Friday, 06 Mar 2015
Retirement Open House: Tom Oftedal
Tom Oftedal, assistant university architect with facilities planning and management, is retiring after 18.5 years of service. Stop by and wish him well.
Public Interest Design Institute
The ISU College of Design and Community Design Lab will host a two-day workshop March 6-7 on ways design and social engagement can impact the physical, social and economic needs of people and address critical local and global issues. Register online at http://www.publicinterestdesign.com/ames-ia/
Presentation: Using the Online Testing Centers at ISU - Blackboard User Group (BUG)
Presentation: We will give an overview of the Online Testing Centers, and how using the service can benefit both instructors and students. Facilitated by Doug Bull, Director, Testing Center; and Jess Haht, Program Assistant, Testing Center. The 20-30 minute presentation will be followed by the monthly meeting of BbLearn users discussing various topics related to the use of Blackboard Learn in teaching and learning.
Keynote: ISCORE
Kathleen Wong(Lau) is the director of the University of Oklahoma's Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies. She has done consulting and training on diversity and inclusion in university settings and the private corporate sector, and has published research on structural inequality within higher education and best practices for addressing multicultural leadership within institutions.
Midterm grade reports due on Bb Learn or AccessPlus
Midterm grade reports due on Bb Learn or AccessPlus at 2:15 p.m.
NREM Graduate Seminar
"Antarctica: A 2014 NREM Study Abroad Adventure," Steve Dinsmore and Julie Blanchong, Iowa State.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Pet Bowls
Join us on Fridays evenings for a fun exploration of techniques in "painting" bisque. Personalize a food or water bowl for your furry friend.
Cyclone Cinema: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1
Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Performance: Love and Honor: Iowa in the Civil War
April of 2014 celebrates the 150th anniversary of the ending of the Civil War. Iowa sent a greater proportion of its men between the ages of 15-40 than did any other state. This is the story of four of them and three women who loved them.
ISU AfterDark
ISU AfterDark is a student group that plans late night events throughout the semester. All activities are free for students and the public! Come enjoy the fun!
Performance: Hippo Campus
Hippo Campus is an indie pop band from Woodbury, Minnesota. In 2014, they released their debut EP Bashful Creatures. They have already received such accolades as being voted as 'one of the best new bands in City Pages' annual Picked to Click poll' and were marked as a "Buzz Band to Watch" by British music magazine, NME. They provide a fresh and catchy sound that can be compared to Vampire Weekend and The Strokes.
Saturday, 07 Mar 2015
Wrestling: Big 12 Conference Championships
Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and West Virginia.
Public Interest Design Institute
The ISU College of Design and Community Design Lab will host a two-day workshop March 6-7 on ways design and social engagement can impact the physical, social and economic needs of people and address critical local and global issues. Register online at http://www.publicinterestdesign.com/ames-ia/
Story Time
Once upon a Story Time! Join us for a very fairytale and dress up as a prince or princess for a chance to win Cinderella movie tickets!
Cyclone Cinema: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1
Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Performance: Love and Honor: Iowa in the Civil War
April of 2014 celebrates the 150th anniversary of the ending of the Civil War. Iowa sent a greater proportion of its men between the ages of 15-40 than did any other state. This is the story of four of them and three women who loved them.
Sunday, 08 Mar 2015
Performance: Love and Honor: Iowa in the Civil War
April of 2014 celebrates the 150th anniversary of the ending of the Civil War. Iowa sent a greater proportion of its men between the ages of 15-40 than did any other state. This is the story of four of them and three women who loved them.
Argentine Tango 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
Cyclone Cinema: The Hunger Games Mockingjay Part 1
Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Monday, 09 Mar 2015
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Seminar Series
"Land-use changes through 2050: highlights from a global agro-economic model comparison," Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, Purdue University.
PhD Defense Seminar
MS Defense Seminar Sensible heat balance method to determine rates of soil freezing and thawing Presenter: Yuki Kojima, Soil Science and Environmental Science
Open forum: University Library dean finalist
Marilyn Moody, professor and dean of the University Library, Portland State University, is one of four finalists for Iowa State's library dean post.
Lecture: My Electric Genealogy
Sarah Kanouse, Associate Professor of Intermedia and Dean's Scholar at the University of Iowa, is an interdisciplinary artist and writer examining the politics of landscape and public space. Goldtrap Lecture in English
Entomology Seminar
"Piecing together patterns of western corn rootworm movement," Joseph Spencer, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute.
Imaging Nearby Planetary Systems with the Gemini Planet Imager and Beyond
Marshall Perrin Space Telescope Science Institute
Banquet: 25 Year Club
The 25 Year Club honors employees who have served the University for 25, 35, 45 or 50 consecutive years at this annual banquet. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m.; dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. Reservations are required by Feb. 20.
Lecture: The State of the Promised Land
Norman Finkelstein is a political scientist, activist, professor, and author who writes about the Middle East and the politics of the Holocaust.
Concert: Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz is an American singer-songwriter.
Tuesday, 10 Mar 2015
Panel: The Student Experience with Service-Learning
Service-learning offers a dynamic strategy for engaging students in deeper learning of course content through community action. Dr. Gail Nonnecke, Global Professor of Global Resource Systems and Morrill Professor of Horticulture, will facilitate as student panelists share their reflections about the influence service-learning had on their understanding of content presented in the classroom.