Wednesday, 02 Nov 2022
Online panel, Supporting student health and wellbeing at ISU
Explore the highlights from ISU's National College Health Assessment data, the current data from our campus needs assessment process, and spring 2022 focus group findings with Brian Vanderheyden (Director, Student Wellness), Erin Baldwin (Associate Vice President, Health Services), Kristen Clark (University Public Health Coordinator, Student Wellness), and Laura Triplett (Student Wellness).
A Conversation About the 1619 Project with Nikole Hannah-Jones
Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science: A Conversation About the 1619 Project. Nikole Hannah-Jones is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. The book version of The 1619 Project was an instant New York Times bestseller. For event restrictions: https://www.lectures.iastate.edu/lectures/conversation-about-1619-project-nikole-hannah-jones
Thursday, 03 Nov 2022
Celebrating Romeo Oriogun: Winner of the Nigerian Prize for Literature
Romeo Oriogun is a current postdoc fellow in Iowa State University's Creative Writing and Environment program. He is this year's recipient of the NLNG Nigerian Prize for Literature for his poetry collection Nomad. At this event, we will be celebrating his accomplishments with a reading from Romeo himself, followed by time to meet and mingle.
Tuesday, 08 Nov 2022
Crafternoon: Lunar Wall Decoration
You're invited to monthly come-and-go crafternoons with members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Wednesday, 09 Nov 2022
Game Night at the Center
Join us for board games and cards with members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Thursday, 10 Nov 2022
CANCELED: The International Nest
This event has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Visit the University Library website to see future events.
Meatpacking America: How Migration, Work, and Faith Unite and Divide the Heartland
The Midwest became notorious when COVID-19 infections skyrocketed among workers in meatpacking plants. Kristy Nabhan-Warren spent years interviewing Iowans who work in the meatpacking industry, both native-born residents and recent migrants from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. In Meatpacking America, she digs below the stereotype and reveals the grit and grace of a heartland that is a hub of migration and food production.
Tuesday, 15 Nov 2022
Trans Identity Social
Drop in and find community with other trans students.
Tuesday, 29 Nov 2022
Time out: Slow Down for Self-Care
With finals coming up, it's time to slow down and take care of ourselves. Learn about the different parts of ourselves we should be taking care of. Drop in and make a Zen Garden and a Stuffed Animal while supplies last.
Wednesday, 30 Nov 2022
Russia, Ukraine, and the U.S.: Monsters and Myths
Fall 2022 LAS Dean's Lecture Why is Russia fighting a war in Ukraine? And how is the war shaping the world? Scott Feinstein, an expert in Russian politics and violence in Eurasia, shines light onto the erected monsters and myths that helped drive Europe into its largest conventional military conflict since World War II and discusses how the war and emerging myths will continue to shape our world.