University Officials Give Flood Update

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University officials held a news conference at 11 a.m., today in the Jacobson Athletic Building to provide an update on flood recovery.

The news conference involved Gregory Geoffroy, President; Warren Madden, Vice President for Business & Finance; Jamie Pollard; Director of Athletics; and David Miller, Director of Facilities Planning & Management Operations.

Video of Thursday's media conference is available below as well PDFs of a flood map of the Iowa State campus and information about university buildings affected.

Members of the athletics department staff are giving a brief photo/video opportunity to see Hilton this afternoon for members of the media. We'll post photos and video of that tour upon its completion.

Multimedia/Flood links:
>> Video: University officials' opening statement regarding 2010 flood
>> Video: University officials take questions from the media about flood recovery
>> Photos: Hilton Coliseum after the flood
>> Flood Map (PDF)
>> Iowa State facilities affected by the flood (PDF)

Covering the Flood of 2010
>> Hilton Coliseum Flood Update (8/12/2010)
>> Jacobson Building at Water's Edge (8/11/2010)