Tuesday, 05 Mar 2013
Iowa Water Conference
The Iowa Water Conference is a collaborative effort featuring participating conferences of Ag and the Environment, Floodplain Management, Stormwater and Water Monitoring. The goal of this partnership is to create greater awareness of Iowa urban and agricultural water issues through sustainable watershed management.
CANCELED: Reiman Entrepreneur Speaker Series: Diego Veitia
Diego Veitia is founder and director of International Assets Holding (now INTL FCStone Inc.). He also serves as chairman of Veitia and Associates Inc., a private investment company. The lecture and lunch (11:30 a.m.) are free, but online registration is required.
Teaching and Learning Circle: Large Classes
Are you concerned about increasing class size? Do larger classes necessitate a different way of teaching? How can you prevent cheating and plagiarism? How can you engage majors vs. non-majors, or students taking required vs. elective classes? We will discuss these topics and invite you to add your own.
Staniforth Memorial Lecture
"Weeds, Crops and Health," Frank Forcella, research agronomist, USDA-ARS, Morris, Minn. A reception will follow in the Agronomy Hall commons. This is the 24th Annual David W. Staniforth Memorial Lecture.
Fused Glass
Create a beautiful embossed glass tile to hang in your window and catch the light.
Private Lands and Public Priorities: EPA, Iowa Agriculture and the Quest for Land Health
Karl Brooks is the Regional Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 7. He supervises EPA operations in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and nine tribal nations.
Monty Python's Spamalot
After a sold-out performance during the 2011-2012 season, Spamalot is back in Ames to delight the audience, once again.
Open Mic Night
Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to their fellow students. Many are musicians, comedians, and poets. So come on out and show us what kind of talents you have. (Sign Up starts at 7:00 p.m. until all spots are filed)
The 2012 Elections: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
Join Dianne Bystrom and Steffen Schmidt for a discussion of the outstanding moments of the 2012 caucus, primary and election season.