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Sunday, 23 Aug 2009

AccessPlus Cancel Registratio Deadline

Aug 23, 2009

All day

https://accessplus.iastate.edu/frontdoor/login.jsp

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to cancel registration on AccessPlus for fall to avoid tuition assessment. All courses must be dropped on AccessPlus by 11 p.m.

AccessPlus Registration Deadline

Aug 23, 2009

All day

https://accessplus.iastate.edu/frontdoor/login.jsp

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus without a late registration fee. Registration must be completed by 11 p.m.

Cyclone Fan Fest

Aug 23, 2009

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Bergstrom Indoor Facility

free

Athletics Athletics Special events

A free fan fest, featuring coaches and student-athletes from all 16 Cyclone teams. Enjoy activities, inflatables, food and beverages. ISU merchandise and $10 tickets for ISU's Sept. 3 football opener will be available.

Monday, 24 Aug 2009

Fall semester begins

Aug 24, 2009

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Fall 2009 semester classwork begins.

Schedule Changes

Aug 24, 2009

All day

10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Schedule changes processed through AccessPlus registration or in 10 Enrollment Services Center.

Horticulture Seminar

Aug 24, 2009

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

118 Horticulture Hall

No Charge

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Conferences

Conversion of Established Putting Greens via Interseeding, by Marcus Jones, Graduate Student, Department of Horticulture, ISU

King Pavilion Dedication

Aug 24, 2009

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Lyle E. Lightfoot Forum, College of Design

free

College of Design Special events

Dedication of the King Pavilion addition to the Iowa State University College of Design, the first newly constructed green building on the campus. Reception to follow at 6 p.m. in the South Forum and King Pavilion, College of Design.

Reception: 30 and Beyond: College of Design Alumni Exhibition

Aug 24, 2009

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Gallery 181 and Lyle E. Lightfoot Forum, College of Design

free

College of Design Meetings, receptions

Public reception for the ISU College of Design's "30 and Beyond" alumni exhibition, on view Aug. 3-Sept. 26, 2009, in Gallery 181. The exhibition title references the college's 30th anniversary and celebrates not only our distinguished alumni but also the potential of our students, who will become the next generation of art and design professionals.

Christian Petersen Design Award Presentation

Aug 24, 2009

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

free

College of Design Special events

Presentation of the 2009 Christian Petersen Design Award by the Iowa State University College of Design to 1971 architecture graduate Bryce Pearsall, managing principal of DLR Group.

Lecture: Art, Craft and Design Today

Aug 24, 2009

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

free

College of Design Lectures

"The Blur Zone: Art, Craft and Design Today," David Revere McFadden, chief curator of the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and guest curator for the ISU College of Design's "30 and Beyond" alumni exhibition.

Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009

Employee Wellness Workshop

Aug 26, 2009

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

13 Curtiss Hall

free

University Special events

The topic is "Taming Your Sweet Tooth: Reducing Sugar Intake and the Safety of Sugar Substitutes." Feel free to bring your lunch. To reserve your seat, contact Sally Barclay, barclay@iastate.edu, 4-9625.

Thursday, 27 Aug 2009

Lecture: In Depth at Reiman Gardens

Aug 27, 2009

10:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

Free for CoHorts and ISU students; $10 for public.

Reiman Gardens Lectures

"Explore on an Outdoor Butterfly Walk."

Informational meeting: Intensive English course for visiting scholars, faculty, staff and graduate students

Aug 27, 2009

5:30 PM

212 Ross Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions

Learn about a course offered this fall by the Intensive English and Orientation Program for international visiting scholars, faculty, staff and graduate students.

"Concert on the Green"

Aug 27, 2009

6:30 PM

central campus

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' celebration of its 50th anniversary year. Concert features the ISU Wind Ensemble, the university's premiere concert band. Jonathan Sturm, ISU music faculty and concertmaster of the Des Moines Symphony, will perform with the band. Bring a lawn chair or blanket.

Friday, 28 Aug 2009

Change Course from Audit to Credit Deadline

Aug 28, 2009

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to change a course from audit to credit basis.

Course Drop Deadline

Aug 28, 2009

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to drop full-semester or first half-semester courses without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.

Graduate College: Applications for Graduation

Aug 28, 2009

All day

1137 Pearson Hall

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Graduate College applications for graduation for Fall 2009 are due in the Graduate College, 1137 Pearson Hall.

Registration Deadline

Aug 28, 2009

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus. A late registration fee applies.

Schedule Change Deadline

Aug 28, 2009

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to process most schedule changes without a fee or to add/drop a course without signatures of instructor and adviser (full-semester courses and first half-semester courses). See the tuition adjustment schedule for financial deadlines. http://www.public.iastate.edu/~registrar/fees/tuition-adj.shtml

Schedule Change Deadline

Aug 28, 2009

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to process a schedule change for fall through AccessPlus registration.

Retirement reception: Karen Bryan

Aug 28, 2009

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Hunziker House, Reiman Gardens

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

Karen Bryan, long-time classical music host for WOI Radio and Iowa Public Radio, is retiring.

Retirement reception: Lynette Seymour

Aug 28, 2009

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

University Book Store director Lynette Seymour is retiring.

Friday at the Center (FAC)

Aug 28, 2009

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

the Newlin Terrace at the ISU Alumni Center - 420 Beach Ave.

Free

University Special events

Open to the public and sponsored by the ISU Alumni Association, FAC will feature the music of the Soul Searchers, a blues-surf-rockabilly combo from Des Moines. Food (gyros & superdogs) and beverages (beer, wine, & soda) available for purchase. Free parking in Iowa State Center Lots A2 & A3. Rain location: Reiman Ballroom in the Alumni Center.

Reiman Gardens: Root Ball

Aug 28, 2009

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$15

Reiman Gardens Special events

Early bird shopping of plant sale material, a rare plant auction, tastings of locally grown foods, music, dancing and a cash bar.

Volleyball

Aug 28, 2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Hilton Coliseum

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. UW-Milwaukee

ISU Afterdark Craft Nights at the Workspace

Aug 28, 2009

7:00 PM

Workspace

ISU students - free; public - nominal fee

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

7-9pm; 8pm-12am Make lanterns and mobiles for decoration, followed by Down & Dirty Swing Dance.

Soccer

Aug 28, 2009

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

ISU Soccer Complex

Athletics Athletics

vs. South Dakota State

Performance: "The History Boys"

Aug 28, 2009

7:30 PM - 10:30 PM

Fisher Theater

Adults $15, seniors $13, students $8. Tickets available through Stephens Box Office.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

An ISU Theatre production. With gentle wit, "The History Boys" not only raises universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught, but also questions about the purpose of education today.

ISU AfterDark & SUB present: Down & Dirty Swing Dance

Aug 28, 2009

8:00 PM - 11:30 PM

The Memorial Union Terrace

FREE

ISU Surplus Student activities

Come join us for free swing dance lessons from 8-8:30! Put on your dancing shoes and dance the night away underneath the stars!

Performance: Comedian Wyatt Cenac

Aug 28, 2009

8:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium - Admission Free - Doors open at 7 p.m.

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Wyatt Cenac joined Comedy Central's The Daily Show in 2008 and has been "reporting" on the presidential election, the economy and black people's popularity among white supremacists ever since. Doors open at 7:15 p.m.