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Sunday, 14 Apr 2019

International Food Fair

Apr 14, 2019

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

Admission $3 ($2 in advance), food prices vary

Student Activities Diversity Student activities

Try meals, snacks, desert and drinks from over 11 different countries, presented by the representatives of international student organizations.

Tennis vs. Baylor

Apr 14, 2019

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Forker Tennis Courts/Life Time Fitness (Urbandale)

free

Athletics Athletics

Big 12 match. Regular-season finale.

Open House Weekend: University Museums

Apr 14, 2019

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Farm House Museum, central campus & Christian Petersen Art Museum, Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

During the weekend, visit the Christian Petersen Art Museum and Textile and Clothing Museum joint exhibition "Designed for a Modern Life: Decorative Arts & Fashion in the Mid-century" in Morrill Hall. Then continue your adventure across campus to the Farm House Museum to see the exhibition, "Timeless: Love and Romance in the Victorian Era." Parking available on campus in non-reserved spaces.

Softball

Apr 14, 2019

1:00 PM

Cyclone Sports Complex

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.

Performance: Godspell

Apr 14, 2019

2:00 PM

Fisher Theater

$16-$25

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Using a variety of storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing, a diverse group of citizens perform parables from the Book of Matthew, and inspiring and entertaining songs ranging from pop to vaudeville. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Godspell spreads messages of empathy, compassion and love.

Walk-in Argentine Tango

Apr 14, 2019

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Room 3512 in the Memorial Union

ISU Five lessons for $35, Public Five lessons for $45

Student Engagement Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

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.

Cyclone Cinema: Vice

Apr 14, 2019

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Vice is rated R drama/history movie rated 3 stars. Governor George W Bush picks Dick Cheney, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. When Bush wins, Cheney begins to use newfound power to help reshape the country. Refreshments and snacks available at extra charge.

Old Sea Brigade

Apr 14, 2019

8:00 PM

M-Shop, Memorial Union

$10 / $12 (w/ $2 DOS increase)

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

The music of Old Sea Brigade remains rooted in Americana, indie, country, rock, and ambient soundscapes. But it also blurs and breaks barriers, tossing and turning between analog cinematic flourishes and provocative lyricism based on hard-won wisdom. Atlanta-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Cramer allows the emotion to resound loudest on his full-length debut, Ode To A Friend.

Monday, 15 Apr 2019

Readings: Heal the Divide on Campus

Apr 15, 2019

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Grant Wood Foyer, Parks Library

free

University Library Arts, performances Lectures

Heal the Divide on Campus is a reading of new student-written plays. Students in Charissa Menefee's playwriting class participated in a workshop conducted by Protest Plays Project founder Tiffany Antone and created their own Heal the Divide on Campus plays. Readings also will done by other students from ISU and different campuses.

Retirement reception: Jim Aanstoos

Apr 15, 2019

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Agronomy Commons

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions

James Aanstoos, senior lecturer in the geological and atmospheric sciences department, is retiring.

Walk-in Craft: Grad Cap Decorating

Apr 15, 2019

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU & Public: $10

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Mortar boards are perfect blank canvases for a positive affirmation, a thank you to parents, or a good laugh. Designs will be made on a board that will attach to your grad hat, so you don't have to bring yours in. We will have design ideas and a table full of supplies so you will stand out in the sea of ISU graduates!

Research workshop: USDA Proposal Development (Session 1)

Apr 15, 2019

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Memorial Union, Gold Room

Research Training, development

In this session you will learn about USDA and USDA NIFA-specific requirements, including indirect cost limitations, cost-share requirements, and other agency-specific forms. You'll walk away with some tips and tricks for dealing with common proposal development issues, and you'll have some useful resources to help you through the proposal development process. Come prepared with your pre-award and proposal development questions!

Sketching: The Mental Camera Roll

Apr 15, 2019

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design

free

College of Design Lectures

Sketching is a form of design notation and communication, a way in which ideas from the mental camera roll develop into forms and spaces and eventually built space. Richard Alomar, Rutgers University associate professor of landscape architecture, will talk about sketchbooks and journals as mediums for data collection, present sketching exercise examples and share ways students can develop a practice of sketching to record their experience.

Lecture: Countries of Conflict

Apr 15, 2019

7:00 PM

Pioneer Room

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Members of the International Student Council's Humanitarian Awareness Committee will share stories and facts about people in nations facing humanitarian crises. The nations include Palestine, Libya, Myanmar, Sudan, and Yemen.

Tuesday, 16 Apr 2019

Research workshop: USDA Proposal Development (Session 2)

Apr 16, 2019

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Memorial Union, Gold Room

Research Training, development

In this session you will learn about USDA and USDA NIFA-specific requirements, including indirect cost limitations, cost-share requirements, and other agency-specific forms. You'll walk away with some tips and tricks for dealing with common proposal development issues, and you'll have some useful resources to help you through the proposal development process. Come prepared with your pre-award and proposal development questions!

Workshop: Faculty with Multiple Identities as Strategic Agents to Institutional Change

Apr 16, 2019

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Lectures Training, development

Nancy "Rusty" Barceló, special assistant for diversity, equity and inclusion to the chancellor of the University of Illinois and an expert on institutional change, will share her professional journey as a Chicana administrator and change agent at the highest levels of academia. This workshop will be repeated today, 1-2:30 p.m. Registration requested.

Engaged Scholar meeting

Apr 16, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Cardinal Room, Memorial Union

free

College of Human Sciences Meetings, receptions Training, development

"PiLR Health and Technology Applications for Health Programming," Jon Moon, owner, MEI Technologies, and developer of PiLR Health. Sessions are also available via Zoom.

Walk-in Craft: Grad Cap Decorating

Apr 16, 2019

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU & Public: $10

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Mortar boards are perfect blank canvases for a positive affirmation, a thank you to parents, or a good laugh. Designs will be made on a board that will attach to your grad hat, so you don't have to bring yours in. We will have design ideas and a table full of supplies so you will stand out in the sea of ISU graduates!

Softball

Apr 16, 2019

4:00 PM

Cyclone Sports Complex

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.

Intern & Job Fair for Creatives

Apr 16, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Student Engagement Arts, performances Special events Student activities

Open interviews for current students interested in creative jobs and internships for summer and fall 2019. Positions available at the The Workspace, Memorial Union Marketing, The Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames Community Arts Council & Reiman Gardens. Bring a few copies of your resume and meet with supervisors to find your fit.

VEGETABLE GARDENING BEST PRACTICES

Apr 16, 2019

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Celebrate Earth Month by getting a head start on your own summer vegetable garden, with a discussion on best practices by Reiman Gardens' own expert vegetable gardener, Horticulturist Sharon Rink.

FLORAL DESIGN: RING AROUND THE ROSIES: WREATHS

Apr 16, 2019

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Welcome spring with a fresh floral wreath featuring roses amidst various flowers that will dry nicely. Registration with pre-payment is required one week in advance.

Lecture: Understanding Second Language Speakers: What Really Matters?

Apr 16, 2019

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

The Quentin Johnson Lecture in Linguistics - Tracey Derwing, a Professor Emeritus of TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language) in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Alberta, has extensively researched second language fluency and pronunciation, especially the relationships among intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accent.

Open Mic Night

Apr 16, 2019

8:00 PM

The M-Shop, Memorial Union

FREE

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to fellow peers. Many perform as musicians, comedians, and poets. Enjoy a night full of talented Iowa State Students. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)

Wednesday, 17 Apr 2019

Iowa International Outreach Symposium

Apr 17, 2019

8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Elings Hall

College of Engineering Conferences

Presenters will offer information about activities that are positively impacting rural livelihood in Sub-Saharan Africa, including the Rockefeller Foundation's YieldWise Initiative, ISU's Uganda Program and Engineers without Borders' student chapter program in Ghana's upper west region. Networking forums also will be offered, featuring collaboration opportunities with organizations. Registration is free.

Research: National Institutes of Health Proposal Workshop

Apr 17, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

206 Durham Hall

Research Training, development

Dr. Norbert Tavares, program manager at the NIH-NCI Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives and a 2017-19 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow, will present a one-hour seminar about NIH funding mechanisms, common things to know, available tools and more. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation.

Behind the Scenes: Greenhouse production

Apr 17, 2019

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Scoop the loop of the various greenhouses and the headhouse handling area with Jessie Liebenguth, for an up-close look at our back-end growing and plant maintenance practices.

Architecture Research Exchange Spring 2019 Mini-Series

Apr 17, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

130 Design

free

College of Design Lectures

Associate professors of architecture Dan Naegele and Doug Spencer will share their recent work in this third Architecture Research Exchange event. All are welcome.

Art Walk: An Artful Meal

Apr 17, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Friley Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Join University Museums' in Friley Hall's Windows cafeteria to learn more about the newest art installations.