Saturday, 06 Feb 2016
ISU Honor Band Concert
We are proud to be hosting two honor bands and featuring Iowa High School students.
Varieties Semifinals
Semi-Finals is the first performance for Varieties! Only a select few move on to perform at Finals (on Feb. 19th and 20th).
Amara Piano Quartet Concert
Members of the Ames Piano Quartet include Boro Martinic-Jercic, violin; Jonathan Sturm, viola; George Work, cello; Mei-Hsuan Huang, piano
Performance: Barjche
Barjche 2016: Modern dance through the ages. ISU's annual contemporary dance concert featuring faculty, students and guest artists dance works.
Varieties Semifinals
Semi-Finals is the first performance for Varieties! Only a select few move on to perform at Finals (on Feb. 19th and 20th).
Sunday, 07 Feb 2016
Orchid Fest
Saturday and Sunday -- Exotic orchids in a variety of species and colors will be on display and available for purchase both days.
Walk-In Craft: Valentine's Day Cards
We've got the supplies, you bring the creativity!
Curator's Tour of 40/40 +
Join Assistant Curator Adrienne Gennett as she guides a tour through the exhibition 40/40 +. 40/40 + includes a selection from the original 40/40 exhibition along with new donations as University Museums continues to honor and commend the amazing Iowa artists and donors who have made the past 40 years possible.
Performance: Barjche
Barjche 2016: Modern dance through the ages. ISU's annual contemporary dance concert featuring faculty, students and guest artists dance works.
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 08 Feb 2016
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig and a spider explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship
Pop-Up Valentine's Day Art Sale
Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine.
Lunch and learn: Financial wellness
"Investing 101," Brian Hood, Legacy Financial Group. Register online through Learn@ISU.
Charlotte's Web
E.B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig and a spider explores bravery, selfless love, and the true meaning of friendship
Open forum: Office of Equal Opportunity director finalist
Ellyn Bartges, director of the office for institutional equity and access at St. Cloud State University, Minnesota, is one of four finalists interviewing this month.
Statistics Seminar
Prediction and Inference with Missing Data in Patient Alert Systems, Curtis Storlie, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Knitting Class
Learn the basics of knitting: cast-on, knit, purl, bind-off, rib stitch, increase and decrease techniques, pattern reading, gauge swatching, and picking up dropped stitches.
Osborn Club Lecture
Diane Birt, Distinguished Professor of food science and human nutrition, will present "Diet and Cancer: A Body of Research Leading to National Academy Membership." The lecture portion of the program is open to the public following the member social.
Walk-In Craft: Silver Fingerprint Pendant
Create a pendant using Precious Metal Clay (PMC) featuring something truly unique to you - your fingerprint!
Lecture: My Holocaust Story
"A Message of Determination, Perseverance, Faith and Hope," Marion Blumenthal Lazan. Lazan provides a moving firsthand account of the Blumenthal family's life in Germany from the events preceding Kristallnacht to imprisonment in concentration camps, including Bergen-Belsen, to liberation in April 1945.
Tuesday, 09 Feb 2016
ISU Day at the Capitol
President Steven Leath and representatives from the university will be in the rotunda with displays to show what Iowa State has to offer students, communities, businesses and Iowans across the state. Cy will be available for photos.
Career Fair: College of Engineering
More than 300 employers will be on campus looking for Cyclone students and alumni to fill co-op, internship and full-time engineering positions. All ISU students and alumni are welcome to attend.
Pop-Up Valentine's Day Art Sale
Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine.
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.
Open house: Science Bound
Iowa State's Science Bound program is holding a grand opening event for its new location. Enjoy refreshments, tours and more, with a brief program at 4:30 p.m.
Veritas Forum: Mercy and Injustice in American Prisons
Alex Tuckness is a professor and Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Political Science at Iowa State, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Lecture: The Art of Climate Change
"The Arctic Cycle: The Art of Climate Change," Chantal Bilodeau. Bilodeau is a playwright and the Artistic Director of The Arctic Cycle, an organization created to support the writing, development and production of eight plays that examine the impact of climate change on the eight countries of the Arctic. Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series
Wednesday, 10 Feb 2016
Pop-Up Valentine's Day Art Sale
Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine.
Reception: Honoring Jack Lutz
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will honor professor of computer science Jack Lutz as the recipient of the Scott Hanna Faculty Fellowship. Refreshments will be served.
ArtWalk: In From the Cold, Art to Warm Your Way
Join University Museums' Interpretation Specialist, David Faux, for a 'mostly' indoor tour of selections from the Art on Campus Collection in spaces that are sure to warm on a wintery day. Starting in the Horticulture Hall atrium, we will journey to the Palmer Building and through MacKay and LeBaron Halls, enjoying and discussing the various artful treasures hidden away from the cold in each location.