collection, is extensive, consisting of ceramics, glass, dolls, ivory, jade, and enameled metals.
Other fine and decorative art objects from the University Art Collection include prints, paintings, sculptures, textiles, carpets, wood objects, lacquered pieces, silver, and furniture. About eight to 12 annual changing exhibitions and permanent collection exhibitions provide educational opportunities for all ages, from learning the history of a quilt hand-stitched over 100 years ago to discovering how scientists analyze the physical properties of artists' materials, such as glass or stone. Lectures, receptions, conferences, university classes, panel discussions, gallery walks, and gallery talks are presented to assist with further interpretation of objects.
Many prominent figures have made the Farm House their home throughout its 150 years of use. In 1976, over 110 years after the initial construction, the Farm House became a museum after much time and effort was put into restoring the early beauty of the modest farm home. Today, faculty, students, and community members can enjoy the museum while honoring its significance in shaping a nationally recognized land-grant university. Its collection boasts a large collection of 19th and early 20th century decorative arts, furnishings and material culture reflecting Iowa State and Iowa heritage. Objects include furnishings from Carrie Chapman Catt and Charles Curtis, a wide variety of quilts, a modest collection of textiles and apparel, and various china and glassware items.
The Farm House Museum is an on-campus educational resource providing a changing environment of exhibitions among the historical permanent collection objects that are on display. A walk through the Farm House Museum immerses visitors in the Victorian Era (1860-1910) as well as exhibits colorful Iowa and local Ames history.
Iowa State is home to one of the largest campus public art programs in the United States. Over 2,000 works of public art, including 600 by significant national and international artists, are located in buildings, courtyards, open spaces and offices. Programs, receptions, dedications, university classes, Wednesday Walks, and educational tours are presented on a regular basis to enhance visual literacy and appreciation of the diverse collection.
The traditional public art program began during the Depression in the 1930s when Iowa State College’s President Raymond Hughes envisioned that "the arts would enrich and provide substantial intellectual exploration into our college curricula.
The Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall is named for the nation's first permanent campus artist-in-residence, Christian Petersen, who sculpted and taught at Iowa State from 1934 through 1955, and is considered the founding artist of the Art on Campus Collection.
As part of University Museums, the Christian Petersen Art Museum at Morrill Hall is the home of the Christian Petersen Art Collection, the Art on Campus Program, the University Museums' Visual Literacy and Learning Program, and Contemporary Changing Art Exhibitions Program.
Located within the Christian Petersen Art Museum are the Lyle and Nancy Campbell Art Gallery, the Roy and Bobbi Reiman Public Art Studio Gallery, the Margaret Davidson Center for the Study of the Art on Campus Collection, the Edith D. and Torsten E. Lagerstrom Loaned Collections Center, and the Neva M. Petersen Visual Learning Gallery. University Museums shares the James R. and Barbara R. Palmer Small Objects Classroom in Morrill Hall.
The Elizabeth and Byron Anderson Sculpture Garden is located by the Christian Petersen Art Museum at historic Morrill Hall. The sculpture garden design incorporates sculptures, a gathering arena, and sidewalks and pathways. Planted with perennials, ground cover, shrubs, and flowering trees, the landscape design provides a distinctive setting for important works of 20th and 21st century sculpture, primarily American. Ranging from 45 inches to nearly nine feet high and from bronze to other metals, these works of art represent the diverse character of modern and contemporary sculpture.
The sculpture garden is adjacent to Iowa State’s central campus. Adonijah Welch, ISU’s first president, envisioned a picturesque campus with a winding road encircling the college’s majestic buildings, vast lawns of green grass, many varieties of trees sprinkled throughout to provide shade, and shrubbery and flowers for fragrance. Today, the central lawn continues to be an iconic place for all Iowa Staters, and Iowa State enjoys national acclaim as one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.
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Iowa State Traditions:
In addition to eating corn on the cob, corn chowder or creamed corn
during every meal, here are some traditions observed by Iowa State
students, alumni and fans:
Colors: Cardinal and gold.
Mascot: The mascot is Cy the Cardinal. In 1954, members of Iowa State's Pep Council decided that Iowa State needed a mascot. A cardinal was selected, from the cardinal and gold of the school colors. From a contest. "Cy" was selected as the name for the mascot.
Colors: Cardinal and gold.
Mascot: The mascot is Cy the Cardinal. In 1954, members of Iowa State's Pep Council decided that Iowa State needed a mascot. A cardinal was selected, from the cardinal and gold of the school colors. From a contest. "Cy" was selected as the name for the mascot.
An
industrious group of Iowa State University students, which included pep
council president Chuck Duncan, brainstormed in 1954 about ways to
build school spirit. The Pep Council got the go-ahead from ISU alumni
director “Red” Barron, sports information director Harry Burrell and
Cyclone Club director Ray Donels to pursue the creation of a mascot.
Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally. A contest was conducted to select a name for the mascot, and the winning entry of Cy was submitted by 17 people. The first to submit the name, Mrs. Ed Ohlsen, won a cardinal and gold stadium blanket.
Nickname: Iowa State's nickname became the Cyclones after they leveled Northwestern in 1895. As the Chicago Tribune noted: "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday. At the end of 50 minutes' play, the big husky farmers from Iowa's Agricultural College had rolled up 36 points, while the 15 yard line was the nearest Northwestern got to Iowa's goal."
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. Learn more about cyclones here.
VEISHEA: VEISHEA (pronounced "VEE-sha") was an annual week-long education and entertainment festival held each spring on the Iowa State campus. Iowa State was widely known for VEISHEA, the name of which was derived from the initials of the university's five original colleges, forming an acronym as the university existed when the festival was founded in 1922: Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Industrial Science, Home Economics and Agriculture. VEISHEA was the largest student-run festival in the nation, bringing in tens of thousands of visitors to the campus each year.
VEISHEA featured an annual parade and many open-house demonstrations of the university facilities and departments. Campus organizations exhibited products, technologies, and held fund raisers for various charity groups. VEISHEA brought speakers, lecturers, and entertainers to Iowa State, and throughout its over eight decade history, it hosted such distinguished guests as Bob Hope, John Wayne, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, Lyndon Johnson, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Sonny and Cher, The Who, the Goo Goo Dolls, Bobby V, and the Black Eyed Peas. Learn more here.
Following a disturbance, on August 8, 2014, Iowa State president Steven Leath announced that VEISHEA would no longer be an annual event at Iowa State and the name VEISHEA would be retired. Watch here.
Since a cyclone was difficult to depict in costume, a cardinal was selected from the cardinal and gold of the official school colors. A cardinal-like bird was introduced at the 1954 homecoming pep rally. A contest was conducted to select a name for the mascot, and the winning entry of Cy was submitted by 17 people. The first to submit the name, Mrs. Ed Ohlsen, won a cardinal and gold stadium blanket.
Nickname: Iowa State's nickname became the Cyclones after they leveled Northwestern in 1895. As the Chicago Tribune noted: "Northwestern might as well have tried to play football with an Iowa cyclone as with the Iowa team it met yesterday. At the end of 50 minutes' play, the big husky farmers from Iowa's Agricultural College had rolled up 36 points, while the 15 yard line was the nearest Northwestern got to Iowa's goal."
In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. Learn more about cyclones here.
VEISHEA: VEISHEA (pronounced "VEE-sha") was an annual week-long education and entertainment festival held each spring on the Iowa State campus. Iowa State was widely known for VEISHEA, the name of which was derived from the initials of the university's five original colleges, forming an acronym as the university existed when the festival was founded in 1922: Veterinary Medicine, Engineering, Industrial Science, Home Economics and Agriculture. VEISHEA was the largest student-run festival in the nation, bringing in tens of thousands of visitors to the campus each year.
VEISHEA featured an annual parade and many open-house demonstrations of the university facilities and departments. Campus organizations exhibited products, technologies, and held fund raisers for various charity groups. VEISHEA brought speakers, lecturers, and entertainers to Iowa State, and throughout its over eight decade history, it hosted such distinguished guests as Bob Hope, John Wayne, Harry Truman, Ronald Reagan, Lyndon Johnson, Diana Ross, Billy Joel, Sonny and Cher, The Who, the Goo Goo Dolls, Bobby V, and the Black Eyed Peas. Learn more here.
Following a disturbance, on August 8, 2014, Iowa State president Steven Leath announced that VEISHEA would no longer be an annual event at Iowa State and the name VEISHEA would be retired. Watch here.
Lake LaVerne: Lake LaVerne is located on the campus of Iowa State. See the lake here.
Lake LaVerne is the home of two mute swans named Sir Lancelot and Elaine. In 1944, 1970, and 1971, baby swans made their home on Lake LaVerne. Previously Sir Lancelot and Elaine were trumpeter swans but were too aggressive and in 1999 were replaced with two mute swans (learn more about mute swans here).
Lake LaVerne is the home of two mute swans named Sir Lancelot and Elaine. In 1944, 1970, and 1971, baby swans made their home on Lake LaVerne. Previously Sir Lancelot and Elaine were trumpeter swans but were too aggressive and in 1999 were replaced with two mute swans (learn more about mute swans here).
In
early spring 2003, Lake LaVerne welcomed its newest and most current
mute swan duo. In support of Iowa Department of Natural Resources
efforts to re-establish the trumpeter swans in Iowa, university
officials avoided bringing breeding pairs of male and female mute swans
to Iowa State which means the current Sir Lancelot and Elaine are both
female.
Lake LaVerne was created with a $10,000 donation in 1916 by LaVerne W. Noyes, a wealthy Chicago philanthropist and member of the first Iowa State graduating class of 1872. An Iowa State tradition is: If you walk around Lake LaVerne three times with your beloved, you are destined to be together.
Lake LaVerne was created with a $10,000 donation in 1916 by LaVerne W. Noyes, a wealthy Chicago philanthropist and member of the first Iowa State graduating class of 1872. An Iowa State tradition is: If you walk around Lake LaVerne three times with your beloved, you are destined to be together.
Campaniling:
A student officially becomes an Iowa Stater when he or she is kissed
under the campanile on the Iowa State University campus at the stroke of
midnight.
The story of the campanile is also a love story. Edgar Stanton graduated with the first class at Iowa State in 1872. He spent 50 years on campus as a student and faculty member, becoming the head of the Department of Mathematics, secretary to the Board of Trustees, dean of the junior college, vice-president, and on four different occasions, acting President.
His first wife was Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women. When she died, July 25, 1895, she had been closely identified with the University for almost 25 years. Stanton wanted to establish a monument so all students and friends of Iowa State would remember her. He purchased and had installed a chime of 10 bells in a detached tower on central campus. President William M. Beardshear helped him choose the site, and the state legislature appropriated $7, 500 for the construction of the tower and its clock.
Stanton died September 12, 1920. His will provided that after certain bequests were taken out, the residue of his estate should be turned over to the University for furnishing a memorial to him. His second wife, Julia Wentch Stanton, and the children, decided to request that the University install 26 additional bells, thus forming a musical instrument which became known as the Edgar W. and Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial Carillon.
Today, the original 10 bells have increased to 50. Listen to the bells here.
The story of the campanile is also a love story. Edgar Stanton graduated with the first class at Iowa State in 1872. He spent 50 years on campus as a student and faculty member, becoming the head of the Department of Mathematics, secretary to the Board of Trustees, dean of the junior college, vice-president, and on four different occasions, acting President.
His first wife was Margaret MacDonald Stanton, first dean of women. When she died, July 25, 1895, she had been closely identified with the University for almost 25 years. Stanton wanted to establish a monument so all students and friends of Iowa State would remember her. He purchased and had installed a chime of 10 bells in a detached tower on central campus. President William M. Beardshear helped him choose the site, and the state legislature appropriated $7, 500 for the construction of the tower and its clock.
Stanton died September 12, 1920. His will provided that after certain bequests were taken out, the residue of his estate should be turned over to the University for furnishing a memorial to him. His second wife, Julia Wentch Stanton, and the children, decided to request that the University install 26 additional bells, thus forming a musical instrument which became known as the Edgar W. and Margaret MacDonald Stanton Memorial Carillon.
Today, the original 10 bells have increased to 50. Listen to the bells here.
Reiman Gardens:
Iowa State has maintained a horticulture garden since 1914. Reiman
Gardens is the third location for these gardens. Today's gardens began
in 1993. Construction began in 1994 and the Gardens' initial five acres
were dedicated on September 16, 1995. See Reiman Gardens here.
Reiman Gardens has grown to 14 acres, consisting of a dozen distinct garden areas, an indoor conservatory and an indoor butterfly "wing," butterfly emergence cases, a gift shop and several supporting greenhouses. Located south of Jack Trice Stadium, Reiman Gardens is a year-round facility that has become one of the most visited attractions in central Iowa.
The Gardens has received a number of national, state, and local awards since its opening, and its rose gardens are particularly noteworthy. It was honored with the President's Award in 2000 by All American Rose Selections, Inc., which is presented to one public garden in the United States each year for superior rose maintenance and display: “For contributing to the public interest in rose growing through its efforts in maintaining an outstanding public rose garden.
Reiman Gardens has grown to 14 acres, consisting of a dozen distinct garden areas, an indoor conservatory and an indoor butterfly "wing," butterfly emergence cases, a gift shop and several supporting greenhouses. Located south of Jack Trice Stadium, Reiman Gardens is a year-round facility that has become one of the most visited attractions in central Iowa.
The Gardens has received a number of national, state, and local awards since its opening, and its rose gardens are particularly noteworthy. It was honored with the President's Award in 2000 by All American Rose Selections, Inc., which is presented to one public garden in the United States each year for superior rose maintenance and display: “For contributing to the public interest in rose growing through its efforts in maintaining an outstanding public rose garden.
Festival of Lights: Iowa State's tree lighting tradition was first celebrated in 1914-1915. It then was discontinued until 1946. The event has come to symbolize holiday music, campus carriage rides, visits to the Farm House, and candles on campus.
What originally was a Christmas event has become more inclusive, commemorating the entire holiday season. In 1988, the Iowa State Singers sang the following words, penned by ISU student James Tener, "This tree we light may signal to all our community. This tree we light may signal to all our hopes for humanity."
The Zodiac: Who knows what prompted that first student to step over the bronze
zodiac relief of the floor of the Gold Star Hall in the Memorial Union?
But for more than 70 years, subsequent students have done likewise,
understanding that to step on the zodiac is to ensure that they will
flunk their next exam. The bad luck can be dissipated by throwing a coin
into the Fountain of the Four Seasons directly outside the door, but
most students don’t want to risk it.
The Cannon:
The cannon, operated by members of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, is
traditionally fired after every Cyclone touchdown or field goal. It also
has been fired on kickoffs and was formerly fired during the Cyclone
Marching Band’s playing of the “Star Spangled Banner.”
Sweet Caroline: Made popular in recent years, Iowa State fans sing Sweet Caroline (by Neil Diamond) in between the third and fourth quarters of football games when the Cyclones are ahead, as well as post-game after significant victories. Listen here.
Victory Bell: The Victory Bell is rung after each gridiron triumph in Ames. The bell has graced the campus for more than a century. The bell was originally used to signal changes in class periods and student curfews. It was moved to Clyde Williams Field early in the 20th century and eventually to Jack Trice Stadium. The bell was cast in 1890 by the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Company of Troy, New York.
Sweet Caroline: Made popular in recent years, Iowa State fans sing Sweet Caroline (by Neil Diamond) in between the third and fourth quarters of football games when the Cyclones are ahead, as well as post-game after significant victories. Listen here.
Victory Bell: The Victory Bell is rung after each gridiron triumph in Ames. The bell has graced the campus for more than a century. The bell was originally used to signal changes in class periods and student curfews. It was moved to Clyde Williams Field early in the 20th century and eventually to Jack Trice Stadium. The bell was cast in 1890 by the Clinton H. Meneely Bell Company of Troy, New York.
Marching Band:
The "Varsity" is the marching band of Iowa State. Also known as the
Cyclone Marching Band, it is nicknamed the "Pride of Iowa State," the
"Best of the Midwest," and the "Varsity."
The first evidence of a band at Iowa State is in a newspaper article mentioning the reorganization of the band in 1881. In 1886, a drum major performed with the band during a half-time show. The band made its first appearance at an away football game in 1936.
The first evidence of a band at Iowa State is in a newspaper article mentioning the reorganization of the band in 1881. In 1886, a drum major performed with the band during a half-time show. The band made its first appearance at an away football game in 1936.
Songs:
ISU Fights Lyrics
O we will fight, fight, fight for Iowa State,
And may her colors ever fly.
Yes, we will fight with might for Iowa State,
With a will to do or die,
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Loyal sons forever true,
And we will fight the battle through.
And when we hit that line we'll hit it hard
ev'ry yard for I.S.U.
And may her colors ever fly.
Yes, we will fight with might for Iowa State,
With a will to do or die,
Rah! Rah! Rah!
Loyal sons forever true,
And we will fight the battle through.
And when we hit that line we'll hit it hard
ev'ry yard for I.S.U.
Listen: here
The Bells of Iowa State (Alma Mater)
Green hills for thy throne,
And for crown a golden melody
Ringing in the hearts of all
Who bring thee love and loyalty;
Dear Alma Mater,
Make our spirits great,
True, and valiant
Like the bells of Iowa State.
Listen: here
RISE SONS OF IOWA STATE
Fighting sons we sing to you,
Keep you spirit ringing true;
Make our valor carry on,
And you'll see the battle through,
(Chorus)
Rise sons of Iowa State,
And proudly raise our flaming banner to the sky;
Lift our ringing challenge valiantly,
Let our fighting war cry ever be "Victory!"
Bold sons of Iowa State,
keep marching onward ever near the vic'try gate;
There to consecrate our everlasting loyalty.
Rise! Iowa State.
FOR "I", FOR "S"
For "I", for "S", forever
For Iowa State all the way,
Let's go! To show them what the gang's all here for
Go! To show them how the Cyclones cheer.
For "I", for "S", forever
For Iowa State do it right!
It's time to climb up on the vict'ry wagon,
Fight! Iowa State, Fight! Fight!
Iowa State songs: here
Go Cyclones, Go: here
Band performance: here
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