Tuesday, 08 Nov 2011
STEM Education Collaboration Coffee
"Upcoming NSF Funding Opportunities: Fostering Research Collaboration," interim director Frankie Santos Laanan will share three NSF Program Solicitations under consideration. The goal is to facilitate a focused dialogue about funding and collaborative opportunities. The session will provide an opportunity for colleagues to discuss possible funding sources and/or identify potential collaborators. RSVP to 4-0423 or traciem@iastate.edu.
Informational lunch: ISU MBA program
Learn more about the MBA program offered in the College of Business. Lunch is provided. Register online.
Tuesday Tea: Photography of the 1880s
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation about all things Farm House. Mark your calendar from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. Check the University Museums website to learn what the discussion topic will be. Can't make it at noon? The Farm House will be serving tea from 12 to 4 pm on Tuesdays so stop in any time. Reservations not required. www.museums.iastate.edu
Floral Design Series
"Table Centerpieces." Learn how to create a centerpiece that will upstage the Thanksgiving turkey!
Faculty Senate meeting
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public and adjourn at 5 p.m.
Civility in a Troubled Economy
Jim Leach is the ninth chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Prior to being nominated by President Obama for the post, Leach was a professor at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and interim director of the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Cenozoic climate change and body size trends in deep-sea Ostracodes," Gene Hunt, Smithsonian Institute, Washington D.C., Paleontological Society Distinguished Lecturer.
Open forum: Proposed School of Education
Characteristics desired in a director for the proposed School of Education is the discussion topic. Pending state Board of Regents approval of the proposed school, a national search for a director will begin.
Etched Glass Ornaments with Rod Simpson
Learn the basics of glass etching while creating six ornaments.
Floral Design Series
"Table Centerpieces." Learn how to create a centerpiece that will upstage the Thanksgiving turkey!
Panel: Farm to Fork
The Farm to Fork discussion will have panelists from around the local food system; ranging from producers, purchasers, retail, ISU Dining and consumers, as well as researchers and extension staff who help bridge the gap. The discussion will reveal different aspects of the food system and what goes into decision-making and 'behind-the-scenes' activities for those involved in food systems.
The Women's Room
Alex Warner was recently appointed project historian for the Women's Leather History Project at the Leather Archives and Museum in Chicago and is curator of the project's first museum exhibit, "A Room of Her Own." Her research focused on the intersections of the politics of feminism and sexual liberation. Adult content.
Jeans, Genes, and Genomes: Exploring the Mysteries of Cotton
Jonathan Wendel is professor and chair of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at Iowa State. His research focuses on how flowering plant genomes and phenotypes diversify. Cotton provides a model framework for exploring the origin of form and diversity in nature, human domestication, and the evolutionary consequences of genome doubling. LAS Dean's Lecture Series.