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What is featured?

Monday, 01 Oct 2018

Monday Monologues series

Oct 01, 2018

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Grant Wood Foyer, Parks Library

free

University Library Arts, performances Lectures

"Get Out the Vote Plays," Tiffany Antone, lecturer in music and theatre will curate short, nonpartisan plays. This lunchtime series features facets of composition and art through a series of readings or performances curated by Iowa State faculty. Bring your lunch or stop by Bookends Café on your way.

Tuesday, 02 Oct 2018

Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences

Oct 02, 2018

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

2050 Agronomy

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Academic Program Evolution in the New Century" by Dallas Rhodes, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture

Oct 02, 2018

7:30 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

"Unlocking Your Inner Entrepreneur: How one of the luckiest days of my life was when I got fired from a job I loved," ISU alumna Sara Wyant is president of Agri-Pulse Communications, with offices in Washington DC and Camdenton, Missouri.

Wednesday, 03 Oct 2018

Matter at Hand: Workshop & Lecture with Textile Artist Tracy Krumm

Oct 03, 2018

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

085 Design and 077 Design

free

College of Design Lectures

Tracy Krumm, the McKnight Visual Artist Fellow and director of artistic advancement at the Textile Center in Minneapolis, will offer a textile workshop from 9 to 11:50 a.m. in 085 Design, followed by a lecture from 12:10 to 1 p.m. in 077 Design, both on the ground floor of the College of Design.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Candidate Debate

Oct 03, 2018

3:10 PM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

The Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium will host candidates for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture in advance of the upcoming November 6 elections. Participants include Democratic candidate Tim Gannon and Libertarian candidate Rick Stewart.

Panel Discussion: Controversy and the U.S. Supreme Court

Oct 03, 2018

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Constitution Day Event - Join a discussion on recent Supreme Court rulings and a possible shift in the balance of the court following the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Thursday, 04 Oct 2018

Lecture: From Iowa Cornfield to New York Boardroom

Oct 04, 2018

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"From the Iowa Cornfield to the New York Boardroom," Kim Guthrie, president of Cox Media Group. Guthrie will draw form her own experience in broadcasting and advertising as she shares advice on getting a foot in the door, getting promoted and becoming a leader, along with trends in digital media. Greenlee School Futures Forum.

Lecture: Soil Carbon Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation

Oct 04, 2018

4:10 PM

2050 Agronomy Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

"Soil Carbon Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation: What We Can Expect," William Schlesinger, member of the NAS and former director of the Cary Institute and former Dean of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. Improved soil management is increasingly pursued to ensure food security for the world's rising global population, with the ancillary benefit of storing carbon in soils to lower the threat of climate change.

Lecture: Making T-Shirts Out of Pop Bottles

Oct 04, 2018

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

Mike Draper is the owner of RAYGUN, the Des Moines-based T-shirt company known for its Iowa-themed apparel with its own quirky and unique sense of humor.

Friday, 05 Oct 2018

Lecture: Elizabeth Smart

Oct 05, 2018

7:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium, Iowa State Center

Free | No tickets | General admission seating

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Special events

"From Adversity to Empowerment" - Elizabeth Smart has transformed from kidnapping and sexual assault victim to advocate, traveling the country and working to educate, inspire, and foster change.