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What is featured?

Sunday, 11 Oct 2009

Homecoming: Indoor Volleyball

Oct 11, 2009

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Beyer gym

Free

University Student activities

Mixed teams (male/female), registration due Oct. 2.

Soccer

Oct 11, 2009

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

ISU Soccer Complex

Athletics Athletics

vs. Baylor

Film: "The Fighting Sullivans"

Oct 11, 2009

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

Free

University Museums Arts, performances

This is one of the most heart-warming films ever made from the true story of the legend of the Sullivan family from Waterloo, Iowa whose five sons died fighting side by side in World War II. The only ship ever named for more than one person, the U.S.S. The Sullivans was commissioned by the Navy as a posthumous tribute. More than a war movie, this film is a fantastic account of the American spirit. Running time: 110 minutes

Class: Argentine Tango Practica

Oct 11, 2009

4:00 PM

Workspace

ISU students- 5 punches for $30; public - 5 punches for $35

The Workspace Arts, performances

4-5pm lesson; 5-7pm practice Oct.11,18,25; Nov.1,8,22,29; Dec.6,13 Multi-level Argentine Tango class.

Concert: Orquestra de Sao Paulo

Oct 11, 2009

7:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

Adults: $43, $39, Youth: $25, ISU Students: $20

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

AIOFA (Ames International Orchestra Festival Association) presents the Orquestra de Sao Paulo with Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion soloist, as part of the Performaning Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium.

Monday, 12 Oct 2009

Homecoming: Food on Campus

Oct 12, 2009

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Central Campus

Free all week with Homecoming button (purchase on site for $5)

University Special events

Menu: Quiznos sandwiches and chips, Blue Bunny ice cream sandwiches.

Workspace: Homecoming Button Making

Oct 12, 2009

2:00 PM

Workspace

$0.50 for any button size

The Workspace Arts, performances

Workspace open hours: 2-10pm Mon-Thurs; 10am-4pm Sat; 1-4pm Sun Make an ISU button.

CESMEE seminar

Oct 12, 2009

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

2030 Morrill

free

Groups, governance Lectures

Fouad Abd El Khalick, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, will present a 'longitudinal' study of the representations of nature of science in high school science textbooks. Part of the CESMEE Seminar Series, presented by the Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering.

Lecture: Lotus Society

Oct 12, 2009

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Oak Room, Memorial Union

free

Student Activities Diversity Lectures Student activities

"Compassionate Listening: A Technique of Harmonious Living," Venerable Dedunupitiye Upananda Thera, founder and incumbent-in-chief, Ehipassiko Buddhist Center, Calgary, Canada.

Horticulture Seminar

Oct 12, 2009

4:10 PM - 5:10 PM

118 Horticulture Hall

No Charge

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Conferences

"CSRL: Transforming Experiences for Faculty, Staff, and Students," Mark Westgate, ISU Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods.

Class: Basketweaving - Indian Corn, Section II

Oct 12, 2009

6:00 PM

Workspace

ISU students $30; public $35

The Workspace Arts, performances

6-9pm Make fall decorations.

Class: Black and White Photography, Section II

Oct 12, 2009

6:30 PM

Workspace

ISU students $80; public $85

The Workspace Arts, performances

6:30-9pm for 6 weeks Introduction to Black and White Photography.

Homecoming: Basketball Tourney

Oct 12, 2009

6:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Lied Rec Center

Free

University Special events

Mixed teams (male/female), registration due Oct. 2.

Seminar: Financial literacy

Oct 12, 2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

101 Carver Hall

free

Ivy College of Business Lectures Training, development

"Retirement Planning and Estate Planning," Jake Zehr and Alicia Waltenberger, TIAA-CREF. Space is limited; please register in advance to shobha@iastate.edu.

Seminar: student loans, financial aid and the FAFSA

Oct 12, 2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

101 Carver Hall

free

Ivy College of Business Lectures

This free financial literacy seminar will feature Jake Zehr and Alicia Waltenberger, TIAA-CREF, and is free and open to the entire Ames and ISU community. Register for the seminar by sending an email to shobha@iastate.edu.

Osborn Club lecture

Oct 12, 2009

7:00 PM

1420 Molecular Biology

Groups, governance Lectures

"Leaf Microorganisms: How They Influence Plant and Environmental Health," Gwyn Beattie, Robert Earle Buchanan Distinguished Professor of Bacteriology, ISU plant pathology. The lecture is open to the public.

Lecture: "Revitalizing Agricultural Research for Global Food Security"

Oct 12, 2009

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

2009 World Food Prize winner Gebisa Ejeta. The Ethiopian native's work to develop sorghum hybrids resistant to drought and the devastating Striga weed (witchweed) increased the production and availability of one of the world's five principal grains and enhanced the food supply of millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa. A reception and student poster display will precede the lecture from 7 to 8 p.m. in the South Ballroom, MU.

Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009

Homecoming: Food on Campus

Oct 13, 2009

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Central Campus

Free all week with Homecoming button (purchase on site for $5)

University Special events

Menu: Pork & veggie burgers, chips, cookies.

Free dance lesson: "Dance for the Health of It"

Oct 13, 2009

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM

central campus

free

University Special events

Two 15-minute dance sessions (noon and 12:15 p.m.) coordinated by the Campus Community Partnership for Health during Homecoming Week (Oct. 13, 14, 15), with a different style of dance each day. ISU student dance clubs also will perform.

Tuesday Tea at the Farm House Museum

Oct 13, 2009

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Farm House Museum, central campus

Free

University Museums Arts, performances

Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation. Mark your calendar from Noon to 1:00 pm each Tuesday this month (Oct. 6th, 13th, 20, 27th) and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. After tea, all are welcome to join a guided tour that will highlight different topics each week, including Victorian music and entertainment, women's work through the years, Victorian dining, and more.

Workspace: Homecoming Button Making

Oct 13, 2009

2:00 PM

Workspace

$0.50 for any button size

The Workspace Arts, performances

Workspace open hours: 2-10pm Mon-Thurs; 10am-4pm Sat; 1-4pm Sun Make an ISU button.

Video Podcasting

Oct 13, 2009

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

89 Durham Center

$25 faculty/staff; no charge for students.

University Training, development

This class looks at creating a simple video podcast by editing a lecture-type video presentation and adding Powerpoint-style inserts, using superimposed lower third text, inserting computer screen snapshots plus adding titles/credits. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.

Geology Lecture

Oct 13, 2009

4:00 PM

2020 Agronomy

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity Lectures

"Tectonic Transitions in the Porphyry-epithermal Environment" by Richard Tosdal, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.

Class: Cemetery Field Trip

Oct 13, 2009

5:30 PM

Workspace

ISU students $11 per field trip; public $16 per field trip

The Workspace Arts, performances

5:30-7:30pm for 2 weeks Field Trip for Photographers.

Faculty/Staff symposium: Challenges of Retirement and Estate Planning

Oct 13, 2009

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Gateway Hotel and Conference Center, 2100 Green Hills Dr.

free

University Lectures

"Overcoming the Challenges of Retirement & Estate Planning in the Decade Ahead," with panelists Vicki Feilmeyer, Attorney, Nyemaster Law Firm; Craig Marrs, Ameriprise; Pam Fleener, First National; and moderator Paul Caspersen, ISU Foundation. Limited seating, preregister by Oct. 5. Refreshments provided.

Class: Found Object Jewelry

Oct 13, 2009

6:30 PM

Workspace

ISU students $34; public $39

The Workspace Arts, performances

6:30-9:30pm for 2 weeks Incorporate objects into sterling silver jewelry.

Class: Mat Cutting, Section II

Oct 13, 2009

6:30 PM

Workspace

ISU students $17; public $22

The Workspace Arts, performances

6:30-9:30 Learn to do mat cutting.

Lecture: Victory gardens

Oct 13, 2009

7:00 PM

Garden Room, Reiman Gardens

free

Lecture Series Lectures

"Sowing the Seeds of Victory Gardens: Then and Now," historian Rose Hayden-Smith, University of California. Hayden-Smith is a nationally recognized expert on victory gardens, wartime food policies and school garden programs

Workshop: Floral Design Series

Oct 13, 2009

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

$26 for CoHorts' members; $32.50 for general public. $19.50 for ISU students. Pre-registration and pre-payment required.

Reiman Gardens Arts, performances

"Fruit or Potted Plant."

Faculty forum: Economic Recovery

Oct 13, 2009

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Iowa State faculty will share their research contributing to the current debate on economic recovery. Participants include Peter Orazem, ISU economics; David Peters, ISU sociology; David Frankel, ISU economics.