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11.05.2018 Vol. 219 No. 056
One Heart
Equestrian therapy program finds permanent home in Ames.
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An era of growth DAVID BOSCHWITZ/ ISD Brock Purdy (15), Kyle Kempt (17), and Mike Rose (23) celebrate after winning the 2018 Homecoming game against Texas Tech on Oct. 27. The Cyclones won 40-31.
No. 23: Cyclones ranked by AP BY AARON MARNER @iowastatedaily.com Following a 27-3 beatdown of Kansas on Saturday, Iowa State jumped into the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time in 2018. The Cyclones debuted at No. 23 this week. The Cyclones were not ranked last week, but instead received 42 votes, good enough for 31st if the poll extended that far. On Tuesday, Iowa State was slotted at No. 24 by the College Football Playoff committee, marking the second-consecutive year Iowa State made the first Playoff poll of the season. Iowa State (5-3, 4-2 Big 12) plays Saturday against Baylor (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) at 2:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1. With a strong finish and some luck throughout the rest of the conference, Iowa State could still make the Big 12 Championship Game. Iowa State would likely need to win out and would then need West Virginia to lose one more game. The 2018 AP poll ranking comes on the heels of Iowa State’s breakthrough in the poll last season. Similar to this year, the 2017 team capitalized off a strong October to jump into the top 25. In 2017, the Cyclones appeared in the AP poll at No. 25 in the week nine poll. In week 10, Iowa State skyrocketed to No. 14 after defeating Texas Christian University, 14-7. Iowa State slipped to No. 24 the following week, and eventually the Cyclones fell out of the poll for the rest of the season. Joining Iowa State in this week’s poll are Big 12 foes Oklahoma at No. 6, West Virginia at No. 7 and Texas at No. 15.
WHO IS RANKED TOP 3? No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame
JORDYN DUBOIS/ IOWA STATE DAILY Sarah Rajala, dean of the College of Engineering, announced in August that she will be retiring at the end of the academic year. Rajala is the 12th dean of the College of Engineering.
Sarah Rajala to retire at end of academic year BY KAYLIE.CROWE @iowastatedaily.com S arah R ajala, dean of the College of Engineering, announced in August that she will be retiring at the end of the academic year. Rajala is the 12th dean of the College of Engineering and has served in the position since April 2013. It was announced in December of 2017 that she would be reappointed to a fiveyear term. Rajala is one of three female deans at Iowa State. The College of Engineering is the largest college at Iowa State, with Rajala overseeing over 9,600 students and 12 academic majors in her position. Rajala’s academic career started as a faculty member at North Carolina State University where she spent 27 years before moving on to a leadership position at Mississippi State. At Mississippi State, Rajala spent six and a half years as Dean of Engineering. She then came to Iowa State and has spent six years in her current position. “As a faculty member one of the things I always enjoyed was being able to mentor and advise young people,” Rajala said. “I eventually
had the opportunity to be the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and when I got into that I really enjoyed what I was doing because it was all of the activities in the college that supported the success of the students.” With the engineering student population rising from around 7,500 to around 9,500 students, Rajala and staff have to make sure they keep up with the increasing number of students. “Certainly one of the things I’m proud of is the ability to continue to deliver a very high quality education for students during a time where we had significant growth in the population of students,” Rajala said. “Being able to have that wonderful team and be able to do that speaks volumes about the passion of our faculty and staff of the college.” During Rajala’s tenure, the college has renovated and built new facilities, expanded its research portfolio and raised more than $185 million in philanthropic support. Balaji Narasimhan, a faculty member in biological and chemical engineering, was the associate dean for research in the College of Engineering before Rajala came to Iowa State. Narasimhan helped Rajala transition into Iowa State and worked with her as she was
finding a successor for his role. Rajala and Narasimhan worked together on a number of different fundraising initiatives. Narasimhan is the director of the nano vaccine institute on campus. The institute has been looking to move into new space over the next year or so and Rajala played a key role in helping raise external funds. “It was wonderful seeing Sarah lay out the vision for the college and how this would help both our students and our faculty in a way that would be transformative,” Narasimhan said. Narasimhan said all of their combined experiences gave him the opportunity to see how clearly she thinks and how good of a listener she is. “I learned a lot from seeing her create a shared vision. I think shared vision is most effective,” Narasimhan said. “It was very gratifying for me to see and something I took. Sarah has done an absolutely fantastic job. She is a big champion for our students, faculty and college.” A main focus during Rajala’s time as dean was the growth and development of research and new facilities.
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