Tuesday, 11 Apr 2017
Seminar: Building Awareness of Internal Threats to Research Programs
FBI special agent Robert Georgi, Omaha division, will provide an overview of insider security threat awareness and the importance of IT and physical security measures in the university setting.
Faculty-led series: Getting into industry-sponsored research
"How ISU Protects Intellectual Property." JIm Oliver, University Professor of mechanical engineering, will share his experiences securing intellectual property protection based on industry funded research.
Workshop: Exploring Personal Identities in Higher Education and How It Impacts Your Teaching
Discussions of inequality are critical to higher education in that all programs, to varying degrees, promote discourse of social inequalities in ability, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, class, sexual orientation and religion. This aspect of education can be particularly challenging when discussing privilege and oppression as it can feel threatening for all individuals (Boyd, 2008) since we all have parts of our identities that can be affected ...
Wednesday, 12 Apr 2017
Seminar: Managing Your Award
The most common questions, hurdles and roadblocks will be answered. Participants will learn how a new award is set up at Iowa State, and about campus partners and resources available to help them navigate their post-award requirements.
Saturday, 15 Apr 2017
Workshop: Morel mushroom certification
To legally sell morel mushrooms in Iowa, sellers must complete a certification workshop that covers identifying morels and false morels. People can be poisoned by eating mushrooms that are misidentified as morels. By the end of the workshops, participants will recognize true morels from false morels. Register online.
Monday, 17 Apr 2017
Instructure Canvas (LMS Product) Demonstration for Instructional Designers
Instructure Canvas, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for instructional designers. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Instructure Canvas (LMS Product) Demonstration for Faculty and Students
Instructure Canvas, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for faculty and students. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Tuesday, 18 Apr 2017
Desire 2 Learn (LMS Product) Demonstration for Instructional Designers
Desire 2 Learn, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for instructional designers. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Desire 2 Learn (LMS Product) Demonstration for Faculty and Students
Desire 2 Learn, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for faculty and students. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
RECRUITING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING STAFF
This session provides resources and tips to efficiently recruit, mentor, and manage support or research staff, including Post Docs and Graduate Assistants. The session will briefly address questions such as the following: What is the difference between P&S staff, Merit staff, Post Docs, Graduate Assistants and hourly staff? What is required for recruitment, and how long does it take? How can I support staff?
Workshop: Building National Institutes of Health Budgets
An introduction to NIH modular budgets, budget and personnel justifications, and other agency specific requirements. This session is intended for grant coordinators and beginning researchers who will be submitting NIH proposals.
P&S Council Seminar: Leadership Principles
"Leadership Principles," Christy Johnson-Lynch, ISU volleyball head coach. A brown bag lunch precedes the seminar.