Agri News 12-26-06 Iowa news and notes College of Ag moves ahead with name change AMES, Iowa -- Iowa State University's College of Agriculture is moving forward with a proposal to change the name of the college to "College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.'' For the past several years, the college has been discussing a possible change with departmental leaders, advisory groups, students and prospective students. Last week, Dean of Agriculture Wendy Wintersteen sent a message to college faculty and staff that the time was right to make the change.