Thursday, 22 Apr 2010
Arbor Day Cherry Tree Planting
To honor Arbor Day this year ISU's Landscape Architecture students will honor ISU's history as well as the "Live Green" Initiative by planting three cherry trees on campus and increasing the diversity of our urban campus forest.
Preview Party
Join us for the unveiling of the largest gnome in the United States and his name. The gnome stands 15 feet tall.
TIAA-CREF seminar
"Your Retirement Income Options." Developing a sound financial strategy for retirement can make a big difference. If you're one year or less away from retirement, we can help you review your options and determine what to do next. Now is the time to get answers to some important questions and begin planning. Please pre-register.
Outdoor Recreation Program: Used equipment sale
This sale is part of the program's regular replacement of its inventory. Outdoor Rec is part of ISU Recreation Services. Items for sale: tents, bicycles, climbing shoes, coolers, sleeping bags, life jackets, paddles, paddling jackets, spray skirts, canoes and kayaks.
Integrated Studio Arts Senior Portfolio Night
Graduating seniors in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Integrated Studio Arts will share their portfolios at two public events. Half the students will present their work on April 22; the rest will present their work on April 29.
Lecture: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience
"A Walk in the Woods: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience." An artist (C. Arthur Croyle) and a botanist (Lynn Clark) will compare and contrast their experience with observation based research and discovery by sharing their different perspectives to a common experience.
Cabaret
Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome to Cabaret... one of Boradway's best-loved musicals - in Ames as part of the Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium.
Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Night
Graphic design seniors will display their portfolios and work samples. The public is invited; professionals are encouraged to stop by from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
ISU Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Jacob Harrison, conductor. Tickets available at the door or in the Main Music Office, Room 149 Music Hall
ISU Theatre student produced: "The Pillowman"
With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, "The Pillowman" centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.
Lecture: Reverse the aging process
"Exercise as the Antidote to Aging: Reversing the Aging Process," Barry A. Franklin is director of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise laboratories at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and a noted author and scholar in combining exercise physiology with cardiology, heart disease prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction, obesity and metabolism.
The Audacity to Heal: A Conversation about Surviving Sexual Assault - Scheherazade and Salamishah Tillet
This is an in-depth, intimate conversation with the photographer Scheherazade Tillet and her sister, Salamishah Tillet, whose journey of recovering from sexual assault Scheherazade has been photo-documenting since 1998. The Tillet sisters incorporate Scheherazade's photographs in the award-winning multimedia performance, Story of a Rape Survivor (SOARS), which tells the story of Salamishah's journey to reclaim her body, sexuality, and...
Friday, 23 Apr 2010
Graduate College: graduation approval deadline
Graduate College last day for final submission of graduate student graduation approval slip.
40th Anniversary of Earth Week - Get Your Green On, Friday Highlights
Take part in a number of "green" events to celebrate Earth Week. Highlights for Friday include a used magazine sale at the Union, Jax Recycle Gear Earth Day Promo, Central Campus kite flying, AmeZone community garden volunteer event, FREE Gabrielle Louise Concert and veggie oil workshop at Reiman Gardens, Iowa Wildlife Center Douglas Wood Concert at City Hall, FREE flower pot making at the Union, Nearly Naked Mile (for Haiti) event, and Avatar.
Used Magazine Sale
It's Earth Week - let's re-use! Sale runs Monday - Thursday from 8am - 10pm and Friday from 8am - 4pm.
Performance: Nate the Great
Theatrewoks/USA presents Nate the Great as part of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series.
Performance: Nate the Great
Theatrewoks/USA presents Nate the Great as part of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series.
ISU Retirees Monthly Program
2:30 social; 3:00 program - "Energy Systems for the Future," by Vikram Dalal.
Geology Lecture
Antarctic seismology: constraints on the history and dynamics of an ice-covered continent by Doug Wiens, Washington University. St. Louis, MO
Earth Day Celebration
Performer and songwriter Gabrielle Louise is a nationally touring troubadour with a commitment to the environment. An advocate of alternative fuels, she tours in a van fueled entirely by vegetable oil. She will offer a 30-minute workshop on the economic and environmental impact of this alternative fuel source, followed by a concert.
Works in Progress Lecture Series
"Accumulations: Intersections of Vision, Sensuality and Meaning," presentation by Ingrid Lilligren, professor of art and design (ceramics). The Works in Progress Lecture Series brings together faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences to speak informally about their work. All are welcome to attend. At 6:45 p.m., the group will adjourn to Lilligren's own studio, 108 5th St. in downtown Ames.
Workspace: Free Friday Craft
Decorate flower pots for spring. Open to ISU Students only. Stop by before ISU AfterDark events every Friday!
Dance social
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club each Friday when ISU is in session. Singles welcome. Dress is casual, indoor shoes or socks must be worn.
ISU Theatre student produced: "The Pillowman"
With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, "The Pillowman" centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.
ISU Wind Ensemble
Dr. Michael Golemo, conductor. Tickets available at the door or in the Main Music Office, Room 149 Music Hall
Lecture: Equal Pay Is Not Only About Fairness
"Equal Pay Is Not Only About Fairness - It's About Survival." Lilly Ledbetter gained national recognition when in 2007 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a jury's ruling in the pay equity law suit she had won almost a decade before.
Saturday, 24 Apr 2010
Room assignments
Room assignments for Summer 2010 courses displayed in the online Schedule of Classes.
40th Anniversary of Earth Week - Get Your Green On, Saturday Highlights
Take part in a number of "green" events to celebrate Earth Week. Highlights for Saturday include an Envi-Run at Ada Hayden, Free Garbage, Yard Waste Day, and Prescription Drug Recycling Event for Story County residents, Jax Outdoor Recycle Gear Earth Day Sale, Global Youth Service Day volunteer opportunities, Iowa Wildlife Center Day of Events, City of Ames Clean Water Festival, Enviro Fair and Environmental Film Festival at the MU.
ISU Symphonic Band and Concert Band
Dr. Matthew Smith conducts the Symphonic Band; Dr. Natalie Steele conducts the Concert Band. Tickets available at the door or at the Stephens boxoffice
ISU Theatre student produced: "The Pillowman"
With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, "The Pillowman" centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.