Monday, 20 Sep 2010
Bunches of Bread Basket with Jan Smith
Create an old fashioned bread market basket woven in natural reed.
Handmade Postcards with Penny Hanson
Explore the vast spectrum of collage with regard to postcards. Meets Mondays from 7 - 8:30pm for 2 weeks.
Tuesday, 21 Sep 2010
IPERS financial help
An IPERS representative will be at ISU monthly for individual appointments at the Memorial Union. If you or your spouse/partner have IPERS, take advantage of this opportunity to see your personal income projection and better understand how IPERS will work for you in retirement.
Kids Story Time
"Once Upon a Time ... With a Twist." The slightly twisted versions of your favorite fairy tales.
Career Fair
2010 Fall Engineering Career Fair. Companies will be recruiting for internship positions and full-time jobs. Come professionally dressed and prepared with your résumé and ISU student ID. Check out the Engineering Career Services website for additional resources.
IPERS seminar
Find out how IPERS law changes (House file 2518) will affect your benefit. Find out when the changes take effect, what will change in the benefit calculation, what won't change, and see examples of how the law changes may or may not affect your IPERS benefit. Q&A to follow presentation. Please preregister, space is limited.
Tuesday Tea
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation about all things Farm House. Mark your calendar from Noon to 1:00 pm Tuesdays this month and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. Check the University Museums website to learn what the discussion topic will be. Can't make it at noon? The Farm House will be serving tea from Noon to 4:00 pm on Tuesdays so stop in any time.
Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products
ISU's Bioeconomy Institute is lead sponsor, organizer and host for the conference, which continues through Sept. 23. It will offer a mix of informative plenary sessions with experts in the field, interactive breakout sessions, facility tours and networking opportunities.
Faculty Senate meeting
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public and adjourn at 5 p.m.
Seminar: Resiliency in the workplace
This seminar will provide participants with skills to identify stressors in their lives, understand how these stressors affect them, and learn to practice a variety of effective coping techniques. Facilitated by ISU's EAP provider, Employee and Family Resources. Register for a session on the HRS Training page in AccessPlus.
IPERS financial seminar
Find out how IPERS law changes (House file 2518) will affect your benefit. Find out when the changes take effect, what will change in the benefit calculation, what won't change, and see examples of how the law changes may or may not affect your IPERS benefit. Q&A to follow presentation. Please preregister, space is limited.
How Higher Gas Prices Will Change Our Lives
"$20 Per Gallon: How Higher Gas Prices Will Change Our Lives," Chris Steiner, civil engineer and staff writer at Forbes magazine. He regularly writes on energy, technology and innovation. Part of the Technology, Globalization & Culture Series.
Woodshop Orientation with Peter Brue
For the beginner who wants to learn the fundamentals of woodworking equipment.
The Future of Opinion Journalism
"Business Reporting," Paul Gigot, editorial page editor and vice president of The Wall Street Journal. He is responsible for the newspaper's editorials, op-ed articles and Leisure & Arts criticism and directs the editorial pages of the Journal's Asian and European editions and the OpinionJournal.com website. The 2010 Chamberlin Lecture.
Wednesday, 22 Sep 2010
Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products
ISU's Bioeconomy Institute is lead sponsor, organizer and host for the conference, which opened Sept. 21 and continues through Sept. 23. It will offer a mix of informative plenary sessions with experts in the field, interactive breakout sessions, facility tours and networking opportunities.
Discussion: Behind the Scenes
"Butterfly Lab"
ArtWalk: College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Join Nancy Girard, educator of visual literacy and learning, on a tour of Art on Campus around the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences including sculptures by Christian Petersen and Beverly Pepper. Visual literacy has been proven to increase communication and critical thinking skills, so why not spend your lunch learning with University Museums! Meet Nancy in the Agronomy building courtyard.
Career Fair
Fall 2010 Business and Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Fair. Students can explore career opportunities, obtain employer information and locate internships, co-ops and full-time positions. Employers have the opportunity to connect with promising candidates for job and internship openings as well as network with university personnel and other employers. Open to all majors.
Informational lunch: Iowa State MBA program
Learn more about the program. Lunch will be provided. RSVPs requested to Jenny Reitano, 4-7819.
TIAA-CREF financial seminar
"Tax-Smart Ways to Save and Invest." Identifying potential areas for saving money involves three important steps: reducing the taxes you pay on earnings, reducing the amount you spend and making choices that are 'tax smart,' so you can keep more of what you earn. Please preregister, space limited.
OLLI at ISU Members-only Lecture
Lecture for OLLI at ISU members only. "The Evolving World of Biotech Crops," by Neil Harl, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and emeritus professor of economics at ISU.
RESCHEDULED to Oct. 4: Candidate open forum
Todd Headley, director of Technology Transfer, Colorado State University Research Foundation.
Mixed Metal Pendants with Robbie Helzer
Make a pendant or pin out of brass, copper and sterling silver. Meets Wednesdays from 7-9:30pm for 5 weeks.
Thursday, 23 Sep 2010
Symposium on Thermal and Catalytic Sciences for Biofuels and Biobased Products
ISU's Bioeconomy Institute is lead sponsor, organizer and host for the conference, which opened Sept. 21. It will offer a mix of informative plenary sessions with experts in the field, interactive breakout sessions, facility tours and networking opportunities.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar, Hoppe Lecture
"Electrolyte-Dependent 2-D Aggregation of Colloidal Particles on a Planar A/C Electrode" by Dennis C. Prieve, Carnegie Mellon University
TIAA-CREF financial seminar
"Five Habits of Highly Successful Investors." When you're beginning an investment strategy, you don't have to know everything about the financial markets, but you do need to grasp the essentials. Join us to find out what techniques investors use when making their investment decisions. Please preregister, space limited.
Bass Instinct
Bass Instinct Benjamin Birtle, cello Matt Baker, string bass Music with a Latin theme.
Open forum: Vet Med dean candidate Lisa Nolan
Nolan has been associate dean of research and graduate studies in the College of Veterinary Medicine since 2009. She also currently serves as adjunct professor in the department of veterinary and microbiological sciences at North Dakota State University, Fargo.
Computer science colloquia: Ying Cai
ISU associate professor of computer science, Ying Cai, will discuss "Cloaking and Modeling Techniques for Location Privacy Protection."
Geology Seminar
"Toward X-ray vision" Geophysical signatures of complex subsurface processes" by Susan Hubbard, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Geological Society of America's Birdsall-Dreiss 2010 Distinguished Lecturer