Thursday, 03 Mar 2011
Winter Escapes Art Short Course
Join Jo Myers-Walker of the Left Bank Studio in Gilbert, Iowa, as she teaches a series of nine classes on watercolors and her trademark slumping plastic that will surely help you beat the winter blues.
P&S Council open forum: Dean Lisa Nolan, College of Vet Med
Lisa Nolan, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, will discuss veterinary services available to employees and the public, new building initiatives at Vet Med, and veterinary admissions and curriculum. Feel free to bring your lunch.
Meeting: Professional & Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Blackboard Learn's File Management Options
Putting files in folders and making them accessible can become the biggest obstacle to a pleasant experience in online learning. File management can be tricky in Bb Learn, but with a little practice, it becomes second nature. In this session, you will learn the basics to file management in Blackboard Learn, including how to upload/move files; create/organize folders; create an html folder; use the web folder for easy web-access.
25 Year Club Banquet
The 25 Year Club honors employees who have served the University for 25, 35, 45 or 50 years at this annual banquet. Social hour at 5:30 p.m.; dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Reservations accepted through Friday, Feb. 4.
Oil Painting
Learn the basics of oil painting and become confident in your technique, you could be the next Rembrandt.
Fiddler on the Roof
Highly anticipated, Fiddler on the Roof makes its debut at Stephens Auditorium and will capture the audience with an unforgettable performance.
The Man Who Invented the Computer
"The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer," Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley. She has written on such topics as politics, impulse buying, farming and marriage. She now adds John Atanasoff, the Iowa State physics professor credited with inventing the first digital electronic computer, to that list. Part of the National Affairs Series on Innovation.