Wednesday, 05 Sep 2018
Lecture: The Art of Mindfulness
Romapada Swami is a Vaishnava monk, a scholar on Eastern (Vedic) thought and philosophy, and a highly respected spiritual leader with the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
Lecture: Refugee Stories, The Art of Mohamad Hafez
Mohamad Hafez came to the United States to study architecture at Iowa State University and was unable to return to his beloved Syria. He will speak about his art, his story, and the stories he visually recreates of refugees from around the world.
Thursday, 06 Sep 2018
Lecture: The Art of Science, Bringing Imagined Worlds to Life
Go behind the scenes of some of your favorite animated movies with Danielle Feinberg, Director of Photography for Lighting at Pixar Animation Studios. Discover how Pixar interweaves art and science to create fantastical worlds where things you imagine can become real.
Friday, 07 Sep 2018
Herbert Lecture in Architecture: Poetry, Civility, Constructability
Kevin Schorn, an associate with Renzo Piano Building Workshop and the architect leading the Kum & Go corporate headquarters project in Des Moines, will present "Poetry, Civility, Constructability," the 2018 Charles E. "Chick" Herbert Lecture in Architecture sponsored by the ISU Department of Architecture.
Saturday, 08 Sep 2018
Gallery Talk: For the Common Good Exhibition
Closing reception and gallery talk by participants in "For the Common Good," an exhibition of recent artwork by 18 faculty in the ISU Department of Art and Visual Culture.
Monday, 10 Sep 2018
Monday Monologues series
"Craft of Creative Writing with Readings," Jennifer Knox and Jake Dawson, lecturers in English. This lunchtime series features facets of composition and art through a series of readings or performances curated by Iowa State faculty. Bring your lunch or stop by Bookends Café on your way.
Lecture: Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose
"Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose: A New Approach to Vocation," Kathleen A. Cahalan, Professor of Theology at Saint John's University School of Theology and Seminary, and Director of the Collegeville Institute Seminars.
Tuesday, 11 Sep 2018
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Effective Teaching is Really about Learners' Behaviors and Motivation" by Dr. Gary Smith, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Lecture: The Dark Side of Big Data
Cathy O'Neil is a mathematician, data scientist and the author of "Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy." She will discuss the unintended negative consequences of using big data.
Lecture: Why Farmer Archives Matter
"Why Farmer Archives Matter: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives," a presentation by English associate professor Abby Dubisar based on farmer interviews and based on archival materials from the Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) and the State Historical Society of Iowa.