Friday, 22 Apr 2016
Voorhees Supply Chain Management Conference
"Infrastructure, Policy, and Relational Considerations for 2016 and Beyond," featuring top speakers in the field of logistics, operations and supply chain management. A welcome reception will be held Thursday, April 21 (7-9 p.m.), in the Jack Trice Club.
Live Green! Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate Earth Day with ISU and the Ames community. Bike tune-ups, food, and sustainability-minded giveaways!!
Campus Beautiful Cleanup
Iowa State University is known for its beautiful campus which includes the largest collection of campus public art in the country. Join University Museums staff as we celebrate Earth Day by picking up litter around exterior campus sculptures while sharing the inspiration behind the art. Do your part for the environment and meet in the Anderson Sculpture Garden, south side of Morrill Hall. The earth without art is just eh.
Tennis
Iowa State vs. Texas Tech. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to the Ames Racquet and Fitness, 320 S. 17th Street, Ames.
Workshop: Wealthy and Wise: Strategies for Workplace Success
Presented as part of Money Smart Week, this event begins with a keynote presentation and includes breakouts sessions and a networking dinner at 5:15 p.m. Registration is required.
Reception: Biorenewables Art Competition
This 7th annual competition is a collaboration between the Bioeconomy Institute and the College of Design's integrated studio arts program. Award winners will be announced during a 4:15 p.m. program.
Friday Night PYOP: Flower Pots & Yard Art
We will show you the basics of Paint Your Own Pottery, and then we will fire it within a week for you to come pick up.
Lecture: An Earth Day Reading
"All the Land to Hold Us" Part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series.
Performance: Ron White
Comedian Ron "Tater Salad" White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon, but now as a chart-topping Grammy-nominated comedian and afeature film actor, Ron White has established himself as a star in his own right.
General B and The Wiz w/ The Weathered Heads
General B and the Wiz is an indie/psych rock band with a blues influence from Minneapolis, MN which initially started as a duo between college roommate Quincy Voris and Seth Duin in the fall of the 2009.
Saturday, 23 Apr 2016
Butterfly Survey Network Training
Take an active role in conservation as a citizen scientist through the Iowa Butterfly Survey Network (IBSN), with this free training from our entomology staff.
Discovery Stations
Reiman Gardens' discovery stations add a fun, informal activity in the gardens, and are family oriented and designed so both youth and adults can participate.
SCAVMA Scamper 5K/10K Run/Walk
The College of Veterinary Medicine will host its 33rd annual SCAVMA (Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Association) Scamper 5K/10K run/walk. This is a dog-friendly race and competitors are encouraged to bring their canine companions. Entry fee includes chip timing, a race T-shirt, post-race refreshments and an entry for one of several door prizes.
Engineering with LEGO MINDSTORMS
Saturday, April 23 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., or 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. NO program during lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Kids, keep your parents outside while you join Iowa State University students in the Toying with Technology class for an activity at Reiman Gardens exploring engineering!
Design Thinking in Action: New Ways to Reuse Recyclable Materials
Students in the spring 2016 DES 230: Design Thinking class, taught by architecture senior lecturer Patience Lueth, will share projects in an exhibition celebrating Earth Day at Wheatsfield Cooperative in Ames. The project helped students learn about the process of design thinking by giving them the opportunity to tackle an everyday problem and create an everyday reusable product while relating to tangible clients and stakeholders.
Auditions: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Roles available for 3 men and 5 women. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, improvisational storytelling, and singing. No advance preparation necessary. Stop by 2130 Pearson Hall to sign up for an audition time! Auditions are open to all ISU students. Visit www.theatre.iastate.edu for more details.
Piano Studio Recital
Piano students of Mei-Hsuan Huang.
Tennis
Iowa State vs. Wisconsin, Milwaukee. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to the Ames Racquet and Fitness, 320 S. 17th Street, Ames.
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin, TX music scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career in 1999. Born in Michigan and partially raised in Germany, he dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk and rap outfit Joe Rockhead.
Sunday, 24 Apr 2016
Tennis
Iowa State vs. TCU. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to the Ames Racquet and Fitness, 320 S. 17th Street, Ames.
Discovery Stations
Reiman Gardens' discovery stations add a fun, informal activity in the gardens, and are family oriented and designed so both youth and adults can participate.
BAM Behind the Scenes
With a recent gift of more than 300 objects to the University Museums permanent collection, David and Jay-lin Jane Topel hope to inspire investigation, inquiry, and intellectual challenge. As we process these new acquisitions to the collection, be among the first to view some of these objects as we pull them out of collections storage and share what's behind the scenes at the Brunnier Art Museum.
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
MKTO
The California-based MKTO features the talents of actor/musicians Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller, who first met in 2010 while filming the Nickelodeon television series Gigantic. Their debut single, "Thank You," was released on YouTube in January 2013 and had over 500,000 views within two days of its release. Their follow-up single, "Classic," was released the following June.
Monday, 25 Apr 2016
Barks@Parks
The most popular study break on campus is back for the spring semester. For three hours daily during dead week, certified therapy dogs will be available in Parks Library.
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5
Study Break: Coloring Books!
Could you benefit from a play break during to clear your mind during finals week? Drop in and spend some time coloring.
Statistics Seminar
Fuller Lecture
Tuesday, 26 Apr 2016
Faculty Senate Spring Conference
"Research from Start to Finish: The Responsible Conduct and Open Access of Research." Registration is open for all faculty, P&S staff and graduate students. Breakfast and lunch is provided.