Sunday, 08 Mar 2009
Performance: "The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail"
In 1846, Henry David Thoreau spent the night in jail for refusing to pay his taxes since his money might be used to support slavery or the Mexican-American War. This famous act of civil disobedience resulted in this script, a play about ideas, political and personal, and about each person's responsibility to ensure independence and democracy. Tickets available through the Stephens Box Office or Ticketmaster.
ISU Piano Faculty Recital
The featured work is the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion by Bela Bartok. Performers will be ISU music faculty William David and Mason Conklin, pianists, and Barry Larkin and Bri Leahy (ISU music student percussionist). The work is one of the great masterpieces of 20th century piano repertoire. Also performing piano solos, duos and trios on the program are Joshua Grunmann, Paula Forrest, and Ruth Lin.
Monday, 09 Mar 2009
Second half semester begins
Second half semester courses begin.
Summer and Fall 2009 advising period
Advising period for Summer and Fall 2009 registration begins.
Workshop: Technology commercialization
"Legal Issues in Starting and Growing a Technology Business." Open to faculty and graduate students. Workshop ends at 5 p.m.
Open forum: College of Engineering dean finalist
David Rosowsky, A.P. and Florence Wiley Chair Professor and department head, Zachry department of civil engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station. Forum continues until 5 p.m. and is followed by a reception in the lower level atrium.
Horticulture seminar
Matt Klingenberg, ISU horticulture graduate student.
Tuesday, 10 Mar 2009
Tuesday Tea
Enjoy a traditional Victorian tea at the Farm House! After tea, all are welcome to join in a guided tour of the house.
Midterm grade reports due from departments
Midterm grade reports due from all departments on WebCT and AccessPlus.
Meeting: Faculty Senate
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.
Wednesday, 11 Mar 2009
ArtWalk: What's New @ ISU
Join Nancy Gebhart, educator of visual literacy and learning, on a tour focusing on the new additions to the collection by artist Tom Stancliffe and Christian Petersen at Seed Science. Meet outside the south entrance to Seed Science.
Thursday, 12 Mar 2009
Lecture: Begonias
"I Never Met a Begonia I Didn't Like," Marsha Leeper, Garden Gate Magazine. Bring your lunch.
Computer science colloquia
Feng Chen, a Ph.D. candidate in computer science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, presents "Detecting Software Errors Using Runtime Verification."
ISU ADVANCE lecture
ISU ADVANCE presents Muriel Poston, dean of the faculty at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She will speak about "Biology Education and the Engagement of Under-represented Groups." Graduate students and post-docs are encouraged to attend.
Open forum: College of Engineering dean finalist
Ishwar Puri, professor and department head, engineering science and mechanics, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg. Forum continues until 5 p.m. and is followed by a reception in the lower level atrium.
Lecture: "White Buffalo Woman's Granddaughter: Carrier of Traditional Knowledge"
"Indigenous Knowledge in the 21st Century," Henrietta Mann, president of the newly established Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribal College, located on the campus of the Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford. The 2009 Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture.
Friday, 13 Mar 2009
Second half-semester course change to Pass/Not Pass
Last day to change a second half-semester course from Pass/Not Pass to grade basis without it counting toward total allowable P/NP credits used for graduation.
Second half-semester course changes
Last day to process most schedule changes in a second half-semester course without a fee or to add/drop a second half-semester course without signatures of instructor and adviser.
Second half-semester course drops
Last day to drop a second half-semester course without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.
ISU ADVANCE lecture
ISU ADVANCE presents Muriel Poston, dean of the faculty at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. She will speak about "Women Scientists at Liberal Arts Colleges: Are Their Lives Different?" Graduate students and post-docs are encouraged to attend.
ISU Retirees Meeting
Social at 2:30. Program at 3:00: "Reliability of Eyewitnesses," by Gary Wells.
Gymnastics
ISU vs. West Virginia.
Dance social
Free dance social, hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. No partner required. Dress is casual, but indoor shoes or socks must be worn in the studio. Social ends at 9:45 p.m.