Thursday, 03 Mar 2022
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Cereal Bowl Week
Paint a bowl for your morning staple or late-night snack. When you pick up your bowl after firing, we will throw in a single-serve cereal box to get you started.
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings will be held in a hybrid format and are open to the public.
Webinar, Building Community and Connection in the Classroom
As a campus community, we continue to navigate challenges in our learning spaces. Incorporating mindfulness practices can mitigate anxiety and stress in your learning environment while also enhancing community and connection. Join Karen Couves (CELT) as she explores a variety of practices to enhance the learning experience in your classroom.
Film and discussion: Speaking Truth to Power
The online showing and discussion of the "Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power" documentary will be led by Catt Center director Karen Kedrowski. The feature-length documentary tells the story of Representative Barbara Lee, who has been a voice for human rights, peace, and economic and racial justice in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1998.
Fire & Glass: In-Person Glassblowing Demo & Discussion
Enjoy a night of fire and glass! A collaboration with the Gaffer's Guild and University Museums: students, faculty, and staff glass blowers will demonstrate the process of creating blown glass and afterwards discuss how they came to glass blowing as a hobby or passion.
Provocations in Preservation: Interactive Data, Visualizations and Suppressed Narratives
Danielle S. Willkens, a designer, architectural historian and preservationist, will speak about her work with digital technologies to enliven archives, activate reality capture data and initiate preservation planning. She will show how these technologies can engage students, honor erased histories and spark critical conversations about memory and meaning. Her lecture is part of the 2021-2022 College of Design Lecture Series.
NEW DATE: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live
UPDATE: This performance was changed to March 3. Daniel Tiger and all his friends from the beloved Emmy Award-winning PBS KIDS television series are hopping back aboard Trolley for Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood Live! Daniel Tiger and his family and friends take audiences on an interactive and exciting adventure to the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, sharing stories of friendship, helping others, and celebrating new experiences.
Cyclone Cinema: The Matrix Resurrections
Cyclone Cinema is presented by the Student Union Board and showcases a variety of film genres, screening a different movie every weekend Thursday - Sunday during the semester. Sunday film screenings are in open caption format. All other screenings can be open caption as well, as long as the request is made to the staff prior to the movie starting.
Lecture: The Search for the Fountain of Youth
Aging is the leading risk factor associated with diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disease, and frailty. The common marmoset, a small nonhuman primate, offers a number of advantages for aging and healthspan research. They have a fast maturation and short life span compared with more commonly used larger nonhuman primate models.
ISU Theatre: One-act play festival
Experience the fresh perspectives and innovative talents of ISU Theatre studentdirectors! For the first time, our annual Advanced Directing One-Act Play Festival stars in our season lineup. Multiple one-acts will be performed nightly. Witness the bold and daring storytelling of our students. Contains adult content and language.