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What is featured?

Saturday, 13 Feb 2016

Men's basketball

Feb 13, 2016

All day

Hilton Coliseum

Limited availability

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Texas (game time TBA).

Valentine's Day Rose Sale

Feb 13, 2016

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

South atrium, Memorial Union

$5-$55

Student Activities Special events Student activities

The ISU Horticulture Club will be selling individual roses, arrangements and Valentine's Day cards on a first-come-first-serve basis, while supplies last.

Pete The Cat Story Time

Feb 13, 2016

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM

Inside the University Book Store

free

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

Please join us in welcoming Pete the Cat to Iowa State at a very special story time!

Track and field

Feb 13, 2016

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Lied Recreation Athletic Center

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State Classic. Field events (shot put, triple jump, pole vault, high jump) and running events (3,000m, 800m, mile, 60m, 400m, 800m, 4x400m).

Softball: Cyclone Invitational

Feb 13, 2016

1:30 PM

Bergstrom Indoor Facility

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. North Dakota.

Buckwheat Zydeco

Feb 13, 2016

9:00 PM

M-Shop

$12 Students / $17 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

If you've gotten into Zydeco music, felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30 years, then it's likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco.

Sunday, 14 Feb 2016

Softball: Cyclone Invitational

Feb 14, 2016

11:15 AM

Bergstrom Indoor Facility

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Eastern Illinois.

Softball: Cyclone Invitational

Feb 14, 2016

1:30 PM

Bergstrom Indoor Facility

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. North Dakota.

Wrestling

Feb 14, 2016

2:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

$5-$10

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. West Virginia.

Argentine Tango Practica

Feb 14, 2016

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU Five punches for $35, Public Five punches for $45

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.

Monday, 15 Feb 2016

Cherry pie sales

Feb 15, 2016

11:00 AM

23 MacKay Hall

free

College of Human Sciences Meetings, receptions Student activities

The apparel, events and hospitality management program will be selling more than 1,600 cherry pies ($2 each) as part of a fundraiser to benefit student scholarships and organizations. T-shirts also will be available for $15. Sales will continue until 7 p.m., or while supplies last.

The Electronic Museum

Feb 15, 2016

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Did you know that there are nearly 40,000 objects in the University Museums permanent collection?! Bring your lunch to the Christian Petersen Art Museum and hear from our educator about how to browse and utilize the objects not on view through eMuseum, University Museums' recently launched online collections database. You may discover objects that could inform the paper you are writing, the research you're conducting, or your class discussions.

Open forum: Office of Equal Opportunity director finalist

Feb 15, 2016

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2019 Morrill Hall

free

University Meetings, receptions

Jyl Shaffer, Title IX coordinator at the University of Cincinnati, is one of four finalists interviewing this month.

Statistics Seminar

Feb 15, 2016

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Snedecor 3105

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

Bayesian sparse reduced rank multivariate regression, Gyuhyeong Goh, Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan

Veritas Forum: Toleration and Justice in a Broken World

Feb 15, 2016

6:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Alex Tuckness is a professor and Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Political Science at Iowa State, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Glass Beads Class

Feb 15, 2016

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $67, Public $77 - includes supplies

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Learn to create colorful glass beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch.

Wheel Pottery Class

Feb 15, 2016

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $100, Public $110 - includes supplies

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel.

Lecture: Game Design and Why It Matters

Feb 15, 2016

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

James Portnow is perhaps best known for writing Extra Credits, a web series that explores topics in games and the gaming industry. He is a game designer and consultant known for his theories on socially positive design.

Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016

Degree Audit Changes

Feb 16, 2016

All day

10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to change degree audit information for spring.

ISU Symphony Orchestra

Feb 16, 2016

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Stephens Auditorium

$4 advance/$5 day of show

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Jacob Harrison leads the 80-member orchestra in a narrated program showcasing the various instrument families and exploring basic music concepts. Following an instrument petting zoo gives a chance to see and hear up close!

Lunch and learn: Financial wellness

Feb 16, 2016

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

free

University Meetings, receptions

"Incorporating Social Security Into Your Retirement Strategy," Brian Hood, Legacy Financial Group. Register online through Learn@ISU.

Webinar : "Addressing Incivility in the Classroom: effective Strategies for faculty"

Feb 16, 2016

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Webinar

Academic Affairs Training, development

In this webinar, you will learn about faculty's experiences with student incivility, especially the experiences of faculty with marginalized identities (e.g. race, gender, sexual orientation). You will also learn about the potential consequences for faculty of unchecked classroom incivilities. Most importantly, this webinar will teach you strategies you can use--both inside and outside of the classroom--to address these student behaviors.

Women's and Gender Studies series

Feb 16, 2016

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

208 Carver Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Letting Gendered Spaces Go: Striving for Gender and Nature Balance Through Bonding in Disney's Frozen and Maleficent," Sarah Chase, ISU English. Part of a series of informal, brown-bag lunch symposiums.

Plant Protection Program Short Course

Feb 16, 2016

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Learn to detect and diagnose ''high-consequence'' pests and pathogens like emerald ash borer.

Casting Metal Class

Feb 16, 2016

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $53, Public $63 - supplies included

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Lost-wax casting is an ago-old sculptural jewelry process.

Floral Design Series Workshop

Feb 16, 2016

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Learn the basics of floral design while creating beautiful arrangements to take home. Learn the tips and skills used by professionals and create your own one-of-a-kind floral designs.