Sunday, 25 Sep 2011
Cyclone Loops Chain Maille Class with Gail Ferlazzo
Show your Cyclone RED in this necklace, bracelet and earrings set class.
Art+Community: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs is known as a "gateway to the American West," with a rich and proud history. Since 2004, Iowa West Public Art has added a diverse contemporary collection to the city's history with the mission of nurturing an environment in which creativity is ever present in daily life. Please join Iowa West Foundation President & CEO Todd Graham as he shares the story of how art brought economic success to the community of Council Bluffs.
ISU Wind Ensemble
Featuring Frank Ticheli's Concerto for Clarinet and Wind Band with guest artist Hakan Rosengren, clarinet. Also, Hymn for the Lost and Living (in remembrance of 9-11. ) Dr. Michael Golemo, conductor
SUB Film: Super 8
Cyclone Cinema presents Super 8!
Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4- 5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better.
Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 5 - 7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
SUB Film: Super 8
Cyclone Cinema presents Super 8!
Monday, 26 Sep 2011
Author Signing with Beth Bednar
Beth Bednar has a goal and that is to find what happened to Jodi Huisentruit. It has been 16 years since her disappearance and Bednar just released a new book about the case called Dead Air: The Disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit. She writes about lost evidence, possible suspects she names and what she thinks led to the disappearance of Jodi.
University convocation
This event will include presidential remarks, followed by the presentation of awards to university faculty and staff.
How the Media Looks At Women
Rekha Basu has been a columnist for the Des Moines Register since 1991, focusing on human rights, racial and gender issues and commenting on cultural trends. Her column appears three times a week on the Register's opinion pages and is syndicated by Gannett News Service. Women and Gender Studies 35th Anniversary Keynote Address.
Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011
Watercolors in the Garden: The figure in the landscape
Join Jo Myers-Walker of the Left Bank Studio in Gilbert, Iowa as she teaches a series of ten classes on watercolors while being inspired by the surrounding gardens. Classes will focus on the figure in the landscape taking inspiration from tree and bonsai. Participants will get to showcase their art during the Bonsai Show on Saturday, October 8th. All skill levels welcome. Sign up for one class or all ten!
Tuesday Tea: Health and Beauty in Victorian Days
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 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. Reservations not required. www.museums.iastate.edu
Funding opportunities for students
Find out about several scholarship and funding opportunities available through the Student Affairs division.
Rusty Machines and Fairy Tales: Why the Twenty-First Century Needs Videogames
Ian Bogost, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is an award-winning videogame designer and media philosopher. His games cover such diverse topics as airport security and tort reform. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.
Piled Higher and Deeper: The PhD Movie
This film adaptation of the popular online comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper by Jorge Cham introduces audiences to the unique and funny culture of academia. Filmed on location at the California Institute of Technology, it follows four graduate students as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives. A discussion with Jorge Cham will immediately follow the 67-minute film.
Sock Monkeys with Amber Russell
Not your traditional red heel sock monkeys!
Employee wellness: Yoga
Students from the HS380 (worksite health promotion) class are holding a free, one-hour yoga class for all ISU employees. Feel free to bring a friend and a yoga mat.
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011
Career Fair: Business, LAS, Human Sciences
Business/Liberal Arts & Human Sciences Career Fair. All majors welcome!
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Why Social Justice is important in SUSAG? Presenter: Clark Wolf, Iowa State Univeristy
Thursday, 29 Sep 2011
Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate Seminar Series
"Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics" Akin Akinc, Alnylam (Cambridge, MA)
Agronomy Seminar
Iowa's Soils And Their Productivity: A Pedologist's Perspective On Corn Suitability Ratings; Presenter: Lee Burras, Iowa State University Department of Agronomy
Turkish Ceramics from Istanbul to Iowa: David Evans
Join David R. Evans, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, and vice president of the Turkish American Society of Iowa, for a presentation and exhibition of Turkish ceramic art from his personal collection. Then enjoy a reception featuring traditional Turkish food. Sponsored by the College of Design, Turkish Student Association and TASIOWA.
Stained Glass with Rod Simpson
Create a beautiful piece to capture the light through your windows.
Fiscal Solutions Tour
David Walker was U.S. comptroller general until 2008 and is now president and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative. CAI received a three-year grant from the Peterson Foundation to engage the public and promote fiscal solutions. Robert L. Bixby is executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to fiscal responsibility.
SUB Film: Cars 2
Cyclone Cinema presents Cars 2!
SUB Film: Cars 2
Cyclone Cinema presents Cars 2!
Friday, 30 Sep 2011
A Town Hall Meeting with Newt Gingrich
"Science, Technology and Jobs." Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was elected to Congress in 1978 and served the Sixth District of Georgia for 20 years. He was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995 and led the first re-elected Republican majority since 1928. Part of the Presidential Caucus Series, providing opportunities to question presidential candidates before the precinct caucuses.
Groundbreaking: Biorenewables Complex, phase II
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad will be the the featured speaker at the groundbreaking ceremony for Virgil B. Elings Hall and the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) Building No. 2. President Gregory Geoffroy and other dignitaries also will make presentations. A special gift announcement will be made at the groundbreaking ceremonies.
Swimming
Alumni Meet (coed).
Cyclone Stampede Rodeo
Collegiate teams from the Great Plains region will compete in the ISU Rodeo Clubs 49th Cyclone Stampede rodeo. The event also features bull fighters, food vendors, apparel and tack vendors and rodeo clowns.