Tuesday, 05 Apr 2011
Metal Clay Jewelry: Bronze Pendants
Create a pendant out of metal clay, yes metal clay! Once fired it will be a beautiful bronze pendant.
Camera Basics
Want to go beyond "point & shoot" photography, well then take this introductory camera class and learn more!
Knotted Necklace
Learn a simple technique for achieving an elegant drape when combining pearls and semi-precious stones. This class will help you learn to pearl knot like the professionals
Autism awareness: Social skills training
"Improving Access to Social Skills Training for Students with ASD," Sue Baker, Autism Services Consultant, Iowa Department of Education/Child Health Specialty Clinics. Hosted by ASPIRE and ISU's human development and family studies student group in recognition of national autism awareness month.
Poetry Slam
The First Amendment Blog Poetry Slam, a First Amendment Day event.
The Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
Former political journalist David Makovsky, based many years in Israel, will analyze current approaches toward resolving this seemingly intractable conflict. John Murray, formerly the associate director of the Program on the Analysis and Resolution of Conflicts at Syracuse University's Maxwell School. Jim McCormick will be the moderator.
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011
First Amendment Day kickoff breakfast
"Words Matter in Fact or Fiction," kickoff breakfast with novelist Ben Percy, ISU English. A First Amendment Day event.
IPERS financial help
An IPERS representative will be at ISU monthly for individual appointments at the Memorial Union. If you or your spouse/partner have IPERS, take advantage of this opportunity to see your personal income projection and better understand how IPERS will work for you in retirement.
Being Creative in the Classroom with PowerPoint
Learn how to plan, create and deliver classroom presentations using PowerPoint's visual tools. Topics include strategies for using PowerPoint to deliver content and manage classroom activities. Design slides using graphics, photos, multimedia, sounds and video clips. Basic PowerPoint Office 2007 skills required. Class uses Windows computers, but Mac users can learn new techniques as well.
Time management skills
Dr. Susan Johnson will present principles for organizing work and managing time, and describe a system for implemention. Includes methods to define/focus your current workload; efficiently handle e-mail, paper mail and other input; make lists that will enhance your ability to get things done; take action/deal directly with procrastination; and plan your week and day. Presented by the food science and human nutrition department and ISU ADVANCE.
VEISHEA: Button and Merch Sales
Get your $5 buttons to eat at campus bbq's free during VEISHEA week.
Workshop: NSF Transforming Undergraduate Education in STEM (TUES) Project
The goal of this workshop is to prepare STEM faculty members to work with an evaluator to plan and implement an effective evaluation of an education research or development project. This workshop is sponsored by Strengthening the Professoriate @ISU.
ArtWalk: Celebrate the First Amendment
Join University Museums on First Amendment Day for a tour of selections from the Art on Campus collection that touch on issues of free expression in public art, exploring all five freedoms covered by the First Amendment. Meet your guides outside the south entrance to Parks Library.
IPERS seminar
Find out how IPERS law changes (House file 2518) will affect your benefit. Find out when the changes take effect, what will change in the benefit calculation, what won't change, and see examples of how the law changes may or may not affect your IPERS benefit. Q&A to follow presentation. Please preregister, space is limited.
Women's Studies Brown Bag Series
"Imagining the Beautiful Nation: Ugly Betty on Russian Television," Olga Mesropova, ISU world languages and cultures.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
"Strategies for Community Engagement on Issues of Sustainability." A gathering of researchers and practitioners
Agron 600B - Soil Science Seminars
"Heat, Water and Carbon Dioxide Transfer in Soil" Xinhua Xiao
IPERS seminar
Find out how IPERS law changes (House file 2518) will affect your benefit. Find out when the changes take effect, what will change in the benefit calculation, what won't change, and see examples of how the law changes may or may not affect your IPERS benefit. Q&A to follow presentation. Please preregister, space is limited.
Marina City: Bertrand Goldberg's Urban Vision
Commissioned by the Janitors' Union and designed by Bertrand Goldberg, Marina City was a pioneering mixed-use development that foreshadowed the renaissance of Chicago's downtown. In "Marina City," authors Igor Marjanovic and Katerina Ruedi Ray draw upon primary archival sources in architectural, real estate and labor history with many images and documents published for the first time. Marjanovic will talk about their research and publication.
How to Cut Our Nation's Oil Dependence in Half
"Advanced Biofuels and Clean Cars: How to Cut Our Nation's Oil Dependence in Half," Jeremy Martin, senior scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists Clean Vehicles Program. He evaluates the impact of biofuels and fuel policy. Martin has researched and published on a range of topics, including biofuels lifecycle accounting, greenhouse gas emissions in biofuels production, semiconductor manufacturing and polymer physics.
Creative Collision
Creative Collision is a place to share, combine, collaborate, and learn from one another. Here you can learn and share just about any medium!
Film and discussion: Hybrid Pioneer
Brent Houzenga: Hybrid Pioneer is a documentary about Des Moines mixed media artist and musician Brent Houzenga. The film chronicles the enterprising spirit of do-it-yourself artistry and the struggle to carve and maintain a successful creative career. A discussion with Houzenga and filmmaker Kristian Day follows.
Leaks, Leakers and the Law
Jeffrey Hunt is a First Amendment attorney in Salt Lake City, Utah, and an Iowa State alumnus. He serves as local counsel for two national television networks and in 1992 founded the Utah Freedom of Information Hotline, which provides free legal assistance to the public and journalists. He was a copy editor for the Des Moines Register and a reporter for the Quad-City Times. Part of the First Amendment Day Celebration.
How Agricultural Innovation and Collaboration will Shape the Future of the World
"How Agricultural Innovation and Collaboration will Shape the Future of the World," Jim Borel. As executive vice president of DuPont, Borel is responsible for DuPont's production agriculture businesses, DuPont Crop Protection and Pioneer Hi-Bred. The Carl and Marjory Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture.
Thursday, 07 Apr 2011
First Amendment Day: Freedom march
The freedom march will begin at Ames City Hall, 515 Clark Ave., and end at the steps of Beardshear Hall. There will be a recitation of the First Amendment and the TAO of journalism, then ISU and high school student media will sign the pledge.
Symposium on Rare Earth Materials
Invited speakers will cover economics, research and applications of rare earth metals. Mark Smith from Molycorp will be giving the keynote address. Speakers from Arnold Magnetic Technologies, Etrema Products and GM will also give invited talks. Registration is free, deadline is April 1. Sponsored by the local chapter of the Materials Research Society.
Converting WebCT courses to Blackboard Learn
Take advantage of the tools and resources available in this new and powerful platform when Bb Learn becomes available university-wide, summer semester, 2011. Find out how to convert an existing WebCT course to Blackboard Learn and learn what you need to know to get your course up and running.
First Amendment Day: Student free expression rights
Frank LoMonte, executive director of the Student Press Law Center, Arlington, Va., is an advocate of student free expression rights and will talk to both high school and college students.
Feast on the First Amendment
Free food, soap box debates, music, chalk the sidewalks and exhibits from student organizations. High school essay contest winners will receive their awards. Planting of the "Liberty Tree" by Elizabeth Hoffman, executive vice president and provost; Michael Bugeja, Greenlee director; and Gene Policinski, First Amendment Center executive director.
VEISHEA: Button and Merch Sales
Get your $5 buttons to eat at campus bbq's free during VEISHEA week.