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Monday, 01 Feb 2016

VPR Workshop: Managing your award

Feb 01, 2016

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

Research Conferences Training, development

This workshop will not only discuss basic principles of award management and introduces to investigators the offices at Iowa State that can assist them, but will also provide researchers with valuable insight into personnel issues that will help them build successful teams.

Tuesday, 02 Feb 2016

Soil Health Conference

Feb 02, 2016

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Scheman Building

$150 before Jan. 16, 2016; $180 after that date

ISU Extension and Outreach Conferences

This conference is a collaborative effort between ISU Extension and Outreach, and the USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service. The goal of this conference is to increase awareness and understanding of soil health as pivotal to sustainable agriculture and environmental quality in Iowa and the Midwest.

Wednesday, 03 Feb 2016

Soil Health Conference

Feb 03, 2016

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Scheman Building

$150 before Jan. 16, 2016; $180 after that date

ISU Extension and Outreach Conferences

This conference is a collaborative effort between ISU Extension and Outreach, and the USDA, Natural Resource Conservation Service. The goal of this conference is to increase awareness and understanding of soil health as pivotal to sustainable agriculture and environmental quality in Iowa and the Midwest.

Thursday, 04 Feb 2016

VPR Workshop: Updates, Initiatives, and Challenges at the National Science Foundation

Feb 04, 2016

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

0001 Carver Hall

free

Research Conferences Training, development

Dr. Roger Wakimoto, program director at the Geosciences Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF), will discuss new NSF-wide initiatives for FY16, recent challenges working with Congress, the broader impacts criteria, reliability and reproducibility of scientific results, and updates regarding the Geosciences Directorate. The seminar is free and open to the public. No preregistration is required.

Wednesday, 10 Feb 2016

Business, Industry and Technology Career Fair

Feb 10, 2016

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

free

Ivy College of Business Conferences Student activities

The career fair enables students to explore career opportunities, obtain employer information, and locate internships, co-ops and full-time positions. Employers have the opportunity to connect with promising candidates for job and internship openings as well as network with university personnel and other employers.

People to People Career Fair

Feb 10, 2016

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Scheman Building

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Conferences Student activities

The career fair offers employers and students a professional environment in which to connect and discuss internships and full-time employment opportunities in social services; education; health/wellness; government; and hospitality. There also will be an opportunity for students to meet with representatives from professional health and law schools.

Thursday, 11 Feb 2016

P&S Professional Development Conference

Feb 11, 2016

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Scheman Building

$75

Groups, governance Conferences Training, development

"Building YOU, Reinforcing US," a conference to offer inspiration and motivation through sessions that build on the individual while reinforcing the university as a whole. Late registration fees apply after Jan. 8.

Friday, 12 Feb 2016

Workshop: Educating Citizens for a Globalized World

Feb 12, 2016

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Conferences Diversity

This workshop will identify and discuss the values, skills and educational foundations that are essential to a quality liberal arts education in a rapidly changing global environment. Keynote speaker is Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, president, World Food Prize Foundation. RSVP by Feb. 5.

Thursday, 18 Feb 2016

Design Career Fair

Feb 18, 2016

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Memorial Union (Great Hall, South Ballroom, Sun Room)

free

College of Design Conferences

A professional environment for students, alumni and employers to discuss career opportunities in design.

Friday, 19 Feb 2016

Social Justice Summit

Feb 19, 2016

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Multicultural Center, Memorial Union

free

Student Union Board Conferences Diversity Student activities

Designed for undergraduate students aimed at providing them with the opportunity to increase their awareness surrounding issues of inclusion and to develop action plans that will assist them in being agents of change on campus. Learn more about yourself, engage in discussion with other students on a variety of issues, and create strategies for implementing social change.

Monday, 22 Feb 2016

VPR Workshop: NEH Regional Application

Feb 22, 2016

8:30 AM - 1:30 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Conferences Training, development

This workshop will include an overview of the National Endowment for the Humanities and Humanities Iowa programs and special initiatives, and a session devoted to strategies for winning competitive applications and understanding the review process. A limited number of individual appointments with an NEH program officer will be available.

Tuesday, 23 Feb 2016

VPR Workshop: NEH Regional Application

Feb 23, 2016

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Research Conferences Training, development

This workshop will include an overview of the National Endowment for the Humanities and Humanities Iowa programs and special initiatives, and a session devoted to strategies for winning competitive applications and understanding the review process. A limited number of individual appointments with an NEH program officer will be available.

Sunday, 28 Feb 2016

P&S Council: Professional development seminar

Feb 28, 2016

7:30 AM - 4:15 PM

Scheman Building

$80 (Dec. 8-Jan. 31); $95 (Feb. 1-10)

Groups, governance Conferences Training, development

Plan to "Cultivate Your Adventure" at the full-day Professional and Scientific Council professional development conference. The conference will offer inspiration and motivation through sessions that focus on cultivating your professional -- as well as your personal -- life.

Monday, 29 Feb 2016

VPR and EPSCoR Workshop: Building an interdisciplinary research team

Feb 29, 2016

7:00 PM

2019 Morrill Hall

free

Research Conferences Training, development

Steve Fiore, director of the University of Central Florida's Cognitive Sciences Laboratory, has a long list of publications and external funding in the area of team science. He will discuss frameworks for building 'team syntheses' - from individual expertise into a collaborative network that clarifies roles; maps out flows, iterations and incremental outcomes; anticipates emergent problems; and promotes reflective improvement.