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Wednesday, 01 Feb 2023

G.W. Carver Day of Recognition Program

Feb 01, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

Celebrate Iowa's first George Washington Carver Day of Recognition! This program will feature notable speakers including: Dr. Kenneth M. Quinn; Dr. Olga Bolden-Tiller, dean of Tuskegee University's College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition Sciences; Marsha Kelliher, president of Simpson College; Simon Estes; and Dewayne Goldmon, senior advisor for racial equity to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Thursday, 02 Feb 2023

Lecture: Let's Talk About Pets

Feb 02, 2023

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

Temple Grandin is a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior, and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. She also has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling equipment design and animal welfare.

Tuesday, 07 Feb 2023

The Center: Tea Time

Feb 07, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, 4600 Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Diversity Meetings, receptions Student activities

Drop in to join the conversation and have tea at the table in the Center every first and third Tuesday of the month.

37 Words: Title IX and 50 Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination

Feb 07, 2023

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Half a century of legal battles and social backlash revolve around a law that girls and women wield to demand fairness in education ââ'¬" a law called Title IX. 37 Words is the first book to tell the complete history of Title IX through the gutsy people behind it, from women denied jobs at the lawââ'¬â"¢s beginnings to students struggling against sexual assault today.

Thursday, 09 Feb 2023

The Center: Omniumbrella Identity Social

Feb 09, 2023

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, 4600 Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Diversity Meetings, receptions Student activities

Drop in for snacks and conversation with other students that identify as one of the many sexualities under the ominsexual umbrella, including pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, and many more.

Wednesday, 15 Feb 2023

The Center: Palentine's Day Celebration and CamPALniling

Feb 15, 2023

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, 4600 Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Diversity Meetings, receptions Student activities

Decompress from all of the romantics involved in Valentine's Day during Aerosexual Awareness Week with Palentine's Day, including an optional trip to the Campanile for a platonic spin on Iowa State's tradition of Campaniling.

A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things

Feb 15, 2023

6:00 PM

3560 Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: in making these seven things cheap, modern commerce has transformed, governed, and devastated Earth. Based on the latest research in political ecology, together with histories of colonialism, indigenous struggles, slave revolts, and other rebellions and uprisings, Raj Patel will demonstrate the cost it takes to make the world cheap and safe for capitalism.

Thursday, 16 Feb 2023

Karagoz Performance of "Forest of the Witch"

Feb 16, 2023

6:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

The Forest of the Witch is a modern interpretation of a traditional Anatolian shadow play adapted and performed by Ayhan Hulagu. When Karagöz, the hero of traditional Anatolian shadow plays, cuts the branches from a magical tree, he is transformed into a series of animals, which leads to a comic sequence of adventures. Along the way, Karagöz and his sidekick Hacivat learn the importance of nature and protecting the environment.

Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023

Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on Campus

Feb 22, 2023

7:30 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Lawrence Ross is a writer, author, and lecturer most known for Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on Campus, which exposes the white fraternity and sorority system, with traditions of racist parties, songs, and assaults on black students; and the universities themselves, who name campus buildings after racist men and women.

Thursday, 23 Feb 2023

The Center: Game Night

Feb 23, 2023

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, 4600 Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Diversity Meetings, receptions Student activities

Bring your favorite games to share and enjoy snacks with fellow members of the community

Friday, 24 Feb 2023

Ready to Run Iowa

Feb 24, 2023

9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Online

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Conferences Diversity Training, development

"Ready to Run Iowa" is a 6-part, nonpartisan campaign training program to encourage women to run for elective office, position themselves for appointive office, work on a campaign, or become more involved in public life. Each workshop will address a different topic. Registration is required; register for each workshop individually.

Monday, 27 Feb 2023

The Center: Gender Expansive Social

Feb 27, 2023

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Center for LGBTQIA+ Student Success, 4600 Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Diversity Meetings, receptions Student activities

Enjoy snacks and conversation with people that share your identity. Meet with one of the many lesser recognized genders (such as nonbinary, agender, genderfluid, and more).