Monday, 11 Jan 2010
Osborn Club lecture
"Montane Meadows as Indicators of Climate Change," Diane Debinski, ISU ecology, evolution and organismal biology. The lecture is open to the public.
Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010
Carillon Concert: Let Freedom Ring
A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King with Dr. Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Series.
Thursday, 14 Jan 2010
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Cellular Control in a Couple of Clicks" by Kristi Anseth, University of Colorado at Boulder
Lecture: Brown Bag Lecture
"Celebration of Garden Ornamentation" by Lisa Orgler, Reiman Gardens.
Friday, 15 Jan 2010
Lecture: Veritas Forum
Kevin Scheibe, ISU logistics operations and management information systems, will discuss the book "The Journey," by Peter Kreeft.
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2010
Informational lunch: College of Business MBA program
Learn more about ISU's MBA program during a free lunch. Please RSVP to Jenny Reitano, jreitano@iastate.edu.
Thursday, 21 Jan 2010
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Catalytic Conversion of Biomass-derived Polyols to Fuels and Chemicals on Carbon Supported Pt-Re Catalysts" by Dante Simonetti, University of California
Celebration: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
Musical performances and speakers celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Speakers include retired Curriculum and Instruction faculty member Lenola Allen-Sommerville, Government of the Student Body President Jonathan Turk, and Black Student Alliance President Bryan Woodson. Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Hoffman will present the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Advancing One Community Awards.
Documentary: ICYIZERE
ICYIZERE: Hope is a 90-minute documentary by filmmaker Patrick Mureithi, who traveled to Rwanda to film a gathering of ten survivors and ten perpetrators of the l994 genocide. It documents the experience of the participants as they are taught about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and go through a series of group exercises to help build trust.
Works in Progress Lecture Series
"The Dignity of Disinfection:" The Labor and Rhetoric of Disease Containment in "Street Life in London," presentation by Emily Morgan, lecturer in art and design/art history. The Works in Progress Lecture Series brings together faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences to talk informally about their work. All are welcome to attend.
Friday, 22 Jan 2010
Geology Lecture
"Late Cretaceous-early Cenozoic Tectonic Evolution of Southern California" by Carl Jacobson, ISU
Monday, 25 Jan 2010
Horticulture seminar
Title to be determined by Marc Harding, Director of Admissions & Enrollment Services
Lecture: Black architects and equal opportunity
"Who Will Tell the Story? The Black Architects' Epic Journey toward Equal Opportunity," R. Steven Lewis. Lewis is the president of the National Organization of Minority Architects, an organization that promotes not only the value of expressing cultural identity through architecture and design but the importance of mentoring minorities in an under-represented profession.
Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010
Workshop: Floral Design Series
"Basket Arrangements," Sandy Gossman.
Film and discussion with director Patrick Mureithi
ICYIZERE: Hope is a documentary by filmmaker Patrick Mureithi, who traveled to Rwanda to film a gathering of 10 survivors and ten perpetrators of the l994 genocide. Part of the World Affairs Series and the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday Series.
Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010
Lecture: "Can We Save the World?"
"Can We Save the World?" Wendy Chamberlin, Middle East Institute and veteran of the U.S. Foreign Service. She was the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan from 2001 to 2002 and played a key role in Pakistan's cooperation for the U.S.-led campaign against al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan following 9/11.
Thursday, 28 Jan 2010
Reiman Gardens: Behind the Scenes
"Mahlstede Building."
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Multifunctional Polymer Composites" by Michael Kessler, Iowa State University
Friday, 29 Jan 2010
Lecture: Tracy Krumm, Visiting Artist
Krumm served as juror for the 42nd Annual National Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Juried Exhibition at the Octagon Center for the Arts in Ames. She will visit the ISU College of Design on Jan. 29, giving a demonstration and speaking with students in the textiles studio (085 Design) from 1 to 3 p.m., and a public presentation in Kocimski Auditorium (101 Design) from 3 to 4 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Geology Lecture
"How Fast Did That Crystal Grow? Quantifying the Growth Rate and Morphologic Evolution of Natural Quartz Crystals" by Phil Ihinger, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Planetarium Show
Planetarium shows start at 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Free tickets for the shows will be available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. The shows are suitable for all ages.
Poetry performance: 'The Girls on the Roof'
"The Girls on the Roof: A Poetry Performance." Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander teams up with the Eulenspiegel Puppet Company to perform a poem based on selections from Swander's latest book of poetry, The Girls on the Roof. This production is for an adult audience. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Saturday, 30 Jan 2010
Documentary: "Under Our Skin"
"Under Our Skin: There's No Medicine for Someone Like You," exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease. It looks at not only the science and politics of the disease, but also the personal stories of those whose lives have been affected and nearly destroyed. The film follows the stories of patients and physicians, from doctors who risk their medical licenses to patients who once led active lives but now can barely walk.
Reading: The Wilding
Ben Percy, assistant professor of creative writing at Iowa State, was raised in the high desert of Central Oregon. He is the author of The Wilding, forthcoming from Graywolf Press, and two books of stories, Refresh, Refresh and The Language of Elk.
Lecture: My Journey to Islam
"My Journey to Islam," Yusha Evans. Yusha Evans, a former youth minister who was raised by his conservative Methodist grandparents in North Carolina, will be talking about his experiences and why he chose to revert to Islam. Questions will be welcome after the talk.
Writers Grow Here: FLYWAY's Home Voices Reading
Sponsored by Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment, the Home Voices event showcases creative work focused on themes of environmental imagination - poetry, fiction, and nonfiction - from writers in the Iowa State MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment. The Home Voices readers are selected from a competitive pool of submissions by the staff of Flyway, and the top winners' work will be published in a forthcoming...
Lecture: The Writer as Citizen
"Meaningful Work: The Writer as Citizen," authors Terry Tempest Williams and Rick Bass. Join the symposium keynotes in a conversation about the responsibility of writers in an ever-changing and imperiled environmental landscape.
Lecture: Beauty in a Broken World
"Mosaic: Finding Beauty in a Broken World," author Terry Tempest Williams. Williams is a conservationist, advocate for free speech, and author of Refuge, a classic in environmental literature. She has been called "a citizen writer," a writer who speaks and speaks out on behalf of an ethical stance toward life.
Sunday, 31 Jan 2010
Documentary and director's talk: "Crude Independence"
Crude Independence documents the impact our nation's demand for oil and global energy markets are having on America's heartland. Director Noah Hutton takes us to the town of Stanley, N.D., population 1,300, which sits atop the largest oil discovery in the history of the North American continent. He will discuss the film and take questions following the screening.
Poetry reading: Blood Dazzler
Patricia Smith's fifth book of poetry, Blood Dazzler, chronicles the human, physical and emotional toll exacted by Hurricane Katrina and the disaster's lasting spiritual and political impacts. It was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award.