Thursday, 19 Feb 2015
University Policies for Lecturers, Clinicians and Adjunct Faculty - Session 2
Workshop for lecturers, clinicians, and adjunct faculty - part 2
Town hall: Role of the chief diversity officer
The committee searching for ISU's chief diversity officer seeks input on the role of the diversity officer. The committee will use ideas collected through a series of town hall meetings to develop a job description.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Creating Large-Lecture Community through Effective Questioning
Award-winning faculty member Kevin Schalinske shares how he creates a comfortable atmosphere in his ~100 student biochemistry/molecular biology-rich advanced nutrition and human metabolism classes.
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Seminar Series
"The Challenge of Creating a Low-Carbon Economy in the Age of Natural Gas," Roger Aines, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California. Please RSVP for lunch (noon-12:30 p.m.).
ISU Retirees: Social and program
"The Good, the Bad and the Bugly," Donald Lewis, ISU Extension entomologist. Learn about some of Iowa's beneficial insects along with the worst of the worst new invasive species. ISU Retirees may bring guests. The 3 p.m. presentation is preceded by a half-hour social.
Art and Animals
This is the last week for the exhibition of animal sculptures by Gwynn Murrill in the Christian Petersen Art Museum. To give the Murrill animals a proper send off, educators from the Blank Park Zoo will be bringing a group of live animals, both wild and domestic, to the Christian Petersen Art Museum. Take this opportunity to see the exhibit one more time and pet an alligator while you are here.
Class: Black Light Butterfly Roosting
Join Nathan Brockman, Christina Reiman Butterfly Wing Curator, for a special black light butterfly show. Learn the science behind the way many butterfly patterns fluoresce when exposed to black light, and view them in a new way as they clump together and begin roosting for the night.
Glass Beads Class
Learn to create colorful glass beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch. Build your skills with step-by-step instruction and take home your own handmade beads each week. Your beautiful beads can be used in jewelry or other artful objects.
Lecture: Eating Disorder and Body Image Awareness Week
"Shattered Image" - Author Brian Cuban chronicles his firsthand experiences living with eating disorders and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD).
Sewing Class
An introduction to the fundamentals of sewing. Bring a yard or two of quilting cotton, voile or linen fabric to the first class to make an infinity scarf. Discuss wool fabric choices for the poncho you will sew in the second class. Sewing machines provided but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.
SUB Comedy Night w/ Sara Schaefer
SUB Comedy Night with Sara Schaefer