Sunday, 07 May 2017
Softball
Channel: Cyclone Athletics
12:00 pm @ Cyclone Sports Complex
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.Cost: free
Walk-in Argentine Tango
Channel: The Workspace
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm @ Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union
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.Cost: ISU 5 classes for $35, Public 5 classes for $45
Tuesday, 09 May 2017
Workshop: Project LEA/RN
Channel: School of Education
9:00 am - 4:00 pm @ 2622 Lagomarcino Hall
Uncover what is known about human learning: share insights about the brain based on current research, engage in strategies that promote interaction and deep thinking, and learn how to apply your new understandings in situations where you facilitate learning. Continues May 10.Cost: free
Retirement reception: Hans van Leeuwen
Channel: Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ 316 Town Engineering
Hans van Leeuwen, professor in civil, construction and environmental engineering, is retiring after 17 years of service. A short program will begin at 3:30 p.m.Cost: free
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Free Admission Day
Channel: Reiman Gardens
9:00 am - 6:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
It's important to make the beauty and educational value of Reiman Gardens as available as possible to all. On the second Wednesday of every month, all guests may visit Reiman Gardens free of charge. The Gardens will still maintain its standard hours.Walter and Helen Parke Loomis Symposium
Channel: Plant Pathology and Microbiology
9:45 am - 4:00 pm @ Great Hall, Memorial Union
"Exploring the Dynamics of Plant Defense and Immune Responses." Hosted by the plant biology interdepartmental graduate program. Registration is free but due by April 28; lunch is provided.Cost: free
Lunch Bunch
Channel: Reiman Gardens
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
Bring a sack lunch and enjoy a free youth story time program by the Ames Public Library at Reiman Gardens. Perfect for kids ages 0 - 5.Training: Youth program leaders and administrators
Channel: Environmental Health & Safety
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm @ 1155 Administrative Services Building
Information for youth program leaders, administrators and student organization officers regarding youth-related policies, procedures and forms for successfully conducting youth programs at ISU.Cost: free
Farewell reception: Krishna Athreya
Channel: NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC)
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ Sukup Atrium, Biorenewables Complex
Krishna Athreya, diversity director for the Center for Biorenewable Chemicals, has served the center for six years.Cost: free
Retirement reception: W. Wade Miller
Channel: Agricultural Education and Studies Department
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ 224 Curtiss Hall
W. Wade Miller, professor in agricultural education and studies, is retiring. A short program will begin at 3:30 p.m.Cost: free
Retirement reception: James Hill
Channel: Chemical & Biological Engineering
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm @ Central Prairie Room, Gateway Hotel and Conference Center
University Professor of chemical and biological engineering James Hill is retiring.Cost: free
Artful Yoga
Channel: University Museums
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm @ Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. In conjunction with the current exhibition, our practice this semester will focus on the color red. Please arrive early for a discussion on the month's topic beginning at 5:15. The practice will begin at 5:30. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.Cost: free
Thursday, 11 May 2017
Kids Story Time
Channel: Reiman Gardens
10:00 am - 11:00 am @ Reiman Gardens
This much-loved storytelling program has returned with a strong literacy focus every week. Each session features a theme with two or three books read aloud followed by a related activity.Unified Butterfly Recorder App Tutorial
Channel: Reiman Gardens
10:00 am - 12:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
The Unified Butterfly Recorder (UBR) is a handheld device app, developed in collaboration between Reiman Gardens and senior design students from Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University, and it allows butterfly researchers and enthusiasts to efficiently record butterfly sighting data.Seminar: Navigating the IRB Submission Process
Channel: Office for Responsible Research
11:00 am - 12:30 pm @ Ensminger Room, Kildee Hall
Institutional Review Board 101: Navigating the IRB Submission Process, will provide you with tips on developing and submitting protocols to the Institutional Review Board.Cost: free
Brown Bag: Nature at Noon
Channel: Reiman Gardens
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
"Art from a Willow Bog." Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy a nature-based education program relating to the 2017 theme, Water.Friday, 12 May 2017
Plant Sale Extravaganza
Channel: Reiman Gardens
All day @ Reiman Gardens
Reiman Gardens' members only sale on Friday, May 12. The sale will open to the public on Saturday, May 13 and Sunday, May 14. Plant Sale Extravaganza sponsored by the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, the Graduate Student Horticulture Society, the ISU Horticulture Club, Reiman Gardens, and the Story County Master Gardener AssociationSpring Fling Weekend
Channel: Reiman Gardens
All day @ Reiman Gardens
Celebrate spring and early season color in the Gardens. There's plenty to do during Spring Fling weekend at Reiman Gardens.National Public Gardens Day
Channel: Reiman Gardens
9:00 am - 6:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
We will kick off the event with half price admission in honor of National Public Gardens Day. Reiman Gardens is proud to join public gardens across the country to celebrate National Public Gardens Day annually on the Friday before Mother's Day.Saturday, 13 May 2017
Bag-O-Bulbs Sale
Channel: Reiman Gardens
All day @ Reiman Gardens
Love the massed tulip displays at Reiman Gardens? Want some of that beauty? You can purchase Reiman Gardens' tulip bulbs to replant in your own yard! Not only will you get lots of bulbs at a great discount, but you'll also have a part Reiman Gardens' splendor.Movie Night at Jack Trice Stadium
Channel: Athletics Special Events
7:00 pm @ Jack Trice Stadium
This spring's family film is "Trolls." Gates open at 6 p.m. Concessions will be available; seating is open in the east and south stands, on the field (blankets only, no chairs) and on the east tarmac (handicap accessible). Rain location is Hilton Coliseum.Cost: free