Sunday, 08 Apr 2012
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Cyclone Cinema: Young Adult
Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now married with kids. There will also be a showing at 10pm.
Monday, 09 Apr 2012
RESCHEDULED: Nrityagram Dance Workshop
Nrityagram, a dance company from India, will hold an introductory workshop on Odissi dance. (Originally scheduled for April 6.)
Campus-wide forum: School of Education director candidate
Ralph Reynolds, professor in the department of educational research, cognition and development at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is one of three finalists for the inaugural director's post in the School of Education. A reception will follow the forum.
Statistics Seminar
"David Blackwell (1919-2010): remarks on his life and work," William Sudderth, School of Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Welcome reception: LAS dean Beate Schmittmann
The university community is invited to a reception hosted by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to welcome its new dean to campus. A short program will begin at approximately 5 p.m. Schmittmann's first day at Iowa State is April 2.
Basketweaving with Jan Smith
Swing time! Make a double swing handle functional basket. Weaving will incorporate natural and smoke reed and two 10 X 11 swing "D" handles.
Osborn Club Lecture
"Seven Cognitive Concepts for Successful Sustainable Products," Erin MacDonald, ISU mechanical engineering. The lecture is open to the public.
A Decade in Pursuit of Kony: The Unorthodox Ways of Building a Movement
Bobby Bailey is cofounder of Invisible Children. He and two friends established the organization in 2005 after a life-changing trip to Africa, where they discovered the story of the children in Northern Uganda who were being abducted from their homes and forced to fight as child soldiers by the rebel group the Lords Resistance Army. World Affairs Series.
SUB Music: The Lumineers
The roots revival of the last few years has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music-the kind that nods to tradition while setting off into uncharted territory. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics. Born out of sorrow, powered by passion, ripened by hard work, The Lumineers have found their sound when the world needs it most.
Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012
Registration Begins for freshmen: Summer 2012, Fall 2012
First day of assigned Summer 2012 and Fall 2012 registration dates for students projected as freshmen. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
Best Practices Workshop: Student Enrollment and Engagement through Connections
Learn about research findings and key programs that impact recruitment and retention of, and major factors that influence the success of, engineering students who transfer to Iowa State from community colleges.
Discussion: Lean, finely textured beef
Gov. Terry Branstad will be among speakers addressing the latest beef issue in a program, titled "The Truth: Lean Finely Textured Beef." Other speakers are Jim Dickson, ISU animal science and meat science professor, and Nancy Degner of the Iowa Beef Industry Council. The program is organized by students in the animal science department and the ISU Block and Bridle Club.
STEM Education webinar
"Using Argument Based Inquiry for Learning Science and Math," Jay Staker, program director for Extension-Science, Engineering & Technology (E-Set). Email traciem@iastate.edu for directions on how to attend remotely or in person.
The Caucus Cup: ISU College Republicans v. ISU Democrats
The ISU Democrats will debate the College Republicans on an issue of the day for the chance at the Caucus Cup. This year's issue is whether individuals making over $200,000 should continue to receive tax breaks. The College Republicans will be led by Stephen Quist, and the ISU Democrats will be led by Abhishek Vemuri. Part of the Tenth-Anniversary First Amendment Day Celebration.
Thinking Indian: The Urgency of Native Stories in the New Century
Author, poet and short story writer Susan Power is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux. A Harvard-trained lawyer, she abandoned a career in law to pursue her interest in creative writing, earning an MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Her 1995 novel, The Grass Dancer, features a complex plot about four generations of Native Americans. The work received the 1995 PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction. Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture.
Africa's Second Struggle for Independence: What's Modernity Got to Do with It?
Olúfémi TáÃÂwó is the director of the Global African Studies Program and a professor of philosophy at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. He has held visiting appointments at institutions in the United States, Germany, South Korea and Jamaica. He is the author of Africa Must Be Modern: a Manifesto, How Colonialism Preempted Modernity in Africa, and Legal Naturalism: A Marxist Theory of Law.
SUB Music: Good Old War w/ The Bell Brigade
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Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012
CANCELED: Ramsey lecture series: "The Art of Soluble Cyclodextrin and Niemann-Pick Type C Disease"
Steven Walkley, DVM, Ph.D., Einstein College of Medicine, New York, will present "The Art of Soluble Cyclodextrin and Niemann-Pick Type C Disease." He will discuss Niemann-Pick type C, a fatal cholesterol-glycosphingolipid lysosomal storage disorder of children.
Employee Wellness: How to Curb Mindless Eating
Registered dietician Judy Trumpy will provide tips to curb mindless eating. All faculty and staff are welcome to attend. No reservations are required.
Opening Reception: Juried Student Exhibition
Opening reception for "Primed," the 2012 BFA Juried Senior Student Exhibition on view through April 19 in Gallery 181, first floor of the College of Design. Juror remarks and announcement of awards will be at 5:30 p.m.
Artful Yoga
Release that mid-week stress surrounded by the beauty of the Christian Petersen Art Museum during this free weekly yoga practice. Transform body, mind and spirit through a flowing series of postures and breath work! No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own yoga mat.
ISU Jazz Combos
Michael Giles, coach
Re-booting America: News for a New Generation
Ken Paulson, former editor and senior vice president of USA Today, is the president and CEO of the First Amendment Center. He will discuss how a generational shift in news and information consumption - along with a digitally driven society - will reshape journalism, free expression and democracy. Part of the 10th-Anniversary First Amendment Day Celebration.
Egypt: One Year after the Revolution
Maged Refaat is the Consul General of Egypt, Chicago. He has been a diplomat with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry since 1988 and held positions in Belgium, Bahrain, Russia, and Nigeria as well as with the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations. World Affairs Series
Thursday, 12 Apr 2012
Open House: National Student Employment Week
For ISU students who work on or off campus. Enjoy breakfast on the go and register for door prizes.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Department
Graduate Seminar Series Speaker James Katzer, Affiliate Professor, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Iowa State University
Green Bag Lecture
Bring a "no-trash" lunch with you to this sustainable version of our Brown Bag Lectures. Enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
STEM Education Brown Bag Seminar
"Elementary Science Teaching: A Changing Landscape with Challenges & Opportunities," Joanne Olson, ISU science education. Faculty, staff and students are welcome. Please RSVP to srenfro@iastate.edu.
Informality: Spontaneous Process in Dwelling - The Lima Case
Precarious, spontaneous housing on the peripheries of Lima, Peru, demonstrates how the search for beauty occupies a fundamental place in residents' priorities, emerging even before the most basic comforts have been addressed. Cristina Dreifuss-Serrano will describe the informal process through which people build their own cities-one house at a time-to meet their needs, and how they strive to make their dwellings beautiful.