Sunday, 25 Oct 2009
Reiman Gardens: Spirits in the Gardens
Spend an afternoon with your family at Reiman Gardens. Participate in trick or treating with celebrity mascots.
Yamato - the Drummers of Japan
Founded by Masa Ogawa in 1993 in Nara, 'the land of Yamato' (said to be the birthplace of Japanese culture), Yamato travels all over the world with Japan's traditional Wadaiko drums, whose sound stirs the hearts of people everywhere. Yamato puts its very souls into the unusual instruments and its performances are infused with the idea that the drumbeat, like the heartbeat, is the very pulse of life.
Cantamus Women's Choir
Kathleen Rodde, conductor
Class: Argentine Tango Practica
4-5pm lesson; 5-7pm practice Oct.25; Nov.1,8,22,29; Dec.6,13 Multi-level Argentine Tango class.
Monday, 26 Oct 2009
Horticulture Seminar
Feasibility of High Tunnel Production of Potted Tulips and Daffodils, by Hank Taber, Professor; Cindy Haynes, Associate Professor; Laura Klavitter and Calynn Walters, Undergrad Students; all from Dept. of Horticulture, ISU. and Nick Howell, ISU Horticulture Station Superrintendent, ISU
Student open forum: Budget discussion
Students are encouraged to share their ideas on how the university will handle a mid-year budget reversion. Vice president for student affairs Thomas Hill and GSB members will be present to hear students' questions, concerns and ideas. Students' ideas will be shared with ISU administrators as they develop a plan to handle the cuts.
Manatt Phelps Lecture in Political Science
Jorge Dezcallar, ambassador of Spain to the United States, joined the diplomatic corps in 1971. During his professional career, he has been posted in Spanish diplomatic representations in Poland, New York, Uruguay, Morocco and the Holy See.
Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009
Teaching mathematics and science in community college
IMSEP with host "Teaching mathematics and science in community college career day," on Oct. 27, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Science Center of Iowa (Des Moines). Former NASA astronaut and community college graduate Robert Gibson will be the guest speaker. The workshop is free and lunch is provided.
Stafford Lecture Series: Housing finance and public policy
"The Future of Housing Finance and the Public Policy Implications," Richard Swanson, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank, Des Moines. He will will explore the causes and effects of the recent changes in housing and housing finance and examine key principles that will need to be considered for future housing finance structures. A reception will be held at 10 a.m. in the Cox Dean's Suite, 2200 Gerdin Business Building.
Tuesday Tea at the Farm House Museum
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation. Mark your calendar from Noon to 1:00 pm each Tuesday this month (Oct. 6th, 13th, 20, 27th) and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. After tea, all are welcome to join a guided tour that will highlight different topics each week, including Victorian music and entertainment, women's work through the years, Victorian dining, and more.
Boo with ZEW
Come spend the evening learning about exotic animals and participating in games, crafts, costume contests, face painting and photo ops with animals, including Banana the Burmese python.
Performance: "Farmscape"
Join Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander and a cast of College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 'celebrities' for a special performance of "Farmscape." The student-written production documents our changing rural environment by recreating interviews with people involved in how we grow our food and live our lives in rural America.
Class: Screenprinting, Section II
6:30-8:30pm for 4 weeks Create custom t-shirts.
Workshop: Pumpkin Decorating
Learn a little about the pumpkin's interesting history while decorating one of these scary squashes for Halloween. Each participant will get to decorate and take a pumpkin home with them.
"Fall Melange" with ISU Dance
Iowa State Dance students and faculty members will present "Fall Melange," featuring nine pieces combining ballet, tap, modern, jazz dance with class East Indian Classical Bharatanatyam. Suparna Banerjee, Alvin Edgar Guest Resident Artist/Scholar and Janice Baker choreographed and created the show.
Lecture: Preparing leaders for global challenges
"Preparing Leaders to Meet Future Global Challenges," Charles Manatt. The Iowa State alum has a distinguished career in law, business, and politics, holding such positions as chair of the Democratic National Committee in (1981), co-chair of the 1992 Clinton-Gore presidential campaign, and U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic under President Clinton.
Lecture: "The Environmental Significance of Biodiversity"
Shahid Naeem is professor and chair of Columbia University's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology. He leads a research group studying the ecological consequences of biodiversity loss and has been actively involved in bringing the science of biodiversity to conservation, restoration and policy development.
Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009
Wednesday Wellness Walk
Led by students from Health Studies 380 -Worksite Wellness Class. Walks are held each Wednesday in September and October. A different 20-minute route each week.
Performance: "Farmscape"
This student-written production documents our changing rural environment by re-creating interviews with people involved in how we grow our food and live our lives in rural America. A live readers theater show featuring students from the Graduate Program in Sustainable Ag, faculty, community members and others. Post-production discussion with GPSA students and Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander. Free and open to the public.
Class: Lunch Bags
6-9pm Sew reusable lunch bags.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Baylor
Haunted Iowa State
Campus grows spookier this night for the annual Haunted Iowa State event. Explore campus locations with a haunted and historic reputation, and investigate Iowa State's "sites of fright" that include the campus cemetery, the MU, Farm House Museum, and others. Meet at 7pm at the Campanile - maps will be distributed promptly at 7:00 pm! Bring a flashlight and join us... if you dare! Check this event out on Facebook!
Lecture: U.S. politics and U.S. Latinos
"U.S. Politics and U.S. Latinos: A perspective from Latino/a Studies," Loreto Prieto, ISU Latino/a Studies director. Part of Latino Heritage Month.
Thursday, 29 Oct 2009
Registration start date, juniors, Spring 2010
First day of assigned Spring 2010 registration dates for students projected as juniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
POSTPONED: Live Green campus waste sort
Weather moved the event to Friday (Oct. 30). Location changed to the General Services Building's north side. Park along Osborn Drive (east of Wallace Road), or Lot 41.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Corporate Research and Development in the Starch Industry" by Frank Barresi, Grain Processing Corporation.
Lecture: Rural Latino immigrants in the Midwest
"Rural Latino Immigrants in the Midwest of the U.S.: Inclusion and Exclusion: Marshalltown, Sioux County and Postville," Jan Flora, Neal Flora and Claudia M. Prado-Meza, ISU sociology. Part of Latino Heritage Month.
Photoshop III: Intermediate
This workshop will focus on more complex tasks such as compositing and manipulating photos. We will also take a poor quality photo and apply several Photoshop procedures to improve it. Basic Photoshop exsperience is required Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Retirement reception: Mary Fosse
Fosse is a staff nurse in the Thielen Student Health Center and will retire from Iowa State on Nov. 1.
Friday, 30 Oct 2009
Designate a repeated course deadline
Last day to file a Designation of Repeated Course from for a full-semester or second half-semester course that is not an automatic designated repeat.