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Thursday, 26 Jan 2012

Employee wellness: "Super Foods: Enhance Your Eating"

Jan 26, 2012

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

192 Parks Library

Free

University Training, development

Sally Barclay, clinician in food science and human nutrition, will lead a discussion about the most nutrient-dense foods with antioxidants and how to incorporate them into your daily diet. No preregistration is required.

Study Abroad Fair

Jan 26, 2012

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Student activities

Discover more about studying abroad. Talk with both ISU programs as well as affiliate programs that specialize in study abroad. Learn more about studying in practically any country on any continent in the world!

Track and field: Bill Bergan Invitational

Jan 26, 2012

1:00 PM

Lied Recreation Center

free

Athletics Athletics

Indoor track and field invitational.

Floral Design Series

Jan 26, 2012

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens Arts, performances Special events

Learn the basics of floral design while creating beautiful arrangements to take home. Updated with new classes! Learn the tips and skills used by professionals and create your own one-of-a-kind floral designs. Those who complete all nine classes will receive a certificate of floral design from Reiman Gardens.

Panel discussion: Impact of women's studies on women's lives

Jan 26, 2012

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions

Women's studies faculty and program alumnae will participate in a panel discussion about what is unique about women's studies and how the discipline has affected the lives of women. This event is part of a series to recognize the 35th anniversary of ISU's women's studies program.

Someone Had to Make Them: Why Not Me?

Jan 26, 2012

5:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

free

College of Design Arts, performances Lectures

Esther Shimazu is a ceramic artist from Honolulu, Hawaii, who is best known for stoneware sculptures of bald, nude, chunky Asian women constructed with hand-building techniques. While often playful in appearance, the work also explores deeper issues of race, gender and beauty.

Camera Basics with Luke Healey

Jan 26, 2012

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$16 ISU/$26 Public

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Understand how aperture, shutter speed, and ISO function in order to control depth of field and capture motion. Bring your camera (and questions!) to class.

Floral Design Series

Jan 26, 2012

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens Arts, performances Special events

Learn the basics of floral design while creating beautiful arrangements to take home. Updated with new classes! Learn the tips and skills used by professionals and create your own one-of-a-kind floral designs. Those who complete all nine classes will receive a certificate of floral design from Reiman Gardens.

Artist Lecture: Recomposing the Grant Wood Murals

Jan 26, 2012

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 0003 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances Lectures

"Working Over Wood." Jennifer Drinkwater discusses her recent project to reinterpret and recompose the original nine panels designed by Grant Wood for the Parks Library mural "When Tillage Begins, Other Arts Follow."

Cyclone Cinema: The Ides of March

Jan 26, 2012

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

Free

Student Union Board

An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail. There is a show at 10pm as well.

Documentary and discussion: Black American Gothic

Jan 26, 2012

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

"Black American Gothic" is a documentary film about urban migration from Chicago to Iowa City. Independent filmmaker Carla Wilson tells the story through the experience of Iowa City residents, old and new, and looks specifically at how changing demographics in the community have affected low-income housing, public schools, and law enforcement. A discussion will follow the 50-min film. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Series.

Poster Sale

Jan 26, 2012

8:00 PM

Cardinal Room, Memorial Union

Thousands of choices from art prints & movies to music and pop culture! Most posters are priced between $8 and $12.

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union

SUB Music: Tomorrow's Bad Seeds w/ Pacific Dub

Jan 26, 2012

8:00 PM

M-Shop, MU

$6 ISU students, $12 general public ($2 day of show increase)

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Tomorrows Bad Seeds, "leaders of the new school" is a five piece American band from Hermosa Beach, California formed in 2004. Their Southern California influences helped yield their unparalleled sound. A perfect mix of rock, pop, punk, reggae and hip-hop guaranteed to hook you. From break dancing to spinning tracks these boys emerged into multi-cultural musical phenomenon with a cause.