Friday, 01 Apr 2011
Book Signing
Author signing with US Senator Rand Paul.
Edible Book Festival
ISU Library will host the Edible Book Festival, a design competition celebrating the "ingestion of culture." Register to compete for prizes, or stop by the event just to view the entries and vote for your favorites. The event is free and open to the public; details are online.
Retirement reception: Donna Flanagan
Donna Flanagan is a secretary in the admissions office.
Midwest Children's Choir Festival
Guest conductor Rollo Dilworth, Temple University, Philadelphia.
Dance social
Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual, however indoor shoes or socks must be worn in the studio. Check the website for a full schedule.
Sunday, 03 Apr 2011
Buck Bowling
$1 bowling, $ 1 shoes, and $1 soda!
Chain Maille: Captive Caterpillar
Show your pride with this rainbow-colored bracelet and explore chain maille with this easy starter piece.
Argentine Tango with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Free Expression, the Arts and Federal Funding
As First Amendment Day approaches ask yourself, should museums be safe and welcoming for all, or places where challenging ideas are explored? The issue becomes more heated when museums receive Federal funding. Jeff Fleming, director of the Des Moines Arts Center, will discuss the nature of free expression in the visual arts, including a personal experience where he came under scrutiny for curating a controversial exhibit.
Ames Piano Quartet
The Ames Piano Quartet, the resident chamber music ensemble at Iowa State University, holds a unique position in the chamber music field as one of the few piano quartets in the world.
Monday, 04 Apr 2011
VEISHEA: Button and Merch Sales
Get your $5 buttons to eat at campus bbq's free during VEISHEA week.
Buck Bowling
$1 bowling, $ 1 shoes, and $1 soda!
Horticulture seminar
"Mobile Videoconferencing Technology," Mark Hoffmann, ISU horticulture.
ISU Flute Ensemble
Sonja Giles, director
Photo Field Trip: Brookside Park
Come and take beautiful pictures of Brookside Park and the Skate Park, with Dan Neubauer.
Intermediate Glass Beads
Want to make larger glass beads without all the weight? Try your hand at hollow beads!
Tote Bags
Make a reversible tote bag out of a t-shirt!
Hansen Lecture: Science and Children
"Science and Children: A Natural Fit," Karen Worth, instructor and project director at Wheelock College, Boston, Mass. She will discuss ways that teachers can tap children's natural curiosity to facilitate their science learning by doing it.
Jesus Christ as Seen through His Closest Relationships
"Who Do You Say I Am? Jesus Christ as Seen through His Closest Relationships," Anne Clifford, ISU philosophy and religious studies. Her talk explores Jesus Christ's most intimate relationships in response to one of the core questions he raised in the Gospels, "Who do you say I am?" The Msgr. James A. Supple Chair Lecture.
Science and Children: A Natural Fit
Karen Worth is a faculty member at Wheelock College, where she teaches early childhood and elementary education with a focus on science education. She worked for twenty-five years as a senior research scientist at the Education Development Center and has also served as an advisor to the PBS programs Curious George and The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That. The Barbara E. (Mound) Hansen Lecture Series.
Modernist Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking
Chef Chris Young has earned a reputation for his ability to apply science and technology in the kitchen. He opened the experimental kitchen at The Fat Duck restaurant in Berkshire, England, working under world-famous chef Heston Blumenthal. He is coauthor of the six-volume Modernist Cuisine and has written extensively on the science of food and cooking for The Fat Duck Cookbook and scholarly journals. National Affairs Series.
Tuesday, 05 Apr 2011
Registration opens (sophomores)
First day of assigned Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 registration dates for students projected as sophomores. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
How Can I Expand My Online Assessment Offerings with Blackboard Learn?
Blackboard Learn's robust test and survey environment supports a wide range of items and media for use with traditional assessment and practice activities. In this session, you will learn how to create tests and surveys in Bb Learn, including how to create questions; import questions from Respondus; edit test and survey settings and results; incorporate randomization; use images, audio and video; and promote academic integrity.
VEISHEA: Button and Merch Sales
Get your $5 buttons to eat at campus bbq's free during VEISHEA week.
TIAA-CREF financial seminar
"Tax-Smart Ways to Save and Invest." Identifying potential areas for saving money involves three important steps: reducing the taxes you pay on earnings, reducing the amount you spend and making choices that are 'tax smart,' so you can keep more of what you earn. Please preregister, space limited.
Tuesday Tea
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation about all things Farm House. Mark your calendar from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Tuesdays this month and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. Check the University Museums website to learn what the discussion topic will be. Can't make it at noon? The Farm House will be serving tea from 12 to 4 pm on Tuesdays so stop in any time.
Faculty Senate meeting
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.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa.
Agron 600C - Crop Production and Physiology Seminar
Danielle Wilson
Biology and Medicine: Systems Approaches Transforming Health Care
Leroy Hood is the William Gates Chair of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology at the University of Washington and president & cofounder of the Institute for Systems Biology. He is recognized for his invention of DNA & protein sequencers & synthesizers & the ink-jet oligonucleotide synthesizer used for deciphering various types of biological information. Part of the National Affairs Series.