Thursday, 25 Mar 2010
Public forum: Mechanical engineering department chair finalist
David Rosen, professor and associate chair in the mechanical engineering school at Georgia Tech University, will present his vision for the department. All who are interested are welcome to attend.
Poster presentation: Research at the Capitol
Twenty students each from Iowa State and the universities of Iowa and Northern Iowa will be selected to display posters and discuss their research to legislators, reporters and top university administrators, highlighting the importance of undergraduate research.
Presentation: The Art of Becoming AWARE
David Williamson, from Ogden, Iowa, is the collaborating artist for a creative art series currently on display at Parks Library. The sculptures from this series are all created from trash collected by volunteers from Project AWARE, an annual statewide river clean-up project. The series also includes collaborative poems and songs. The artist will give a talk at 3:15pm followed by an interpretive tour of the artwork and informal discussion.
Robert Stewart Distinguished Lecture
"Precise Documentation: The Key to Better Software," David Lorge Parnas, professor emeritus, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; and University of Limerick, Ireland.
TIAA-CREF seminar
"A Woman's Money, A Woman's Future." Each phase of a woman's life brings unique financial challenges. With smart planning, you can make the most of your money, whether you're just starting out, single, married with a family, starting over, or in your golden years. Please pre-register.
Reception: YWCA Ames-ISU Women of Achievement
A reception to honor the YWCA Ames-ISU 2010 Women of Achievement award winners and scholarship recipients. Proceeds from this event fund scholarships and programming aimed at eliminating racism and empowering women and girls. RSVPs requested by March 12.
Works in Progress Lecture Series
"The Roma: Precarious Dwelling in the Eternal City," presentation by Karen Bermann, associate professor of architecture. The Works in Progress Lecture Series brings together faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences to speak informally about their work. All are welcome to attend.
Art Class: Recycled Necktie Project with Annihka Murray
Make a wrap skirt!
"The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds"
A single mother and her two daughters try to cope with life. One of the daughters, Tillie, prepares her experiment for the science fair involving marigolds raised from radioactive seeds, but her mother does not make it easy for her success. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, this play was later adapted for film and was directed by Paul Newman and starred Joan Woodward.
Lecture: An Alternative to the War on Terror
Tom Cordaro, the author of Be Not Afraid: An Alternative to the War on Terror, has been involved with faith-based peace and justice work for over 30 years as a local, regional and national organizer. He was named as an Ambassador of Peace by Pax Christi USA, a national Catholic peace and justice organization, and he is a member of the Pax Christi Anti-Racism Team.