Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009
Video Podcasting
This class looks at creating a simple video podcast by editing a lecture-type video presentation and adding Powerpoint-style inserts, using superimposed lower third text, inserting computer screen snapshots plus adding titles/credits. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Geology Lecture
"Tectonic Transitions in the Porphyry-epithermal Environment" by Richard Tosdal, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Class: Cemetery Field Trip
5:30-7:30pm for 2 weeks Field Trip for Photographers.
Faculty/Staff symposium: Challenges of Retirement and Estate Planning
"Overcoming the Challenges of Retirement & Estate Planning in the Decade Ahead," with panelists Vicki Feilmeyer, Attorney, Nyemaster Law Firm; Craig Marrs, Ameriprise; Pam Fleener, First National; and moderator Paul Caspersen, ISU Foundation. Limited seating, preregister by Oct. 5. Refreshments provided.
Class: Found Object Jewelry
6:30-9:30pm for 2 weeks Incorporate objects into sterling silver jewelry.
Class: Mat Cutting, Section II
6:30-9:30 Learn to do mat cutting.
Lecture: Victory gardens
"Sowing the Seeds of Victory Gardens: Then and Now," historian Rose Hayden-Smith, University of California. Hayden-Smith is a nationally recognized expert on victory gardens, wartime food policies and school garden programs
Workshop: Floral Design Series
"Fruit or Potted Plant."
Faculty forum: Economic Recovery
Iowa State faculty will share their research contributing to the current debate on economic recovery. Participants include Peter Orazem, ISU economics; David Peters, ISU sociology; David Frankel, ISU economics.
Lecture: Engineers managing natural hazards
"The Role of Engineers in Managing Risks from Natural Hazards," Robert Gilbert, University of Texas, Austin. Topics will include establishing goals, mitigating consequences, considering system effects, including physical factors in statistical models, avoiding both too much and too little conservatism, maximizing the value of information, and communicating effectively to decision makers and the public.
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2009
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Menu: Papa John's pizza, popcorn and cupcakes.
WebCT Show and Tell
Are you thinking of taking your traditional face-to-face course and moving it online? If so, join your peers at the "WebCT Show and Tell: Design for Online Delivery" seminar. Pre-registration requested.
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.
Free dance lesson: "Dance for the Health of It"
Two 15-minute dance sessions (noon and 12:15 p.m.) coordinated by the Campus Community Partnership for Health during Homecoming Week (Oct. 13, 14, 15), with a different style of dance each day. ISU student dance clubs also will perform.
Sociology seminar series
"Training for Governance and Partnership Skills and Changes in Agricultural Producer Marketing Organizations in Uganda," Richard Miiro, visiting research scholar.
Workspace: Homecoming Button Making
Workspace open hours: 2-10pm Mon-Thurs; 10am-4pm Sat; 1-4pm Sun Make an ISU button.
Food Science seminar: European perspective
"Priorities in Food Research and Development - A European Perspective," Colin Dennis, CBE, former director general, Campden BRI, U.K. Part of the Food Science Fall Seminar series. Open to the public.
Homecoming: "Rock Band" tournament
Mixed bands (male/female). Registration due Oct. 2.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Texas A&M
Class: Acrylic Painting
7-9pm for 6 weeks Learn acrylic painting techniques - all levels are welcome.
Performance: ISU Jazz Ensembles I & II
Jazz I is directed by James Bovinette and Jazz II is directed by Micheal Giles.
Lecture: "Trade and Food Policy Alternatives for Developing Countries"
"Trade and Food Policy Alternatives for Developing Countries," Will Martin, World Bank research manager for rural development.
Thursday, 15 Oct 2009
Health screenings: HeartReach Mobile Lab
The HeartReach Mobile Lab will be on campus Oct. 15. Call 866-935-5432 to schedule an appointment. Prices range between $35 and $135, depending on which screenings you choose. More information is online.
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Menu: Walking tacos and Cold Stone ice cream.
Free dance lesson: "Dance for the Health of It"
Two 15-minute dance sessions (noon and 12:15 p.m.) coordinated by the Campus Community Partnership for Health during Homecoming Week (Oct. 13, 14, 15), with a different style of dance each day. ISU student dance clubs also will perform.
Lecture: The Seven Wonders of Computer Arithmetic
Earl Swartzlander, University of Texas, Austina, part of the ECpE distinguished lecture series.
Photoshop I: Beginning
In this workshop we will become familiar with the user interface, explore the Photoshop Tool palette, and learn a number of common Photoshop procedures. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Reading: Gina Ochsner
ISU alum Gina Ochsner is the author of People I Wanted to Be and The Necessary Grace to Fall, and her short stories have been featured in The New Yorker and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. Her latest book, The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight, will be published in 2010.
Colloquia: Bayesian Learning of Bayesian Networks
Jin Tian, ISU computer Science.
Homecoming: Battle of the Bands
Applications due Oct. 2. Open to all interested musical groups (one member must be ISU student). Three bands selected to compete. Grand prize awarded based on audience response and performance ability.