Thursday, 13 Sep 2012
Student celebration of presidential installation
Channel: Special Events
11:00 am - 1:30 pm @ central campus, near the campanile
Students, joined by Cy, the pep band and cheerleaders, will welcome President Steven Leath and his wife Janet to the university on the eve of the Sept. 14 presidential installation.Brown Bag Lecture
Channel: Reiman Gardens
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
"Building a Garden Railroad" presented by Mike Kidman from Reindeer Pass Garden RR Kidman Tree Farm Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.Cost: 0 for members - $8 for public
P&S Council Open Forum: Walking Art Tour
Channel: Professional and Scientific Council
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm @ Central campus; meet in lobby of Parks Library
All employees are invited to take part in a guided walking tour of artwork on central campus, including the Grant Wood murals and Christian Petersen sculptures. Dorothy Witter, University Museums, will lead the program.Cost: Free
"Create Peace" for 11 Days of Global Unity
Channel: The Workspace
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm @ The Workspace, Iowa State Memorial Union
For the fifth year, Ames will participate in the 11 Days of Global Unity, a program launched in 2004 as a promotion of peace, justice and environmental sustainability. It seeks to inspire, inform and involve humanity in helping to create a world that works for all.Cost: Buttons and Magnets are $.50 each
Meeting: Professional & Scientific Council
Channel: Professional and Scientific Council
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm @ Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.Cost: free
Grad student workshop: Get to know ISU Library
Channel: University Library
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm @ Available at registration
Iowa State Library is offering a workshop for graduate students to learn about the Library, including how to find dissertations, influential research articles, and important journals in your subject area. Workshop also will be held Sept. 14 (1-2:30 p.m.). Register now to reserve your seat by clicking on the link above.Cost: Free
Reception: Relationships Renewed
Channel: University Museums
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm @ Brunnier Art Museum, 295 Scheman Building
The faculty in Integrated Studio Arts invite you to join them in celebrating the exhibition Relationships Renewed at the Brunnier Art Museum. Enjoy light refreshments, conversation, and a brief program at 5:00 with remarks from Des Moines Art Center Director Jeff Fleming, College of Design Dean Luis Rico-Gutierrez, and faculty exhibition coordinator Ingrid Lilligren.Cost: Free and open to the public.
Open meeting: Pre-PT Club
Channel: Student Organizations
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm @ Forker Building, east lawn
Welcome back gathering, open to anyone interested in finding out more about the Pre-PT Club. Pizza will be served. Rain location in 102 Forker.Cost: free
Documentary and Discussion: "Mother: Caring for 7 Billion"
Channel: Student Union Board
7:00 pm @ Gallery Room, MU
Mother, a 60 minute film, breaks a 40-year taboo by bringing to light an issue that silently fuels our most pressing environmental, humanitarian and social crises - population growth. It is a critical time to talk about this subject because, as of 2011, the world's population has now reached seven billion.Cost: free
SUB Film: Men in Black III
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
A Conversation on the National Debt
Channel: Lectures Program
8:00 pm @ Great Hall, Memorial Union
Erskine Bowles is President Emeritus of the University of North Carolina, where he served as president for five years. He served in the Clinton Administration as director of the Small Business Administration and then as the President's Chief of Staff. Most recently, President Obama appointed him to cochair, with Alan Simpson of Wyoming, a bipartisan national commission on how to improve the country's fiscal health.Cost: free
SUB Music: Jennifer Hall
Channel: Student Union Board
8:00 pm - 11:30 pm @ The M-Shop, MU
Sometimes sweet, occasionally heartbreaking, and always sincere, Chicago's Jennifer Hall writes music that looks back to an age long gone while buzzing with a youthful edge.Cost: $5 Students, $7 Public ($2 increase day of show)