Monday, 23 Feb 2015
Photoshop Class
Explore the basic tools of Photoshop. This class will be a slowly paced, step-by-step, follow-along class for the raw beginner. Get a handle on the basic functionality of this complicated program including: layers, cropping, filters, brushes, text and shapes. Participants are encouraged to bring a laptop with Photoshop CS3 or higher. Otherwise, you are welcome to sit in and take notes.
2015 Symposium on Sustainability - Poster Reception
Join us at the 2015 Symposium on Sustainability Poster Reception (Day 1), celebrating sustainability efforts and accomplishments on and off-campus.
Lecture: University Symposium on Sustainability Keynote Address
"Green Chemistry: Helping Create a Safer, More Sustainable Future" - John Warner is one of the founders of green chemistry, which seeks to reduce or eliminate the use of hazardous materials at the design stage of a materials process.
Tuesday, 24 Feb 2015
Advising period for Summer and Fall 2015 registration begins
Advising period for Summer and Fall 2015 registration begins.
Webinar: "Size Counts" and Other Fallacies of Successful Active Learning Strategies (CIRTL Network)
This session will be driven by YOU - perhaps you have a follow-up question from an earlier session about teaching scientific writing or in-class assessment. What questions do you have about active learning? Concerns? Experiences? The presenter, Dr. Jenny Hadingham of the University of Rochester's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, would prefer to focus on the issues around active learning that come directly from the audience.
Panel: Chinese Students, American Classrooms: What do students have to say?
A panel of international and domestic students share what issues they are encountering academically--What works for them in the classroom? What doesn't? Hear advice on best practices from the people those practices effect the most--our students.
2015 Symposium on Sustainability - Poster Reception
Join us at the 2015 Symposium on Sustainability Poster Reception (Day 2), celebrating sustainability efforts and accomplishments on and off-campus.
2015 Symposium on Sustainability - Presentation of the Live Green! Excellence Awards
Join us at the 2015 Symposium on Sustainability for the presentation of the 2014 Live Green! Awards for Excellence in Sustainability.
2015 Symposium on Sustainability - Sustainapalooza
Join The Green Umbrella, the Office of Sustainability and the Council on Sustainability for the fourth annual Sustainapalooza. An event focused on green and sustainable initiatives, accomplishments, and opportunities at Iowa State and in the Ames community. Local food refreshments and sustainability-themed giveaways included.
Aesthetics of Atmosphere: Weather in Art
Weather and the ever changing sky play significant roles in the rural life of many Iowans and Midwesterners. Ellen Wagener faithfully depicts both the chaos and serenity found in our skies. Dr. William Gallus, Professor of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences, will discuss the many variations that can be found in our skies and how they have inspired creativity in art, in relation to the art of Ellen Wagener.
Women's Basketball
ISU vs. Texas Tech.
Lecture: Caterpillar's Journey to Sustainability
Corporate Perspective on Sustainability - Tim Lindsey, Global Director of Sustainable Development at Caterpillar. Part of the University Symposium on Sustainability.
Wednesday, 25 Feb 2015
POSTPONED to MAR. 4: Teaching and Learning Circle: Mindset: How we can Learn to Fulfill our Potential
Is it possible to teach our students how to be resilient in the face of failure? Mindset: The new psychology of success by Carol Dweck (2006) reveals that we can learn to be more resilient and "learn to fulfill our potential" by moving from a fixed to a growth mindset. Join us as we discover how a growth mindset can improve our personal and professional lives.
Seminar Series: Faculty Peer Review a Win-Win Process -- Topic 2: I Want to be Evaluated or I've Been Asked to be an Evaluator -- So, Now What?
Award-winning Animal Science professor, Jodi Sterle, shares best practices and strategic techniques her department used to create a culture of change supporting peer evaluation of teaching in the promotion and tenure process. Learn practical tips for how a dedicated core of faculty can benefit from working together to support the recognition of teaching and strengthen curriculum across your department.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
From Know-How to Do-Now Presenter: Kamyar Enshayan, Director of the Center of Energy and Environmental Education at the University of Northern Iowa
Faculty Search Seminar: Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
Quantitative Biology of Cell Faculty Search Seminar: "Biophotonic Tools for Quantitative Cell Biology," Dr. Artem Pliss, SUNY-Buffalo.
Soil Science Seminar
Assessing Water Quality in the Indian Creek Watershed of Northern Alabama Presenter:Taslima Stephen, Iowa State University
Jewelry Casting Class
Lost-wax casting is an age-old sculptural jewelry process. Students will incorporate both hand carved and molded forms that will be cast in brass. Final pieces can be pendants, pins or miniatures.
Sculptural Clay Class
Try different sculptural techniques in clay with a focus on the figure. Start with the additive process of modeling using an armature. Explore how subtracting clay can assist in creating greater detail. Discover how the human form can be beautifully translated into clay.
Beginning Belly Dance
A Three Pillars Delsarte based approach to Middle Eastern Belly Dance in the style of award winning performer Shiara. This class teaches the basic movements of belly dance with a specific focus and detailed exploration each week. Walk-ins welcome!
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. Baylor.
Intermediate Belly Dance
Continue your Belly Dance addiction with Shiara with A Three Pillars Delsarte based approach to Middle Eastern Belly Dance in the style of award winning performer Shiara. The focus this semester will be on steps, combinations, layers, personal expression and style. This is an intermediate level class. Walk-ins welcome!
Thursday, 26 Feb 2015
Ceramics Workshop: Fluid Form with Lisa Orr
Studio potter Lisa Orr will offer a three-day ceramics workshop from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26-28. Orr, the owner of Lisa Orr Pottery in Austin, Texas, will demonstrate her unique production process, and those with prior ceramics experience may participate in hands-on activities. Others are welcome to observe and ask questions.
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Each gathering features a theme as we read aloud two or three books, and wrap up with related cooperative activities and crafts.
Adviser Exchange Series: Mapworks and the Student Success Collaborative: Using student survey and big data analytics to support student achievement
Join the presenters in learning about two critical tools that can assist advisers during advising meetings and interventions with students. This interactive session will utilize new theoretical perspectives presented in the book Rethinking College Student Retention (Braxton, et.al., 2014) to establish the foundation for why both Mapworks and the Student Success Collaborative are important tools for effective advising.
Open forum: University Library dean finalist
Maggie Farrell, dean of libraries at the University of Wyoming, is one of four finalists for Iowa State's library dean post.
Probing Nanoscale Phenomena by In Situ Electron Microscopy
Kai He Brookhaven National Lab
A Working Artist's Life - Lisa Orr
Studio artist Lisa Orr will discuss the business of being a self-supporting artist.
Cyclone Cinema: Horrible Bosses 2
Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Lecture: National Security and Human Rights
Panelists will discuss how the United States can maintain national security ethically and legally, while managing the delicate balance of national security, foreign policy, and human rights. World Affairs Series