Saturday, 01 Oct 2016
October Craft of the Month: Day of the Dead Skulls
You will receive a skull, decorating materials, and images for inspiration. Drop in during open hours in October.
Sunday, 02 Oct 2016
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm, moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm, the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Thursday, 06 Oct 2016
Lecture: A Conversation with Black Alumni
"How We Got Here: Challenges & Achievements" - African American alums will have an honest discussion about the challenges they faced at Iowa State as well as describe the support they received and the sense of community they were able to develop that led to their achievements on campus and in their careers. Participants: Modupe Labode, Keecha Harris, Mohamed Omer.
Ji - Young Concert Artist
Pianist Ji, first-prize winner of the 2012 Young Concert Artists International Auditions, performs at Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall
Saturday, 08 Oct 2016
Black & Brown Male Empowerment Symposium
The Black and Brown Male Empowerment Symposium is designed to demonstrate the importance of black and brown male success in the classroom, community, and world. Attendees will leave gaining a sense of empowerment, enrichment, engagement, and encouragement through a series of learning sessions and by networking with professionals and other students.
Research Symposium: Graduate Minority Assistantship Program (GMAP)
Underrepresented minority students from all majors receiving GMAP funding present their research in poster and oral formats. Registration is free but required.
Sunday, 09 Oct 2016
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm, moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm, the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Tuesday, 11 Oct 2016
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
Lecture: My Life on the Road
Gloria Steinem is a feminist icon, social activist, writer, editor, and champion of women's rights since the late 1960s.
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
Her Story Screening
This screening will explore how domestic violence impacts trans women. A discussion will follow the screening.
Thursday, 13 Oct 2016
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
Documentary & Discussion: A Voice for First-Generation Latinos between Two Worlds
First-time Latina filmmaker Denise Soler Cox draws on her personal struggles growing up between two cultures to chronicle the shared experiences of 16 million first-generation American-born Latinos, or Enyes (ñs). Latino Heritage Month
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016
Tai Chi Class
Learning and practicing the Form's 24 movements improve balance, posture, flexibility, confidence, attitude, overall health and well-being, and refresh and rejuvenate the spirit.
Sunday, 16 Oct 2016
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm, moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm, the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Monday, 17 Oct 2016
Lecture: Know Your Civil Rights
Andy Duffelmeyer and Rob Poggenklass, specialists at the Iowa Civil Rights Commission, will provide information about how civil rights laws protect people from discrimination in everyday life.
Lecture: The Dynamics of ISIS
"The Dynamics of ISIS: Its Origins and Implications for the United States." Malcolm Nance is a counter-terrorism and intelligence adviser for the U.S. government's special operations, homeland security and intelligence agencies. The Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science.
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2016
Major Fair
More than 100 ISU majors and minors are represented in one room. This event is for students who are open-option, undecided, thinking about changing their major or struggling to find a career path.
Coming Out as Trans at ISU
Panel discussion by trans and gender non-conforming students at Iowa State facilitated by LGBT Student Services.
Thursday, 20 Oct 2016
Award-Winning Faculty Series: How to Foster Safe Spaces for Diversity and Inclusion
What do we mean by inclusion? What do we mean by diversity? As teachers, our answers to these questions are vital not only for our own teaching philosophy but also for the culture we are creating in our classrooms, which can perpetuate into workplaces after graduation.
Sugar Skull Embroidery Workshop
Sugar skulls represent a departed soul during Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and are beautiful pieces of folk art. A number of patterns will be available to choose from and can be personalized with your color choices.
Saturday, 22 Oct 2016
Lecture: Puerto Rican Student Association Cultural Night
Aurelio Curbelo, born and raised in Puerto Rico, is the director of the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence at the University of Minnesota. Previously, he worked as the multicultural liaison officer and administrator of the George Washington Carver summer research program for the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Iowa State.
Sunday, 23 Oct 2016
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm, moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm, the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Tuesday, 25 Oct 2016
Legislative Candidate Forum
Part of the Campaign 2016 Series, providing the university and community with opportunities to question candidates before the November election.
Thursday, 27 Oct 2016
Lecture: The Age of Internet Trolls
Joel Stein, author of the recent TIME magazine cover story "Why We're Losing the Internet to a Culture of Hate," will discuss how trolling on the Internet is infecting our real-life interactions, including politics. National Affairs Series
Sunday, 30 Oct 2016
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm, moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm, the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.