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Thursday, 11 Oct 2018

Caterpillar Club

Oct 11, 2018

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Join us this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Voices from Ellis Island

Oct 11, 2018

10:00 AM

Fisher Theatre

$4-$5

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

From 1890 to 1930, Ellis Island was the first experience of life in America for millions of immigrants. First and second class passengers who arrived in New York Harbor were not required to undergo the inspection process at Ellis Island. However, the process was far different for "steerage" or third class passengers; they were transported from the pier by ferry to Ellis Island where they underwent medical and legal inspections.

Brown Bag: Nature at Noon - Social Movement through Art

Oct 11, 2018

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Bring your lunch to learn from Nancy Gebhart of University Museums about the new and socially relevant ReACT Gallery in Morrill Hall. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.

Town Hall: Improved service delivery models

Oct 11, 2018

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

free

University Meetings, receptions

Learn about the proposed service delivery models developed for finance and human resources. Attendees are encouraged to bring questions and share feedback. The session also will be livestreamed. An online form is available for feedback submissions.

Lunch and Learn: Money Management

Oct 11, 2018

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

0196 Carver Hall

free

Academic Affairs Meetings, receptions Student activities

A money management workshop for undergraduate and graduate students. The lunch-and-learn includes an introduction to the basics of student loans, the repayment process and how loan borrowing and other financial decisions may affect personal credit. Attendees will be entered into the drawing to win a $2,500 scholarship. Presented by the Student Loan Education Office.

True Colors Walk-in Craft

Oct 11, 2018

2:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

$5

Student Engagement Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBTQIA awareness day observed on October 11. Celebrate with us by making a throwback craft - a Perler bead keychain - brought to modern day by using colors from the flag with which you identify, including Allies.

Workshop, Flexible Faculty Policies: Why They Matter, How They Work

Oct 11, 2018

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Oak Room, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Training, development

This workshop will focus on the flexible faculty policies available that help foster the continued success of our faculty. Policies to be covered include part-time tenure track, extension of the tenure clock, arrival of a child and how the Faculty Modified Duties Assignment policy can be of assistance, as well as how these intersect with other HR policies and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Register online.

Retirement reception: Colleen Schalinske

Oct 11, 2018

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

3150 Beardshear Hall

free

University Meetings, receptions

Colleen Schalinske, human resource specialist in university human resources, is retiring. No formal program is planned for the reception.

CALS Study Abroad Fair

Oct 11, 2018

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Kildee Pavillion

Free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Study Abroad Fair offers a variety of resources, including information about programs and financial aid.

Refugee Stories at Iowa State

Oct 11, 2018

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Each work of art in the exhibition Unpacked: Refugee Baggage is a chance for viewers to better empathize and come to understand the struggles of individuals, to eliminate the stigma, and to truly see the people who carry the stamp of refugee. ISU faculty, staff, and students will share their own personal narratives on the refugee experience, allowing their lived experiences to further understanding, empathy, and inclusion at Iowa State.

Stained Glass Class

Oct 11, 2018

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $72 Public $82 (supplies included)

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Create a small panel using an array of beautifully colored glass.

Cyclone Cinema

Oct 11, 2018

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Three years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that's about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinosaurs, while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet.

ISU Symphony Orchestra

Oct 11, 2018

7:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Building

$5.00 adults & students

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Talented ISU student musicians will play the music of some of your favorite composers.

Divide and Conquer: Stopping Cancer One Cell at a Time - Robbyn Anand

Oct 11, 2018

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Personalized medicine may be the key to curing cancer, and Iowa State Assistant Professor of Chemistry Robbyn Anand is helping pave the way. Advanced technologies can now discriminate minute differences between cancer cells in a patient, allowing physicians to determine the best therapy or combined therapies to eradicate all the various types of cancer cells present. Unfortunately, the high cost of the required instrumentation remains a...

Cyclone Cinema

Oct 11, 2018

10:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Three years after the destruction of the Jurassic World theme park, Owen Grady and Claire Dearing return to the island of Isla Nublar to save the remaining dinosaurs from a volcano that's about to erupt. They soon encounter terrifying new breeds of gigantic dinosaurs, while uncovering a conspiracy that threatens the entire planet.