Monday, 02 Feb 2009
Creating a Thesis with Word 2003
This hands-on course will demonstrate techniques required to write theses and dissertations with Microsoft Word 2003. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Horticulture seminar
"Iraq: A Personal Account of Deployment Overseas," Justin Wiebbecke, ISU horticulture undergraduate.
Opera: "The Saga of George Washington Carver"
"A Dream Fulfilled: The Saga of George Washington Carver," composed by Iowan Michael Patterson. Explores the events that shaped the destiny of the agricultural pioneer.
Tuesday, 03 Feb 2009
Tuesday Tea
Enjoy a traditional Victorian tea at the Farm House! After tea, all are welcome to join in a guided tour of the house.
Investment class: Fine-tuning your Portfolio and Planning for Retirement
First of a four-part class taught by Craig Goettsch, director of investor education for the Iowa Insurance Division. Co-sponsored by ISU Extension and the Ames Public Library. Registration is required; register at the library's web site.
Wednesday, 04 Feb 2009
Ag Career Day
As many as 90 employers are expected to recruit students for jobs and internships. Many will conduct on-campus interviews the following day. A list of the employers participating is available on the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' Career Services web site at http://www.career.ag.iastate.edu/agcareerday/career.php
Meeting: TIAA-CREF Roth option
"A New Way to Save for Retirement ... Introducing the Roth Option." You now have more flexibility with your retirement savings. Find out how making Roth contributions to your 403(b) plan can help you plan for the retirement lifestyle you've always imagined.
PowerPoint 2007 Express
This hands-on course presents an overview of the key steps used to create a simple presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint 2007. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Women's Basketball
ISU vs. Texas A&M.
Lecture: Socially responsible design
"Socially Responsible Industrial Design," Ricardo Gomes, San Francisco State University. The former Fulbright scholar also runs the Design Center for Global Needs.
Recital: Pianist Kristin Taylor
Guest artist Kristin Taylor, Waldorf College, will give a solo piano recital celebrating the piano music of Icelandic composers.
Thursday, 05 Feb 2009
Meeting: Professional & Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Dreamweaver -- Level III: Behavior and Layers
This course introduces the usage of behaviors and animating layers in Dreamweaver (CS3). 3:00-4:30 p.m. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Lecture: Civility on Campus
"Civility in the Classroom," Kathy Obear, Alliance for Change, Belchertown, Mass. Obear's presentation focuses on improving communication skills among students when different viewpoints are presented in the classroom. She also will participate in the Social Justice Summit, coordinated by the Student Activities Center, on Friday, Feb. 6.
Lecture: Climate politics
"Climate Politics and the Perception of Change," Clark Wolf, ISU philosophy and religious studies. Explore the ways in which environmental changes take advantage of human perception.
Friday, 06 Feb 2009
Word 2007 Express
This short course introduces the basic concepts of Microsoft Word 2007. 3:00-4:30 p.m. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Wrestling
ISU vs. Northern Iowa.
Dance social
Free dance social, hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. No partner required. Dress is casual, but indoor shoes or socks must be worn in the studio. Social ends at 9:45 p.m.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. University of Central Oklahoma (American Collegiate Hockey Association).
Saturday, 07 Feb 2009
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. Missouri
Men's hockey
ISU vs. University of Central Oklahoma (American Collegiate Hockey Association).
Sunday, 08 Feb 2009
Family Event: Valentine Sunday
Celebrate Valentine's Day early at Reiman Gardens with live music, family events and activities. Discounts and samples available at the gift shop.
Readings: Flyaway "Home Voices" Award
Writers in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment will read from their creative work featuring themes of environmental imagination. The readers were selected from a competitive pool of submissions by the staff of Flyway, a journal of writing and environment in which the top winner's work will also be published in 2009. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Gallery Talk: "Waste Land"
"Waste Land: Meditations on a Ravaged Landscape," David Hanson, photographer. He will discuss his "Waste Land" series, while exploring the relationship between humans and nature in America. Several of Hanson's photos are featured in the Brunnier exhibition, "Imaging a Shattered Earth: Contemporary Photography and the Environmental Debate."
Performance: The Peking Acrobats
The Peking Acrobats, a troupe of China's most gifted tumblers, contortionists, jugglers, cyclists and gymnasts, bring their 2,000-year-old traditional arts to Stephens Auditorium.
Lecture: Who owns the American West?
"Who Owns the American West?" A reading and conversation with author William Kittredge. Kittredge has been a prominent voice in the literature of the American West, with writings that explore the theme of sustainability and its relationship to culture, history, and human nature. The conversation will be moderated by Benjamin Percy, ISU English. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Monday, 09 Feb 2009
Access 2007
First of two sessions to learn the basic concepts of Access 2007. (Second session is on February 10.) Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Access 2007
First of two sessions to learn the basic concepts of Access 2007. (Second session is on February 10.) Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Lecture: Glaciers and Their Impact on the Iowa Landscape
"Hiddenscapes: Glaciers and Their Impact on the Iowa Landscape," Kathleen Woida, stage geologist, and Iowa Barbara Haas, ISU English. Through slide show imagery, scientific data, music, and creative writing, Haas and Woida will suggest and evoke the shape and movement of the hiddenscape of Iowa glaciology.
Lecture and poetry reading: Writing across International Boundaries
Poets Jennifer Kwon Dobbs and Heather Derr-Smith share their stories and writings about the environmental degradation and political upheaval they've witnessed around the world.