Tuesday, 17 Mar 2015
Spring Break, classes recessed
Continues through March 20
Workshop: Floral Design Series
Theme of floral design to be determined. Learn the tips and skills used by professionals and create your own one-of-a-kind floral designs.
Wednesday, 18 Mar 2015
Spring Break, classes recessed
Continues through March 20
Tour: Behind the Scenes at Reiman Gardens
Topic to be determined. This program is perfect for volunteers! Join staff each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Gardens. Each month's topic features a mini-tour, interesting facts, and the chance to see many things not typically open to the public. Come each month to learn more about Reiman Gardens and its many plants and butterflies.
Thursday, 19 Mar 2015
Spring Break, classes recessed
Continues through March 20
Class: Botanical Drawing
This is a 6 week course on Mondays March 23, March 30, April 6, April 13, April 20, & April 27 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Learn how to use plants as the subject of art with easy approaches & successive lessons. Learn from artist Megan Henson as you draw from flowers & plants in the classroom, the Hughes Conservatory, & even get inspired by those early spring blooms in outside. Use your drawings for nature journals, hand-made cards, & more.
Friday, 20 Mar 2015
Fee payment deadline for spring 2015
Fee payment deadline, spring semester. Final payment due.
Spring Break, classes recessed
Continues through March 20
Saturday, 21 Mar 2015
Softball
Iowa State vs. South Dakota.
Softball
Iowa State vs. South Dakota.
Sunday, 22 Mar 2015
Softball
Iowa State vs. Miami (Ohio).
Softball
Iowa State vs. Miami (Ohio).
Argentine Tango 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. 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. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Monday, 23 Mar 2015
Graduation Applications: Summer 2015
Seniors graduating Summer 2015 should submit a Graduation Application to the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center, after registering for final course work. Applications are available from advisers or the Registrar's Graduation Office.
Registration begins: Summer 2015 and Fall 2015
First day of assigned Summer 2015 and Fall 2015 registration dates for students in the College of Veterinary Medicine and students in the Graduate College. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.
Workshop: Building an Effective Team
This session offers participants the opportunity to learn what makes an effective team, the challenges that can get in the way and specific skills that each team member can practice on a day-to-day basis to improve relationships and team performance. Registration is free on AccessPlus.
Sock Monkeys Class
A twist on the traditional monkey! Choose from bright patterned socks including Cyclone themed socks to create an original soft character. Get ideas for accessories and personalizing, and enjoy the camaraderie of stitching as a group.
Tuesday, 24 Mar 2015
Registration begins for seniors: Summer 2015, Fall 2015
First day of assigned Summer 2015 and Fall 2015 registration dates for students projected as seniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.
Rossmann Manatt Lecture
"The Fashionable Side of STEM," Sara Marcketti, associate professor in the apparel, merchandising and design program and associate director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching.
Mentoring graduate students
Mentoring graduate students
POSTPONED: Forum: Designing Coursework as a Game with Visiting Professor Lee Sheldon
Everywhere educators from K-12 to university professors are attempting to negotiate the widening gap between decades-old teaching methods and the parallel-processing and social-networking students of today. They recognize that students seem more focused on video game challenges than their classes, but literal efforts to use video games to teach have met with uncertain success.
What Are the Digital Humanities and Why Are They Important?
You may have noticed the phrase "Digital Humanities" popping up all over the place in the last several years. In this workshop you'll learn what is meant by DH, why it's such an important field, and how you, as a humanist, can make it work for you. Intended for graduate students and faculty in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Seating is limited. Prerequisite required.
Wood Stack Table
Learn how stack laminate and make a small striped table or stool. The first night students will assemble various types of wood with glue and clamps. The second night sand and finish your piece. Leave class with a beautifully variegated functional object for your home.
Watercolor Class
Watercolor is a powerful and technical medium in which one can achieve beautiful results with a relatively quick sketch, or brilliant finished work with the investment of more time and craft. Watercolor is easy to use and this class will teach a variety of techniques from realistic to abstract in fun exercises. Experiment with both traditional and liquid watercolors.
Lecture: Stories of Undocumented Workers from Mexico
Frans Schryer is Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph, Canada, where he taught in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology.
The Last Bhopa: The Effects of Modernization on Folk Culture in India
Praveen Singh Rathore will screen his 15-minute film "The Last Bhopa" and discuss how development in India has impacted the lives of traditional musicians and artisans, including Bhopas, semi-nomadic priest singers of the folk deities in Rajasthan, India.