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Wednesday, 01 Feb 2023

G.W. Carver Day of Recognition Program

Feb 01, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

Celebrate Iowa's first George Washington Carver Day of Recognition! This program will feature notable speakers including: Dr. Kenneth M. Quinn; Dr. Olga Bolden-Tiller, dean of Tuskegee University's College of Agriculture, Environment, and Nutrition Sciences; Marsha Kelliher, president of Simpson College; Simon Estes; and Dewayne Goldmon, senior advisor for racial equity to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

Program: George Washington Carver Day

Feb 01, 2023

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Community Lectures Special events

Celebrate George Washington Carver, whose life story is a remarkable chapter in both Iowa and American history. RSVP required; deadline in Jan. 25.

Thursday, 02 Feb 2023

Lecture: Let's Talk About Pets

Feb 02, 2023

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

Temple Grandin is a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior, and a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. She also has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling equipment design and animal welfare.

Friday, 03 Feb 2023

Home Voices Festival

Feb 03, 2023

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave.

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures Meetings, receptions

Alumni of the Creative Writing and Environment program at Iowa State University to kick off the 2023 Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series. Invited alumni include Ana Hurtado (Ecuador), Cathleen Bascom (Kansas), Chris Wiewiora (Florida), and Tegan Swanson (Wisconsin). A book signing and reception will be held at Dog-Eared Books following the program.

Sunday, 05 Feb 2023

Exploring the Different Beadwork Techniques of American Indian Peoples: Discussion and Demonstration

Feb 05, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Brunnier Art Museum

free

University Museums Arts, performances Lectures

Join Dr. Brianna Burke, Associate Professor of American Indian Studies and English, to learn more about the importance of beadwork to multiple American Indian nations. Participants will have the opportunity to try different beading techniques.

Tuesday, 07 Feb 2023

37 Words: Title IX and 50 Years of Fighting Sex Discrimination

Feb 07, 2023

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Half a century of legal battles and social backlash revolve around a law that girls and women wield to demand fairness in education ââ'¬" a law called Title IX. 37 Words is the first book to tell the complete history of Title IX through the gutsy people behind it, from women denied jobs at the lawââ'¬â"¢s beginnings to students struggling against sexual assault today.

Sunday, 12 Feb 2023

Embracing Ambiguity in Greek Vase Painting with Sarah Bartlett, former Pohlman Fellow

Feb 12, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Brunnier Art Museum

free

University Museums Arts, performances Lectures

Join former Pohlman Fellow Sarah Bartlett (M.A. Anthropology '23) as she explores a new way to look at ancient pottery to better include female voices in our discussion of Ancient Athens with ethnographic consideration of early interpretations of the ancient world.

Wednesday, 15 Feb 2023

A History of the World in Seven Cheap Things

Feb 15, 2023

6:00 PM

3560 Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Live Green

Nature, money, work, care, food, energy, and lives: in making these seven things cheap, modern commerce has transformed, governed, and devastated Earth. Based on the latest research in political ecology, together with histories of colonialism, indigenous struggles, slave revolts, and other rebellions and uprisings, Raj Patel will demonstrate the cost it takes to make the world cheap and safe for capitalism.

Thursday, 16 Feb 2023

Karagoz Performance of "Forest of the Witch"

Feb 16, 2023

6:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

The Forest of the Witch is a modern interpretation of a traditional Anatolian shadow play adapted and performed by Ayhan Hulagu. When Karagöz, the hero of traditional Anatolian shadow plays, cuts the branches from a magical tree, he is transformed into a series of animals, which leads to a comic sequence of adventures. Along the way, Karagöz and his sidekick Hacivat learn the importance of nature and protecting the environment.

Sunday, 19 Feb 2023

Leave it in the Ground: Poems and Drawings

Feb 19, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Brunnier Art Museum

free

University Museums Arts, performances Lectures Live Green

Debra Marquart, Distinguished Professor and Iowa Poet Laureate, will read from her in-progress book-length poem, "Leave it in the Ground," and share images created in collaboration with visual artist Tom Rice. Together, the book and art will examine the true cost of oil extraction to the planet.

Monday, 20 Feb 2023

Cool Technologies to Cool the Planet

Feb 20, 2023

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

The 2023 Symposium on Sustainability celebrates the diversity of sustainability efforts and initiatives taking place within our campus community focusing on supporting and nurturing enablement and empowerment toward a sustainable future that extends into the Ames community, as well as communities across the state and throughout the world. Features of this year's event include an opening speaker, a keynote speaker, sustainability tabling...

Wednesday, 22 Feb 2023

Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on Campus

Feb 22, 2023

7:30 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Lawrence Ross is a writer, author, and lecturer most known for Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on Campus, which exposes the white fraternity and sorority system, with traditions of racist parties, songs, and assaults on black students; and the universities themselves, who name campus buildings after racist men and women.

Thursday, 23 Feb 2023

CANCELED: Leveraging Crisis Into Opportunity

Feb 23, 2023

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

POSTONED DUE TO WEATHER. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SOON. As first President and CEO of the U.S. Green Buildings Council, Christine Ervin led its evolution from a start-up into the highly influential coalition of industry leaders transforming the way buildings are designed, built and operated. Home to LEED and Greenbuild, Christine received USGBCââ'¬â"¢s leadership award in 2004 and 2014.

Saturday, 25 Feb 2023

Passion with Purpose: A Professional Healthcare Journey

Feb 25, 2023

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Karen Stenger will give the keynote of the 2023 Pre-Health Club Conference. This lectures is free and open to the public. Ms. Stenger, MA, RN, CCRN-K, began her college career at Iowa State before transferring to the University of Iowa and gaining her bachelor's and master's degrees from the College of Nursing.

Monday, 27 Feb 2023

High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America

Feb 27, 2023

6:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Jessica B. Harris is considered by many to be one of the ranking authorities on the food of the African Diaspora. A New York Times bestselling author, she is the author, editor, or translator of eighteen books, including twelve cookbooks documenting the foodways of the African Diaspora. Her award-winning book, High on the Hog, was the basis for the acclaimed Netflix series of the same name.

Tuesday, 28 Feb 2023

The Unplugging: (Re)Writing the Apocalypse

Feb 28, 2023

5:00 PM

Webex (see link below)

free

Lecture Series Lectures

In this online event, Yvette Nolan will discuss her creative work as a playwright and theatrical director. Ms. Nolanââ'¬â"¢s play, The Unplugging, tells the story of two women who are exiled from their village in a post-apocalyptic world, after passing child-bearing age. Ms. Nolan's talk will be followed by a Q&A. Webex Link: https://iastate.webex.com/iastate/j.php?MTID=m47efe5857ba7fb28f7acdbce186948b7