Saturday, 22 Oct 2016
Family Pumpkin Carving Workshop
Get the chance to show off your skills by carving a pumpkin together as a family for display during Spirits in the Gardens!
Homecoming: Blue Sky 4K run
"Leave a LegaCY," an annual run benefitting Lutheran Services in Iowa. Registration opens at 9 a.m.; free T-shirt for registrations received by Oct. 5.
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Lunch catered by Hickory Park.
Homecoming: Yell Like Hell
Skit competitions that promote school spirit with cheering, music and dancing.
Spirits in the Gardens
Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23 from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. Scare is in the air as Reiman Gardens' Spirits in the Gardens event returns. All are welcome to join in the spooky fun by attending in costume. As part of a new, astounding display, see 500 carved pumpkins lit against the evening sky while here.
Lecture: Puerto Rican Student Association Cultural Night
Aurelio Curbelo, born and raised in Puerto Rico, is the director of the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence at the University of Minnesota. Previously, he worked as the multicultural liaison officer and administrator of the George Washington Carver summer research program for the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Iowa State.
Cyclone Cinema: Star Trek Beyond
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
ISU Dance Scholarship Concert
Local dance professionals and students perform to benefit the ISU Dance Scholarship fund.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. University of Central Oklahoma (American Collegiate Hockey Association).
SALES
SALES is the collaboration between long time friends Lauren Morgan and Jordan Shih.
Sunday, 23 Oct 2016
Artist Demonstration - Don Colley
Join Don Colley, one of Faber-Castell's celebrated instructors, for a free a casual workshop where he shares tips and his techniques for drawing, his passion for life around him, and discusses being an artist on the go. This is an open house event so come and go as you please. Register to win great prizes. Don't forget to bring your sketchbook!
Homecoming: Parade
Parade entries include student, university and local businesses and organizations.
ISU Symphonic Band and ISU Concert Band
The Symphonic Band is an 80-member ensemble that explores traditional as well as contemporary works by composers such as Percy Grainger, Malcolm Arnold, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Leonard Bernstein. The Symphonic Band is conducted by Steven Smyth, Associate Director of Bands. The Concert Band performs a variety of rich literature and approximately 100 students take part in this group.
Spirits in the Gardens
Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23 from 4:00 to 9:00 p.m. Scare is in the air as Reiman Gardens' Spirits in the Gardens event returns. All are welcome to join in the spooky fun by attending in costume. As part of a new, astounding display, see 500 carved pumpkins lit against the evening sky while here.
Walk-in Argentine Tango
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.
Cyclone Cinema: Star Trek Beyond
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Monday, 24 Oct 2016
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Lunch catered by Fazoli's.
Lecture: Global Health and Sustainable Development
Ambassador John E. Lange (Ret.) works in global health diplomacy for the United Nations Foundation. World Affairs Series
Lecture: The Geology and Geography of Floods
Jim Oââ'¬â"¢Connor is a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Portland, Oregon, who studies landscape evolution related to rivers and floods.
Tuesday, 25 Oct 2016
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Lunch catered by Jimmy Johns.
Open house: Trinect engineering fellows program
Trinect fellows (graduate engineering students), ISU students in elementary education and local elementary teachers together develop classroom research activities for students in grades 3-5. Engineering applicants are sought for the 2017-18 school year. Current Trinect fellows will answer questions; a short overview will begin at 4:30 pm.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"1000 Dams Down and Counting/The Great Missoula Floods of the Last Ice Age" by Dr. James O'Connor, USGS, Portland, OR.
David W. Staniforth Memorial Lecture
"Managing the Evolution of Weed Adaptations," Marie Jasieniuk, professor and plant biologist, Department of Plant Sciences, University of California-Davis. A reception in the Agronomy Hall commons will follow the lecture.
Legislative Candidate Forum
Part of the Campaign 2016 Series, providing the university and community with opportunities to question candidates before the November election.
Havana Cuba All-Stars
Feel the tropical Caribbean climate inside Stephens as Cuba's greatest and most prominent musicians bring a program of songs and muisc celebrating the extraordinary musical legacy of Cuba that will have the audience dancing in their seats!
Performance: ISU Wind and Percussion ensembles
Dr. Michael Golemo is the director. The Wind Ensemble is recognized as the top concert band at Iowa State. Striving for perfection and playing for the love of music, the sixty members of the Wind Ensemble perform the finest quality literature composed for winds including music from the 16th century through the most contemporary works available for winds. The Wind Ensemble performs works for smaller chamber ensembles to the full ensemble.
Open Mic Night
Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to their fellow students. Many are musicians, comedians, and poets. So come on out and show us what kind of talents you have. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)
Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Breakfast catered by Panera.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Using Case-Based Learning in your Classroom Harvard's "Winter Oak"
In this interactive session, Brad Shrader, Morrill Professor in Management, will model case-based learning by teaching a case (Harvard University's "Winter Oak"). This is the story of a young boy and his teacher as she comes to understand another way of learning and thinking. CELT has purchased copies of this case for participants, who will be asked to review the 5-6 page case before the session.
Seminar: Enable precision data for precision medicine
Jun Ye is co-founder, president and CEO of Sentieon, a bioinformatics company established in July 2014. Sentieon develops and supplies a suite of bioinformatics secondary analysis tools that process genomics data with high-computing efficiency, fast turnaround time, exceptional accuracy and 100 percent consistency.