Monday, 22 Feb 2010
Performance: Junie B. Jones
Theatreworks/USA presents Junie B. Jones as part of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series.
Workshop: EndNote Web
Learn how to manage your bibliographies using online tools. This hands-on workshop will cover the basics of EndNote Web, including setting up an account, gathering references from library databases and creating a bibliography.
Performance: Junie B. Jones
Theatreworks/USA presents Junie B. Jones as part of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series.
Horticulture Seminar
Biochar for Sand-based Rootzone Modification by Shane Brockhoff, Graduate Student, Department of Horticulture, ISU
Art Class: Basketweaving with Jan Smith
Tote-all-y!
Lecture: Recovering from An Eating Disorder
"Recovering from An Eating Disorder and Falling in Love with Life." Jenni Schaefer, a recovered bulimic, has helped change the face of eating disorder awareness and recovery.
Reading: "Strange as This Weather Has Been"
Ann Pancake's first novel, Strange as This Weather Has Been, features a southern West Virginia family devastated by mountaintop removal mining. Based on interviews and real events, the novel was one of Kirkus Review's Top Ten Fiction Books of 2007, won the 2007 Weatherford Award, and was a finalist for the 2008 Orion Book Award.
Lecture: Improving the Lives of Smallholder Farmers in Africa and South Asia
"Feeding Africa and South Asia: The Role of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation," David Bergvinson, senior program officer in Agricultural Development at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Bergvinson currently manages seven crop improvement grants within the science and technology division of the foundation.