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What is featured?

Sunday, 26 Oct 2014

SOAR: It's For the Birds

Oct 26, 2014

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

Free

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Meet a kestrel bird and put your crafting skills to use! Help out wildlife rehabilitators and learn about some of Iowa's coolest birds while making leather and nylon jesses and other items used for SOAR's Education Ambassadors.

Cantamus Women's Choir

Oct 26, 2014

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Building

$5.00 adults; $3.00 students. Tickets available at the door.

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Kathleen Rodde, conductor

Argentine Tango

Oct 26, 2014

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU: 5 punches for $35, Public: 5 punches for $45

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.

Spirits in the Gardens

Oct 26, 2014

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Free for all youth

Reiman Gardens

Scare is in the air as Reiman Gardens' Spirits in the Gardens event returns on Saturday and Sunday, October 25 and 26 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. All are welcome to join in the spooky fun by attending in costume.

Cyclone Cinema: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Oct 26, 2014

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Performance: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood: Two Man Group

Oct 26, 2014

7:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$26-$49

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood have teamed up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy.

Concert: Set It Off

Oct 26, 2014

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

$8 ISU Students | $14 public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Since forming in 2008, pop-punk / symphonic rockers Set It Off have already released three EPs, a full-length album, signed to Equal Vision Records, toured non-stop, and shared the stage with the impressive likes of My Chemical Romance, A Day To Remember, Say Anything, Against Me! and We Came As Romans.

Monday, 27 Oct 2014

Monday Organ Recital

Oct 27, 2014

5:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital, Music Building

$0

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Short, informal organ recitals given by Dr. Ruth Harris and ISU Students

Tuesday, 28 Oct 2014

Intro to Clay Class

Oct 28, 2014

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $61, Public $71 (includes supplies)

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Explore working with clay! The first two weeks will focus on ways to manipulate clay by hand through slab, coil and decorating with tools. The last two weeks will give you a chance to try your hand at wheel throwing, or you may continue with handbuilding projects if you prefer.

Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar

Oct 28, 2014

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

2050 Agronomy

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity

"Aerosol-Cloud Interactions and Climate Change" by Dr. Leo Donner, Princeton University and NOAA.

Online Tele-Workshop: How to Ace your Qualifying Exams: Strategies to Help You Prepare and Perform at Your Peak

Oct 28, 2014

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

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

Free

Academic Affairs Training, development

Every graduate student must pass some version of the much-dreaded qualifying exam before being allowed to start dissertation research. But this critical rite of passage is rarely discussed in detail until it's almost too late!

Class: Beginner Photography

Oct 28, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

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

Reiman Gardens

This is a four part course on Tuesdays, October 7, October 14, October 21, and October 28 from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. This four-part workshop will cover the basics of photography including equipment and how to use it, depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject and tips and tricks. Each class is broken into 3 parts: classroom discussion, hands-on practice taking pictures by the students and review of the images taken.

Wednesday, 29 Oct 2014

Training: Cardinal sheets

Oct 29, 2014

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

University Training, development

The cardinal sheet is the proposal routing form used by the ISU Foundation to secure departmental, college and university approvals to request gift/grant funding from a foundation, corporation or other nongovernmental source. Learn how to initiate a cardinal sheet, what documents are required, what approvers need to look for, tips for successfully routing the form, the notification process and generating reports for your unit.

Art Walk: Paint the Campus Green

Oct 29, 2014

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Biorenewables Complex

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Join University Museums in discovering one of Iowa State University's most recent Art in State Building installations by Ralph Helmick. Let's discover how this new complex contributes to the landscape of ISU's commitment to the 'green energy revolution' and how Helmick's work fits into that landscape. Meet Interpretation Specialist David Faux at the east entry of the Biorenewables Complex, located south of the College of Design.

Nanovaccine Initiative Seminar and Ramsey Lecture

Oct 29, 2014

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

2226 Veterinary Medicine Building

free

Research Lectures

"Influenza: Tracking a Moving Target in a Rapidly Changing World," Nancy Cox, director of the influenza division at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. Lunch will be provided at 11:30 am. Co-sponsored by the College of Veterinary Medicine.

Greenlee School: Jump-Start Internship Fair

Oct 29, 2014

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Student activities

More than 30 employers will be on site, looking for students to fill internship positions in the fields of advertising, journalism and mass communications and public relations.

Training: "How to Write a P&S Position Description"

Oct 29, 2014

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Determined at registration

University Training, development

University human resources is offering training on "How to Write a Professional and Scientific Position Description" in conjunction with the new PeopleAdmin 7 system training. Anyone who writes or assists with writing position descriptions is encouraged to attend. Training is offered weekly beginning Aug. 26 through Nov. 24. To register, go to AccessPlus (Employee tab > UHR Training) and choose the class you wish to attend.

Getting the most out of mentoring: workshop for new tenure-eligible faculty

Oct 29, 2014

3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Memorial Union, Campanile Room

Academic Affairs Training, development

Workshop on mentoring for new tenure-eligible faculty and their mentors

Open forum: Reiman Gardens director candidate

Oct 29, 2014

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Garden Room, Reiman Gardens

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

Patrick Newman is director of programs at Red Butte Garden, Salt Lake City. He is one of five finalists interviewing for the Reiman Gardens director post.

Leaders Workshop Series: Event Planning

Oct 29, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Cardinal Room, MU

Student Engagement Training, development

During this workshop, staff from New Student Programs (the office that plans and coordinates new student Orientation and Destination Iowa State) as well as staff from the Memorial Union's Event Management Office will provide you with strategies and best practices for planning great events on any scale!

Workshop: Make a Tiny 2D Terrarium

Oct 29, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Cost is $16 for members, $20 for the general public, and ISU students pay 15% off the member price.

Reiman Gardens

Use botanicals from Reiman Gardens in a tiny work of hand-crafted art. In this workshop, we will carefully press and dry flowers and foliage, mount them to paper, and cut them into clever shapes to assemble into unique paper terrariums that make a perfect holiday gift or shadowbox treasure. Preregistration and payment required by October 27.

Fine Dining Dinner: Contemporary American Cuisine

Oct 29, 2014

6:30 PM

Tearoom, 23 MacKay Hall

$35 per person ($30 without wine), cash, check or CyCash only

College of Human Sciences Special events

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.

Belly Dance Lessons

Oct 29, 2014

7:00 PM - 8:10 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU: 5 punches for $35, Public: 5 punches for $45

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

Learn basic belly dance movements and how to perform them in a variety of different ways by making specific choices about size and speed of motion. One or two moves will be explored each week and then put into short practice phrases.

Concert: Widespread Panic

Oct 29, 2014

7:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$45.50

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Legendary jam band, Widespread Panic, announces show in Ames on October 29.

Don't Wait for the Next War

Oct 29, 2014

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

World Affairs Series Keynote by General (Ret) Wesley Clark.

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival

Oct 29, 2014

10:00 PM - 11:30 PM

M-Shop

$1

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is a student run improv comedy 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, 30 Oct 2014

Registration begins for juniors: Spring 2015

Oct 30, 2014

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

First day of assigned Spring 2015 registration dates for students projected as juniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday--Saturday, and most Sundays.

Library workshop

Oct 30, 2014

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

134 Parks Library

free

University Library Training, development

"Finding Funding: Using Campus Resources," with Rebecca Jackson, Parks Library; and Sue Shipitalo, VPR's Office. Intended for faculty, grad students and post-docs. Preregistration required.

Iowa Energy Center Lecture Series

Oct 30, 2014

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

0020 Howe Hall

free

Research Lectures

"Overcoming Technical and Non-Technical Barriers on the Road to Commercialization," Jim Spaeth, bioenergy demonstration and market transformation program manager, U.S. Department of Energy. Registration is requested for this free event.