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Thursday, 20 Sep 2012

Fee payment deadlline for Fall 2012

Sep 20, 2012

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Fee payment deadline for fall semester. Second payment (minimum due).

Department of Agronomy Seminar Committee

Sep 20, 2012

4:10 AM - 5:00 AM

AGRON 2050

Free

Agronomy Department Lectures

Practical Farmers of Iowa - Sarah Carlson Research and Policy Director

Rent-a-Puppy fundraiser

Sep 20, 2012

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Campanile south lawn

$10/half hour

Student Activities Student activities

"Rent" and play with a shelter dog within a designated area on the south Campanile lawn for a half hour for only $10 ($15 for groups up to three). All dogs are from a local animal shelter.

Study Abroad Fair

Sep 20, 2012

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Student activities

Discover more about studying abroad. Talk with both ISU programs as well as affiliate programs that specialize in study abroad. Learn more about studying in practically any country on any continent in the world!

"Create Peace" for 11 Days of Global Unity

Sep 20, 2012

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Workspace, Iowa State Memorial Union

Buttons and Magnets are $.50 each

The Workspace Diversity Student activities

For the fifth year, Ames will participate in the 11 Days of Global Unity, a program launched in 2004 as a promotion of peace, justice and environmental sustainability. It seeks to inspire, inform and involve humanity in helping to create a world that works for all.

Computer science colloquia

Sep 20, 2012

3:40 PM

B29 Atanasoff

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Four Challenges in Engineering of Feature-rich Software Systems," Thein Than Tun, The Open University, United Kingdom.

Agron 600 Plant Breeding Seminar

Sep 20, 2012

4:10 PM - 4:10 PM

0308 Curtiss Hall

Free

Agronomy Department Lectures

Genotyping-by-Sequencing (GBS), a review of the characteristics of a novel high-throughput technology for analysis of species with diverse and large genomes, Pedro Gonzalez- Portilla

Lecture: As a Woman in Science

Sep 20, 2012

5:30 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Professor Beate Schmittmann joined Iowa State as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in April. Prior to that she was a member of the physics faculty at Virginia Tech, serving as the department chair since 2006. As a leader of Virginia Tech's ADVANCE program, she was instrumental in effecting policy and climate change for all faculty, and especially for women in science and engineering.

ISU Fall Leadership Conference

Sep 20, 2012

6:00 PM - 9:50 PM

Memorial Union

Free

Student Engagement Arts, performances Conferences Diversity Meetings, receptions Special events Student activities

As a part of this conference, each participant will choose a track. These tracks will provided information to students at all stages at ISU and in their development.

Spoon Jewelry

Sep 20, 2012

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Workspace, Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $33/Public $43 (supplies included)

The Workspace Live Green Student activities

Recycle silverware (even forks and knives!) into rings, earrings, bracelets & more. Materials are provided, but if you have special silverware you would like to use you may bring it to class.

SUB Film: Safety Not Guaranteed

Sep 20, 2012

7:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Diversity Special events Student activities

Comfortable seating with awesome sound and projection.Movies show every week, all semester at 7 & 10pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Concessions are for sale. Sponsored by Student Union Board, GSB and IRHA.

The Changing Role of Leaders in a Bullish Farmland Market

Sep 20, 2012

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Jim Farrell is president and CEO of Farmers National Company, the nation's largest farm and ranch management company. Farrell, who grew up on an Iowa farm, is a graduate of Iowa State. The William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture

Performance: Masters of Illusion - Live!

Sep 20, 2012

7:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$30-$53

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Magic! Excitement! Spectacle! Suspense! A touring magic show based on the award winning TV series. The show will be seen nationwide and internationally.

SUB Music: Delfeayo Marsalis

Sep 20, 2012

8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

The M-Shop, MU

$12 Students, $18 Public ($2 increase day of show)

Student Union Board Arts, performances Diversity Special events Student activities

Delfeayo Marsalis comes from the famous Marsalis family of jazz musicians: father Ellis Marsalis (piano), and brothers Branford Marsalis (saxophone), Wynton Marsalis (trumpet), and Jason Marsalis (drum set).