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:
- Aug. 1 post: Includes July 1-15 requests
- Aug. 16 post: Includes July 16-31 requests
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
Open Records Request - Re: RFP 100009
Kent Hartsfield - Cartegraph
Email correspondence of research personnel regarding COVID-19 and animals.
Magnolia Martinez - PETA
Records of any complaints or open investigations into animal research at Iowa State.
Danielle Gehr - Ames Tribune
Financial records for the operation of CY Stevens Auditorium, Fisher Theatre, and the Scheman Building from 2015-present.
Matthew Nelson
All information related to the Department of Public Speaking, Department of English, and the Department of English and Speech from 1939 to 1941
Luke LeFebvre - University of Kentucky School of Information Science
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
FOIA/Transparency Records Request - CoachComm LLC
Jeff Pauska
FY20-21 Athletics Department Budget
Ellen Wood - CollegeAD
ISU PD report 20-000487
West Bend Insurance - West Bend Insurance
ISU PD report 20-000452
Lexis Nexis - Lexis Nexis
Contract with Louisiana Lafayette
Kevin Cohen - Winthrop Intelligence
The agreement/documents that transferred the Iowa State Center to Athletics.
Matt Belinson - Iowa State Daily
Employment Agreement, Extension, & any Licensing or Service Agreements for Men's Baseball Coach
Karissa Shapard - Willis Towers Watson
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
"opt out" document or contract for athletes who wish to sit out this fall due to COVID-19 concerns.
Andy Wittry
Employment Agreement, Extension, & any Licensing or Service Agreements for Head MBB Coach
Karissa Shapard - Willis Towers Watson
Emails sent to or from President Wendy Wintersteen starting Aug. 31 and ending Sept. 2, 2020 that include the word "capacity."
Andy Wittry
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
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
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