Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011
Registration opens (juniors)
First day of assigned Summer 2011 and Fall 2011 registration dates for students projected as juniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
Lecture: Reiman Entrepreneurial Series
Guest speaker is ISU alum Becky Taylor, senior adviser of innovation and entrepreneursip in the U.S. Department of State's office of science and technology. Registration is free but required; seating is limited.
Tuesday Tea
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation about all things Farm House. Mark your calendar from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Tuesdays this month and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. Check the University Museums website to learn what the discussion topic will be. Can't make it at noon? The Farm House will be serving tea from 12 to 4 pm on Tuesdays so stop in any time.
Documentary and Discussion: The Power of Our Convictions
A faculty forum with Freedom Rider Rip Patton will follow the 60-minute preview of Freedom Riders, a documentary premiering on PBS in May. The film chronicles the 1961 Freedom Rides, in which more than 400 black and white Americans risked their lives to travel together on buses and trains through the Deep South in protest of racial segregation. Students and staff are welcome to attend. Registration is required. Lunch provided.
Faculty forum: The Power of Our Convictions
"The Power of Our Convictions: Freedom Riders Film and Facing History," a forum on the PBS film, "Freedom Riders." A discussion of the film and its implications for our lives as educators today, exploring concepts such as "universe of obligation" and experience flexible teaching strategies such as Big Paper and Town Hall Meeting.
Severe storm spotter training
Storm spotter training, presented by the National Weather Service, Des Moines, will cover a recap of the 2010 Iowa storm season, elements of storm spotting, storm safety and thunderstorm basics including lightning, cloud types and tornadoes. Training is especially encouraged for departments that have people working outdoors, but is open to all ISU faculty, staff and students. No admission, but register by phone or e-mail.
Agron 600C - Crop Production and Physiology Seminar
Theodore Gunter
Metal Clay Jewelry: Fine Silver Origami Pendants
Make an origami pendant our of a metal clay sheet.
In Search of Learning and Healing
Working as a scientific and medical illustrator for nearly 40 years, Dean Biechler has created a long, intimate relationship with nature and a love for the land. Whatever his subject matter may be, it is always about being immersed into a situation, seeing, learning and understanding. Dean, lecturer in Art & Design, will be joined by Donald Sakaguchi, professor of Genetics, Development& Cell Biology.
Making Poverty History: Lessons from Farming Families in Mali
Scott Lacy moved to Mali in 1994 as a Peace Corps volunteer, returned in 2002 as a Fulbright scholar, and continues to work extensively in the West African country. His nonprofit, African Sky, has service programs in education, community health, food security and community arts in Mali, with a focus on sustainability living. Part of Poverty Awareness Week and the Live Green! Sustainability Series.
Your Wedding Dance
That first dance is special at your wedding, come and enjoy a fun filled time picking a dance and learning it for your wedding.
On Leadership
Gloria J. Gibson is executive vice president and provost at the University of Northern Iowa. Gibson was dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and a professor in the Department of English, Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Arkansas State University.
Wednesday, 30 Mar 2011
Converting WebCT courses to Blackboard Learn
Take advantage of the tools and resources available in this new and powerful platform when Bb Learn becomes available university-wide, summer semester, 2011. Find out how to convert an existing WebCT course to Blackboard Learn and learn what you need to know to get your course up and running.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
"Topics on Agricultural Development in Tropical Countries, Food Security, and Climate Change." Rattan Lal, Distinguished Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University
Agron 600B - Soil Science Seminars
"Effects of Soil Habitat on Microbial Community Function" Elizabeth Bach
Fukushima: Timeline, Facts and Implications for Nuclear Power - Margaret Harding
Margaret Harding has thirty years of experience in the nuclear industry. She was Vice President of Engineering Quality at GE Nuclear Energy and is now a consultant to the nuclear power industry. She serves on Iowa State's Engineering College Industrial Advisory Council and has an undergraduate degree from Iowa State.
OMG Design: Can Style Move Us to Environmental Action?
Peter Danko is a furniture designer and owner of Peter Danko Designs. His designs, lectures and writing center on making the transition to living in harmony with nature. He believes the materials that best tell this story are those that can be seen by the casual observer to be green. His personal challenge is to make beautiful objects with materials that Obviously Manifest Green (OMG).
Mat Cutting
Learn to size mats, cut straight and beveled edges, and hinge mount artwork on the mat cutter at the Workspace.
ISU Flute Studio
Sonja Giles, director
Thursday, 31 Mar 2011
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
" 3D X-Ray Flow Visualization to Characterize Multiphase Flows" by Theodore Heindel, Iowa State University
Ramsey Lecture Series, College of Veterinary Medicine
Randall Moon, Ph.D, University of Washington School of Medicine, will present "Wnt Signaling as a Therapeutic Target." Moon's research focuses on the roles and mechanisms of Wnt signal transduction and development, and understanding how Wnt signaling is linked to diseases.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Creighton (double-header, second game begins at 4 p.m.). These games, originally scheduled for March 22, were postponed to March 31 due to rain.
Agron 600A - Plant Breeding Seminars
"Association mapping for beta-glucan in North American elite oats" Franco Asoro
Silence of the Songbirds
Bridget Stutchbury studies the ecology and behavior of songbirds in North America and the New World tropics. Her 2007 book Silence of the Songbirds looks at the recent decline in migratory songbirds and the factors most threatening their extinction, from pesticides to habitat destruction and city lights to climate change. The Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Symposium Keynote and part of the Women in STEM Series.
Fused Glass Pendants
Make a pendant by etching and fusing dichroic glass.
Lecture: Politics, Policy and the Reality of Leadership
Gwen Ifill is the Spring 2011 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. She serves as moderator and managing editor of PBS' Washington Week and co-anchor for PBS Newshour.
Friday, 01 Apr 2011
Book Signing
Author signing with US Senator Rand Paul.
Edible Book Festival
ISU Library will host the Edible Book Festival, a design competition celebrating the "ingestion of culture." Register to compete for prizes, or stop by the event just to view the entries and vote for your favorites. The event is free and open to the public; details are online.
Retirement reception: Donna Flanagan
Donna Flanagan is a secretary in the admissions office.
Midwest Children's Choir Festival
Guest conductor Rollo Dilworth, Temple University, Philadelphia.