Friday, 31 Jan 2014
ISU AfterDark
ISU AfterDark will feature stand-up comic Tig Notaro, Glee actress Lauren Potter, and Eddie Shaw & The Wolfgang in The M-Shop! Other activities will include: -Ice Cream Sundae Bar -Bingo -Karaoke -Bowling and Billiards -Cyclone Suncathers -Greene Screen Photos -ISU Food Design Contest ISU AfterDark is a student group that plans late night events throughout the semester. All activities are free for students! Come enjoy the fun!
Saturday, 01 Feb 2014
Track and Field
Bill Bergen Invitational.
Workshop: K-12 Computational Thinking
K-12 students will learn about computational modeling and programming with Scratch -- a free, visual programming platform developed by MIT. Workshop participants also can develop a project for the April 19 Computational Thinking Competition. Online registration is required. Lunch is included, followed by an optional Scratch workshop (1-3 p.m.).
Craft of the Month: Hometown Love String Art
Hammer nails into a painted board in the shape of your state, pinpoint your hometown and add a string pattern. Lots of ways to personalize for someone special before Valentine's Day or for any special occasion.
Tai Chi Class
Learn the Yang Style Short Form as developed by Cheng Man Ching. The fun, easy-to-learn movements of The Form refresh the spirit and help improve balance, posture, flexibility, confidence, circulation, and overall health and well-being.
Intermediate Tai Chi Class
Learn the Yang Style Short Form as developed by Cheng Man Ching. The fun, easy-to-learn movements of The Form refresh the spirit and help improve balance, posture, flexibility, confidence, circulation, and overall health and well-being.
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. Oklahoma.
Argentine Tango Practica (Class)
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. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Women's Basketball
ISU vs. Kansas State.
Sunday, 02 Feb 2014
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 03 Feb 2014
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Aligning Your Course With Learning Objectives Creates Efficiency, Concrete Learning Gains
Award-winning teacher and director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Professor Ann Marie VanDerZanden, Horticulture, shows how redesigning her course streamlined the learning and created an reflective, efficient, feedback experience for both students and instructor.
Freedom Riders: Documentary and Discussion
From May until November 1961, more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives for simply traveling together on buses and trains as they journeyed through the Deep South. Deliberately violating Jim Crow laws, the Freedom Riders met with bitter racism and mob violence along the way, testing their belief in nonviolent activism. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
Swing Dance Class
This class will lead you through basic swing dancing so that you'll feel comfortable on the social dance floor and dancing to a variety of swing music.
Tuesday, 04 Feb 2014
Open forum: Alan Hurd, candidate for Ames Laboratory director
Alan Hurd is executive adviser at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, N.M. All are invited to attend the open forum.
What I wish I had known as a junior faculty: panel discussion for new tenure-eligible faculty
Panel discussion on preparing for tenure open to all new tenure-eligible faculty
Brown bag discussion: Making the Decision to Apply for Full Professor
Join faculty from across campus for a discussion lead by recently promoted full professors as they discuss their strategies for making the promotion to full professor. Bring your lunch; drinks and dessert provided.
Economic Restructuring and the Art of Adaptive Resilience
Margaret Cowell, assistant professor of urban affairs and planning at Virginia Tech, will discuss selected findings from her forthcoming book, "Dealing with Deindustrialization: Adaptive Resilience in Eight Midwestern Regions" (Routledge).
Open Mic Night
Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to their fellow students. Many are musicians, comedians, and poets. So come on out and show us what kind of talents you have. (Sign Up starts at 7:00 p.m. until all spots are filed)
Wednesday, 05 Feb 2014
Fulbright Lunch & Learn Seminar Series
"It's Much More than Acclimating: Living and Studying as a Fulbrighter, from Indonesia to the United States," Agustina Veny Purnamasari, School of Education, Indonesia, Current grantee.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
STRIPs on the Landscape Mr. Seth Watkins, Cattle Producer
Workshop: Using Tests, Quizzes, and Surveys in Blackboard Learn
In this hands-on Blackboard Learn workshop you will learn how to create online tests, quizzes, and surveys and learn how to use them effectively within your BbLearn course. You will also learn how to view quiz results, grade, and provide student feedback online or set your quiz to grade and provide feedback automatically.
Workshop: How to Write a Successful CAREER Grant Proposal
Recent NSF CAREER Grant awardees (faculty members Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Andrew Miner, Aditya Ramamoorthy and Maria Salas-Fernandez) will talk about developing their grant proposals, including their plans for the broader impacts, evaluation and other requirements of the program. Online registration is requested.
Portrait unveiling and reception
A portrait of economics professor emeritus Neil Harl will be unveiled. A reception will follow.
Soil Science Seminar
"What Everyone Should Know about Soil Microbial Communities," Cindy Nakatsu, agronomy professor, Purdue University.
Products of Public Space: Steve Dryden, Renewable Power Markets Access
Steve Dryden, founder of Renewable Power Markets Access, De Soto, Iowa, will speak about his work as a wind developer and his view of where the wind energy market is going. RPMAccess has built more than 15 percent of the renewable wind generation in Iowa and several projects in adjacent states.
Artful Yoga
Build strength, endurance, and balance in a yoga class that will leave you feeling relaxed and centered. Behind all of those sore muscles you may find patience, peace, and a stronger mind/body connection. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.
Metalworking Class
Begin your exploration of metalsmithing by learning how to work with different types of metal, how to safely use tools, and techniques such as sawing, drilling, forming, chasing, annealing and riveting.
Women's Basketball
ISU vs. TCU.
Pop Art in East Germany: Willy Wolff's Dialog with the West
Sigrid Hofer, professor of German literature and the arts at Philipps-Universitat Marburg, Germany, will give a slide lecture on "Pop Art in East Germany: Willy Wolff's Dialog with the West." Her presentation is cosponsored by the College of Design, Department of Integrated Studio Arts, Department of World Languages and Cultures and the international studies program.
Thursday, 06 Feb 2014
Open forum: Duane Johnson, candidate for Ames Laboratory director
Duane Johnson is chief research officer at Ames Laboratory. All are invited to attend the open forum.