Tuesday, 06 Mar 2012
STEM Education Collaboration Coffee
The Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education (CESMEE) presents "Establishing Successful Project Evaluation for NFS-funded Programs" with Mack Shelley, professor of statistics and political science, and Mari Kemis, assistant director of the Research Institute for Studies in Education (RISE). RSVP to Stacy Renfro, srenfro@iastate.edu.
Workshop: Achieving Success in Broader Impacts
Are you writing an NSF CAREER grant proposal? Are you writing NSF and other agency grant proposals that include activities to benefit society beyond the research impact? Strengthening the Professoriate (SP@ISU) will host a discussion featuring faculty members who have been successful in obtaining grant funding and have strong areas of Broader Impacts. Faculty, staff, postdocs and graduate students are welcome. Lunch provided; please RSVP.
Tuesday Tea at the Farm House Museum
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation about all things Farm House. Mark your calendar from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm the first Tuesday of every month (Feb. - May) and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. Check the University Museums website to learn what the discussion topic will be. Can't make it at noon? The Farm House will be serving tea from 12 to 4 pm so stop in any time.
Faculty Senate meeting
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public and adjourn at 5 p.m.
Workshop: Interdepartmental genetics
"Telomere biology and germ cell immortality in C. elegans," Shawn Ahmed, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Seminar: Visualization
Divya Mistry, ISU BCB graduate student, will lead an analytical discussion on visualizing high dimension datasets.
Fighting Human Trafficking - Luis CdeBaca
Luis CdeBaca is Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons. He has worked under three presidential administrations to combat human trafficking and modern-day forms of slavery. He is a graduate of Iowa State University. World Affairs Series
SUB Music: Katie Herzig
In 2006, after several years of fronting the critically acclaimed Colorado-based band, Newcomers Home, Katie Herzig moved to Nashville to strike it solo. Before leaving Colorado, she single-handedly recorded and produced Weightless, a tour-de-force of innovative sonics and songwriting. Since then, Katie's song "Heaven's My Home" received a 2007 Grammy nomination and she has steadily become a fixture in Nashville's up-and-coming indie music scene