Thursday, 01 Mar 2012
ISU AfterDark
Each event is FREE for ISU Students! ISU AfterDark is a student group that plans late night events throughout the semester. Join us for bowling & billiards, BINGO, free food, live entertainment, free crafts, and MORE!
Friday, 02 Mar 2012
Memories of Internment
Grace Amemiya was a nursing student at the University of California, San Francisco, in 1941 when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. Her education was interrupted when she and her family were detained in internment camps. She will talk about her personal experiences as a former internee. Part of the 2012 Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, ISCORE.
Non-Profit Protege Program Applications Due
Each Fall semester, the Student Activities Center at Iowa State University sponsors the Non-Profit Protégé Program in conjunction with the United Way of Story County. Undergraduate ISU students have the opportunity to walk in the shoes of an administrator of a local non-profit organization.
ISU AfterDark
It is the purpose of ISU AfterDark to provide ISU students with great late night activities on Friday nights throughout the year.
SUB Music: Memoryhouse
In the depths of southern Ontario, nestled between Canada's most dangerous super-highway and the banks of the laconic, ironically-named Speed River, there is a mid-size town called Guelph, also known as The Royal City.
Sunday, 04 Mar 2012
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
SUB Music: Soul Rebels
Funkier than a James Brown bridge, the mighty Soul Rebels Brass Band swung back into town last night and flattened all before them. Possessing that rare combination of serious chops, impeccable stagecraft and down-home soul, they confirmed their position as one of the most explosive live acts on the scene.
Monday, 05 Mar 2012
Film: Miss Representation
The 2011 Sundance documentary "Miss Representation" exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. It features stories from teenage girls and interviews with such prominent women as Condoleezza Rice, Katie Couric, Margaret Cho and Gloria Steinem. A discussion will follow the 80-min film.
Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012
SUB Music: Katie Herzig
In 2006, after several years of fronting the critically acclaimed Colorado-based band, Newcomers Home, Katie Herzig moved to Nashville to strike it solo. Before leaving Colorado, she single-handedly recorded and produced Weightless, a tour-de-force of innovative sonics and songwriting. Since then, Katie's song "Heaven's My Home" received a 2007 Grammy nomination and she has steadily become a fixture in Nashville's up-and-coming indie music scene
Wednesday, 07 Mar 2012
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's award-winning student sketch and improv group. For only $1 on select Wednesday evenings, the Mojo's crew will provide a night of laughter, passion, drama, action and more laughter!
Thursday, 08 Mar 2012
CANCELED: The Impact of Women's and Gender Studies in Academia and Beyond
Canceled due to a family emergency. Jill Bystydzienski will discuss the variety of women's and gender studies programs in higher education today as well as international collaborations in this area. Her broad range of work has addressed such topics as women, gender and politics in a global perspective and building cross-cultural coalitions. Part of the Women's & Gender Studies Program 35th-Anniversary Celebration.
Saturday, 10 Mar 2012
SUB Music: Saint Motel and Empires
With a sound as blistering as a parking lot on the hottest day of summer and a tireless devotion to the gods of rock and roll, Saint Motel are an explosive, cinematic, indie-pop band, with an intriguing blend of mischief and sincerity.
Sunday, 11 Mar 2012
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Sunday, 18 Mar 2012
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012
Open Mic Night
Sign up is at 7 p.m. Performances at 8 p.m. All talents and guests welcome!
Wednesday, 21 Mar 2012
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's award-winning student sketch and improv group. For only $1 on select Wednesday evenings, the Mojo's crew will provide a night of laughter, passion, drama, action and more laughter!
Thursday, 22 Mar 2012
Focus Grant Exhibit
FOCUS is an annual celebration of the arts in which the Lectures Program and the Student Union Board (SUB) fund creative projects in the visual and performing arts proposed by Iowa State students. Many students have majors outside of the arts but make an important contribution to the creative climate of campus life. FOCUS aims to encourage and reward the artistic endeavors of all Iowa State students, regardless of their academic focus.
Challenging the Status Quo for Native American Women
"Stories from a Career in Film, Finance and Philanthropy." Valerie Red-Horse, of Cherokee ancestry, is a filmmaker, entrepreneur and investment banker. She has raised or assisted in more than $2 billion in financings for American Indian Tribal Projects and founded two female Native American-owned investment banks on Wall Street. She is also the founder and owner of Red-Horse Native Productions. Women's Leadership Series
Friday, 23 Mar 2012
Seminar
"Not your grandmother's earrings: what opal tells us about the carbon cycle and the trade winds" by Louisa Bradtmiller, Macalester College, MN
Global Gala
Global Gala is an annual celebration of the Iowa State University campus and Ames community. Through food, music, dancing, and a fashion show, a variety of student organizations promote their culture and heritage.
SUB Music: Mansions on the Moon
Mansions on the Moon is the latest project from Lane Shaw and Ben Hazlegrove (of Pnuma Trio) along with singer/songwriter, Ted Wendler.
Sunday, 25 Mar 2012
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds is a nine-piece powerhouse that puts a modern spin on classic soul.
Monday, 26 Mar 2012
Lecture: Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt Movement
Anne Clifford is the Msgr. James Supple Chair of Catholic Studies in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Iowa State. She will discuss the work of environmentalist, women's rights activist and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Wangari Maathai.
Tuesday, 27 Mar 2012
Artwork Submission for Focus Juried Exhibit
http://www.sac.iastate.edu/en/arts_entertainment/art_exhibits/
Wednesday, 28 Mar 2012
MIKE DOUGHTY, The Book of Drugs: Reading, Concert, Q&A
Mike Doughty and his book "The Book of Drugs." He'll read gleefully dark, haunted, and funny stories about addiction, the rise and bitter collapse of his band Soul Coughing, playing songs in between. There'll even be a Q&A with the audience.
Thursday, 29 Mar 2012
The Future of African & African American Studies in Iowa - James Randall
James H. Randall taught for more than thirty years in English and African American Studies at Coe College. His courses have included African American, African, and Caribbean literature and African American history. He has also taught African American literature courses at the University of Iowa and worked with the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids.
Friday, 30 Mar 2012
Seminar
"Reconstructing Meso-Scale Climate Patterns from the Quaternary Paleosol Record of the Midcontinent and Indonesia" by Art Bettis, University of Iowa, IA *Part of the Pierre Colloquium 3:30 - 5 pm
SUB Music: Katchafire
http://www.sub.iastate.edu/en/the_maintenance_shop/
Saturday, 31 Mar 2012
SUB Music: Oberhofer w/ Pond
http://www.sub.iastate.edu/en/the_maintenance_shop/