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What is featured?

Saturday, 01 Apr 2017

April Craft of the Month: Sharpie Mugs

Apr 01, 2017

2:00 AM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$8

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Decorate a white mug with special markers that we will heat set for washability

ISU Innovation Prize

Apr 01, 2017

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

ISU Research Park, Economic Development Core Facility, 1805 Collaboration Place

free

Research Conferences

The ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship and the ISU Agricultural Entrepreneurship Initiative are sponsoring the first ISU Innovation Prize, a free incentive competition open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members.

Lawnmower Service Days

Apr 01, 2017

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

west side of Sukup Hall

$35 ($50 riding mower, $15 weed eater)

Student Activities Student activities

Sponsored by members of the Agriculture Systems Technology Club. This is a routine maintenance service; no major repairs. Also held on March 31.

Student Conference: Transforming Gender and Society

Apr 01, 2017

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Memorial Union

$20

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Conferences

Join students and faculty from the women's, gender and sexuality studies programs around the state of Iowa. Conference presentations include topics such as original research, creative work, pedagogy, activism and thematic discussions. Presentations will draw from cross-disciplinary and cutting-edge issues in the field of feminist scholarship and praxis.

Workshop: Container Bog Garden

Apr 01, 2017

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Reiman Gardens

$60 (discounts for members, students)

Reiman Gardens

Celebrate Iowa's marshy roots by creating a unique container garden with boggy, wet plants to give as a gift or to keep for your own home.

Workshop: Zendoodle Parasol

Apr 01, 2017

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$45 (discounts for members, ISU students)

Reiman Gardens

Decorate your own functional paper parasol inspired by Reiman Gardens' spring Conservatory display, Petals & Parasols, with artist and instructor Sara Merritt.

Intermediate Glass Beads Workshop

Apr 01, 2017

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

The Workspace

ISU $20, Public $30

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Take your lamp-work skills to the next level and make amazing glass beads with silver!

Workshop: Morel mushroom certification

Apr 01, 2017

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

210 Bessey Hall

$50

ISU Extension and Outreach Training, development

To legally sell morel mushrooms in Iowa, sellers must complete a certification workshop that covers identifying morels and false morels. People can be poisoned by eating mushrooms that are misidentified as morels. By the end of the workshops, participants will recognize true morels from false morels. Register online.

Faces of Iowa State LIVE Portrait Painting - Kathy Howell

Apr 01, 2017

3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

0003 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

University Museums, Iowa State University, is pleased to announce the live painting of 16 portraits by celebrated Iowa artist Rose Frantzen. The portrait painting sessions will take place during a March 29 through April 6, 2017 residency in the lower gallery of the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 0003 Morrill Hall, on central campus. All portrait sessions will be open to the public to watch Frantzen's artistic process evolve.

Cyclone Cinema: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Apr 01, 2017

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Annie

Apr 01, 2017

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Leapin' Lizards, it's been 40 years since Annie took Broadway by storm, and since then it has been translated into 28 languages and has played in 34 countries! This delightful all-new production is certain to delight. The sun will surely come out on April 1 so don't miss this program.

Musical: Little Women

Apr 01, 2017

7:30 PM

Fisher Theater

Adults $21, seniors $19, students $14

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

"We must promise to remain just as we are. Solid like a fortress. No matter what happens, we must promise it will always be the four March sisters forever."

The Pines with Ryne Doughty

Apr 01, 2017

9:00 PM

M-Shop

$10 Students / $15 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Rising out of the prairies of the Midwest, The Pines are one of the most distinct and powerful indie-rock/Americana groups to hit the national scene in years. Emerging from the same Minneapolis music world that spawned such notable acts as The Jayhawks, The Replacements, and Bob Dylan, The Pines have gathered a stunning line-up of musical talent, in both their live shows and on record, that has gained them a faithful and growing following.

Sunday, 02 Apr 2017

Tennis

Apr 02, 2017

10:00 AM

Forker courts (weather permitting)

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Texas. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to Life Time Fitness, 11911 Hickman Rd., Urbandale. Check the Cyclone tennis website for location updates.

Faces of Iowa State LIVE Portrait Painting - Dave Miller

Apr 02, 2017

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

0003 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

University Museums, Iowa State University, is pleased to announce the live painting of 16 portraits by celebrated Iowa artist Rose Frantzen. The portrait painting sessions will take place during a March 29 through April 6, 2017 residency in the lower gallery of the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 0003 Morrill Hall, on central campus. All portrait sessions will be open to the public to watch Frantzen's artistic process evolve.

Musical: Little Women

Apr 02, 2017

2:00 PM

Fisher Theater

Adults $21, seniors $19, students $14

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

"We must promise to remain just as we are. Solid like a fortress. No matter what happens, we must promise it will always be the four March sisters forever."

Sculpting an Icon: Petersen and the Fountain of the Four Seasons

Apr 02, 2017

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2019 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Beginning with his portrait sculpture of Meskwaki leader Pushetonequa, followed by his illustrations for the book Cha Ki Shi, and including his Fountain of the Four Seasons, Christian Petersen was often called upon to represent the indigenous people of Iowa in his art. As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Fountain of the Four Seasons, hear from Jerome Thompson, retired state curator for Iowa, about Petersen's art.

Walk-in Argentine Tango

Apr 02, 2017

4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU 5 classes for $35, Public 5 classes for $45

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. 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.

Cyclone Cinema: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Apr 02, 2017

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Joshua James with Timmy The Teeth

Apr 02, 2017

7:00 PM

M-Shop

$8 Students / $12 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

"Humanity," said Dostoevsky, "is a mystery. It must be unravelled." On his latest album, My Spirit Sister, Utah-based Americana artist Joshua James attempts to do just that, laying bare a narrative catalogue of his unraveling of the complexities and imperfections inherent in us all. "There is for each of us a constant search for love," says James. "We look to our families, spouses, and friends for support, but sometimes we must look into the dark

Monday, 03 Apr 2017

Snow Melt Yoga: Stories with a Twist

Apr 03, 2017

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Reiman Gardens

$50 (discounts for members, ISU students)

Reiman Gardens

Parent/child yoga classes that incorporate stories about winter. Meets for 4 straight Mondays.

Candidate Presentation: Landscape Architecture Chair Finalist Thomas Oslund

Apr 03, 2017

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Room 416 Design

College of Design Lectures

Thomas Oslund is a finalist for the position of chair of the ISU Department of Landscape Architecture. He currently is the principal and design director of Oslund and Associates, a professional design firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He will give a public presentation followed by a question-and-answer period.

Lecture: Design for Life - Stuart Walker

Apr 03, 2017

5:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green Student activities

Stuart Walker is Chair of Design for Sustainability and a Director of the Imagination Lancaster Research Centre at Lancaster University, UK.

Lecture: Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World

Apr 03, 2017

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design

free

College of Design Lectures

In this lecture, Stuart Walker, a professor of design for sustainability and co-director of the ImaginationLancaster research center at Lancaster University, England, will explore the relationship between creative practice, human values and the importance of tradition and localization. Part of the Changing Change: Thoughts and Actions for Sustainable Environments series.

Lecture: Was Bernini Xenophobic? Nationalism in Early Modern Rome

Apr 03, 2017

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

1352 Gilman

free

College of Design Lectures

Linda Nolan is an art history instructor for the ISU College of Design Rome Program and for several other study abroad programs in Rome. She is a specialist in early modern Italian art and classical Roman art and archaeology. Part of the ISU College of Design Rome Program Lecture Series.

Class: Narrative Photography

Apr 03, 2017

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

$95 (discounts for members, ISU students)

Reiman Gardens

A four-week program taught by photographer Mark Stoltenberg.

Lecture: Former U.S. Ambassador to Libya Deborah Jones

Apr 03, 2017

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

"America and the Middle East: Shifting Sands in the Security Relationship?"- Ambassador Deborah K. Jones, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, recently stepped down as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, a position she held May 2013 through 2015. World Affairs Series

Tuesday, 04 Apr 2017

Registration begins for sophomores: Summer 2017, Fall 2017

Apr 04, 2017

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

First day of assigned Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 registration dates for students projected as sophomores. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.

Faces of Iowa State LIVE Portrait Painting - Lori Jacobson

Apr 04, 2017

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

0003 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

University Museums, Iowa State University, is pleased to announce the live painting of 16 portraits by celebrated Iowa artist Rose Frantzen. The portrait painting sessions will take place during a March 29 through April 6, 2017 residency in the lower gallery of the Christian Petersen Art Museum, 0003 Morrill Hall, on central campus. All portrait sessions will be open to the public to watch Frantzen's artistic process evolve.