Sunday, 01 Dec 2019
Museum Store Sunday in the Gardens Gift Shop
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
Students in the forestry club will sell Christmas trees and holiday wreaths. Proceeds support club activities.
Women's Basketball
Iowa State vs. New Orleans.
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.
Monday, 02 Dec 2019
PIRI Informational Session
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
Denis Biechler, supervisor of plant services for the residence department, is retiring.
Retirement reception: Vern Caruth
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
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
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
Ellen Fairchild, teaching professor in the School of Education, is retiring. A short program will begin at 2:15 p.m.
Wood-Burned Ornaments
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
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
"Transcriptional regulation of development and lipid metabolism," Jun-yuan Ji, Texas A&M University College of Medicine.
Build Your Own Willow Wreath
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
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
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
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
Horticulture club members will sell poinsettias of various colors Dec. 4-7 at a different campus location daily.
Wood-Burned Ornaments
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
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
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
"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
Iowa State vs. University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Jazz Night
Professor Michael Giles directs the jazz embles.
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
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
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
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
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)
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
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.