Thursday, 30 Aug 2012
Open Forum for the Associate Director at the MU
Channel: Special Memorial Union programs
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm @ Pioneer Room, MU
The Iowa State University Memorial Union is holding an open forum for candidates for the associate director at the MU. Everyone in the university community is welcome to attend.Cost: free
Kickoff: Black Faculty and Staff Association
Channel: Equal Opportunity
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm @ Multicultural Center, Memorial Union
Celebrate the relaunch of the Black Faculty and Staff Association. Help us welcome new employees to the university and reconnect current employees with their colleagues. Refreshments and hor d'oeuvres will be served.Cost: free
Fused Glass Pendants
Channel: The Workspace
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ The Workspace, Iowa State Memorial Union
Make pendants or earrings by etching and fusing dichroic glass. Learn the use of tools, etching techniques and proper measuring and cutting of glass.Cost: ISU $38/Public $48 (supplies included)
Panel: What's So Bad about Fifty Shades of Grey?
Channel: Lectures Program
7:00 pm @ Great Hall, Memorial Union
A panel of scholars will discuss the best-selling Fifty Shades of Grey series that libraries in Minnesota and Florida have refused to put on their shelves. Panelists include Brenda Lohman, ISU human development and family studies; Dometa Brothers, ISU English; and Lynn Carey, Ames Public Library interim director. Veronica Lorson Fowler, Communications Director for ACLU of Iowa, will moderate the discussion. Banned Book Week event.Cost: free
SUB Film: The Hunger Games
Channel: Student Union Board
7:00 pm - 12:00 am @ Carver Hall 101
Comfortable seating with awesome sound and projection.Movies show every week, all semester at 7 & 10pm on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sundays. Concessions are for sale. Sponsored by Student Union Board, GSB and IRHA.Cost: free
Wheel Pottery
Channel: The Workspace
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm @ The Workspace, Iowa State Memorial Union
Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel. Learn hand-pulling, glazing and finishing techniques. Open to absolute beginners as well as those with experience that would like to improve their technique and abilities.Cost: ISU $100/Public $110 (supplies included)
SUB Comedy: w/ NICK RUTHERFORD
Channel: Student Union Board
9:00 pm @ The M-Shop, MU
Founding member of the sketch comedy troupe "Good Neighbor" and writer for Adult Swim. Nick has been the featured comedian at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival, New York Underground Comedy Festival and the SF Sketchfest. This event is a college students favorite word FREE.Cost: free