Monday, 15 Feb 2016
Open forum: Office of Equal Opportunity director finalist
Jyl Shaffer, Title IX coordinator at the University of Cincinnati, is one of four finalists interviewing this month.
Statistics Seminar
Bayesian sparse reduced rank multivariate regression, Gyuhyeong Goh, Department of Statistics, Kansas State University, Manhattan
Veritas Forum: Toleration and Justice in a Broken World
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.
Glass Beads Class
Learn to create colorful glass beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch.
Wheel Pottery Class
Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel.
Lecture: Game Design and Why It Matters
James Portnow is perhaps best known for writing Extra Credits, a web series that explores topics in games and the gaming industry. He is a game designer and consultant known for his theories on socially positive design.
Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016
Degree Audit Changes
Last day to change degree audit information for spring.
ISU Symphony Orchestra
Jacob Harrison leads the 80-member orchestra in a narrated program showcasing the various instrument families and exploring basic music concepts. Following an instrument petting zoo gives a chance to see and hear up close!
Lunch and learn: Financial wellness
"Incorporating Social Security Into Your Retirement Strategy," Brian Hood, Legacy Financial Group. Register online through Learn@ISU.
Webinar : "Addressing Incivility in the Classroom: effective Strategies for faculty"
In this webinar, you will learn about faculty's experiences with student incivility, especially the experiences of faculty with marginalized identities (e.g. race, gender, sexual orientation). You will also learn about the potential consequences for faculty of unchecked classroom incivilities. Most importantly, this webinar will teach you strategies you can use--both inside and outside of the classroom--to address these student behaviors.
Women's and Gender Studies series
"Letting Gendered Spaces Go: Striving for Gender and Nature Balance Through Bonding in Disney's Frozen and Maleficent," Sarah Chase, ISU English. Part of a series of informal, brown-bag lunch symposiums.
Plant Protection Program Short Course
Learn to detect and diagnose ''high-consequence'' pests and pathogens like emerald ash borer.
Casting Metal Class
Lost-wax casting is an ago-old sculptural jewelry process.
Floral Design Series Workshop
Learn the basics of floral design while creating beautiful arrangements to take home. Learn the tips and skills used by professionals and create your own one-of-a-kind floral designs.
Air Force Airlifter Brass
Airlifter Brass is the Brass Quintet of the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America.
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. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)