Wednesday, 04 Feb 2015
Colloquium: Iowa State University in Lima, Peru
This colloquium will help inform students and faculty members at Iowa State about opportunities for collaboration with designers and design students in Lima, Peru. Presenters will be Clare Cardinal-Pett, ISU associate professor of architecture; Marwan Ghandour, professor of architecture and director of the Master of Urban Design graduate program; Max Viatori, associate professor of anthropology, and Cristina Dreifuss, director of INTUY Lab, Lima.
CEAH Fellowship: The Literary Aftershocks of the New Madrid Earthquakes
Matthew Sivils, CEAH fellow, will discuss the cultural reverberations of the New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812, one of the most powerful natural disasters to strike North America in recorded history. He will examine how the fictionalization of such a cataclysm in early American fiction served as an indicator of growing environmental anxiety among Americans as the nation moved away from its agricultural origins.
Thursday, 05 Feb 2015
Cyclone Club Luncheon
Cyclone Club luncheons are open to the public. The program, led by John Walters, features a different coach each month. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Cost of admission includes a catered lunch and door prizes.
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Friday, 06 Feb 2015
Opening Reception: Bits, Pixels and Practice - Oh My! A New Media Juried Show
Public reception for new media exhibition of work by 14 Iowa resident artists juried by Jordan Weber, curator of Fluxx Gallery in Des Moines.
Tuesday, 10 Feb 2015
Meeting: Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public.
Wednesday, 11 Feb 2015
Meet and greet: Parents as Students Support Group
Stop in to meet other student parents at Iowa State. Offer suggestions on what you would like to see in a group that supports ISU students as they balance parenthood, classes and work.
Saturday, 14 Feb 2015
Valentine's Day Story Time with Clifford
Please Join us for a very special Valentine's Day Story Time with special guest Clifford The Big Red Dog!!
Monday, 16 Feb 2015
Retirement reception: Pat Emley
Pat Emley, budget analyst for the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, is retiring after 40 years of service.
Wednesday, 18 Feb 2015
Town hall: Role of the chief diversity officer
The committee searching for ISU's chief diversity officer seeks input on the role of the diversity officer. The committee will use ideas collected through a series of town hall meetings to develop a job description.
Retirement reception: Will Emley
Will Emley, operations manager at the Agricultural Engineering/Agronomy Research Farm, located between Ames and Boone, is retiring after 31 years of service to Iowa State.
Town hall: Role of the chief diversity officer
The committee searching for ISU's chief diversity officer seeks input on the role of the diversity officer. The committee will use ideas collected through a series of town hall meetings to develop a job description.
Thursday, 19 Feb 2015
Town hall: Role of the chief diversity officer
The committee searching for ISU's chief diversity officer seeks input on the role of the diversity officer. The committee will use ideas collected through a series of town hall meetings to develop a job description.
ISU Retirees: Social and program
"The Good, the Bad and the Bugly," Donald Lewis, ISU Extension entomologist. Learn about some of Iowa's beneficial insects along with the worst of the worst new invasive species. ISU Retirees may bring guests. The 3 p.m. presentation is preceded by a half-hour social.
Friday, 20 Feb 2015
Celebration breakfast: Appreciation of Advising
Academic advisers and faculty advisers are invited to a complimentary hot breakfast to honor and celebrate the service that academic advisers provide to students and the university. A brief program will begin at 8:15 a.m. Registration requested by Feb. 16.
Monday, 23 Feb 2015
ISU Day at the Capitol
President Steven Leath and representatives from the university will be in the rotunda with displays to show what Iowa State has to offer students, communities, businesses and Iowans across the state. Cy will be available for photos. A legislative and alumni reception will follow in the Embassy Suites ballroom (5:30-7:30 p.m., RSVP by Jan. 30).
Thursday, 26 Feb 2015
Open forum: University Library dean finalist
Maggie Farrell, dean of libraries at the University of Wyoming, is one of four finalists for Iowa State's library dean post.