Tuesday, 18 Oct 2011
Wheel Pottery with Alice McGary
For beginning level pottery students - those with little or no experience in working with clay.
Challenges and Opportunities Facing Financial Reporting in the U.S. and Globally
Presented by Robert Herz, former chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Intermediate Glass Beads with Rhonda Scott
Take your bead skills to the next level!
Works in Progress Series: William Carter
William Carter, lecturer in world languages and cultures (German), will present "Goethe's Failed Project: Mining, Risk, Management" as part of the Works in Progress Series, which features informal talks by faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts & Sciences.
ISU Percussion Ensemble & Wind Ensemble
Matthew Coley, directs the ISU Percussion Ensemble Michael Golemo, directs the ISU Wind Ensemble.
Wednesday, 19 Oct 2011
Deadline for seniors graduating Spring 2012
Seniors graduating Spring 2012 should submit a Graduation Application to the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center, after registering for final course work. Applications are available from advisers or the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center.
First day of assigned Spring 2012 registration dates
First day of assigned Spring 2012 registration dates for students in the College of Veterinary Medicine and students in the Graduate College. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday.
Registration for Spring 2012 begins
First day of registration for students in the College of Veterinary Medicine and students in the Graduate College. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday.
Seniors graduating S 2012 apply for graduation
Seniors graduating Spring 2012 should submit a Graduation Application to the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center, after registering for final course work. Applications are available from advisers or the Registrar's Graduation Office,
Homecoming: Food on campus
Walking tacos, sponsored by the College of Human Sciences and the College of Design.
Colloquium: "Farmscape"
"Farmscape," by Mary Swander, ISU English, and GPSA students, followed by discussion.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Mary Swander will discuss the success of the play "Farmscape: Documenting the Changing Rural Environment."
Charles E. "Chick" Herbert Lecture: Peter Q. Bohlin
Peter Q. Bohlin, FAIA, winner of the American Institute of Architects' highest individual honor, will present the 2011 Charles E. "Chick" Herbert Lecture in the ISU Architecture Advisory Council Lecture Series. Bohlin's presentation, "Soft Modernism: The Nature of Circumstance," is free and open to the public.
Film: "The End of the Line"
"The End of the Line: Where Have all the Fish Gone?" narrated by Ted Danson. The film examines the devastating effect that overfishing has had on the world's fish populations arguing for the drastic action that must be taken to reverse these trends. Filmed across the world for two years, this documentary features eye-opening accounts from top scientists indigenous fishermen and fisheries enforcement officials.
Film: "Green"
"Green: A Wildlife Film."
Embroidery with Judith Lemish
Students will stitch on a large tote to create a one-of-a-kind bag.
ISU Jazz Combos
Michael Giles, coach
Thursday, 20 Oct 2011
Fee Payment deadline for fall
Final payment due.
Registration for Spring 2012 for seniors
First day of assigned Spring 2012 registration dates for students projected as seniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday.
Homecoming: Food on campus
Food from Valentino's, sponsored by College of Business and College of Engineering.
Computer science colloquia: Shashi K. Gadia
Shashi K. Gadia, associate professor of computer science, will present "A Workbench for Multi-database Usage, Implementation, Lightweight Benchmarking and Repeatable Experiments."
Errington Lecture: Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet
"Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet," Jonathan Foley, University of Minnesota. The 2011 Errington Lecture.
Feeding the World, Sustaining the Planet
Jonathan Foley is the director of the Institute on the Environment at the University of the Minnesota, where his work focuses on complex global environmental systems and their interactions with human societies. The 2011 Paul L. Errington Lecture.
Show Me the Data
Yes, you can hear it, but have you ever wondered what music looks like? Di Cook, professor in Statistics, uses dynamic and interactive statistical graphics to help visually communicate research and data. Join us as she shares some of her most visually and statistically interesting projects. This talk is part of University Museums' See, Think, Know program series.
SUB Film: Horrible Bosses
Cyclone Cinema presents Horrible Bosses!
The Iowa Bounce: How Political Coverage Shapes the Race
Panel participants include Jeff Zeleny, New York Times; John McCormick, Bloomberg; Kathie Obradovich, Des Moines Register; Dianne Bystrom, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics; and, via Skype, Chuck Todd, Chief White House Correspondent for NBC News. Bill Monroe, former director of the Iowa Newspaper Association, will moderate.
SUB Film: Horrible Bosses
Cyclone Cinema presents Horrible Bosses!
Friday, 21 Oct 2011
Schedule change deadline
Last day to process most schedule changes in a second half-semester course without a schedule change fee or to add/drop a second half-semester course without signatures of instructor and adviser. See the tuition adjustment schedule for financial deadlines.
Schedule change deadline
Last day to drop a second half-semester course without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.
Schedule change deadline
Last day to change a second half-semester course from Pass/Not Pass to grade basis without it counting toward total allowable P/NP credits used for graduation.