Monday, 18 Sep 2017
Dear Stress, Let's Break Up
Your adventure and ultimate success at ISU begins with wellness. Taking time for yourself in the midst of classes, homework, jobs, and relationships is challenging, but is an important way to change the level of your stressors and increase your ability to cope.
Great Plants for Iowa: Annuals the Basics
With so many wonderful annuals available to gardeners, we had to split this class into two! Learn more about the basic annuals well-suited for your Central Iowa landscape.
Lecture: The History of Experimentation on Black Americans
"Medical Apartheid," Harriet Washington, a medical ethicist and author of the best-selling book Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present. She has been a fellow in ethics at the Harvard Medical School, a fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a senior research scholar at the National Center for Bioethics at Tuskegee University.
Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017
Research Workshop: Reading a Request for Proposal
"Reading a Request for Proposal (RFP)." In this session you will learn the fundamentals of reading and interpreting agency guidelines. The discussion will include information commonly found in sponsor guidelines and tips and tricks to avoid common mistakes.
Local Food Festival: An Adventure in Eating
Celebrating local food with educational displays, food samples, local food recipes developed by ISU Dining chefs, and locally grown and produced items for sale by farmers, vendors and ISU student clubs.
Pizza lunch and putting challenge
Stop by and pick up pizza for $2 per slice and try your hand at a putting challenge ($1), with prizes for a hole-in-one. Proceeds benefit the United Way of Story County.
Career Fair: College of Engineering
More than 400 employers will be on campus looking for students and alumni to fill co-op, internship and full-time engineering positions. All ISU students and alumni are welcome to attend.
Workshop: Save Students Money: Adopt an Affordable Textbook for Your Course
Curtis Brundy and Abbey Elder, ISU Library, join John Wierson, University Book Store, and CELT's Darrin Jones to help you decide how to best use OER in your course.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Chasing ice through space and time - reconstructing polar ice sheets through the Cenozoic using the marine sediment record" by Dr. Howie Scher, 2017 Ocean Discovery Lecturer, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
40th anniversary celebration: Women's and gender studies program
The women's and gender studies program is kicking off a year-long celebration of its 40th anniversary. A brief program begins at 6 p.m.
Stained Glass Class
Create a small panel using an array of beautifully colored glass.
Floral Design Series: September
Topic: Garden in a Jar - Market Bunches
Mental Health Fair Keynote: Sara Benincasa
"Help! You Need Somebody!" Sara Benincasa is a comedian, mental health advocate and author of "Agorafabulous! Dispatches from My Bedroom."
Concert: Carbon Leaf
Carbon Leaf is a quintet from Richmond, Virginia, known for their alt-country, Celtic, and folk-infused Indie Rock.
Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017
Degree Audit Changes
Last day to change degree audit information for fall semester
Fee payment deadline: Fall 2017
Fee payment deadline for fall semester. Second payment (minimum due) on AccessPlus.
Campus Fire Safety Day
Environmental Health and Safety employees will teach the campus community how to put out a fire with a fire extinguisher. Free T-shirts while supplies last.
Behind the Scenes
Join staff each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Gardens.
Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair
The 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.
People to People Career Fair
The career fair offers employers and students a professional environment in which to connect and discuss internships and full-time employment opportunities in human/social services; education; health/wellness; government; and hospitality. There also will be an opportunity for students to meet with representatives from professional health and law schools.
Workshop: Engagement Strategies for Every Classroom
Sara Marcketti, Associate Director, CELT and professor in Apparel, Events & Hospitality Management, will guide participants through the best practices in engagement strategies for every classroom.
Book sale, bake sale and derby race
Choose something to read, buy something to eat or race a matchbox car. All proceeds benefit the United Way of Story County.
Research Workshop: Reading a Request for Proposal
"Reading a Request for Proposal (RFP)." In this session you will learn the fundamentals of reading and interpreting agency guidelines. The discussion will include information commonly found in sponsor guidelines and tips and tricks to avoid common mistakes.
Art in Flowers: Whistler's Flower Market
Learn to interpret a work of fine art as a floral arrangement from an award-winning expert!
Glass Bead Class
Learn to create colorful glass beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch - yes, we get to work with fire!
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.
Thursday, 21 Sep 2017
Kids Story Time
This much-loved storytelling program has returned with a strong literacy focus every week.
Research Workshop: Working with the Army Research Lab
"Working with the Army Research Lab." Representatives from the Army Research Lab will provide an overview on partnering with them to apply for Department of Defense projects. Faculty with experience in this process will be on hand to provide an overview of their experiences and lessons learned.
Cyclone Cinema: Baby Driver
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Friday, 22 Sep 2017
Add/Drop Deadline, first half semester courses
Last day to add/drop a first half-semester course without extenuating circumstances.