Wednesday, 09 Nov 2016
Seminar: Proposal Budget Development Workshop
Learn about practical tools and strategies for developing your proposal budget according to funding agency requirements. Bring a laptop, working budget and questions to this hands-on workshop. Those planning to attend are encouraged to send us in advance any RFPs for proposals they are currently working on. If you have a working budget, please have it loaded on your laptop when you come to the workshop.
Reiman Gardens Free Admission Day
It's important to make the beauty and educational value of Reiman Gardens as available as possible to all. On the second Wednesday of every month, all guests may visit Reiman Gardens free of charge. The Gardens will still maintain its standard hours.
Retirement reception: Debra Covey
Debra Covey, associate laboratory director of sponsored research for the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, is retiring.
CyBuy Vendor Fair
CyBuy vendors will be available to answer questions and showcase new products in the CyBuy marketplace. All employees are welcome.
Launching Your Faculty Career
An introduction for lecturers, clinicians, and adjunct faculty to university resources, polices, and programs to get them off to a successful start. The workshop will discuss career paths and opportunities for development at Iowa State University. It will be led by Associate Provost for Faculty Dawn Bratsch-Prince. Register at Learn@ISU
Live Webinar: Accessibility in Distance Education: Issues for a New Administration
Accessibility is an area of growing concern, especially for colleges and universities looking to attract global learners. This seminar will explain the steps educators and institutions can take to ensure that individuals with disabilities and differing abilities, as well as those from disparate intellectual, cultural, and economic backgrounds, can access educational opportunities on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Campus Conversation Series: Election
"Let's Talk About the Election." Students, staff, faculty and community members are invited to gather and discuss election outcomes. This is a drop-in event, so attend as your schedule allows. Light refreshments will be served.
Artful Yoga
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. This month we will focus on words, how we use them and interpret them. Please arrive early for a discussion on the month's topic beginning at 5:15. The practice will begin at 5:30. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.
Fused Glass Ornaments Workshop
Get in the holiday spirit by making two beautiful glass ornaments. learn to safely cut glass, create an original design, and assemble glass.
Public meeting: CyRide transit study
CyRide representatives and a representative from the NelsonNygaard transportation consulting firm will be taking input on the future of CyRide services. This is part of year-long study of the bus system.
Lecture: Fighting Modern Slavery
Yonas Tesfay & Josiah Carter share their experiences dealing with the complex issue of modern child slavery and explain how their organizations are finding solutions through social entrepreneurism and sustainable practices.
Thursday, 10 Nov 2016
Registration begins for freshmen: Spring 2017
First day of assigned Spring 2017 registration dates for students continuing as freshmen. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday.
Brown Bag
Topic: Holiday Decorating presented by Dan Brabec, Coe's Floral and Gifts. Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Using Digital Humanities for Research and Teaching
What is Digital Humanities, and why is it talked about so much in the academy? Pre-registration is required. Seating is limited. Register through Learn@ISU. Keyword: LIB.
Cyclone Cinema: Suicide Squad
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!
Town and Gown: The Poulenc Trio
Liang Wang, oboe; Bryan Young, bassoon; and Irina Kaplan Lande, piano will perform a wide-ranging program spanning four centuries. This performance will include a special preview of animation created by Elizabeth and Alden Phelps to accompany Cuong's Train of Thought.
Lecture: Enduring Vietnam
"Reflections on a War and Those Who Served." James Wright, President Emeritus and Eleazar Wheelock Professor of History at Dartmouth College, author of "Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them." National Affairs Series
Comedy Night w/ Marina Franklin
New-York based Marina Franklin is emerging as one of the hottest comedians in the comedy scene today, with such notable appearances as, The Movie Trainwreck, Conan O'Brien, Louie Season V, The Jim Gaffigan Show, Showtime's Women Who Kill, and The Chappelle's Show.
Friday, 11 Nov 2016
Women's basketball
Iowa State vs. California, Santa Barbara.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Let it Snow
Baby, it's cold outside! Warm up with a snowman mug, adorn with ornaments and embrace the season with reindeer and other woodland friends.
Cyclone Cinema: Suicide Squad
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!
Men's basketball
Iowa State vs. Savannah State.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. Ohio University (American Collegiate Hockey Association).
Musical: Cabaret
"No use permitting some prophet of gloom to wipe every smile away. Life is a Cabaret, old chum; come to the Cabaret."
The Lonely Biscuits
The Lonely Biscuits are an alternative rock band hailing from Nashville, Tennessee. The band is comprised of Grady Wenrich (vocals, guitar), Sam Gidley (drums), and Nick Byrd (bass). The Lonely Biscuits formed in August 2011 at Belmont University, where Grady Wenrich and Sam Gidley were roommates. Bassist Nick Byrd lived on the same floor and joined the band in January 2012.
Saturday, 12 Nov 2016
Story Time- Pete The Cat
Join us for a children's story time with Pete The Cat! Story reading will begin promptly at 10:30 am with a chance to take photos with Pete afterwards. One hour of free parking in the Memorial Union parking ramp with any purchase and all purchases at the ISU Book Store are tax free!
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Texas. Dates and times are subject to change.
Memorial service: George Jackson
Longtime Iowa State professor and administrator George Jackson died July 3 in Coral Springs, Florida, at the age of 75.
Cyclone Cinema: Suicide Squad
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!
Band Extravaganza
Ensembles scheduled to perform include the ISU Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble I, and the Cyclone Marching Band.