Friday, 22 Apr 2016
General B and The Wiz w/ The Weathered Heads
General B and the Wiz is an indie/psych rock band with a blues influence from Minneapolis, MN which initially started as a duo between college roommate Quincy Voris and Seth Duin in the fall of the 2009.
Saturday, 23 Apr 2016
Butterfly Survey Network Training
Take an active role in conservation as a citizen scientist through the Iowa Butterfly Survey Network (IBSN), with this free training from our entomology staff.
Discovery Stations
Reiman Gardens' discovery stations add a fun, informal activity in the gardens, and are family oriented and designed so both youth and adults can participate.
SCAVMA Scamper 5K/10K Run/Walk
The College of Veterinary Medicine will host its 33rd annual SCAVMA (Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Association) Scamper 5K/10K run/walk. This is a dog-friendly race and competitors are encouraged to bring their canine companions. Entry fee includes chip timing, a race T-shirt, post-race refreshments and an entry for one of several door prizes.
Engineering with LEGO MINDSTORMS
Saturday, April 23 from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., or 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. NO program during lunch 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Kids, keep your parents outside while you join Iowa State University students in the Toying with Technology class for an activity at Reiman Gardens exploring engineering!
Design Thinking in Action: New Ways to Reuse Recyclable Materials
Students in the spring 2016 DES 230: Design Thinking class, taught by architecture senior lecturer Patience Lueth, will share projects in an exhibition celebrating Earth Day at Wheatsfield Cooperative in Ames. The project helped students learn about the process of design thinking by giving them the opportunity to tackle an everyday problem and create an everyday reusable product while relating to tangible clients and stakeholders.
Auditions: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Roles available for 3 men and 5 women. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, improvisational storytelling, and singing. No advance preparation necessary. Stop by 2130 Pearson Hall to sign up for an audition time! Auditions are open to all ISU students. Visit www.theatre.iastate.edu for more details.
Piano Studio Recital
Piano students of Mei-Hsuan Huang.
Tennis
Iowa State vs. Wisconsin, Milwaukee. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to the Ames Racquet and Fitness, 320 S. 17th Street, Ames.
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin, TX music scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career in 1999. Born in Michigan and partially raised in Germany, he dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk and rap outfit Joe Rockhead.
Sunday, 24 Apr 2016
Tennis
Iowa State vs. TCU. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to the Ames Racquet and Fitness, 320 S. 17th Street, Ames.
Discovery Stations
Reiman Gardens' discovery stations add a fun, informal activity in the gardens, and are family oriented and designed so both youth and adults can participate.
BAM Behind the Scenes
With a recent gift of more than 300 objects to the University Museums permanent collection, David and Jay-lin Jane Topel hope to inspire investigation, inquiry, and intellectual challenge. As we process these new acquisitions to the collection, be among the first to view some of these objects as we pull them out of collections storage and share what's behind the scenes at the Brunnier Art Museum.
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
MKTO
The California-based MKTO features the talents of actor/musicians Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller, who first met in 2010 while filming the Nickelodeon television series Gigantic. Their debut single, "Thank You," was released on YouTube in January 2013 and had over 500,000 views within two days of its release. Their follow-up single, "Classic," was released the following June.
Monday, 25 Apr 2016
Barks@Parks
The most popular study break on campus is back for the spring semester. For three hours daily during dead week, certified therapy dogs will be available in Parks Library.
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5
Study Break: Coloring Books!
Could you benefit from a play break during to clear your mind during finals week? Drop in and spend some time coloring.
Picosecond Photobiology: Watching a Signaling Protein Function in Real Time via Time-Resolved X-ray Diffraction and Solution Scattering
Philip Anfinrud National Institutes of Health, Laboratory of Chemical Physics, Bethesda, MD
Statistics Seminar
Fuller Lecture
Tuesday, 26 Apr 2016
Faculty Senate Spring Conference
"Research from Start to Finish: The Responsible Conduct and Open Access of Research." Registration is open for all faculty, P&S staff and graduate students. Breakfast and lunch is provided.
Design Expo: Mechanical engineering
The expo highlights the work of mechanical engineering students in sophomore and senior design courses. Sophomores projects focus on societal needs in developing economies; senior teams are matched with industry sponsors or outreach partners to develop solutions for real-world design problems.
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5
Study Break: Coloring Books!
Could you benefit from a play break during to clear your mind during finals week? Drop in and spend some time coloring.
Presentation: Campanile-Carillon model
Mechanical engineering student project teams will present the plans for a 1:5 working replica of the campanile and 27-bell carillon. Once completed, the portable model will be used at events and programs, and serve as an educational tool. Interdisciplinary teams in Design, Engineering and music will build the model over the next two years.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Drake.
Wednesday, 27 Apr 2016
CODAC Spring Art Sale
The CODAC (College of Design Art Club) annual spring sale of artwork by students in the integrated studio arts/integrated visual arts programs will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, April 27-29, outside the College of Design Dean's Office. Most of the proceeds go directly to the student artists, while the rest help fund club activities.
Live Webinar: Leveraging Authentic Teaching and Research Practices for Successful NSF and NIH Proposals
To empower successful and authentic STEM instruction and research, future faculty members must be able to compete for diverse and expansive funding. This session focuses on writing broadening participation and education plans for National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, including the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), and provides an overview on how STEM Faculty members...
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5