Sunday, 20 Oct 2013
Fee payment deadline for Fall 2013
Fee payment deadline for fall. Final payment due.
Beyond Basics: Metal and Glass Beads Class
Take your lampwork skills to the next level and make amazing glass beads with silver! Learn several ways to add fine silver wire and silver foil to your creations. Other techniques may be used as time permits. There will also be time for troubleshooting and individual questions. Students must complete a beginning glass beads class before taking Beyond Basics classes. Supply fee includes glass for class time only. Propane/MAPP is available.
VRAC's Halloween Fun House
A virtual Halloween house, featuring the minions from Despicable Me and others, that introduces children to science and technology. All ages are welcome.
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Family Event: Spirits in the Gardens
Scare is in the air as Reiman Gardens' Spirits in the Gardens event returns on Saturday and Sunday, October 19 and 20 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. All are welcome to join in the spooky fun by attending in costume.
Cyclone Cinema: The Great Gatsby
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! This week we will be showing The Great Gatsby! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Baauer - Known for the "Harlem Shake"
Baauer is the producer of the well known 'Harlem Shake'.
Cyclone Cinema: The Great Gatsby
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! This week we will be showing The Great Gatsby! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Monday, 21 Oct 2013
Young Women in Business Conference: "Unleash Your Potential!"
A conference to explore business majors and careers, aimed at females in grades 9-12 and their parents, teachers and counselors.
Statistics Seminar
"A Design for Spatial Finite Populations Based on the Within Sample Distance R", Roberto Benedetti, Department of Economics, G. d'Annunzio University, Pescara, Italy
Concert: Musicians From Marlboro
A national tour program featuring instrumentalists and vocalists from this summer's Marlboro Music Festival of Vermont. An Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music event.
Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013
Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar
"Watershed scale geochemistry: Connecting weathering, landscape, and climate" by Kathryn Szramek, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
Enameling Class
Enameling (using heat to fuse powdered glass to metal) creates a fabulous splash of color for jewelry. Using a torch and a few simple tools, you will enamel on beads, components and flat metal and experience the brilliant colors of this media.
Painting with Knives Class
If you can butter toast, you're already on your way to painting with knives! Get an introduction to the basic tools and techniques for using knives. Learn to achieve texture, sweeping areas of flat or mixed color, and employing impasto, as well as making tiny shapes, straight lines and defined edges, and sgraffito effects with both oil and acrylic paints.
Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America
Wenonah Hauter is the executive director of Food & Water Watch. Her book Foodopoly: The Battle Over the Future of Food and Farming in America is an investigation into the economics and politics behind our current food systems and how corporate consolidation affects farmers and consumers.
Wednesday, 23 Oct 2013
Graduation applications: Spring 2014
Seniors graduating Spring 2014 should submit a Graduation Application to the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center, after registering for final course work. Applications are available from advisers or the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center.
Registration begins: Spring 2014
First day of assigned Spring 2014 registration dates for students in the College of Veterinary Medicine and students in the Graduate College. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Why I love teaching introductory large-lecture courses
Award-winning large-lecturer Ken Holscher shares why he loves teaching large introductory biology courses. Learn how Ken meets this fresh, young population of future scientists where they are developmentally and helps inspire them at the very beginnings of their intellectual inquiry process.
Nanoscale Seminar Series
"Challenges And Opportunities For The Conversion Of Biomass To Renewable Chemicals," Jean-Philippe Tessonnier, ISU chemical and biological engineering.
SUB General Meeting
Check out our general meeting this week. It's not too late to get involved!
P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture
Susannah Drake, principal of award-winning design firm dlandstudio in Brooklyn, N.Y., will present the 2013 P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture.
Fine Dining Dinner: Cuisine of the Mediterranean
Prepared and hosted by students in HRI 487/587 (Fine Dining Event Management Dinners). Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; serving begins at 6:30.
Chain Maille Class
175 jump rings will quickly transform into a lovely silver Byzantine bracelet with colored rings accents. Make one or two pairs of earrings to match. Students may want to bring reading glasses or magnifier visor to see the details better.
Jane Jacobs and Rachel Carson: How They Changed Our World
Robert Fishman is an expert in the areas of urban history and urban policy and planning. He will discuss the impact of Jane Jacobs and Rachel Carson, two women who revolutionized the fields of urbanism and environmentalism as well as changed the way we think about sustainability.
Concert: ISU Flute Choir & Clarinet Choir
Sonja Giles, director of flute Gregory Oakes, director of clarinet
CANCELLED: Concert: Kacey Musgraves
Refunds will be issued at the location where you purchased your ticket.
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is a student run improv troupe on campus. They perform in the M-Shop on various Wednesdays during the semester. Grandma Mojo's is the best and cheapest date on campus - admission is only $1!
Thursday, 24 Oct 2013
Registration for Seniors: Spring 2014
First day of assigned Spring 2014 registration dates for students projected as seniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday.
Seminar: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Series: What our Men of Color Have to Say
"I don't like going to the class...the other students, the professor...I don't feel like I belong there." Could this quote be from a student in your class? The multicultural student population is increasing at most institutions across the U.S., while their retention and graduation rates have historically been lower than their majority peers.