Sunday, 23 Aug 2009
AccessPlus Cancel Registratio Deadline
Last day to cancel registration on AccessPlus for fall to avoid tuition assessment. All courses must be dropped on AccessPlus by 11 p.m.
AccessPlus Registration Deadline
Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus without a late registration fee. Registration must be completed by 11 p.m.
Cyclone Fan Fest
A free fan fest, featuring coaches and student-athletes from all 16 Cyclone teams. Enjoy activities, inflatables, food and beverages. ISU merchandise and $10 tickets for ISU's Sept. 3 football opener will be available.
Monday, 24 Aug 2009
Fall semester begins
Fall 2009 semester classwork begins.
Schedule Changes
Schedule changes processed through AccessPlus registration or in 10 Enrollment Services Center.
Horticulture Seminar
Conversion of Established Putting Greens via Interseeding, by Marcus Jones, Graduate Student, Department of Horticulture, ISU
King Pavilion Dedication
Dedication of the King Pavilion addition to the Iowa State University College of Design, the first newly constructed green building on the campus. Reception to follow at 6 p.m. in the South Forum and King Pavilion, College of Design.
Reception: 30 and Beyond: College of Design Alumni Exhibition
Public reception for the ISU College of Design's "30 and Beyond" alumni exhibition, on view Aug. 3-Sept. 26, 2009, in Gallery 181. The exhibition title references the college's 30th anniversary and celebrates not only our distinguished alumni but also the potential of our students, who will become the next generation of art and design professionals.
Christian Petersen Design Award Presentation
Presentation of the 2009 Christian Petersen Design Award by the Iowa State University College of Design to 1971 architecture graduate Bryce Pearsall, managing principal of DLR Group.
Lecture: Art, Craft and Design Today
"The Blur Zone: Art, Craft and Design Today," David Revere McFadden, chief curator of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and guest curator for the ISU College of Design's "30 and Beyond" alumni exhibition.
Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009
Employee Wellness Workshop
The topic is "Taming Your Sweet Tooth: Reducing Sugar Intake and the Safety of Sugar Substitutes." Feel free to bring your lunch. To reserve your seat, contact Sally Barclay, barclay@iastate.edu, 4-9625.
Thursday, 27 Aug 2009
Lecture: In Depth at Reiman Gardens
"Explore on an Outdoor Butterfly Walk."
Informational meeting: Intensive English course for visiting scholars, faculty, staff and graduate students
Learn about a course offered this fall by the Intensive English and Orientation Program for international visiting scholars, faculty, staff and graduate students.
"Concert on the Green"
Part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' celebration of its 50th anniversary year. Concert features the ISU Wind Ensemble, the university's premiere concert band. Jonathan Sturm, ISU music faculty and concertmaster of the Des Moines Symphony, will perform with the band. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.
Friday, 28 Aug 2009
Change Course from Audit to Credit Deadline
Last day to change a course from audit to credit basis.
Course Drop Deadline
Last day to drop full-semester or first half-semester courses without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.
Graduate College: Applications for Graduation
Graduate College applications for graduation for Fall 2009 are due in the Graduate College, 1137 Pearson Hall.
Registration Deadline
Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus. A late registration fee applies.
Schedule Change Deadline
Last day to process most schedule changes without a fee or to add/drop a course without signatures of instructor and adviser (full-semester courses and first half-semester courses). See the tuition adjustment schedule for financial deadlines. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar/fees/tuition-adj.shtml
Schedule Change Deadline
Last day to process a schedule change for fall through AccessPlus registration.
Retirement reception: Karen Bryan
Karen Bryan, long-time classical music host for WOI Radio and Iowa Public Radio, is retiring.
Retirement reception: Lynette Seymour
University Book Store director Lynette Seymour is retiring.
Friday at the Center (FAC)
Open to the public and sponsored by the ISU Alumni Association, FAC will feature the music of the Soul Searchers, a blues-surf-rockabilly combo from Des Moines. Food (gyros & superdogs) and beverages (beer, wine, & soda) available for purchase. Free parking in Iowa State Center Lots A2 & A3. Rain location: Reiman Ballroom in the Alumni Center.
Reiman Gardens: Root Ball
Early bird shopping of plant sale material, a rare plant auction, tastings of locally grown foods, music, dancing and a cash bar.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. UW-Milwaukee
ISU Afterdark Craft Nights at the Workspace
7-9pm; 8pm-12am Make lanterns and mobiles for decoration, followed by Down & Dirty Swing Dance.
Soccer
vs. South Dakota State
Performance: "The History Boys"
An ISU Theatre production. With gentle wit, "The History Boys" not only raises universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught, but also questions about the purpose of education today.
ISU AfterDark & SUB present: Down & Dirty Swing Dance
Come join us for free swing dance lessons from 8-8:30! Put on your dancing shoes and dance the night away underneath the stars!
Performance: Comedian Wyatt Cenac
Wyatt Cenac joined Comedy Central's The Daily Show in 2008 and has been "reporting" on the presidential election, the economy and black people's popularity among white supremacists ever since. Doors open at 7:15 p.m.