Thursday, 05 Feb 2015
Cyclone Club Luncheon
Cyclone Club luncheons are open to the public. The program, led by John Walters, features a different coach each month. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Cost of admission includes a catered lunch and door prizes.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Create, Fund, and Institutionalize Unique Opportunities for Global Learning
Developing global competencies is vital for our undergraduates and ourselves. Award-winning Morrill Professor Gail Nonnecke, Horticulture and Global Resource Systems, and David Acker, Associate Dean of Academic and Global Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences share how they developed and funded global experiences for their students.
Walk-In Craft: Valentine's Day Twig Arrows
Make a sweet Cupid's arrow for your sweetheart using a twig and some felt. Add a tiny scrolled message to profess your undying love and friendship.
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Class: Photoshop Lightroom Software Training
This class lasts for 6 weeks on Thursdays January 29, February 5, February 12, February 19, February 26, & March 5 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Go in-depth with this photo editing program, as professional photographer Mark Stoltenberg helps you to adjust your images, remove red eye, & more. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced photographer, learn to more easily import, organize, enhance, share your photos, and create unique prints & books.
Walk-In Craft: Glass Bead Necklaces with Demonstration by Rhonda Scott
Watch artist Rhonda Scott demonstrate the process of creating beads from glass rods and a torch. Then, choose a hand-made bead to make into a necklace for you or your Valentine.
Wheel Pottery Class
Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel. Learn handle-pulling, glazing and finishing techniques. Open to absolute beginners as well as those with experience who would like to improve their technique and abilities.
Lecture: The Underground Girls of Kabul
Jenny Nordberg is an investigative reporter and author of the book The Underground Girls of Kabul. She will discuss the practice of bacha posh - disguising young girls as boys in gender-segregated Afghanistan. World Affairs Series
The Kinsey Report
When a blues band works together as long as The Kinsey Report has, they develop a special kind of musical communication. On stage or in the studio, each member seems to instinctively know where the others are going, and the entire unit responds like a perfectly-tuned Porsche. The Kinsey Report plays scalding contemporary blues with exactly that sort of intuitive teamwork. This will be a seated show.