Monday, 09 Jan 2017
Farewell: Dean McCormick
Dean McCormick is director for design and construction services. He has accepted a position with Ames-based Story Construction after 22 years of service in facilities planning and management. A program will begin at 3 p.m.; refreshments will be served.
Confronting the Winter Blues
A four-week course on Monday, January 9, January 16, January 23 and January 30 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Learn a variety of ways to raise your spirits when winter weather gets you down, with expressive therapies instructor Camilla Kottman.
Osborn Club Lecture
Emily Heaton, associate professor in agronomy, will present "Perennial Power." Her talk will explore the rationale and potential for transition from a fossil-based to a plant-based economy.
Tuesday, 10 Jan 2017
P&S Council Seminar: Customer service
"Great Customer Service," Craig Hamerlinck, program coordinator, VP for research office.
Wednesday, 11 Jan 2017
January 2017 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.
Carillon Concert: Let Freedom Ring
A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King by ISU carilloneur Tin-Shi Tam. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
Reception: 2017 Women Impacting ISU Calendar
The 12 women featured in the calendar will be recognized. A program will begin at 4 p.m. Free copies of the calendar will be distributed.
Artful Yoga
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. In conjunction with the current exhibition, our practice this semester will focus on the color red. 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. Free, but online registration required.
Woodshop Orientation
Learn the fundamentals of woodworking equipment while creating a bird house.
Women's basketball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma.
Thursday, 12 Jan 2017
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Brown Bag Lecture
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2017 theme, Water. Topics range from gardening interests to current local science research, to holiday decorating, and more. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Retirement reception: Mark Grootveld
Mark Grootveld, manager of facility services for the Ames Laboratory, is retiring.
Exhibit Opening: "Red"
Join us in celebrating the opening of "Red," an exhibition that explores the cultural and aesthetic diversity of this vibrant hue. Fifteen faculty members from 11 different departments contributed their musings and reflections about red and the multiple ways the color can be used and interpreted. Add to the fun by donning your favorite red outfit! Light refreshments.
Walk-In Craft: Ice Dyed Scarves
Move over tie-dye, there's a new trend in town. Use fiber reactive dyes and ice to create a watercolor effect for a scarf or decorative pillowcase.
Friday, 13 Jan 2017
Audit to credit deadline
Last day to change a full semester course from audit to credit basis.
Drop Deadline
Last day to drop full-semester or first half-semester courses without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.
Registration Deadline
Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus. A late registration fee applies.
Schedule Change Deadline
Last day to process a schedule change for spring through AccessPlus registration.
Schedule Change Deadline
Last day to process most schedule changes without a schedule change fee or to add/drop a course without signatures of instructor and adviser (full-semester courses and first half-semester courses). See the tuition adjustment schedule for financial deadlines.
Public hearing: Regents' agenda
At this public hearing, individuals have an opportunity to provide early input on agenda items for the state Board of Regents Jan. 17 meeting in Des Moines.
Walk-In Paint Your Own Pottery: Dots and Pattern
Repetition of dots or shapes create fun patterns and makes everyone look like a PYOP pro.
52nd Annual ISU Madrigal Dinner
The 52nd Annual ISU Madrigal Dinner is presented by the department of music and theatre. As guests dine by the illumination of candlelight, they will be royally entertained by the Iowa State Singers, Musica Antiqua, Shy of a Dozen and Orchesis II dancers. Social hour precedes the 6:30 p.m. dinner.
Gymnastics
Tri-meet vs. Towson and Wisconsin, Oshkosh.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. University of Illinois (American Collegiate Hockey Association).
Saturday, 14 Jan 2017
Textbook return for refund
Last day to return textbooks for refund to University Book Store. Exclusions apply. See www.isubookstore.com for details.
FIRST LEGO League State Championships
The robotics rounds take place in the lower level of Howe Hall. Iowa FIRST® LEGO® League Championships, a STEM event that showcases some of Iowa's most creative kids, is free and open to the public.
Family Movies in the Gardens
Looking for a warm, cozy place to entertain the kids for a few hours? Every Saturday in January, Reiman Gardens will be offering movies for children at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
52nd Annual ISU Madrigal Dinner
The 52nd Annual ISU Madrigal Dinner is presented by the department of music and theatre. As guests dine by the illumination of candlelight, they will be royally entertained by the Iowa State Singers, Musica Antiqua, Shy of a Dozen and Orchesis II dancers. Social hour precedes the 6:30 p.m. dinner.