Friday, 01 Feb 2019
Open forum: VRAC director finalist
Channel: College of Engineering
8:00 am - 9:00 am @ Room 0274 Carver Hall
Eliot Winer, associate director of the Virtual Reality Applications Center (VRAC), is a finalist for the VRAC director position.Cost: free
Friday Research Seminar: Designing for Disaster Relief and Resiliency
Channel: College of Design
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm @ 130 Design
Rob Whitehead, an associate professor of architecture, will talk about his book project, Designing for Disaster Relief and Resiliency, which examines the role designers can play in the creation of places, objects and operations to support the larger efforts of disaster relief and/or community resiliency. Part of the IDRO Friday Research Seminar Series.Cost: free
February Craft of the Month: String Art
Channel: Student Activities Center
2:00 pm @ The Workspace at the Memorial Union
Hammer nails into a board in the shape of your state, pinpoint your hometown, and add a string pattern. Other designs available, or create your own!Cost: ISU & Public: $8
Paint Your Own Pottery: Color in the Lines...or Don't!
Channel: Student Activities Center
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ The Workspace at the Memorial Union
Stumped on what to paint? Tonight we will have patterned bisque that feels more like a coloring book, and takes the stress out of designing. Just pick your color palette, or we can make one up for you. Easy peasy.Cost: ISU $4, Public $5, plus the cost of the bisque selected
Planetarium Show: The Solar System
Channel: Astronomy
6:30 pm @ ISU Planetarium, Physics Hall
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars!Cost: free
Cyclone Cinema: Green Book
Channel: Student Union Board
7:00 pm @ Carver Hall 101
Green Book is a PG-13 comedy-drama fiction movie rated 4 stars. Watch an African-American pianist and Italian bouncer develop a friendship while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation. Refreshments and snacks available at extra charge.Cost: free
Wrestling
Channel: Cyclone Athletics
7:00 pm @ Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State vs. South Dakota State.Cost: $5-$10
ISU AfterDark
Channel: Student Activities Center
9:00 pm - 1:00 am @ Memorial Union
ISU AfterDark is a student group that plans late night events throughout the semester. Enjoy an evening with Panda Express, the chance to win a $1,000 and entertainment.Cost: free
Saturday, 02 Feb 2019
Soap Making with Oils Infused with Botanicals
Channel: Reiman Gardens
9:00 am - 12:30 pm @ Reiman Gardens
Learn to make cold-process soap using oils infused with herbs and spices to add natural color and desired characteristics.Iowa State Leadership Experience
Channel: Student Activities Center
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ Memorial Union
Iowa State Leadership Experience is an event intended to help new and existing leaders on campus improve their leadership skills, learn about leadership opportunities at Iowa State, and network with other leaders from across campus.Cost: free
Men's Basketball
Channel: Cyclone Athletics
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm @ Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State vs. Texas.Cost: TBA
Cyclone Cinema: Green Book
Channel: Student Union Board
7:00 pm @ Carver Hall 101
Green Book is a PG-13 comedy-drama fiction movie rated 4 stars. Watch an African-American pianist and Italian bouncer develop a friendship while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation. Refreshments and snacks available at extra charge.Cost: free
Sunday, 03 Feb 2019
Wrestling
Channel: Cyclone Athletics
2:00 pm @ Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State vs. Utah Valley.Cost: $5-$10
Walk-in Argentine Tango
Channel: Student Activities Center
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm @ Room 3512 in the 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 better dancing. From 5-7pm, the floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie Williams, and for working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.Cost: ISU Five lessons for $35, Public Five lessons for $45
Cyclone Cinema: Green Book
Channel: Student Union Board
7:00 pm @ Carver Hall 101
Green Book is a PG-13 comedy-drama fiction movie rated 4 stars. Watch an African-American pianist and Italian bouncer develop a friendship while confronting racism and danger in an era of segregation. Refreshments and snacks available at extra charge.Cost: free
Monday, 04 Feb 2019
Monday Monologues series
Channel: University Library
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm @ Grant Wood Foyer, Parks Library
"The Music of Poetry, The Poetry of Music," Debra Marquart, professor of English. Experience original music from jazz-poetry rhythm and blues project, The Bone People. Marquart will discuss the process of writing poems and songs, and demonstrate how the band adapts auditory landscapes for her performance poems.Cost: free
Faculty workshop: Advancing Your Career at ISU
Channel: Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm @ Campanile Room, Memorial Union
Associate provost Dawn Bratsch-Prince and LAS associate dean Amy Slagell will present on best practices for putting together a portfolio, opportunities for faculty to be more engaged as their careers develop, and the new term faculty tracks. This session is intended for adjunct, clinical and research-track faculty.Cost: free
Discuss Published Education Research in Your Discipline (DBER Journal Club)
Channel: Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ 2015 Morrill Hall
How do students learn best in your discipline? Where can you publish the way you solved instructional problems? You are invited to share and discuss DBER journal articles, seek feedback as you begin designing your own educational research projects, and form collaborations with participants from other disciplines.Cost: free
Lecture: Materializing Time and Space
Channel: College of Design
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm @ 130 Design
Emily Hermant, an interdisciplinary artist whose large-scale work explores themes of communication, gender, labor and the spatial experiences of the body, will talk about the past decade of her arts practice, which spans textiles, sculpture, installation and digital technologies.Cost: free
Photo Gear and Photography Q&A
Channel: Reiman Gardens
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm @ Reiman Gardens
4-week program on Mondays beginning February 4, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Join award winning photographer Mark Stoltenberg for a deeper dive into the how and why your photography gear does what it does.Vintage & Repurposed Bracelets Class
Channel: Student Activities Center
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ The Workspace at the Memorial Union
Learn basic leatherworking and jewelry-making techniques while repurposing vintage objects into wearable art. You will learn to cut, stamp, and emboss leather for the first bracelet, and how to stamp, cut, and attach metal to leather in the second. The final project will be drilling and dapping a series of coins to create a charm style bracelet. All supplies are included, but you are welcome to bring in special coins for the last bracelet.Cost: ISU $56 Public $66 (supplies included)
Opening Reception: "Weather Permitting" Exhibition
Channel: College of Design
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm @ Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St., Ames
"Weather Permitting: Artifacts from the 2018 ISU DoA Venice Architecture Biennale Colloquium and Beyond," features artifacts from and work developed in response to an educational Biennale Session sponsored by the ISU Department of Architecture at the Venice Architecture Biennale in Italy last September.Cost: free
Acrylic Painting Class
Channel: Student Activities Center
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm @ The Workspace at the Memorial Union
Discover the versatility of acrylic - a water-soluble medium that dries quickly. Learn basic color theory as well as painting from both life and photographs. Techniques will include monochromatic painting, full color application, and glazing. For beginning painters or those with some experience wanting to expand their skills.Cost: ISU $72 Public $82 (supplies included)
Performance: Cirque Mechanics
Channel: Iowa State Center
7:30 pm @ Stephens Auditorium
Cirque Mechanics, although inspired by modern circus, finds its roots in the mechanical and its heart in the stories of American ingenuity. Rooted in realism with a display of raw quality, the show's message is both timeless and relevant. The stories are wrapped in circus acrobatics, mechanical wonders and a bit of clowning around.Cost: $30-$50
Tuesday, 05 Feb 2019
Charlotte's Web
Channel: Iowa State Center
10:00 am @ Stephens Auditorium
Charlotte's Web is based on E.B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman -- she will create a "miracle."Cost: $4-$5
Research event: Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science: The Intro (Plenary Session)
Channel: Office of the Vice President for Research
10:30 am - 12:00 pm @ Memorial Union, Great Hall
During his 11 years hosting the PBS television series "Scientific American Frontiers," Alan Alda realized that the conversational approach he took in interviewing scientists led to a surprisingly spontaneous and vivid presentation of their work. Using improvisational techniques he had learned in 50 years of acting on stage and on-screen, Alda devised The Alda Method(TM).Food in Front: Planting Vegetables in the Front Yard (Home Gardening Series)
Channel: Reiman Gardens
11:00 am - 12:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
Front yard food gardens have an unfair stigma of being unruly and uncouth, but there are simple ways to make them beautiful as well as plentiful.Workshop, Using social media to support learning in your classroom
Channel: Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm @ 2030 Morrill Hall
This event has been rescheduled from its' originally scheduled date of January 29, 2019 due to inclement weather and university closure.Cost: free
Charlotte's Web
Channel: Iowa State Center
12:30 pm @ Stephens Auditorium
Charlotte's Web is based on E.B. White's loving story of the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Wilbur has a problem: how to avoid winding up as pork chops! Charlotte, a fine writer and true friend, hits on a plan to fool Farmer Zuckerman -- she will create a "miracle."Cost: $4-$5
Lecture: Ames Connection to WW2's Manhattan Project
Channel: University Museums
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm @ 2019 Morrill Hall
Learn how a small group of scientists from Ames played a critical roll in The Manhattan Project.Cost: free