Monday, 28 Sep 2015
Lecture: 100 Voices Leading for Change
Iowa State graduate Onalie Ariyabandhu discusses the United Nations Population Fund's social change initiative to combat gender-based violence in Sri Lanka.
Tuesday, 29 Sep 2015
Symposium: Wind Energy Industry
The symposium will includes perspectives from industry, government and academia, research presentations, and tours of campus labs and facilities. Registration includes breakfast and lunch.
Fall Career Fair: College of Engineering
More than 350 employers will be on campus looking for students and alumni to fill co-op, internship and full-time engineering positions. All ISU students and alumni are welcome to attend.
Live Webinar: Assessment Strategies for Flipped Learning Experiences
Educators who want to ensure that their students are engaging fully with the course material need specialized assessment tools to evaluate their progress and make changes efficiently. This seminar aims to show educators in flipped learning classrooms the assessment options available and how to use them for the best results.
Seminar: Formative Assessment Helps My Students and Myself
Howard Shapiro, Professor Emeritus and Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, will model proven techniques that reveal the relationship between outcomes, assessments, and learning in ways that collect data for improvement and produce results.
Wheel Pottery Class
Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel. Learn handle-pulling, glazing and finishing techniques. Open to absolute beginners as well as those with experience who would like to improve their technique and abilities.
Genetics and Genomics Workshop
"MicroRNA Pathways and Developmental Robustness," Victor Ambros, Silverman Professor of Natural Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Open Mic Night
Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to their fellow students. Many are musicians, comedians, and poets. So come on out and show us what kind of talents you have.
The Presidential Campaign: A Search for Meaning
"What Does It Take to Win the Iowa Presidential Caucuses?" - Juju Chang is an Emmy award-winning coanchor for ABC's Nightline and reports regularly for Good Morning America and 20/20.
Wednesday, 30 Sep 2015
Bake sale
A fundraiser for the United Way of Story County, featuring backed goods, treats and healthy snacks. Sale concludes when all items are sold.
Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair
The career fair enables students to 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.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Preparing Students for the Real World
Award winning lecturer, advisor, learning community leader, and civil engineer Beth Hartmann teaches hundreds of students per semester, from freshmen to seniors. Learn how to implement her highly effective ways to connect to new students, scaffold and coach them through learning challenges that prepare them for later curriculum, and create capable seniors in powerful constructive teams working on practical, real-world projects.
People to People Career Fair
The career fair offers employers and students a professional environment in which to connect and discuss internships and full-time employment opportunities in social services; education; health/wellness; government; and hospitality. There also will be an opportunity for students to meet with representatives from professional health and law schools.
Sustainable ag colloquium
"Food Systems and Environmentally Conscious Food Chains," Caroline Krejci, ISU industrial and manufacturing systems engineering.
Iowa NSF EPSCoR Energy Policy Seminar Series
"Second-Generation Ethanol and Colombian Biofuels," Carlos Grateron and Luis Enrique Prado, USDA Foreign Ag Services Cochran Fellows.
Future of Healthy Families Lecture: Velma McBride Murry
Attend the Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair Lecture Series. This series brings together insight from across disciplinary bounds to address how family is defined, the current knowledge on healthy families, and the future of the field. Reception will follow.
Walk-In Craft: Henna Tattoos
Create temporary body art with henna. Bring a friend and "tattoo" each other, or draw designs on your own skin. Sample designs are available for inspiration, along with tips and tricks for best application methods. Walk in anytime but give yourself about half an hour to finish.
Walk-In Dance: Belly Dance
A Three Pillars Delsarte based approach to Middle Eastern Belly Dance in the style of award winning performer Shiara. Learn the basic movements of belly dance with a specific focus and detailed exploration each week (listed below). The 8:20pm class will focus on technique, expression and choreography.
Clocks in Motion, Percussion Ensemble
With a fearless and uncompromising ear to programming challenging and adventurous contemporary percussion ensemble repertoire, Clocks in Motion consistently performs groundbreaking concerts which involve performance art, theater, and often the construction of new instruments.
Performance: Last Comic Standing
The Emmy-nominated laugh-fest visits Ames, featuring the funniest finalists from the summer's best loved comedy competition.