Sunday, 25 Sep 2011
Art+Community: Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs is known as a "gateway to the American West," with a rich and proud history. Since 2004, Iowa West Public Art has added a diverse contemporary collection to the city's history with the mission of nurturing an environment in which creativity is ever present in daily life. Please join Iowa West Foundation President & CEO Todd Graham as he shares the story of how art brought economic success to the community of Council Bluffs.
Monday, 26 Sep 2011
University convocation
This event will include presidential remarks, followed by the presentation of awards to university faculty and staff.
How the Media Looks At Women
Rekha Basu has been a columnist for the Des Moines Register since 1991, focusing on human rights, racial and gender issues and commenting on cultural trends. Her column appears three times a week on the Register's opinion pages and is syndicated by Gannett News Service. Women and Gender Studies 35th Anniversary Keynote Address.
Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011
Rusty Machines and Fairy Tales: Why the Twenty-First Century Needs Videogames
Ian Bogost, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is an award-winning videogame designer and media philosopher. His games cover such diverse topics as airport security and tort reform. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.
Piled Higher and Deeper: The PhD Movie
This film adaptation of the popular online comic strip Piled Higher and Deeper by Jorge Cham introduces audiences to the unique and funny culture of academia. Filmed on location at the California Institute of Technology, it follows four graduate students as they struggle to find balance between research, teaching and their personal lives. A discussion with Jorge Cham will immediately follow the 67-minute film.
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2011
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
Why Social Justice is important in SUSAG? Presenter: Clark Wolf, Iowa State Univeristy
Thursday, 29 Sep 2011
Chemical and Biological Engineering Graduate Seminar Series
"Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics" Akin Akinc, Alnylam (Cambridge, MA)
Agronomy Seminar
Iowa's Soils And Their Productivity: A Pedologist's Perspective On Corn Suitability Ratings; Presenter: Lee Burras, Iowa State University Department of Agronomy
Turkish Ceramics from Istanbul to Iowa: David Evans
Join David R. Evans, vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Buena Vista University, Storm Lake, and vice president of the Turkish American Society of Iowa, for a presentation and exhibition of Turkish ceramic art from his personal collection. Then enjoy a reception featuring traditional Turkish food. Sponsored by the College of Design, Turkish Student Association and TASIOWA.
Fiscal Solutions Tour
David Walker was U.S. comptroller general until 2008 and is now president and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative. CAI received a three-year grant from the Peterson Foundation to engage the public and promote fiscal solutions. Robert L. Bixby is executive director of the Concord Coalition, a nonpartisan, grassroots organization dedicated to fiscal responsibility.
Friday, 30 Sep 2011
A Town Hall Meeting with Newt Gingrich
"Science, Technology and Jobs." Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was elected to Congress in 1978 and served the Sixth District of Georgia for 20 years. He was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in 1995 and led the first re-elected Republican majority since 1928. Part of the Presidential Caucus Series, providing opportunities to question presidential candidates before the precinct caucuses.