Thursday, 22 Apr 2021
Ignite Innovation Virtual Showcase
"Civic Innovation: Community Change Making." Join us for the inaugural Ignite Innovation Showcase, a virtual series of events celebrating the energy of innovation blazing across the Iowa State campus.
Webinar, Let's Fix-It!: Fledgling students and forgotten feedback (QM Success Stories)
Have you ever found yourself writing the same comment on every assignment submitted by the same student throughout the semester? It's time to talk about it! Join Jacklyn Pierce from Lake-Sumter State College for a discussion on creating effective feedback and getting students to use it.
PI Transfers and Revised GoldSheets
If you have a PI leaving before the next school year, this training is for you! OSPA, OIPTT, and SPA will present on tips and tricks to make your life as a research administrator as easy as possible during this chaotic time. We'll also discuss the revised GoldSheet process for those awards that will stay with the university.
The Costs of Activism: A Dilemma for the Individual Asian American
Dr. Lisa K. Son, Professor of Psychology at Barnard College, Columbia University, specializes in human learning and memory, and in metacognition. Her research focuses on how accurately people know the "self" and on the optimization of long-term retention. Dr. Son has recently become active in the movement against anti-Asian racism.
"Hey! That's My Book!": Taking Your Writing from Distant Dreams to Shelves
Debut authors Rachel Mans McKenny and Denise Williams will take participant questions about writing, finding time, balancing a writing career with full-time work and family responsibilities, balancing creativity with business, and that unbelievable moment you see your book on the shelf.
Lecture: Kidney to Share
In her book "Kidney to Share," Martha Gershun tells the story of her decision to donate a kidney to a stranger. She takes readers through the complex process by which such donors are vetted to ensure that they are physically and psychologically fit to take the risk of a major operation.