Monday, 12 Apr 2010
Symposium: Contemporary Immigrant Experience in Iowa
"Contemporary Immigrant Experience in Iowa: Opportunities and Obstacles." An interdisciplinary panel of ISU faculty will examine the advantages and difficulties facing recent immigrants in Iowa. Discussion will include social, economic, educational and political conditions and influences.
Horticulture Seminar
A Family of Receptor-like Kinases are Regulated by Brassinosteroids and Defines a New Pathway for Plant Growth, by Yanhai Yin, Asst. Professor, Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology, ISU
VEISHEA Tournament: Laser Tag
Pre-register team captain and other members of the team can sign up on site the day of the event.
BFA Senior Exhibition Reception
Public reception for "From the Basement Up," the 2010 BFA Senior Student Exhibition. Comments and awards presentation by juror Greg Fuqua, artist-in-residence at the Octagon Center for the Arts, at 5:45 p.m. The reception will include beverages, food and entertainment, and an opportunity to meet the students and view the work in the show.
ISU Percussion Ensemble
Matthew Coley, director
Art Class: Basketweaving with Jan Smith
"Smoky Pleasures"
Art Class: Mat Cutting with Amy Dreyer
Learn to size mats, cut straight and beveled edges, and hinge mount artwork.
Osborn Club lecture
"E. coli O157:H7: A Sticky Situation," Chris Minion, ISU veterinary microbiology and preventative medicine. Open to the public.
The Business of Geek: Film, Comic Books, and Gaming
Studio executive, producer and comic book author Jeff Katz will speak about the changing face of the entertainment industry and emerging opportunities for "geek" creators in the film industry, comic book business, internet, gaming and online self-promotion. Katz, who has overseen production for box office hits like Freddy vs. Jason and Wolverine and cult classics like Snakes on a Plane will take the audience through...
VEISHEA Tournament: Flag Football
The tournament will take place on Monday April 12 and Tuesday April 13 from 8pm-Midnight and the Championship will be held on Wednesday April 14 from 10:00-midnight at Bergstrom.