Tuesday, 02 Jan 2018
Retirement reception: Janis Mesenbrink
Janis (Jan) Mesenbrink, department of residence, is retiring after 40 years of service to the university.
Wednesday, 03 Jan 2018
Retirement reception: Cheryl Robinette
Cheryl Robinette, a groundskeeper II in facilities planning and management, is retiring. A program will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, 04 Jan 2018
Caterpillar Club
A weekly early childhood development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.
Friday, 05 Jan 2018
Retirement reception: Dawn Hitsman
Dawn Hitsman, administrative specialist in the Office of Risk Management, is retiring.
Retirement reception: Diane McDonald
Diane McDonald, an animal caretaker in Laboratory Animal Resources, is retiring.
Wednesday, 10 Jan 2018
Reception: 2018 Women Impacting ISU Calendar
The 12 women featured in the calendar will be recognized. A program will begin at 4 p.m. Free copies of the calendar will be distributed.
Thursday, 11 Jan 2018
Caterpillar Club
A weekly early childhood development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Brown Bag: Nature at Noon
"Addicted to Orchids." Hear from Bob Rust, ISU Professor Emeritus and local orchid aficionado, about his obsession with the second most diverse family of flowering plants on earth.
Tuesday, 16 Jan 2018
Meeting: Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public.
Wednesday, 17 Jan 2018
Opening reception: "Do[ing] Their Bit" exhibit
An opening reception for special collections and university archives spring exhibit, "Do[ing] Their Bit: Iowa's Role in the Great War." Library dean Beth McNeil will give opening remarks, with an introduction by special collections and university archives Petrina Jackson. Guest speakers Jack Lufkin and Mark Heggen will show and discuss, "Deeds Not Words," their video about the World War I Black Officers Training Camp at Fort Des Moines.
Thursday, 18 Jan 2018
Caterpillar Club
A weekly early childhood development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Monday, 22 Jan 2018
Farewell reception: Liz Kurt
Liz Kurt, who has served as director of New Student Programs in the office of admissions for 19 years, has accepted a position with conference planning and management at Iowa State.
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018
Lunch and learn: Bridging the Divide
Learn about a new interdisciplinary research grant program. The sessions are for bringing together interested faculty from across campus, providing some examples of such collaborative activities through lightning talks, and to answer any questions about the new program. Lightning talks by Michael Chris Low, history, and Linda Shenk, English.
Thursday, 25 Jan 2018
Caterpillar Club
A weekly early childhood development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Friday, 26 Jan 2018
Farewell reception: Kate Ralston
Kate Ralston, assistant director of admissions (research), has accepted a position with ACT. She has served in the office of admissions for seven years.
Reception: "Ambiguity, Mystery and Allure" exhibit
Manuel Neri became an important leader in San Francisco's Bay Area Figurative Art Movement of the mid-20th Century by redefining the means of expression through the human figure. Join us for an exhibition reception hosted by Dr. Sarah Nusser, Vice President for Research, and Lynette Pohlman, Director and Chief Curator of University Museums, that celebrates this significant American sculptor through his drawings, paintings and sculpture.
Tuesday, 30 Jan 2018
Retirement reception: Jeslyn Jackson
Jeslyn Jackson, a secretary in the English department, is retiring. A program will begin at 3 p.m.