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What is featured?

Monday, 03 Sep 2018

University holiday

Sep 03, 2018

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

University offices are closed and classes are recessed in observance of the national Labor Day holiday.

Fall Color Photography

Sep 03, 2018

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

4 weeks beginning Monday, September 3, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Come learn how to take stunning fall images. Join award winning photographer and instructor Mark Stoltenberg for a class exploring the "how-to" of capturing phenomenal autumn colors.

Tuesday, 04 Sep 2018

Build Your Canvas Course - Course Design Basics

Sep 04, 2018

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

032 Parks Library

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

This two-hour interactive, hands-on workshop is open to all Iowa State University instructors and instructional designers to explore the basics of course building in Canvas.

Open forum: CALS dean finalist

Sep 04, 2018

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Cardinal Room, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Meetings, receptions

Daniel Robison, dean of the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design, and professor of forest resources management at West Virginia University, Morgantown, is the first of three finalists selected in the search for the next endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of the Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station.

Reception: "Unpacked: Refugee Baggage" exhibit

Sep 04, 2018

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances Meetings, receptions

Join us for a reception in the newly installed exhibition "Unpacked: Refugee Baggage" currently on view in the Christian Petersen Art Museum. Brief remarks by the artist, who received a BArch in Architecture from ISU in 2009, and University Museums Assistant Curator Adrienne Gennett will begin at 5:15 pm. Light refreshments.

Lecture: Trade Relations and U.S. Agriculture

Sep 04, 2018

6:30 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Tom Vilsack served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for eight years and is currently president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council.

Paper Sunflowers Class

Sep 04, 2018

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $30 & Public $40 (supplies included)

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Recreate the warm yellows and golds of Van Gogh's sunflowers in paper!

Wednesday, 05 Sep 2018

Build Your Canvas Course - Assignments and Quizzes

Sep 05, 2018

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

2030 Morrill Hall

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

This two-hour interactive, hands-on workshop is open to all Iowa State University instructors and instructional designers to explore assignment and assessment options in Canvas.

ClubFest

Sep 05, 2018

11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Central Campus

free

Student Engagement Arts, performances Athletics Diversity Live Green Student activities

ClubFest is an opportunity for students to browse through many clubs and organizations at Iowa State to find out how to get involved on campus!

Copyright in the Classroom: Guidelines for Instructors

Sep 05, 2018

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Memorial Untion Gallery

free

University Library Training, development

Have you ever wondered what exactly "Fair Use" means? In this workshop, representatives from the University Library and University Counsel will use real-life scenarios to help you navigate topics such as Fair Use, the TEACH Act, campus resources for copyright support, and more! Let us know if you need accommodation. Preregistration required at Learn@ISU.

Lecture: The Art of Mindfulness

Sep 05, 2018

6:00 PM

Cardinal Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

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.

Mini-Book Pendant

Sep 05, 2018

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $25 & Public $35 (supplies provided)

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Create a tiny book to wear as a pendant!

Photography: All Things Water

Sep 05, 2018

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

4 weeks beginning Wednesday, September 5, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. It can be very difficult to capture great images of water.

Sewing Lessons

Sep 05, 2018

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $40 & Public $50

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Whether you are a beginner needing to learn how to operate a sewing machine, or someone who needs help finishing a project in progress, this is for you.

Lecture: Refugee Stories, The Art of Mohamad Hafez

Sep 05, 2018

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Arts, performances Diversity Lectures

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.

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band

Sep 05, 2018

8:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$69.50-$175

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

The 2018 All Starr Band includes Colin Hay ("Who Can It be Now", "Land Down Under"), Steve Lukather ("Africa", "Hold The Line", "Roseanna"), Gregg Rolie ("Black Magic Woman", "Evil Ways") and new member Graham Gouldman of 10cc ("I'm Not In Love", "Things We Do For Love"). On percussion and sax is Warren Ham and on drums Gregg Bissonette.

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe

Sep 05, 2018

9:00 PM

M-Shop

$1

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.

Thursday, 06 Sep 2018

Quality Matters: Improving Your Online Course

Sep 06, 2018

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

2030 Morrill

Free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

The "Improving Your Online Course" workshop explores the QM Rubric and provides a framework to improve the quality of online courses. Participants use the QM Rubric to review their own online courses and develop a course improvement plan.

Plant Walk: Edible Flowers

Sep 06, 2018

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

What IS that plant? Join our Plant Collections Curator on an in-depth walk through the gardens to learn about flowers that you can add to salads or desserts.

Quality Matters: Improving Your Online Course (IYOC) Follow Up

Sep 06, 2018

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

2030 Morrill

Free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

The Quality Matters: Improving Your Online Course (IYOC) follow-up session provides you with additional time to improve your course based on the information you learned in the IYOC workshop.

Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council

Sep 06, 2018

2:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.

Crochet Class

Sep 06, 2018

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $35 & Public $45 (supplies provided)

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Learn basic stitches, including chain and double crochet, to make a scarf with a windowpane plaid pattern.

Glass Beads Class

Sep 06, 2018

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $73, Public $83 (supplies included)

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Learn to create colorful beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch - yes, we get to work with fire!

Cyclone Cinema

Sep 06, 2018

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Deadpool 2 - Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a genetically enhanced soldier from the future -- Deadpool realizes that he'll need some help saving the boy from such a superior enemy. He soon joins forces with Bedlam, Shatterstar, Domino and other powerful mutants to protect young Russell from Cable and his advanced weaponry.

Lecture: The Art of Science, Bringing Imagined Worlds to Life

Sep 06, 2018

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

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.

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers & Juice

Sep 06, 2018

8:00 PM

The M-Shop, Memorial Union

$12 ($8 w/ ISU student ID) in advance

Student Union Board Student activities

Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers are an american rock band who will be preforming with Juice, a Boston based septet.

Cyclone Cinema

Sep 06, 2018

10:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Deadpool 2 - Wisecracking mercenary Deadpool meets Russell, an angry teenage mutant who lives at an orphanage. When Russell becomes the target of Cable -- a genetically enhanced soldier from the future -- Deadpool realizes that he'll need some help saving the boy from such a superior enemy. He soon joins forces with Bedlam, Shatterstar, Domino and other powerful mutants to protect young Russell from Cable and his advanced weaponry.

Friday, 07 Sep 2018

Graduate College: Deadline

Sep 07, 2018

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Graduate College: Last day for graduate students to submit applications for graduation for Fall 2018 through AccessPlus.

Garden Quilt Show

Sep 07, 2018

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

The three-day show will encourage the art of quilting through beautiful displays of garden-themed quilts created by talented Midwesterners as part of a juried show with prizes awarded by central Iowa sponsors.

Retirement: Randy Dalhoff

Sep 07, 2018

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

205 Durham Center

free

University Meetings, receptions

Randy Dalhoff, assistant director for academic technology, IT services, is retiring Sept. 7. Stop by his Durham Center office that morning for a cookie.