Thursday, 13 Apr 2017
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
Stafford Lecture Series on Banking
Timothy Koch is the president of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado and a professor of finance at the University of South Carolina.
Brown Bag: Nature at Noon - Foodscaping: The Landscapes of Ornamental Edibles
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2017 theme, Water. Topics range from gardening interests to current local science research, to holiday decorating, and more. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Public hearing: Regents' agenda
Individuals have an opportunity to provide early input on agenda items for the state Board of Regents' April 19-20 meeting in Council Bluffs.
Studies of energy related materials by dynamic nuclear polarization solid-state NMR
Prof. Marek Pruski, Ames Lab/Iowa State Chemistry Department
Walk-In Craft: Seed Bombs
Guerrilla gardening! A seed bomb enables seeds to be sown in hard to reach places or those that you can't take close care of.
Cyclone Cinema: Table 19
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Lecture: Hansen Lecture in Early Childhood Education
"How Science Is Key to Building a Foundation for Lifelong Learning" - Daryl Greenfield is Professor of Psychology & Pediatrics at the University of Miami, where he has focused on how preschool science education can improve school readiness.
Lecture: Politically Correct: Do Our Language Choices Matter?
Quentin Johnson Lecture in Linguistics - Anne Curzan is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of English at the University of Michigan and author of the book "Gender Shifts in the History of English."
ISU Opera Studio
Performed by the ISU Opera Studio under Mary Creswell and Jodi Goble
Lecture: The Colorado River, The Years of Living Dangerously
Ronald Lecture Series in Environmental Conservation. Anne Castle, former assistant secretary for water and science in the U.S. Department of the Interior, is a senior fellow at the Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy and the Environment at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Law.
Friday, 14 Apr 2017
Graduate College: last day for final oral examinations
Graduate College: last day for final oral examinations. Open an account in ProQuest and enter the title for your thesis/dissertation.
Last day to drop second half-semester courses
Last day to add/drop a second half-semester course without extenuating circumstances.
Pass/Not Pass Deadline
Last day to change a second half-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass.
Seminar: ISU Online Learning Community (ISU-OLC) (formerly ISU-BUG)
The purpose of the ISU-OLC is to share campus best practices to improve online teaching and learning; see how others are using the University Learning Management System (LMS) to create innovative learning experiences, inform the campus about existing and new web-based instructional technologies, participate in new technology testing and evaluation; as well as, to leverage LMS expertise, experience and training resources across campus.
Pierre Soil Science Lecture
"Microbial Communities and N Cycling in Diverse Soils" The 2017 William H. Pierre Memorial Lecture in Soil Science will be presented by David D. Myrold, a professor in the Department of Crop and Soil Science at Oregon State University, where he teaches and conducts research related to soil microbiology.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Quakes (and Other Shakes) from Space" by Dr. Bill Barnhart, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Walk-In Paint Your Own Pottery: Hello Spring
Decorate a pot for growing herbs, a vase for fresh-cut flowers, or embrace the season with bunnies, chicks and other woodland friends.
Planetarium Show: The Afterlife of Stars
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars!
Cyclone Cinema: Table 19
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Saturday, 15 Apr 2017
Spring Egg Hunt
Festivities will include an egg hunt for all children 6th grade and younger. The egg hunt will run continuously from 9:00 - 11:00. Children will have the opportunity to search for colorful eggs to trade in for a goody bag. Goody bags will be provided. The morning will also include story telling and lawn games as well as a visit from Reiman Gardens' spring bunny.
Volleyball: Spring Tournament
Annual spring tournament. Doors open at 9:30 a.m.; use south entrance only. Matches will be three sets (first two to 25 points, third set to 15, and win by two points).
Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Workshop: Willow Bird Feeder
Learn to create a willow bird feeder with willow artist Mary Kopecky.
Workshop: Morel mushroom certification
To legally sell morel mushrooms in Iowa, sellers must complete a certification workshop that covers identifying morels and false morels. People can be poisoned by eating mushrooms that are misidentified as morels. By the end of the workshops, participants will recognize true morels from false morels. Register online.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Cyclone Cinema: Table 19
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Sunday, 16 Apr 2017
Cyclone Cinema: Table 19
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Monday, 17 Apr 2017
Instructure Canvas (LMS Product) Demonstration for Instructional Designers
Instructure Canvas, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for instructional designers. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.