Sunday, 21 Feb 2010
Men's hockey tournament
Central States Collegiate Hockey League tournament.
AIDS Walk/Run
The event raises money to help support locals struggling with HIV/AIDS. All proceeds from the event are donated to the Living with HIV program through Mid-Iowa Community Action (M.I.C.A.). This program helps individuals by locating testing facilities, finding resources for medicines, giving referrals to mental health programs and helping with other living expenses.
Wrestling
ISU vs. Nebraska.
Class: Argentine Tango Practica
A multi-level class that meets every Sunday under the guidance of Valerie Williams.
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.
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2010
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 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, including Victorian music and entertainment, this weeks topic is "Social Events in Rural Victorian Life". Reservations not required.
Art Class: Acrylic Painting with Deborah Kraft
Meets Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30pm for 6 weeks.
Film: "Do I Look Fat?"
A documentary about gay men, body image and eating disorders. Q&A discussion follows the film.
Workshop: Floral Design Series
Learn the tips and skills used by professionals to create your own one-of-a-kind floral design. Those who complete all nine classes will receive a floral design certificate from Reiman Gardens.
ISU Percussion Ensemble
Matthew Coley will conduct the ISU Percussion Ensemble
Lecture: Innovation and Ethics
"Innovation and Ethics." Yvon Chouinard is founder and owner of Patagonia, a maker of environmentally conscious, high-performance outdoor apparel. A leader in corporate social responsibility, Chouinard capitalized on his company's success in the late 1980s to tackle the looming environmental crisis. He instituted the Patagonia Earth Tax, which pledges 1 percent of company sales to the preservation and restoration of the natural...
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2010
Symposium on Sustainability
A second daylong university-wide symposium is being planned as part of Iowa State's Live Green! initiative. Last year more than 300 faculty, staff and students turned out for the Symposium on Enhancing Sustainability, with keynote speaker and Berea College president Larry Shinn. Check back for a full schedule of events and participants.
Keynote: Green Economy Campus
"Green Economy Campus: Change Management for Sustainability." Leith Sharp is the founding director of Harvard University's Green Campus Initiative, recognized as the largest green campus organization in the world and a global leader in campus sustainability. Sharp has 18 years of experience greening universities.
Jeans drop-off
"Don't fight your genes- change your jeans." Drop off jeans you no longer wear and accept the body you have. All jeans will be donated to charity.
Reiman Gardens: Behind the Scenes
"Butterfly Wing Basement."
Ramsey Lecture: "Emerging Therapies for Brain Diseases"
Dr. Beverly Davidson, professor of medicine, neurology and molecular physiology and biophysics at the University of Iowa Department of Internal Medicine, will present "Emerging Therapies for Brain Diseases" during the first lecture in the Ramsey Lecture Series. The lecture is preceded by a research poster session and lunch beginning at 11:15 a.m.
Prediction and Determination of Metabolic Fluxes in Photosynthetic Microbes
John Morgan, Purdue University, will present "Prediction and Determination of Metabolic Fluxes in Photosynthetic Microbes"
Art Class: Silver Rings with Robbie Helzer
Meets Wednesdays from 6:30-9pm for 3 weeks.
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. Nebraska.
Film and discussion: The Bill Sackter story
Film and discussion with producer Lane Wyrick. A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story explores the way we as a society have treated people with disabilities, from institutional abandonment to community embrace.
ISU Jazz Combos
Student jazz combos will perform, coached by Michael Giles
Thursday, 25 Feb 2010
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar Series
"Pyrolysis Based Technologies for the Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass into Fuels and Chemicals" by George W. Huber, Univeristy of Massachusetts-Amherst
OLLI at ISU Spring Preview
Preview of OLLI at ISU (formerly College for Seniors) spring classes offered March-May, 2010