Sunday, 17 Oct 2021
Soccer vs. TCU
Iowa State vs. TCU.
Homecoming Parade
Come join the homecoming celebration on Main Street in downtown Ames. Included in the parade will be the Cardinal Court, Iowa State representatives and dignitaries, student organizations, and many local businesses and organizations from the Ames area. This year's parade grand marshal is James Oliver, University Professor, Director of the Student Innovation Center and the Larry and Pam Pithan Professor of Mechanical Engineering.
ISU Theatre: Corners Grove
A reverent nod to "Our Town," this play follows a group of young people in the town of Corners Grove from high school into adulthood as they deal with leaving home, falling in love, gender identity, and the death of Whitney Houston. Contains adult content and language.
Argentine Tango Lessons
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.
Carillon Concert: Guest carillonneur Roy Kroezen
Roy Kroezen, carillonneur for the Centralia Carillon in Centrailia, Illinois, will perform on Iowa State's Stanton Memorial Carillon. The program includes arrangements of George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Sweelinck's Ballo del Granduca.
Spirits in the Gardens
Wear your favorite costume and join in the fun with 1,000+ intricately carved Jack-O-Lanterns, magic shows, candy, chemistry experiments, jugglers, cosplay and more.
Cyclone Cinema: The Forever Purge
Adela and her husband, Juan, live in Texas, where he works as a ranch hand for the wealthy Tucker family. Juan impresses the Tucker patriarch, Caleb, but that fuels the jealous anger of his son, Dylan. On the morning after the Purge, a masked gang of killers attacks the Tuckers, forcing both families to band together and fight back as the country spirals into chaos.
Performance: Ballet Hispanico
Ballet Hispanico is the nation's renowned Latino dance organization and one of America's Cultural Treasures. Ballet Hispanico brings communities together to celebrate and explore Latino cultures through innovative dance performances, transformative dance training, and enduring community engagement experiences.
Monday, 18 Oct 2021
Paint Your Own Pottery: Magical & Mythical
We've rounded up a gaggle of creatures including dragons, elves, fairies, unicorns, mermaids, monsters, and ogres. Still searching for sasquatch. Drop in anytime Monday-Friday 2-9pm or Saturday 10am-4pm.
Seminar: Computer and Information Science and Engineering Overview
Curious about where future NSF funding opportunities lie in regards to CISE?
Campus conversation: Sexual assault crime warnings
Staff from campus offices will join the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for a conversation about all-campus notifications of sexual assault.
Crochet Class
Learn basic stitches, including chain and double crochet, to make a scarf with a windowpane plaid pattern. Leave class knowing how to read crochet patterns for your future projects and a new addiction to the yarn aisle.
Borlaug Lecture: Aquatic Foods for Nourishing Nations
The emergence of aquatic foods as one of the key opportunities for action in the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 is an important step towards recognizing the potential of aquatic foods in addressing global food and nutrition security, and transforming food, land and water systems. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted is the Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, a One CGIAR entity.
Tuesday, 19 Oct 2021
Majors Fair
More than 100 ISU major and minor degree programs will be represented in one room. The Majors Fair is for any students who are Open Option, undecided, thinking about changing their major, want a second major, or interested in a minor.
CELT Teaching Talks: The Use of Communication (Jenny Aune)
In this brown-bag lunch session, Jenny Aune (Teaching Professor, Department of English) will talk about teaching a communication course with the theme of nature of science and scientific thinking. More specifically, she will share her experiences using nonfiction and podcasts to teach students about communication in difficult contexts and with audiences from multiple perspectives.
Professional and Scientific Council seminar series
"WorkFlex: First Steps," Ed Holland, director of benefits and worklife, University Human Resources. Holland will cover: Rollout of the program; timeline; what the program can mean for you; requesting a flexible work schedule or location.
Webinar, Effectively managing disruptive conduct in learning spaces
When disruptive conduct takes place, some Iowa State University instructors recommend addressing it immediately. Their advice: remain calm, assess the situation, listen to student concerns. Especially recommended: provide a clear, firm response that is consistent with what you've given other students.
Wednesday, 20 Oct 2021
Art Walk: Abstraction in Public Art
The concept of Abstraction in art has always been divisive. Join University Museums to explore how abstraction is a continuum expressed throughout the Art on Campus Collection
Supporting Neurodiverse Students: Traits, Challenges, and Access Needs (Jamie Niman)
Jamie Niman (Accessibility Coordinator, Student Accessibility Services) covers foundational information on neurodivergence (Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, etc.) as well as recommended strategies and practical supports to apply in your work with students regarding access and inclusion.
Walking in Someone Else's Shoes: The True Impact of Digital Accessibility
Alt text, captions, and audio descriptions oh my! Many of us have heard of the concept of digital accessibility but what would it really be like to walk in someone else's shoes to truly experience the real impact of digital accessibility? This QM success story focuses on just that, so Chris Smith of North Carolina Virtual Public School to find out in this K-12-focused webinar.
Seminar: Distinguishing viruses responsible for influenza-like illness
Join this in-person Mathematical Biology Seminar to hear Julie Spencer, Postdoctoral from the Los Alamos National Laboratory, discuss her research using modeling to determine respiratory pathogens different epidemiological parameters and outbreak properties.
Seminar: Trace theorems for non-differentiable functions
Join this Probability, Analysis, and Data Science (PADS) seminar to hear Dr. Mikil Foss, Professor in Mathematics at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, discuss research into a theorem that provides a well-defined boundary-value function that exists in a fractional Sobolev space and has the Lebesgue point property yet requires no differentiability within the domain and allows very irregular boundaries.
Reception: SheTalks
Six women entrepreneurs will tell their stories in short "Women Who Create" presentations. This cocktail event follows the Women Who Create Conference. Registration requested.
One Man's Journey from Sudan, to Iowa State, to the Olympics
Guor Mading Maker is a former Iowa State University track athlete. He competed for the South Sudanese in the 2016 Olympics. He is a Dinka tribesman. A screening of the documentary "Runner," followed by a Q&A with Guor.
Grandma Mojo's Improv Comedy
ISU's premier student improv troupe presents unscripted fun at its finest every other Wednesday in the M-Shop.
Thursday, 21 Oct 2021
Science & Technology Cafe: Into an Electric World
Using materials from the Smithsonian collections, Dr. Hal Wallace takes a walk through history, discussing cultural, economic, and social consequences of electric lighting and electrification.
Seminar: Applied AI, Challenges and Industry Trends
"Applied AI - Challenges and Industry Trends," Benazir Fateh, Machine Learning and AI Specialist at Google.
Seminar: John McKay, professor at Colorado State University
Commercializing Genetic Discoveries for Sustainable Food and Feed Production in Hemp and Corn
Innovator Readiness Hardest Skills Series: Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence is a set of emotional and social skills that influence the way we perceive and express ourselves, develop and maintain social relationships, cope with challenges, and use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way. So why is EQ-i important? It's all about self-awareness and self-management. This circuit will be led by Alison DePenning and Julie Hass, ISU Extension and Outreach.
The Journey of Three ISU Students to Best-Selling Authors
Trent Preszler, Denise Williams, and Carrie Seim are all ISU grads, were Honors students. They have each written best-selling books in the past couple of years.