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Sunday, 01 Dec 2019

Museum Store Sunday in the Gardens Gift Shop

Dec 01, 2019

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

free

Reiman Gardens

The Reiman Gardens Gift Shop will participate in Museum Store Sunday this year joining the almost 900 Museum Stores representing all fifty states. Museum Store Sunday will offer relaxing, inspired shopping inside your favorite museums and cultural institutions.

Forestry Club: Tree and wreath sale

Dec 01, 2019

11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Reiman Gardens parking lot

Trees: $30-$70, wreaths: $20-$30

Student Activities Student activities

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

Women's Basketball

Dec 01, 2019

1:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

$5-$12

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. New Orleans.

Argentine Tango Lessons

Dec 01, 2019

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.

Monday, 02 Dec 2019

PIRI Informational Session

Dec 02, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1110 Marston Hall

free

Research Training, development

Feel free to bring you lunch and learn more about the PIRI program. Hear the Associate Vice Presidents for Research answer questions and provide guidance to faculty who are interested in submitting PIRI proposals.

Retirement reception: Denis Biechler

Dec 02, 2019

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Room 136 Union Drive Community Center

free

ISU Surplus Meetings, receptions

Denis Biechler, supervisor of plant services for the residence department, is retiring.

Retirement reception: Vern Caruth

Dec 02, 2019

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Room 0162 General Services Building

free

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

Vern Caruth, a maintenance mechanic in utility services, facilities planning and management, is retiring Dec. 2. A program will begin at 2 p.m.

Wood-Burned Ornaments

Dec 02, 2019

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$6

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Need a last minute gift? Starting with a wood slice, stamp a design on and trace it with a wood burner, or freehand your own idea.

Goldman Colloquium - Jonathan Lang, Stefan Kycia, Carsten Detlefs

Dec 02, 2019

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

Phys 0005

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Colloquium to Honor Alan Goldman given by Jonathan Lang from Argonne National Lab, Stefan Kycia from the University of Guelph and Carsten Detlefs from ESRF

Tuesday, 03 Dec 2019

Retirement reception: Ellen Fairchild

Dec 03, 2019

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Room 2622 Lagomarcino Hall

free

College of Health and Human Sciences Meetings, receptions

Ellen Fairchild, teaching professor in the School of Education, is retiring. A short program will begin at 2:15 p.m.

Wood-Burned Ornaments

Dec 03, 2019

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$6

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Need a last minute gift? Starting with a wood slice, stamp a design on and trace it with a wood burner, or freehand your own idea.

Retirement reception: Donald Beermann

Dec 03, 2019

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Kildee Hall atrium

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

Donald Beermann, professor and department chair of animal science, is retiring from the university on Jan. 6, 2020. A program will begin at 4 p.m.

GDCB Seminar

Dec 03, 2019

4:10 PM - 5:00 PM

1414 Molecular Biology Building

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Transcriptional regulation of development and lipid metabolism," Jun-yuan Ji, Texas A&M University College of Medicine.

Build Your Own Willow Wreath

Dec 03, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$

Reiman Gardens

Crisscross willow branches to make a base for a holiday wreath with the expert guidance of local artists Pam Dennis & Ryk Weiss.

Lecture: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of the Rocky Flats

Dec 03, 2019

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Dr. Kristen Iversen's lecture will discuss writing strategies about her childhood in the Rockies. Dr. Iversen will also host a craft talk at 2:10pm in Ross 212. As part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series, she will talk about research, art, ethics, and aesthetics in creative non-fiction.

Canadian Brass

Dec 03, 2019

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$35 - $50

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

With an international reputation as one of the most popular brass ensembles today, Canadian Brass, whose engaging stage presence and rapport with audiences has truly earned the distinction of the world's most famous brass group.Their concerts show the full range from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to new compositions and arrangements created especially for them.

Concert: Toys for Tots benefit

Dec 03, 2019

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall

donations

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

The ISU student chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota international music fraternity will present a benefit concert for the Toys for Tots program. The concert features ISU students and faculty. Donations are welcome.

Wednesday, 04 Dec 2019

Horticulture Club: Poinsettia sale

Dec 04, 2019

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Ground floor rotunda, Curtiss Hall

Two sizes: $15, $35

Student Activities Special events

Horticulture club members will sell poinsettias of various colors Dec. 4-7 at a different campus location daily.

Wood-Burned Ornaments

Dec 04, 2019

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$6

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Need a last minute gift? Starting with a wood slice, stamp a design on and trace it with a wood burner, or freehand your own idea.

SUB Member Meeting

Dec 04, 2019

5:00 PM

The M-Shop, Memorial Union

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Come hang out with Student Union Board and learn more about their upcoming events, and how you can get involved, at their bi-weekly general meetings! FREE and open to ALL ISU students!

Wreath-Making Workshop

Dec 04, 2019

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$

Reiman Gardens

Learn how to assemble a holiday wreath with Reiman Gardens' Assistant Director, Aaron Steil.

Lecture: The Quest to Know What it Means to be Human

Dec 04, 2019

7:00 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

"Once Upon a Peace Pilgrimage: The Quest to Know What it Means to be Human." Roy Tamashiro shares stories and life lessons from his global peace pilgrimage (2015-present). He found insights into healing and peace from Holocaust survivors, massacre witness-survivors in Vietnam and Korea, and "A-bomb legacy successors" who shared their memories and traumas.

Men's Basketball

Dec 04, 2019

7:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

$25-$40

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Jazz Night

Dec 04, 2019

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall

$5

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Professor Michael Giles directs the jazz embles.

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe

Dec 04, 2019

9:00 PM

The M-Shop, Memorial Union

$1 at the door

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

This group is great for those who love the improv comedy humor of their fellow college students and can't get enough of location, occupation, means of death.

Thursday, 05 Dec 2019

Art Mart Holiday Sale

Dec 05, 2019

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Support the artists, craftsmen, photographer, designers, the go-getters, and do-it-yourself-ers! Browse a room full of functional and decorative pottery, brilliantly blown glass, beautiful jewelry, hand-lettered paintings and charming accessories created by Ames and ISU artists.

Caterpillar Club

Dec 05, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

$

Reiman Gardens

Join us this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Horticulture Club: Poinsettia sale

Dec 05, 2019

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Ground floor counters, Beardshear Hall

Two sizes: $15, $35

Student Activities Special events

Horticulture club members will sell poinsettias of various colors Dec. 4-7 at a different campus location daily.

Workshop, Turning your scholarly teaching into Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

Dec 05, 2019

12:10 PM - 1:30 PM

2030 Morrill Hall

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Scholarly teaching focuses on student learning and is grounded in the subject matter being taught, and in the implementation of effective pedagogies. The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) involves framing a research question related to student learning and systematically investigating it.

Reception: Jack Trice sculpture

Dec 05, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Beardshear Hall atrium

free

University Arts, performances Meetings, receptions

Join President Wendy Wintersteen and Student Government representatives as they recognize the Jack Trice sculpture's return to central campus. A short program will begin at 1:30 p.m.