Tuesday, 25 Feb 2020
Gallery Chat with Dr. Michele Schaal
In conjunction with the exhibition Creating Global Understanding, members of the World Languages and Culture faculty will lead informal discussions of the works of art they researched and interpreted.
CCE Seminar: Developing Successful Job Application Materials
"Enhancing your Networking Skills." Learn valuable tips on how to create different application materials for your job packet. You'll be ready for the job market in no time. Seating is limited; register in advance.
Kick Start your Early Career with Non-Governmental Funding
This seminar will provide you with an overview of early career awards, with a focus on awards offered by private foundations and other non-governmental entities. The ISU Foundation will explain how they can help you pursue this funding. Finally, a panel of ISU faculty awardees will share their grant finding experience, and how the awards helped shaped their careers.
Sustainapalooza: Picture Yourself in a Sustainable World
Join us for an evening celebrating all things sustainability at ISU. Food, connections, clothing swap and greening!
Men's Basketball
Iowa State vs. TCU.
Wednesday, 26 Feb 2020
NIH Proposal Development
In this session you will learn about NIH-specific requirements including budgets and the different types of budget justifications. We'll touch on salary caps, just-in-time requests, standard due dates and start dates, and proposal scoring. You'll walk away with some tips, tricks and common issues with proposal development, and you'll have some useful resources to help you through the proposal development process.
Retirement reception: Judy Strand
Judy Strand, a program coordinator in the Graduate College office, is retiring from the university. A program will begin at 3:30 p.m.
CCE Seminar: Developing Successful Job Application Materials
"Drafting your Diversity Statement." Learn valuable tips on how to create different application materials for your job packet. You'll be ready for the job market in no time. Seating is limited; register in advance.
Seminar series: Water Research Past, Present and Future
"History of Water Quality Research with the National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment," Dan Jaynes, retired soil scientist, USDA Agriculture Research Service. The series is presented by the Iowa Nutrient Research Center.
SUB Member Meeting
Come hang out with Student Union Board and learn more about their upcoming events, and how you can get involved, at their bi-weekly general meetings! FREE and open to ALL ISU students!
Design and the Green New Deal
Billy Fleming, the Wilks Family Director of the Ian L. McHarg Center for Urbanism and Ecology at the University of Pennsylvania and a senior fellow with Data for Progress, will present the 2020 Richard F. Hansen Lecture in Architecture. He will focus on the ways in which a national climate plan like the Green New Deal will be understood by most people through the buildings, landscapes, infrastructures and public works agenda it inspires.
Lecture: Indigenous Peoples in Children's and Young Adult Literature
Dr. Debbie Reese is an independent scholar of Indigenous childrenâEUR(TM)s literature and the teaching of Indigenous peoples and history in K-12, editor of American Indians in ChildrenâEUR(TM)s Literature. In this lecture, Dr. Reese will examine depictions of Native peoples in children's books, past and present, and provide suggestions for how to become more skilled in selecting and presenting information about Indigenous peoples to children.
Jazz Night
Professor Michael Giles directs the jazz ensembles
Lecture: My 300-Pound Journey Up Kilimanjaro
Kara's message of body acceptance, body love and health at every size are a vital message for everyone. Her life story with her eating disorder is one many people connect to emotional eating; using food as a way to escape daily stressors; hiding food behaviors and ashamed of the person whom they have become. Hearing her process up the mountain and finding herself is awe inspiring. Body Image and Eating Disorder Awareness Week Speaker
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
This group is great for those who love the improv comedy humor of their fellow college students and can't get enough of location, occupation, means of death.
Thursday, 27 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 Basics: Informed Consent
This is the third session of a three-part series that looks more indepth at components of the IRB submission process. In this session, participants will learn about the informed consent process, including participant recruitment and the informed consent document. Discussion will center around what's required of you as the researcher, and best practices for designing and administering consent.
Copyright in the Classroom
Have you ever wondered what "Fair Use" really means? In this workshop, the University Library and University Counsel will use real-life scenarios to help you navigate Fair Use, the TEACH Act, copyright support on campus, and more! Registration required through Learn@ISU. Let us know if you need accommodation.
CCE Workshop: Writing the Literature Review
"Part 1: Conducting a lit review: A Citation Here, a Citation There ... Pretty Soon You'll Have a Lit Review." Searching for publications for a literature review is a frustrating experience for many grad students. Learn about search strategies, how to find and search subject databases, and how to keep up with literature in your field. You'll be introduced to citation chains and how they can streamline your search for relevant publications.
Retirement reception: Blue Maas
Blue Maas, secretary in the veterinary pathology department, is retiring from the university.
Crafty Cocktail Night: Punny Plant Pots
Join Reiman Gardens' staff at the Gardens after hours for crafting and sipping adult beverages!
Cyclone Cinema: Uncut Gems
A charismatic jeweller makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime.
Friday, 28 Feb 2020
Track and Field
Big 12 Conference Championships.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Raining Cats and Dogs
Pet lovers, this night is for you! Find mugs, plates, bowls, treat jars, water dishes, figurines, and more!
Tennis
Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series: Iowa State vs. Iowa. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to Life Time Fitness, 11911 Hickman Rd., Urbandale. Check the Cyclone tennis website for location updates.
Gymnastics
Iowa State vs. Michigan State.
Planetarium Show: The Life Cycle of Stars
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars!
Cyclone Cinema: Uncut Gems
A charismatic jeweller makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime.
ISU Symphonic Band
The Symphonic Band is an 80-member ensemble that explores traditional as well as contemporary works by composers such as Percy Grainger, Malcolm Arnold, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Leonard Bernstein. The Symphonic Band is conducted by Steven Smyth, Associate Director of Bands.
Performance: The Wolves
From the safety of their warm-up circle, an all-girls soccer team navigates the big questions and wages tiny battles with all the vim and vigor of a pack of adolescent warriors. This production contains mature content.