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Sunday, 28 Nov 2021

Wrestling: Harold Nichols Cyclone Open

Nov 28, 2021

All day

Hilton Coliseum

free

Athletics Athletics

The annual home wrestling tournament hosted by Iowa State.

Forestry Club: Tree and wreath sale

Nov 28, 2021

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Reiman Gardens parking lot

$25-$80

Student Activities Student activities

Students in the forestry club will sell Christmas trees and holiday wreaths. Proceeds support club activities.

Argentine Tango Lessons

Nov 28, 2021

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Room 3512 at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU - five lessons for $35/Public - five lessons for $45

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Valerie Williams This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm, moves for beginners are introduced with different partners for practice. From 5-7pm, the floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie, and for working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.

Concert: Martina McBride

Nov 28, 2021

7:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$25-$124

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

"Joy of Christmas" Tour, withMartina McBride, a multiple Grammy nominee who has sold over 18 million albums, including 20 Top 10 singles and six No. 1 hits.

Monday, 29 Nov 2021

Winter Term: Faculty Appreciation and Collaboration

Nov 29, 2021

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

2030 Morrill

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Winter Term faculty are invited to this forum to share and learn from each other about different condensed teaching techniques and opportunities for Winter Term 2022.

"Information Rigidities in USDA Forecasts"

Nov 29, 2021

3:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Virtual

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

Michael Adjemian (Associate Professor, University of Georgia) will give a virtual seminar on "Information Rigidities in USDA Forecasts."

Seminar: Quantifying the effects of nitrogen form, fertilizer type, and fertilizer concentration on North American herbaceous perennials.

Nov 29, 2021

4:25 PM - 5:15 PM

118 Horticulture Hall

free

Research Lectures

Join this Horticulture Graduate Seminar to hear Boston Swan, graduate student in the Department of Horticulture at Iowa State University, discuss research into optimized fertilizer concentration and nitrogen forms for six tall grass prairie species and six woodland spring ephemerals.

Soil and Water Conservation Club Meeting

Nov 29, 2021

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

2020 Agronomy Hall

Agronomy Department

Meeting + free food! Officer elections

Tuesday, 30 Nov 2021

Open Spaces

Nov 30, 2021

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances Diversity Meetings, receptions

Open Spaces was developed as a way to create face to face interaction here on campus. It provides community members a chance to learn a new skill or share a talent of their own. Any person with a specific skill (dance, music, sports) is invited to teach these skills to the others for free. The idea is to promote cultural understanding and to break the borders between people. All are welcome.

Wednesday, 01 Dec 2021

Submission Deadline for Student Exhibit

Dec 01, 2021

All day

Memorial Union Art Gallery

Free

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Student artists, apparel designers, and writers are invited to submit up to three entries for consideration in a multimedia exhibition that will be presented in the Memorial Union Art Gallery January 27 - March 10, 2022. The juror will be Reuben Cheatem, a painter who is native to Des Moines and travels between here, Dallas, and New Orleans.

Horticulture Club: Poinsettia sale

Dec 01, 2021

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Ground floor rotunda, Curtiss Hall

$15-$35

Student Activities Student activities

Poinsettias are available in red, white, and specialty colors. Six-inch pots will be sold for $15 and ten-inch pots will be sold for $35. Preorders are available and can be picked up Dec. 1-4 at Horticulture Hall or the sale location.

Working with the USDA's ezFedGrants System

Dec 01, 2021

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

206 Durham Center and Zoom

free

Research Training, development

Do you plan to submit a proposal to the USDA's ezFedGrants system? Join us to learn helpful tips and understand how to utilize the system for your proposal and reporting practices for APHIS, the Foreign Agricultural Service, NRCS and other USDA agencies. This session will be held in a hybrid format.

Art Mart Holiday Sale

Dec 01, 2021

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Memorial Union Art Gallery, 1st Floor

Student Activities Arts, performances Student activities

The annual holiday art sale at the Memorial Union features one-of-a-kind gifts that are perfect for the holidays from our campus community of artists. The sale will be December 1 - 4, Wednesday 4-7pm, Thursday 10am-4pm, Friday noon-8pm (during WinterFest at the MU) and Saturday 10am-1pm.

Extraterrestrial Life: Are We the Sharpest Cookies in the Jar?

Dec 01, 2021

6:00 PM

Virtual: Link to Come

free

Lecture Series Lectures

The search for extraterrestrial life is one of the most exciting frontiers in Astronomy. First tentative clues were identified close to Earth in the form of the weird interstellar object `Oumuamua in 2017. Abraham (Avi) Loeb is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard University and a best-selling author.

Men's Basketball vs. Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Dec 01, 2021

7:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Arkansas at Pine Bluff (NIT Season Tip-Off). Dates and times subject to change. Please visit the cyclones.com website for updates and information.

Jazz Night: Swingin' the Season

Dec 01, 2021

7:30 PM

Tye Recital Hall, Simon Estes Music Hall

$5

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

ISU's two jazz combos will perform versions of holiday tunes made famous by Diana Krall, Mariah Carey, Nat Cole, Gordon Goodwin, the WDR Big Band, Bing Crosby, The Peanuts, Wham, and songs from the movies "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and "The Polar Express."

Grandma Mojo's Improv Comedy

Dec 01, 2021

8:00 PM

Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

$1

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

ISU's premier student improv troupe presents unscripted fun at its finest every other Wednesday in the M-Shop.

Performance: The Lindsey Stirling Christmas Program

Dec 01, 2021

8:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$35-$99

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Lindsey Stirling's fourth holiday outing will showcase her favorite seasonal tunes featured on her chart-topping and critically acclaimed holiday album, "Warmer In The Winter," set against dazzling festive costumes, a troupe of talented dancers, lots of holiday cheer, and much more.

Thursday, 02 Dec 2021

Horticulture Club: Poinsettia sale

Dec 02, 2021

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Beardshear Hall

$15-$35

Student Activities Student activities

Poinsettias are available in red, white, and specialty colors. Six-inch pots will be sold for $15 and ten-inch pots will be sold for $35. Preorders are available and can be picked up Dec. 1-4 at Horticulture Hall or the sale location.

Art Mart Holiday Sale

Dec 02, 2021

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Memorial Union Art Gallery, 1st Floor

Student Activities Arts, performances Student activities

The annual holiday art sale at the Memorial Union features one-of-a-kind gifts that are perfect for the holidays from our campus community of artists. The sale will be December 1 - 4, Wednesday 4-7pm, Thursday 10am-4pm, Friday noon-8pm (during WinterFest at the MU) and Saturday 10am-1pm.

Broader Impacts 101

Dec 02, 2021

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Training, development

This is a base workshop for anyone who may be new to NSF proposals or want to improve the broader impacts (BI) portions of those proposals. Join us to find out more on what the NSF is looking for in your broader impacts proposals.

Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council

Dec 02, 2021

2:10 PM - 4:00 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.

Student pitch competition

Dec 02, 2021

3:00 PM

2069 LeBaron Hall

free

College of Engineering Live Green Meetings, receptions Student activities

Students competing for cash prizes will present 5-minute carbon-negative solutions to a panel of judges. The pitches must include scientific/economic analysis showing the impact of their ideas in everyday language for a general audience.

Webinar: Nanovaccine Institute series

Dec 02, 2021

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Online

free

Research Lectures

"Single molecule interaction forces and reaction kinetics of ligand-receptor systems using AFM on live cells and fast data analytics," Anwesha Sarkar, ISU electrical and computer engineering.

"The Effect of Constitutional Provisions on Education Policy and Outcomes"

Dec 02, 2021

3:40 PM - 5:00 PM

Virtual

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

Anusha Nath (Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis) Education services in the United States are determined predominantly by non-market institutions, the rules of which are defined by state constitutions. This paper empirically examines the effect of changes in constitutional provisions on education outcomes in the United States.

Winter Wonderscape Holiday Light Show

Dec 02, 2021

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$5-$10

Reiman Gardens

An outdoor, walk-through light show featuring amazing displays throughout Reiman Gardens' 17-acre site. Enjoy brightly lit tunnels, fantasy lights falling like stars, massive disco balls twirling to laser lights, a giant light fountain, glowing orbs, new attractions and the famous RG Express. Shows are on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings through Jan. 1 Light up the holiday season at Winter Wonderscape!

Undergraduate Agronomy Club Meeting

Dec 02, 2021

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

2050 Agronomy Hall

Agronomy Department

Food served at 6:30 pm - Speaker at 7 pm

Cyclone Cinema: The Suicide Squad

Dec 02, 2021

7:00 PM

101 Carver Hall

free

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Assemble a team of the world's most dangerous, incarcerated Super Villains, provide them with the most powerful arsenal at the government's disposal, and send them off on a mission to defeat an enigmatic, insuperable entity. U.S. intelligence officer Amanda Waller has determined only a secretly convened group of disparate, despicable individuals with next to nothing to lose will do.

Concert: Emily Wolfe

Dec 02, 2021

8:00 PM

The Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

$10-$15

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

The second full-length from Emily Wolfe, "Outlier," released in June 2021 on Crows Feet Records, is an album built on exquisite tension: an endless push-and-pull between desire and resistance, determination and self-sabotage, the instinctive need to belong and the urge to strike out on your own.

Friday, 03 Dec 2021

Horticulture Club: Poinsettia sale

Dec 03, 2021

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Bookstore entrance, Memorial Union

$15-$35

Student Activities Student activities

Poinsettias are available in red, white, and specialty colors. Six-inch pots will be sold for $15 and ten-inch pots will be sold for $35. Preorders are available and can be picked up Dec. 1-4 at Horticulture Hall or the sale location.