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What is featured?

Tuesday, 01 Jul 2014

Kids Story Time

Jul 01, 2014

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

Free for members. Price of admission for the general public.

Reiman Gardens Meetings, receptions

Each session features a theme with two or three books read aloud followed by a related craft or activity. The books, crafts and activities are intended for children ages two to seven years old. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Wednesday, 02 Jul 2014

Retirement reception: Jim Gunning

Jul 02, 2014

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

1230 Environmental Health and Safety Building

Environmental Health & Safety Meetings, receptions

Gunning is a health and safety program manager in environmental health and safety. A short program will be held at 3 p.m.

Class: Black and White Digital Photography

Jul 02, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Cost is $48 for members, $60 for the general public, and Iowa State University students pay 15% off the member price.

Reiman Gardens

This is a 4 week course on Wednesdays, July 2, July 9, July 16, and July 23 This course builds on the technical foundations of digital photography, expanding practical skills while also fostering your aesthetic awareness and vision as a photographer. Mark Stoltenberg will help you look at the world in a whole new way as you further explore the tools, techniques and identify the best subject matter to create black and white digital images.

Thursday, 03 Jul 2014

Drop deadline, full-session (12-week): Summer 2014

Jul 03, 2014

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to drop a full-session, 12-week course without extenuating circumstances.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Treasure Boxes

Jul 03, 2014

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $4 plus cost of piece/ Public $5 plus cost of piece

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Join us for a fun exploration of techniques in "painting" bisque. Decorate a small box to store your cookie fortunes, stamp collection, gaming dice, seashells, skeleton keys, or whatever other items you collect and keep.

Friday, 04 Jul 2014

Dance social

Jul 04, 2014

7:30 PM - 9:45 PM

Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Student activities

Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; indoor shoes or socks are required.

Saturday, 05 Jul 2014

Youth Activity: Discovery Station

Jul 05, 2014

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Admission is free for members and Iowa State University students. Price of admission for the general public.

Reiman Gardens

The purpose of Reiman Gardens' discovery stations is to add a fun, informal activity in the Gardens during the summer that relates to the themed garden areas. The discovery stations are family oriented and designed so both youth and adults can participate in the activities.

Sunday, 06 Jul 2014

Benefit recital: Voice alumni

Jul 06, 2014

2:00 PM

Tye Recital Hall, Music Building

Free will donation

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Third annual concert by Iowa State music alumni to benefit a voice scholarship endowment at the ISU Foundation honoring fellow alumnus Joey Wilgenbusch, who died in 2011.

Argentine Tango Practica Class

Jul 06, 2014

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $30 for five punches/ Public $40 for five punches

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

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.

Monday, 07 Jul 2014

Screenprinting Class

Jul 07, 2014

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $64/ Public $74 Supplies Included

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Learn an inexpensive way to create custom t-shirts. Using your own design, learn to make a screen with the photographic emulsion method. Bring in your shirts and print away! This class is required in order to use our screenprinting equipment.

Tuesday, 08 Jul 2014

Teleworkshop: Department Chair Intensive: How to Balance Teaching, Research (and Life!) While Transitioning into an Academic Role

Jul 08, 2014

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

http://www.facultydiversity.org

0, with activated center membership

Academic Affairs Conferences Training, development

Facilitated by Julie Artis, associate professor of sociology at Depaul University, Chicago; sponsored by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity.

Youth Summer Camp 2: Sunlight, Nature's Power Plant

Jul 08, 2014

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Cost is $12 for members, $15 for the general public, and Iowa State University students pay 15% off the member price.

Reiman Gardens

Let students enjoy an afternoon outdoors exploring how the sun helps to power our planet. We will engage in hands-on educational activities inside and outside while learning about the energy of the sun, the effects of its light, and how it helps the plants and butterflies at Reiman Gardens! Perfect for ages 11-14. Summer Camp 1 is on Tuesday, June 10, and Summer Camp 3 is on Monday, August 4.

Glass Etching Class

Jul 08, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $35/ Public $45 Supplies Included

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Learn the basics of glass etching while creating a set of 4 Cyclone mugs. Choose from a vintage or new ISU spirit logo, or get creative and make up your own design. Go Clones!

Wednesday, 09 Jul 2014

Open forum: OSPA director candidate Rochelle Athey

Jul 09, 2014

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

3558 Memorial Union

free

Research Meetings, receptions

Rochelle Athey, associate vice provost of sponsored programs, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh. A Q&A session will follow the 20-30 minute candidate presentation.

Farewell reception: Lee Chapman

Jul 09, 2014

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Speer Room, Reiman Gardens

free

Reiman Gardens Meetings, receptions

Lee Chapman, a program assistant at Reiman Gardens, is moving back to England, her home country.

Class: Black and White Digital Photography

Jul 09, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Cost is $48 for members, $60 for the general public, and Iowa State University students pay 15% off the member price.

Reiman Gardens

This is a 4 week course on Wednesdays, July 2, July 9, July 16, and July 23 This course builds on the technical foundations of digital photography, expanding practical skills while also fostering your aesthetic awareness and vision as a photographer. Mark Stoltenberg will help you look at the world in a whole new way as you further explore the tools, techniques and identify the best subject matter to create black and white digital images.

Texture in Oil Painting Class

Jul 09, 2014

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $33/ Public $43 Supplies Included

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

From sgraffito scratches to swaths of buttery color to mountainous ridges of paint, this workshop will explore different techniques for creating texture in oil paintings. We will also experiment with painting knives and impasto medium to create a variety of physical textures. Bring an image or idea to work with. Basic experience painting with oils is required.

Thursday, 10 Jul 2014

Youth Program: Plant Pals

Jul 10, 2014

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

Cost per person is $2 for members, $6 for the general public, and Iowa State University students pay 15% off the member price

Reiman Gardens

Join us and cultivate a real garden at Reiman Gardens. We will learn about and grow lots of vegetables, pumpkins, tomatoes and sunflowers, as well as beautiful flowers. Each session has hands-on activities to interact with all the wonderful plants that we enjoy and eat. Classes are great for kids of all ages to participate in with an adult.

Open forum: OSPA director candidate Michael Warnock

Jul 10, 2014

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oak Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Meetings, receptions

Michael Warnock, special assistant to the vice chancellor of research, University of Missouri, Columbia. A Q&A session will follow the 20-30 minute candidate presentation.

Lecture: Brown Bag

Jul 10, 2014

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Free for members and Iowa State University students. Price of admission for the general public.

Reiman Gardens

"Animal Flight - From Scales to Skin" presented by Dr. Rhea von Busse, Visiting Scholar, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Bubble Painting

Jul 10, 2014

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $4/ Public $5 (not including cost of selected bisque)

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Join us for a fun exploration of techniques in "painting" bisque. This is sort of like blowing bubbles when you were a kid, but we do it with a straw and paint. The popped bubbles show up and make interesting patterns on the finished pieces. Studio fee is $4 for ISU and $5 for public to attend plus the cost of the bisque you select. Pottery will be fired within a week for you to pick up.

Nesting Boxes Class

Jul 10, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $56/ Public $66 Including Supplies

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Make a 6, 5 & 4 inch set of nesting boxes. Part of the class will utilize hand tools to learn a traditional hand joinery technique. Then learn to use the machinery to make boxes efficiently. The Woodshop Orientation class is helpful, but not required for this class.

Friday, 11 Jul 2014

Open forum: OSPA director candidate Keith Osterhage

Jul 11, 2014

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oak Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Meetings, receptions

Keith Osterhage most recently served as associate vice provost for research at Temple University, Philadelphia. A Q&A session will follow the 20-30 minute candidate presentation.

Dance social

Jul 11, 2014

7:30 PM - 9:45 PM

Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Student activities

Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; indoor shoes or socks are required.

Saturday, 12 Jul 2014

The Art Abandonment Project - Mixed Media Class

Jul 12, 2014

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU & Public $5 - No pre-registration necessary

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Express yourself through random acts of art and join the abandonment movement! Create something for the joy of making it, and then leave it for an unsuspecting person to find - on a table at the coffee shop, on a park bench, or anywhere a stranger might stumble upon it. The Workspace will provide the supplies and demonstrate some techniques to get you started.

Sunday, 13 Jul 2014

Garden Art Fair

Jul 13, 2014

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$3-$7, free for members and ISU students

Reiman Gardens Arts, performances

The 11th Annual Garden Art Fair at Reiman Gardens provides an opportunity for artists to share their garden and nature inspired art with the public. Visitors can browse a variety of artist's works and buy products including jewelry, watercolor, pottery, woodwork, glass, and more. Food vendors will provide food throughout the day, and a variety of live music performances will complement the art.

Argentine Tango Practica Class

Jul 13, 2014

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $30 for five punches/ Public $40 for five punches

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

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.

Monday, 14 Jul 2014

Open forum: OSPA director candidate Jennifer Taylor

Jul 14, 2014

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Oak Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Meetings, receptions

Jennifer Taylor, former interim director of the Office of Sponsored Programs, Vanderbilt University and VU Medical Center, Nashville. A Q&A session will follow the 20-30 minute candidate presentation.