Thursday, 04 Nov 2010
Registration: sophomores
First day of assigned Spring 2011 registration dates for students projected as sophomores. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Microneedle-Based Drug Delivery" by Kris hansen, 3M Drug Deliversy Systems
Open forum: Overview of 2011 ISU Plan benefits
Open forum with Mike Otis, associate director of human resource services. His presentation will include an update on national health care reform provisions that impact ISU health plans.
TIAA-CREF financial seminar
"Your Retirement: A Personal Journey, A New Beginning -- How to Plan What's Best for You in the Years to Come." What's your vision of retirement? Enjoying a comfortable and potentially rewarding retirement will depend upon having enough income to live on in addition to good health and relationships with family and friends. A sound retirement strategy can help make all the difference. Please preregister, space limited.
Meeting: Professional & Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Lecture: Energizing Architecture
Using examples from her book, "Energizing Architecture," photovoltaic design expert Claudia Lueling will give an overview of the important shift toward making buildings potential producers of energy rather than mere consumers and describe the green technologies and materials available to architects today. Part of the "Toward Sustainable Cities" series presented by the ISU Council on Sustainability, College of Design and LiveGreen! Initiative.
Glass Etching with Rod Simpson
Learn the basics of glass etching while creating six ornaments. Choose from our imagery, or get creative and make up your own design. Meets Thursdays from 6-8 pm for 2 weeks.
Inspiration for Athletes On and Off the Road - Scott Gall
Coach Scott Gall is a world class runner with more than a dozen years of experience coaching runners. In recent years he has taken up the sport of triathlon as an elite racer and Xterra as a professional racer. Scott and his wife are the proprietors of The Runner's Flat store.
Invisible Children: Stories of War
Film and discussion with Asimwe Proscovia. Invisible Children is working to rebuild education in northern Uganda, a region recovering from over 20 years of war. As part of the 2010 Face-to-Face Tour, Proscovia will share her experience as a recent graduate of the Invisible Children Legacy Scholarship Program, which serves child mothers, displaced persons and orphans by war. Part of the World Affairs Series.
Women's Basketball
Exhibition vs. Minnesota State, Mankato.
Engineering For A Sustainable World: An Artist's Approach
Rosette Gault's work is a blend of art and science. She holds a patent on paperclay, a plastic modeling mix of clay, paper pulp and water whose fired result can be indistinguishable from conventional clay, but is much lighter in weight. Gault is working to develop a water filtration system for developing countries, taking advantage of the nanoparticle size of the openings left by the burned-out paper in the firing process.