Sunday, 07 Feb 2010
Class: Argentine Tango Practica
A multi-level class that meets every Sunday under the guidance of Valerie Williams.
Monday, 08 Feb 2010
Faculty forum: Difficult Dialogues
"Difficult Dialogues," with authors Robert Nash and DeMethra Bradley. Using concrete frameworks, ground rules and examples, they will demonstrate how to put moral conversation into action. In this forum, the authors will provide valuable tools on how to justify, compose, launch and facilitate respectful and engaging conversations about even the most controversial topics.
Horticulture Seminar
The Future of Extension by John Lawrence, Associate Dean - Extension Programs and Outreach, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, ISU
Art Class: Precious Metal Clay (PMC): Button Molds with Deborah Kraft
Meets Mondays from 6-8pm for 2 weeks.
Art Class: Knitting with Sara Cady
Meets Mondays from 7-8:30pm for 3 weeks.
Osborn Club lecture
"Why the Buzz About Bayes?" Philip Dixon, ISU statistics. Open to the public.
Lecture: A Call to Service
"Unclaimed Legacy: A Call to Service for the Post-Civil Rights Generation," Jeff Johnson. A journalist, social activist and political commentator, Johnson has a commitment to fostering broad-based communication about issues related to race, politics, pop culture and socioeconomics. **This lecture is taking place as scheduled.**
Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010
Open forum: Director of Recreation Services candidate
Tim Moore is the director of recreational sports and general manager of the Health Fitness Corp. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
Career Fair: Engineering, Business and Liberal Arts & Sciences
Companies will be recruiting for internship positions and full-time jobs. Come professionally dressed and prepared with your résumé and ISU student ID. Check out your college's career services web site for additional resources. Companies recruiting majors from the colleges of Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences will be located on the upper concourse. Companies recruiting College of Engineering students will be located on the lower concourse.
Tuesday Tea
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation. Mark your calendar from 12:00 -1:00 pm Tuesdays this month (February 9th, 16th, and 23rd) and enjoy the Farm House in a whole new way. After tea, all are welcome to join in a guided tour that will highlight different topics each week, this weeks topic is "Love and Marriage in Victorian Society". Reservations not required.
CESMEE seminar
"The Iowa State University Community College Leadership Program and STEM Activities," Larry Ebbers, University Professor in education leadership and policy studies. This program will focus on a discussion about the Community College Leadership Program at Iowa State and how it is relating to STEM activities through Core 3 Project of the Iowa Mathematics and Science Education Partnership (IMSEP). All are welcome to attend.
Meeting: Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public and adjourn at 5 p.m.
Art Class: Screenprinting with Dara Poorman
Meets Tuesdays from 6-8pm for 4 weeks.
Lecture: Innovation in Global Agriculture
"Innovation in Global Agriculture in the Twenty-first Century," former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer. Schafer served as an elected official, business executive and entrepreneur.
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010
Open forum: Director of Recreation Services candidate
Michael Giles is the associate director of operations and project management for the department of university recreation at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Wednesday Walk
Take a student-led walk around campus. No reservation required.
ArtWalk: New Sites & Old Favorites
Join Nancy Gebhart, educator, as she takes you on a tour of new sites and old favorites from the Art on Campus Collection. This tour begins with some of the old favorites in Parks Library, including public works of art by Grant Wood, Christian Petersen, Stephen DeStaebler, and Nina de Creeft Ward.
TIAA-CREF seminar
"Save for Tomorrow, Start Today." Are you interested in finding out how you can take advantage of your employer's retirement plan? It's easier than you think. Please pre-register.
TIAA-CREF seminar
"Five Habits of Highly Successful Investors" When you're beginning an investment strategy, you don't have to know everything about the financial markets, but you do need to grasp the essentials. Join us to find out what techniques investors use when making their investment decisions. (For all employees, including C-based and D-based interested in investment basics.) Please pre-register.
Art Class: Mat Cutting
Learn to size mats, cut straight and beveled edges, and hinge mount artwork.
Performance: Is Everybody Stupid(?)
"Is Everybody Stupid(?)," a one-man show with Ise Lyfe, spoken word artist and community leader. Hilarious, daring and fast-paced, this timely multimedia, interactive presentation is a detailed look into American apathy, disengagement and ignorance.
Lecture: Remarkable Creatures
"Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species," Sean Carroll, University of Wisconsin. An academic by profession, Carroll is perhaps best known for his ability to popularize molecular genetics and their explanation for the process of evolution.
Thursday, 11 Feb 2010
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"The Challenges and Opportunities of Modeling Engineering Solutions on Concepts from Metabolic Biology" by Basil Nikolau, Iowa State University
Lecture: Brown Bag
"Winter Art in your Backyard" by Linda Thomas - Wild Birds Unlimited 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.
Academic Advising Workshop: Ten Advising Vignettes
This workshop features the last five advising scenarios from the NACADA DVD presentation from September 2009. This will be an opportunity to view and discuss the scenarios that explore various advising situations. Register on AccessPlus (Employee > HRS Training > Ten Advising Vignettes).
Art Class: Woodshop Orientation with Bill Rickard
For the beginner who wants to learn the fundamentals of woodworking equipment.
Silent auction
A silent auction fund-raiser for the Mid-Iowa Community Action Living with HIV program. Hosted By Delta Lambda Phi.
Lecture: Basics of Molecular Immunology
"How Our Bodies Fight Infection: The Basics of Molecular Immunology," Amy Andreotti, ISU biochemistry, biophysics and molecular biology. Her research is in molecular immunology, specifically how the principles of physics can be used to understand the 3-dimensional shapes of those molecules that control our immune response.
Friday, 12 Feb 2010
Designate a repeated course deadline
Last day to file a Designation of Repeated Course form for a first half-semester course that is not an automatic designated repeat.
Drop course deadline
Last day to drop a first half-semester course without extenuating circumstances.