Friday, 21 Feb 2014
CANCELED: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Mapping Faults in Subducting Slabs: Implications for Deep Earthquake Mechanics" by Linda Warren, St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO.
Tuesday, 25 Feb 2014
Training for EH&S Laboratory Safety Contacts
In this new course, laboratory safety contacts will learn about EH&S resources and contacts, and have the chance to network with other safety contacts. Register online.
Chinese Students/American Classrooms: The Way Forward
Chinese students face a variety of academic and cultural adjustments and a recent upsurge in enrollment numbers has left many faculty feeling inadequately trained to meet this challenge. Join a panel of international educators and students as we discuss research-based best practices to support the way forward for Chinese students inside and outside of your classroom.
PSI: A New Model for Success
Director Patrick Schnable will share a new research focus and funding model for the Plant Sciences Institute and describe a new Faculty Fellows program. This meeting will gauge interest in a future workshop series to bring together plant scientists, computational scientists, engineers and others to explore research challenges and solutions in the area of phenomics.
Symposium on Sustainability
Celebrating Iowa State's gold international sustainability certification achievement and gives a vision of the next goals in our collective journey toward a sustainable future. The half-day event will feature panel presentations and open discussion focused on the University's efforts, accomplishments, and goals related to sustainability in operations, academics, and the overall student experience.
Sustainapalooza 2014
Join The Green Umbrella, Live Green!, and the Council on Sustainability for the third annual Sustainapalooza. An event focused on green and sustainable initiatives, accomplishments, and opportunities at Iowa State and in the Ames community. Refreshments and sustainability-themed giveaways included.
Climate Preparedness and Resilient Cities: What It Means in Iowa
Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie was one of eight U.S. mayors recently appointed to the State, Local and Tribal Leaders Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience. Part of the 2014 Symposium on Sustainability
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is a student run improv comedy troupe on campus. They perform in the M-Shop on various Wednesdays during the semester. Grandma Mojo's is the best and cheapest date on campus - admission is only $1!
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2014
Training for EH&S Laboratory Safety Contacts
In this new course, laboratory safety contacts will learn about EH&S resources and contacts, and have the chance to network with other safety contacts. Register online.
What I wish I had known as a junior faculty: panel discussion for new tenure-eligible faculty
Panel discussion on preparing for tenure open to all new tenure-eligible faculty
Products of Public Space: Steve Dryden
Steve Dryden, founder of Renewable Power Markets Access, will speak about his work as a wind developer and his view of where the wind-energy market is going. RPMAccess has built more than 15 percent of the renewable wind generation in Iowa and several projects in adjacent states. Part of the Products of Public Space spring option studio.
Artful Yoga
Build strength, endurance, and balance in a yoga class that will leave you feeling relaxed and centered. Behind all of those sore muscles you may find patience, peace, and a stronger mind/body connection. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.
Photoshop
Explore the basic tools of Photoshop. This class will be a slowly paced, step-by-step, follow-along class for the raw beginner.
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. West Virginia.
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is a student run improv troupe on campus. They perform in the M-Shop on various Wednesdays during the semester as well as performing the Monday of VEISHEA week. Grandma Mojo's is the best and cheapest date on campus - admission is only $1!
Thursday, 27 Feb 2014
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
"Gettin' Buggy" If you like Kids Story Time, you'll flip for Caterpillar Club! Please join us for winter storytelling twice per month, from October to March. Each gathering features a theme as we read aloud two or three books, and wrap up with related cooperative activities and crafts great for groups and individuals alike.
Seminar: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Series: What our Latino/a Students Have to Say
"I don't like going to the class...the other students, the professor...I don't feel like I belong there." Could this quote be from a student in your class? The multicultural student population is increasing at most institutions across the U.S., while their retention and graduation rates have historically been lower than their majority peers.
Computer Science Distinguished Lecture
"An Exploration of the State-of-the-Art in Time Series Data Mining and Future Research Directions," Eamonn Keogh, University of California, Riverside. The lecture will cover the current status and challenges of time series data mining methods as well as Dr. Keogh's insights into time series data mining's future development.
Playing with Perception
Join Emily Morgan, lecturer in art history, as she discusses how the art of Mac Adams plays perceptual games with the viewer and encourages an alternate way to "read" a work of art. Also take this opportunity to see the current exhibition Illuminating Perception: Explorations of Light and Shadow by Mac Adams.
The Global Pandemic of Physical Inactivity: An Urgent Priority for Public Health
For nearly 30 years, Harold (Bill) Kohl has worked to promote exercise and fitness as a public health priority. He helped create the first U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines, which were published in 2008, and is an advocate for increasing physical activity among adults and children, including in K-12 school environments. The 2013-14 Pease Family Scholar.
Friday, 28 Feb 2014
Track and Field
Big 12 Conference Championships.
Dr. Dan Guide, SCM Visiting Scholar, Research Presentation
Dr. Dan Guide, co-editor of the Journal of Operations Management and Smeal Professor of Supply Chain Management at Penn State
Tennis
ISU vs. Bradley.
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Reconstructing past interannual variability of sea surface temperature using ocean sediments: El Nino during the Holocene" by Tom Marchitto, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Co.
Tennis
ISU vs. South Dakota.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Bubble Painting
This is sort of like blowing bubbles when you were a kid, but we do it with a straw and paint. The popped bubbles show up and make interesting patterns on the finished pieces.
Dance social
Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; indoor shoes or socks are required.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. Edina Lakers.
Performance: Amadeus
Amadeus tells a story of both fact and fiction about Mozart, one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. Mozart himself once described a genius by saying, "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."