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Wednesday, 16 Apr 2014

Open House: National Student Employment Week

Apr 16, 2014

7:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Ground floor, Beardshear Hall

free

Academic Affairs Meetings, receptions Student activities

Free 'Breakfast on the Go' for all Iowa State students who have a job, whether on or off-campus. There also will be door prizes.

Workshop: PowerPoint: Beyond Bullets: Being Creative in the Classroom

Apr 16, 2014

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

1230 Communications Building

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Learn how to plan, create, and deliver classroom presentations using PowerPoint's visual tools. Topics include classroom strategies for using PowerPoint to deliver content and manage classroom activities. Design slides using graphics, photos, and multimedia and insert sounds, and video clips. Learn to guide viewers' attention with graphs, transitions and animations.

Performance: Five Little Monkeys presented by Adventure Theater MTC

Apr 16, 2014

10:00 AM

Stephens Auditorium

$4-5

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Going shopping... baking cakes... JUMPING ON BEDS!!! Five silly simian siblings insist on doing things their own way and monkey mayhem ensues in this zany play in cumulative verse.

Behind the Scenes

Apr 16, 2014

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Free for members & volunteers. $10 for the general public.

Reiman Gardens

"Production Greenhouses" presented by Ed Moran, Indoor Horticulturist This program is perfect for Volunteers! Join staff each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Gardens. Each month's topic features a mini-tour, interesting facts, and the chance to see many things not typically open to the public. Come each month to learn more about Reiman Gardens and its many plants and butterflies.

Performance: Five Little Monkeys presented by Adventure Theater MTC

Apr 16, 2014

12:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$4-5

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Going shopping... baking cakes... JUMPING ON BEDS!!! Five silly simian siblings insist on doing things their own way and monkey mayhem ensues in this zany play in cumulative verse.

Online Tele-Workshop: Know your audiences, know your readers: How to market your book from Day One

Apr 16, 2014

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Online Tele-Workshop - National Center for Faculty Diversity and Development

Free

Academic Affairs Training, development

It's important for authors to be active promoters of their own work, and most scholars understand the need to publicize their books after publication. But what about before publication? How should marketing considerations inform the entire publication process?

Sustainable Agriculture Symposium

Apr 16, 2014

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Graduate College Lectures Live Green

Keynote lecture at 3 p.m., "Ecosystem Services from Agriculture: Designing Multifunctional Landscapes," Elena Bennett, McGill University.

Corporate Constitutional Rights and the Erosion of Democracy

Apr 16, 2014

3:00 PM

Oak Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

David Cobb is a former Green Party presidential candidate and the spokesperson for the grassroots organization Move to Amend.

Remembering Bill Kunerth

Apr 16, 2014

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions

Long-time journalist and political activist Bill Kunerth will be remembered by friends and foes alike. Kunerth taught journalism at Iowa State for 31 years (1957-88) and continued to live in Ames until 2004. He was a champion of the First Amendment and fought to ensure that universities and state agencies abided by the Iowa open meetings and records laws.

Softball

Apr 16, 2014

4:00 PM

Cyclone Sports Complex

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Nebraska Omaha.

Artful Yoga

Apr 16, 2014

5:20 PM - 6:20 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Build strength, endurance, and balance in a yoga class that will leave you feeling relaxed and centered. Behind all of those sore muscles you may find patience, peace, and a stronger mind/body connection. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.

Phenomenology and Hermeneutics: Alberto Perez-Gonzalez

Apr 16, 2014

5:45 PM - 7:15 PM

Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building

free

College of Design Lectures

Perez-Gomez is Saidye Rosner Bronfman Professor and chair of the history of architecture division at McGill University, Montreal.

Photography Class: Beginner Photography

Apr 16, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Cost is $48 for members, $60 for the general public, and Iowa State University students pay 15% off the member price.

Reiman Gardens

Wednesdays, April 2, April 9, April 16, April 23 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. This four-part workshop will cover the basics of photography including equipment, depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject, and tips and tricks.

Workshop: Weird Watercolors

Apr 16, 2014

6:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Cost is $36 for members, $45 for the general public, and Iowa State students pay 15% off the member price.

Reiman Gardens

Wednesdays, March 26, April 2, April 9, and April 16 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Perfect for parent and child! Join Yvonne Brune, Creative Department artist and instructor, for a hands-on art and science workshop exploring the unique effects of salt, sugar, masking fluid, and other materials in watercolor projects!

Exonerated by the Evidence, Convicted by the System

Apr 16, 2014

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

After serving twenty years in prison for the murder of Linda Jo Edwards, Kerry Max Cook was "exonerated" by a DNA test found to match another man. Despite his exoneration, Cook's murder conviction has not been overturned.

Red Hot Patriot: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins - A One-Woman Play

Apr 16, 2014

8:00 PM

Ames City Auditorium, 515 Clark Avenue

free

Lecture Series Arts, performances Lectures Student activities

Red Hot Patriot, a one-woman play written by sisters Allison and Margaret Engel, celebrates the life and work of syndicated columnist Molly Ivins. 2014 First Amendment Day Celebration