Wednesday, 20 Aug 2014
Fee Payment Deadline
Fee payment deadline for fall. First payment (minimum due) or payment in full.
Conference: New Faculty Orientation
All new tenured, tenure-eligible, and non-tenure-eligible faculty (assistant, associate, or full professors, lecturers, clinicians, and adjunct faculty hired since September 2013) attend an orientation specifically designed for them.
Laboratory Safety Orientation for grad students
This session is highly recommended for graduate students who will be working in laboratories this year. It's also offered Aug. 19 and 21; attend once. Registration requested.
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Sale runs daily through Aug. 29.
Workshop: Developing your Course in Blackboard Learn
In this hands-on Blackboard Learn workshop you will learn how and where to upload your course syllabus, post assignments, create and manage announcements, send email, enroll students using the ISU Admin Tool, add TAs, course builders, or guests, organize course materials, add instructor contact info with photo, access the Grade Center, and more.
Workshop: Using Tests, Quizzes, and Surveys in Blackboard Learn
In this hands-on Blackboard Learn workshop you will learn how to create online tests, quizzes, and surveys and learn how to use them effectively within your BbLearn course. You will also learn how to view quiz results, grade, and provide student feedback online or set your quiz to grade and provide feedback automatically.
Thursday, 21 Aug 2014
Laboratory Safety Orientation for grad students
This session is highly recommended for graduate students who will be working in laboratories this year. It's also offered Aug. 19 and 20; attend once. Registration requested.
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture.
Youth Program: Plant Pals
Join us and cultivate a real garden at Reiman Gardens. We will learn about and grow lots of vegetables, pumpkins, tomatoes and sunflowers, as well as beautiful flowers. Each session has hands-on activities to interact with all the wonderful plants that we enjoy and eat. Classes are great for kids of all ages to participate in with an adult.
Online Tele-Workshop: Cultivating Your Network Of Mentors, Sponsors, And Collaborators
o Do you have a reliable and strong network of mentors? o Are you struggling to cultivate mentoring relationships? o Do you know the difference between a mentor and a sponsor? o Are you moving to a new stage of your career and wondering how to find new mentors and sponsors that are appropriate to the next level?
Friday, 22 Aug 2014
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture.
Saturday, 23 Aug 2014
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture.
Youth Activity: Discovery Station
The purpose of Reiman Gardens' discovery stations is to add a fun, informal activity in the Gardens during the summer that relates to the themed garden areas. The discovery stations are family oriented and designed so both youth and adults can participate in the activities.
Volleyball
Cardinal and Gold Scrimmage
Sunday, 24 Aug 2014
Registration Cancellation Deadline
Last day to cancel registration on AccessPlus for fall to avoid tuition assessment. All courses must be dropped on AccessPlus by 11 p.m.
Registration Deadline
Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus without a late registration fee. Registration must be completed by 11 p.m.
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture.
Cyclone Fan Fest
Interactive sports festival that includes autographs, inflatables, face painting, games and more.
Argentine Tango Practica Class
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.
Monday, 25 Aug 2014
Classwork Begins: Fall Semester
First day of the 2014 fall semester.
Schedule Changes
Schedule changes processed through AccessPlus registration or in 10 Enrollment Services Center.
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture.
Tuesday, 26 Aug 2014
Training: "How to Write a P&S Position Description"
University human resources is offering training on "How to Write a Professional and Scientific Position Description" in conjunction with the new PeopleAdmin 7 system training. Anyone who writes or assists with writing position descriptions is encouraged to attend. Training is offered weekly beginning Aug. 26 through Nov. 24. To register, go to AccessPlus (Employee tab > UHR Training) and choose the class you wish to attend.
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture.
Women's Equality Day
Celebrate the anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting women the right to vote. Stop by Catt Hall's Plaza of Heroines to register to vote and enjoy light refreshments and an information booth for students interested in learning more about the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and the Margaret Sloss Women's Center.
WelcomeFest
Once a year, the Student Activities Center at Iowa State University holds WelcomeFest for students to experience Ames local businesses, community organizations and ISU departments. WelcomeFest attracts over 4,000 students, and 100+ businesses and departments. This event gives you the opportunity to display services, goods and employment opportunities, and welcome students to our community.
Wednesday, 27 Aug 2014
Poster sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture.
Art Walk: A Legacy of Murals at Lagomarcino
Join University Museums Interpretation Specialist David Faux in welcoming the newest public art addition to Lagomarcino and the School of Education. Let's explore how this mural by Rebecca Ekstrand and Tom Rosborough fits into the already rich tradition of Iowa State University's largest in the nation public art collection. Meet David in the Lagomarcino courtyard
Training: Sentinel Plant Network First Detector
Reiman Gardens' staff will take you through the initial steps to become a certified First Detector, in the ever-increasing effort to detect and diagnose "high-consequence" plant pests and pathogens, such as the emerald ash borer and the Asian long-horned beetle. Preregistration is highly encouraged. Free resource pack for the first 30 to register.