Friday, 31 Jan 2020
ISU AfterDark
Come to ISU AfterDark for a fun night of games and free food! Bingo and the photobooth are all night. Silent disco is from 9 p.m. - midnight in the M-Shop and bowling is from 9 p.m. - midnight at CyBowl & Billiards. Free Panda Express starts at 10 p.m.
Saturday, 01 Feb 2020
Legislative Wake-Up: Story County's Iowa Legislative Representatives
Students and faculty and staff are invited to meet with Ames and Story County's representatives in the Iowa Legislature. You will be able to ask questions about legislation being considered this session. This event is cosponsored by the Ames and Story County League of Women Voters and the Committee on Lectures.
Swimming and Diving
Iowa State vs. North Texas and UNI.
Iowa State Leadership Experience
Iowa State Leadership Experience is an event intended to help new and existing leaders on campus improve their leadership skills, learn about leadership opportunities at Iowa State, and network with other leaders from across campus.
February Craft of the Month: String Art
Hammer nails into a board in the shape of your state, pinpoint your hometown, and add a string pattern. Other designs available, or create your own!
Cyclone Cinema: Terminator - Dark Fate
The Rev-9 model, a newly modified liquid Terminator, arrives from the future to kill a young factory worker named Dani Ramos. Also sent back in time is Grace, a hybrid cyborg human who must protect Ramos from the seemingly indestructible robotic assassin. But the two women soon find some much-needed help from a pair of unexpected allies -- seasoned warrior Sarah Connor and the T-800 Terminator.
Performance: Barjche HERoines
Barjche 2020 honors the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. Through dance, ISU Orchesis I Dance Company celebrates the super-heroines of our past and present through modern and contemporary choreography. Barjche includes choreography by national guest artists, artistic director Cynthia Adams and members of Orchesis I Dance Company.
KAINA
Doors open at 7:30pm and tickets are available through this link https://tickets.midwestix.com/event/KAINA-isu2020
Sunday, 02 Feb 2020
Plein Air Painting in the Conservatory
Students of all skill levels will learn to paint the colors and textures of the Gardens in the French tradition of painting "en plein air," or outside - or in this case, in the Conservatory!
Home Gardening Series: Houseplants
Learn from Reiman Gardens staff about topics pertinent to home gardeners of any experience level.
Walk-in Argentine Tango Lessons
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Cyclone Cinema: Terminator - Dark Fate
The Rev-9 model, a newly modified liquid Terminator, arrives from the future to kill a young factory worker named Dani Ramos. Also sent back in time is Grace, a hybrid cyborg human who must protect Ramos from the seemingly indestructible robotic assassin. But the two women soon find some much-needed help from a pair of unexpected allies -- seasoned warrior Sarah Connor and the T-800 Terminator.
Monday, 03 Feb 2020
IRB Manager, February Session
Learn how to navigate the electronic IRB Manager system, what the submission process looks like, how to submit IRB protocols for review and how to access your IRB-approved materials.
Discuss Published Education Research in Your Discipline (DBER Journal Club)
How do students learn best in your discipline? Where can you publish the way you solved instructional problems? You are invited to share and discuss DBER journal articles, seek feedback as you begin designing your own educational research projects, and form collaborations with participants from other disciplines.
Entomology Seminar
"Novel insights into a well-studied steroid hormone: the impacts of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) on mosquito immunity," Rebekah Reynolds, Ph.D. defense seminar.
Tuesday, 04 Feb 2020
Award-Winning Seminar Series: Engaging students through creative projects (Julia Dominguez)
Are your students engaged? Do they take ownership of the material and build connections between what they know and what they're learning? Award-winning professor, Julia Dominguez, World Languages and Cultures, will show you how she integrates high academic challenge with creative, relevant projects in a complex upper-level class.
Retirement reception: Kenny Bollenbaugh
Kenny Bollenbaugh, supervisor for plant services (electrical/mechanical maintenance) in facilities planning and management, is retiring Feb. 4. A program will begin at 2 p.m.
Retirement reception: Dale Meyer
Dale Meyer, engineering technician with Ames Laboratory, is retiring.
Japanese Spring Festivals
Sarah Bartlett, Pohlman Fellow, will talk about Japanese Spring Festivals and how they relate to the works of art in the Contemplate Japan exhibition.
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night gives students the chance to show off their talents to fellow peers. Many perform as musicians, comedians, and poets. Enjoy a night full of talented Iowa State Students. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)
Wednesday, 05 Feb 2020
Sustainpalooza Clothing Swap Tabling
Tackle clothing waste by swapping!! Drop off your clothing donations for the 2020 Sustainapalooza Clothing Swap! Accepting gently-used clothing for all seasons and for men, women and children.
Free Textbooks and More: Open Educational Resources (OER) panel and workshop
Join us for a panel discussion on the impact of free, openly licensed course materials in the classroom. In this 2-part event, a panel of faculty and students will begin by sharing their experiences using OER in the classroom. Following the panel, participants will have the opportunity to participate in a workshop to learn more about finding and evaluating open resources for your course.
What is the #BetterPoster Design?
A new poster design has started to appear at research poster presentations. Are you looking to learn how to place your material into this design? Are you curious about how this design helps to convey your message better? Maybe you haven't seen this design, but you're just tired of the walls of text currently used for research posters. This session will explain the basic elements of the new design. We will also discuss how design helps convey your
Lucid: Artist Talk with Louise Fisher
Iowa-based interdisciplinary artist Louise Fisher works in the expanded field of print, using methods of layering, impressing and repetition for their literal and visual enactment of time and the body. She will give a public talk in conjunction with "Lucid," a solo exhibition of her work on display in the College of Design's Gallery 181.
Co-Evolution of Crops, Birds, and Farmers in African Agroecosystem Linked by Secondary Metabolites
Seminar by Xianran Li - Iowa State University
Providing the E in G x E x M
Seminar by Daryl Herzmann, Iowa State University
Lecture: What Responsibility Do Architects Have to Create a More Just World?
Lori Brown is a professor of architecture at Syracuse University and cofounder of ArchiteXX, a group working to raise awareness of women in architecture, create support and mentorship networks and take design actions to broaden the exposure of architecture in the world. She focuses on relationships between architecture and social justice issues with particular emphasis on gender and its impact on spatial relationships.
Women's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State.
Thursday, 06 Feb 2020
Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
IRB 101: Navigating the IRB Submission Process
In this session you will learn tips on developing and submitting protocols to the IRB. A member of IRB staff will walk through key sections of the IRB application and explain what the IRB looks for during the review process.