Posting dates

Public records requests to Iowa State are posted here twice a month. Posts occur the 1st and 16th day of each month. First-of-the-month posts include requests from the 1st to the 15th day of the previous month. Mid-month posts include requests from the 16th to the last day of the previous month. For example:

See the Public Records Q&A for details on the law and requesting records from Iowa State. See the Transparency page for ISU news and information sources.

Recent requests

Sep 10 2020

Records of any complaints or open investigations into animal research at Iowa State.

Danielle Gehr - Ames Tribune


Sep 09 2020

FOIA/Transparency Records Request - CoachComm LLC

Jeff Pauska


Sep 09 2020

FY20-21 Athletics Department Budget

Ellen Wood - CollegeAD


Sep 09 2020

ISU PD report 20-000487

West Bend Insurance - West Bend Insurance


Sep 09 2020

ISU PD report 20-000452

Lexis Nexis - Lexis Nexis


Sep 09 2020

Digital copies of all emails sent and received by Iowa State president Dr. Wendy Wintersteen during the dates of Aug. 31, 2020 and Sept. 1, 2020.

Travis Hines - Ames Tribune


Sep 09 2020

Contract with Louisiana Lafayette

Kevin Cohen - Winthrop Intelligence


Sep 08 2020

The agreement/documents that transferred the Iowa State Center to Athletics.

Matt Belinson - Iowa State Daily


Sep 08 2020

All information related to the Department of Speech or Speech Communication from 1971 to 2001: • Policies, procedures and guidelines • Committee minutes and reports on general topics (not regarding specific individuals) • Financial and budget records • Records of historic value and/or documents that are to be maintained permanently about the department.

Luke LeFebvre - University of Kentucky School of Information Science


Sep 08 2020

Employment Agreement, Extension, & any Licensing or Service Agreements for Men's Baseball Coach

Karissa Shapard - Willis Towers Watson


Sep 06 2020

"opt out" document or contract for athletes who wish to sit out this fall due to COVID-19 concerns.

Andy Wittry


Sep 04 2020

Employment Agreement, Extension, & any Licensing or Service Agreements for Head MBB Coach

Karissa Shapard - Willis Towers Watson


Sep 03 2020

Emails sent to or from President Wendy Wintersteen starting Aug. 31 and ending Sept. 2, 2020 that include the word "capacity."

Andy Wittry


Sep 02 2020

Employment Agreement for Head Wrestling Coach

Rand Sachs - THE SACKS GROUP


Sep 02 2020

All emails sent by Wendy Wintersteen, Shirley Knipfel, Jacy Johnson, Carolann Jensen, Jamie Pollard, Pam Cain, Frank Peters, Kristen Obbink, and Michael Newton that discuss the Iowa State University football game scheduled for Sep. 12, 2020, including any inline text if the email is sent as a reply or forward. Please limit the search to only those records dated Aug. 15, 2020 to Sep. 1, 2020.

Tyler Kingkade - NBC News


Sep 02 2020

Public records in the custody of Iowa State University or its employees that relate to the decision, announced on Sept. 2, 2020, to prohibit spectators from the first football game of the 2020 football season from August 27 through September 2.

Alan Blinder - New York Times


Sep 02 2020

All emails sent to EITHER Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen OR Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard from August 24, 2020 through September 2, 2020, from non Iowa State University email addresses concerning the following keywords: "Football", "fans", "attendance", "COVID-19", or "ticket sales"

Matt Brown - Extra Points Newsletter, The Intercollegiate


Sep 01 2020

Emails, text messages or other communication between Aug. 6-13 by President Wendy Wintersteen and Athletic Director Jamie Pollard that include the phrase or keyword "Big 12," or refer to Dr. Michael Ackerman, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic.

Billy Witz - New York Times


Sep 01 2020

ISU PD report 20-000376

Lexis Nexis - Lexis Nexis


Aug 31 2020

Names and titles of employees who have worked in ISU's Title IX Office since January 1, 2010.

Kenny Jacoby - USA Today