Wednesday, 09 Nov 2011
ArtWalk: Molecular Biology Building
Join Nancy Girard, educator of visual literacy and learning, for a tour of the Art on Campus in the Molecular Biology Building. This semester's ArtWalks focus on the Thousand Words Project, which asks members of the Iowa State Community to re-interpret works of art in the Art on Campus Collection.
Open forum: Associate VP for human resource services candidate
Pamela Bowman, director of human resources at Western Illinois University, Macomb.
Open forum: College of Business dean search
Members of the Business dean search committee want to hear from the university community about leadership attributes to be sought in the college's next dean.
YES: Rural Young Entrepreneur Summit
An opportunity for young and/or emerging rural entrepreneurs to network and connect with resources and programs that can make a difference in the entrepreneurial culture of rural America. A free trade show/networking reception featuring local Iowa foods follows the program. Registration is free.
Linocut Printmaking with Lauren Swanson
Pulling your own hand-carved linocut is easy and addictive!
Author reading: Michael Martone
Michael Martone, longtime friend of Iowa State's English Department and its Creative Writing program, will read from his latest book, "Four for a Quarter."
Documentary film: My Perestroika
The screening of this 2010 film is part of International Week events on campus. After the film there will be a discussion with Russians who grew up in the former U.S.S.R.
Film: Piled Higher & Deeper: The PhD Movie
The PhD Movie, a film adaptation of the popular online comic strip PILED HIGHER & 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.
Understanding the Fossil Record of Evolution: From Darwin to Today
Gene Hunt is a distinguished lecturer with the Paleontological Society. His research focuses on how short-term ecological and evolutionary changes translate into the long-term patterns that paleontologists can see in the fossil record. Hunt is the curator of Ostracoda at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History.