Monday, 28 Feb 2011
Graduate Student Teaching and Learning Circle: McKeachie's Teaching Tips
"McKeachie's Teaching Tips" has long been a valued resource for beginning and experienced teachers alike. This circle, specifically for graduate students, will read and discuss portions of McKeachie's 13th edition text, which covers such topics as course preparation, discussion and lecture, grading and assessment and more. Participants may check out a copy on loan from CELT.
Buck Bowling
$1 bowling, $ 1 shoes, and $1 soda.
GIS Seminar: Using ArcMap to Separate and Quantify Cover Classes for Corn Growth with Perennial Groundcovers
Scott Flynn, GIS graduate certificate candidate, ISU agronomy, evaluated 35 different grasses and legumes on three landscape positions in a strip-tilled corn production system to determine their suitability as ground covers.
Horticulture seminar
"Alternative Futures for the Maquoketa River and Lake Delhi," Julia Badenhope, ISU landscape architecture.
Monday Organ Series
Short, informal organ recitals given by Dr. Lynn Zeigler and ISU Students.
Public Forum on NCAA Certification
The public is invited to hear about the self-study of the university athletics program and offer comments. The study is part of the NCAA Division I certification process; athletics programs must be re-certified every 10 years.
Black and White Photography
An introduction to all aspects of the photographic medium, from camera use and exposure control to basic darkroom procedures for the beginner.
Camera Basics
Your camera works fine as a "point and shoot" but do you want to take even better pictures? Well, then take this class!
Intermediate Knitting: Crazy for Cables
Learn the art of cabled knitting and choose to make a hat, mittens, scarf, or fingerless gloves.
Film and discussion
"America the Beautiful: Our Obsession with Appearance," directed by Darryl Roberts. The 2010 documentary takes on the social issue of body image. From plastic surgery to celebrity worship, child models to dangerous cosmetics, the film tackles the issue from every side, including the media's role in advancing unrealistic expectations. A discussion with the director follows the screening (104 min.). Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Screenprinting
Have you ever wanted to print your own t-shirts? Then this is the class for you!
Wheel Pottery with Greg Lamont
Learn how to form bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel.