Thursday, 18 Feb 2021
Virtual meeting: Open Scholar Cafe
Open Scholar Cafés are new online monthly meetings for the ISU community to talk #OpenResearch. All experience levels are welcome, and each call will cover a new topic of interest to the community. Join us to learn, talk, and collaborate.
IRB Basics: Protecting Human Research Subjects
This is the second session of a three-part series that looks more indepth at components of the IRB submission process. Participants in this will discuss risk in human subjects research and approaches for minimizing or mitigating risk. We'll also examine confidentiality and data security measures to protect research subjects.
Friday, 19 Feb 2021
Innovators Forum: James Waters
"Innovation in Manufacturing." A live, moderated conversation with James Waters, COO of Basin Holdings and former VP of Caterpillar. Registration required.
Innovation Short Circuit: How to Innovate Ethical Platforms
Anthony Sardella, founder and vice-chairman of evolve24. Learn how understanding your "why" defines business character and enhances risk tolerance; how young innovators will save us by driving societal change; and how to build an ethical platform that informs you innovator's journey.
Saturday, 20 Feb 2021
Men's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Monday, 22 Feb 2021
Innovation Short Circuit: Global Innovation, From the Battlefield to Football Field
Feature speaker is Tilman Engel, ISU alum and former NFL executive.
Online: Monday Monologues series
"False Offering and Other Oddities," poems by Rita Mookerjee, assistant teaching professor of women and gender studies. Topics include junk, garbage, witches, weirdos, rocks, and water fowl.  Mookerjee's poetry is featured in Juked, Hobart Pulp, New Orleans Review, The Offing, and the Baltimore Review. She is the sex and poetry editor at Honey Literary, assistant poetry editor of Split Lip Magazine, and a poetry staff reader for [PANK].
Tuesday, 23 Feb 2021
Art Walk: Textiles in Public Art
This guided tour will discuss artist, process, and innovation of textiles in the Art on Campus Collection.
People to People Career Fair (virtual)
The online career fair offers employers and students a professional environment to connect and discuss internships and full-time employment opportunities in human/social services; health/wellness; event management; government; and hospitality. Open to all majors and other job seekers.
Virtual workshop: Introduction to Data Management Plans
A Data Management Plan (DMP) is a short document that outlines how research data will be managed, safeguarded, documented, preserved, and shared. DMPs are not just a useful tool for project planning, they're also required by government and private funders.
Wednesday, 24 Feb 2021
Women's Basketball
Iowa State vs. West Virginia. Date, time and attendance policies are subject to change due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Design Career Fair (virtual)
The online career fair enables students to explore career opportunities, obtain employer information, and locate internships, co-ops and full-time positions. Employers have the opportunity to connect with promising candidates for job and internship openings as well as network with university personnel and other employers.
Mexican Americans and the Administration of Justice, 1970-Today
U.S. Latino/a Studies Faculty Lectures Series, Spring 2021 This presentation tests that analysis by demarcating Mexican American and police interactions from 1970 to the present day. To do that, Dr. Brian Behnken focus on three examples where interactions between Mexican people and law enforcement resulted in the exposure of the inner workings of the entirety of the criminal justice system.
Thursday, 25 Feb 2021
Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair (virtual)
The online career fair enables students to explore career opportunities, obtain employer information, and locate internships, co-ops and full-time positions. Employers have the opportunity to connect with promising candidates for job and internship openings as well as network with university personnel and other employers. Open to all majors and other job seekers.
NSF CAREER Workshop
Recent NSF CAREER grant awardees will be talking about their experiences in developing their proposals and provide tips on the process. Additionally, the Grants Hub will provide information on the differing requirements of the NSF CAREER program, broader impacts plans, and budget planning.
Documentary screening and discussion
"The Bearded Lady Project: Challenging the Face of Science" is a 22-minute film that demonstrates the competencies and passions of female paleontologists and how this gendered stereotype can be easily diminished with the donning of a beard.
Virtual Artist's Talk: Carol Faber
Carol Faber, ISU associate professor of graphic design and a participant in the "20 Artists, 20 Parks" exhibition on view at the Sioux City Art Center Jan. 30-May 9, will share her creative process and describe the work she created for the show in a virtual artist's talk. Read more and register online at the link in the description to attend her talk.