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.
Panel: Surviving Disaster
"Aftermath: Surviving Disaster," poet Patricia Smith and Benjamin Percy and David Zimmerman, ISU English. The panel will discuss how themes of violence, destruction, and disaster-personal, cultural, environmental-factor into their writing.
Performance: Jennifer McClung
"Over & Over," poet, artist and musician Jennifer McClung. As a Pushcart Prize nominated poet and English instructor at Iowa State, she puts lyricism first. Join symposium participants for an informal reception following the performance. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Lecture: Finding Home
"The Lives of Rocks: Field Notes on Finding Home," author and environmentalist Rick Bass. He is the author of 20 books, including the autobiographical Why I Came West and the short story collection The Lives of Rocks. His first short story collection, The Watch, set in Texas, won the PEN/Nelson Algren Award; and his 2002 collection, The Hermit's Story, was a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year.
Monday, 01 Feb 2010
Seminar: "Taking Technology to Market"
Part of the Women's Enrichment Seminar Series. The series is aimed at giving students, young scientists and engineers, potential entrepreneurs and other interested parties insight into the process of taking innovation to market and encouraging students and staff to participate in this process.
Horticulture Seminar
Do Plant Surfaces Offer a Basis for the Development of an Advanced Hydrocarbon Biofuel? by Basil Nikolau, Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Tuesday, 02 Feb 2010
Lecture: What You Can Learn Sleeping in the Residence Halls
"What You Can Learn Sleeping in the Residence Halls," ISU alum and Penn State University president Graham Spanier.
Wednesday, 03 Feb 2010
Lecture: Printmaker James Ehlers
James Ehlers is the Don & Mary Glaser Distinguished Professor of Engraving at Emporia State University. He will be a visiting artist in the ISU College of Design Feb. 3-5, 2010, and will discuss his work in this public lecture.
Thursday, 04 Feb 2010
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Catalytic Strategies for Conversion of Biomass-derived Carbohydrates to Hydrocarbon Fuels" by L.K. Doraiswamy Lecturer Jim Dumesic, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Computer science colloquia: Ting Zhang
Ting Zhang, assistant professor of computer science, will discuss "Streett Complementation Made Tight."
Lecture: Works in Progress series
"How Ardi has Changed Our Understanding of Human Origins," presentation by Kaila Folinsbee, adjunct assistant professor of anthropology. 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.
Lecture: Linking Images to Identity
"Constructing Meaning: Linking Images to Identity," Jennifer Drinkwater, ISU art and design, and Richard Mansbach, ISU political science. They will discuss the relationships between visual imagery and issues of cultural, political and global identity.
Friday, 05 Feb 2010
Lecture: Veritas Forum
Eric Weber, ISU mathematics, will discuss the book "Making Sense of Suffering," by Peter Kreeft.
Geology Lecture
"Tectonic Evolution of the Circum-Arctic Region: New Views from Alaska and the Caledonides" by Bill McClelland, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA