Tuesday, 21 Apr 2015
Graduate College students: graduation approval
Graduate College last day for final submission of graduate student graduation approval slip.
Used Magazine Sale
All magazines are just 25 cents! Stop in to help us reduce, reuse, and recycle during Earth Week.
Seminar: Redesigning a Course to Engage Students - Game Based Learning Learning Community
Game-based Learning in Human Development and Family Studies - Redesign Financial Education Course to Engage Students. Invited speaker for this session is Jeanna Nation, Lecturer, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Meeting: Faculty Senate
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.
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Seminar Series
"Mitigate, Adapt, or Suffer: Connecting Global Change to Local Impacts" Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University.
Plant Breeding Seminar
Student Presentations Ryan Huffman: Diallel Cross Analysis for Methionine in Maize Marianne Emery: Gametophytic Incompatibility in Maize
Class: Beginner Photography
This is a 4 week course on Tuesdays beginning April 7, April 14, April 21, & April 28 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. This 4-part workshop covers the basics of photography including equipment & how to use it, depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject & tips & tricks. Each class is broken into 3 parts: classroom discussion, hands-on practice taking pictures by the students & review. Bring your DSLR camera & tripod to each class.
Workshop: Perfume Blending Intensive
This is a 6 week course on Tuesdays April 7, April 14, April 21, April 28, May 5, & May 12 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Those who complete this 6-week intensive workshop will leave with their own uniquely developed fragrance, 1 kit of 10 essences, & a Certificate of Perfume Blending from Amanda Feeley, natural perfumer & owner of Esscentual Alchemy. Amanda will teach you the background, skills, & preparation you'll need to become a natural perfumer.
Caucus Cup Debate
The ISU College Democrats will debate the College Republicans on an issue of the day. First Amendment Day Celebration
Piano Studio Recital
Piano students of Mei-Hsuan Huang
Wednesday, 22 Apr 2015
Used Magazine Sale
All magazines are just 25 cents! Stop in to help us reduce, reuse, and recycle during Earth Week.
Training: Youth Program Leaders
Offered by the offices of Risk Management, Extension and Outreach, and Conference Planning and Management to provide youth program leaders and student organization officers with information about youth-related policies, procedures and forms for conducting youth programs at ISU. Preregistration is required.
Live Green! Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate Earth Day with ISU and the Ames community. Bike tune-ups, food, and sustainability-minded giveaways!!
Webinar: "STEMming the Confidence Gap with Piazza Technology"
In "STEMming the Confidence Gap with Piazza Technology" you will learn how 30,000 faculty worldwide foster inclusive student interaction using a FREE social learning platform called "Piazza." Piazza is a 24/7 virtual learning-place where students gather to ask, answer and explore classroom material with educators guidance.
Agroecology, farmer livelihoods and ecosystem services in Brazil's Atlantic Forest
The Graduate Program in Sustainable Agriculture presents the 11th Annual Research Symposium. Joshua Farley, Ecological Economist and Professor at the University of Vermont, will give a keynote presentation on agroecology, farmer livelihoods and ecosystem services in Brazil's Atlantic Forest. A reception and poster session will follow featuring current research from GPSA students and faculty. Join us and enjoy locally sourced refreshments!
GPSA Research Symposium
Agroecology, farmer livelihoods and ecosystem services in Brazil's Atlantic Forest Keynote Speaker: Joshua Farley
Reception: Biorenewables Art Competition
This 6th annual competition is a collaboration between the Bioeconomy Institute and the Integrated Studio Arts program in the College of Design. Award winners will be announced during a short 4:15 p.m. program.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Nebraska-Omaha.
Correlations in many-body systems, from condensed matter physics to nuclear physics
Morten Hjorth-Jensen, University of Oslo and Michigan State University
Class: Low Budget Photo Tricks
This is a 4 week course on Wednesdays beginning April 8, April 15, April 22, and April 29 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Imagine capturing stunning shots and imaginative effects without a studio filled with expensive equipment and large flash units.
Class: Vegetable Gardening Best Practices
Celebrate Earth Day by getting a head start on your own summer vegetable garden, with a discussion on best practices by Reiman Gardens' own expert vegetable gardener, Horticulturist, Sharon Rink.
Lecture: Climate Urgency
"Climate Urgency & How Iowa Farmers and Businesses Can Take the Lead" - Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist who directs the Climate Science Center at Texas Tech University.
The Changing Iowa Landscape
This Earth Day, learn about some of the factors that have contributed to the changing Iowa landscape over the past 100 year. Please join Drs. Mark Hanna and Amy Kaleita, faculty in Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, as they discuss the evolution of hay and forage production and harvest, the changing land, and soil and water conservation practices. These issues have impacted Iowa hay and forage production over the past 50 to 100 years.
Thursday, 23 Apr 2015
Graduate College students: electronic thesis
Graduate College: last day to upload final electronic thesis/dissertation copy for Thesis Office review.
Used Magazine Sale
All magazines are just 25 cents! Stop in to help us reduce, reuse, and recycle during Earth Week.
Nuclear physics education and the national FRIB theory center, plus some cool ways to organize your lectures
Prof Morten Hjorth-Jensen, University of Oslo and Michigan State University
Webinar: Academic Advising and Social Justice: Privilege, Diversity, and Student Success
Academic advisers and advising administrators must understand social identities in order to identify the challenges students face when interacting with various campus systems. However, advising professionals are often untrained in dealing with issues of privilege and diversity.
Webinar: "Mastering Academic Time Management"
This webinar is hosted by the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity and facilitated by Kerry Ann Rockquemore. Register online with your ISU-sponsored membership.
Finding Funding: Using Campus Resources
What resources are available to faculty, grad students and post docs to find funding for research? How do you find non-governmental organizations that generously fund education and research projects in the humanities, social sciences and the sciences?
Film: Farmland
An intimate look at the lives of farmers and ranchers in their twenties, hosted by the Iowa State University Corn Growers Association. A panel of farmers will join the audience for a discussion immediately following the 77-minute film.