Monday, 01 Apr 2024
Getting Your Course Certified for Quality: Best Practices for Instructors
Do you want to provide the best possible learning experience for your students, and be acknowledged for it? Quality Matters (QM) Certification is a marker of excellence that highlights courses that are engaging, accessible, and aligned to students' needs. In this hands-on workshop, the speakers will guide participants through a selection of the review criteria used during the QM certification process by assessing an example course in Canvas.
Banquet: 25 Year Club
The 25 Year Club honors employees who have served the university for 25, 35, 45 or 50 consecutive years at this annual banquet. Social hour starts at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the ceremony. Reservations are required.
Tuesday, 02 Apr 2024
Dress for Success
Dress for Success is a thrifting event open to anyone. Donations of second-hand clothing begin in early March with drop-off boxes across campus. The Dress for Success organization provides underprivileged women with professional attire that helps them gain confidence as as a professional.
Reiman Entrepreneur Speaker Series: Bruce Lehrman
"Startup Successes and Lessons Learned Along the Way," Bruce Lehrman, serial entrepreneur and founder of Involta, an award-winning national IT service provider and consulting firm. Lehrman will share insights into the startup world based on his many years of entrepreneurial experience along with lessons learned so you don't have to make the same mistakes. Registration required. Lunch is provided.
Workshop: Intermediate Geospatial Humanities
This workshop serves as a follow-up to Digital Humanities 101: Intro to Geospatial Humanities. Attendees with no prior experience with ArcGIS Online are encouraged to attend that workshop prior to this one. This session will explore some more advanced features of ArcGIS Online. Participants will get hands-on experience using ArcGIS Instant Apps to create interactive maps that can be embedded in your website.
Softball vs. UNI
Iowa State vs. UNI. Schedule updates and weather delays are announced on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.
Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024
Wellness Wednesdays
Take a break and center your wellbeing in a space that allows the campus community members to focus on their mental health through uplifting activities. Activities include playing, creating, practicing mindfulness, physical relaxation, and chair massages.
Forever True Day
Join fellow Cyclones around the globe in celebrating Iowa State University's second annual 24-hour virtual day of giving, Forever True Day. Fill your social media with Cyclone Power on #ForeverTrueDay and leading up to the event. Participate in the online fun and share your passion for the cardinal and gold. Challenges, matches and special prizes will be announced throughout the event.
Online series: Start Something
"Beyond the Business Plan: Entrepreneurial Passion," Pol Hermann, professor of entrepreneurship, Mike Howard, professor of management and entrepreneurship, and Shane Grivich, co-founder and chief strategy officer of Chartspan. Panel discussion about what is meant by entrepreneurial passion, explore how it offers advantages in media communications and venture success, and insights on overcoming challenges. Registration required for link.
Leaders Workshop Series: Officer Transitions
Officer Transitions Want to be successful as you transition into or out of a role within your organization? Come to find out how to effectively transition your organization's leadership.
Concert: Flute Ensemble and Clarinet Choir
Immerse yourself in a world of musical enchantment with the ISU music department studios. The performances provide a platform for talented students to showcase their solo and small ensemble musical skills, honed through dedicated lessons and studio classes with our esteemed faculty members.
Grandma Mojo's Improv Comedy
Iowa State's premier student improv comedy troupe! They perform in the M-Shop on select Wednesday nights during the semester.
Thursday, 04 Apr 2024
Workshop: Git basics for absolute beginners
Git is a version control system: it tracks and manages changes to your files over time and allows you to include explanations for each change. This workshop will introduce you to Git - how it works, its benefits, and how to get started -- by learning and practicing the basics. This workshop is for anyone that works with plain text data and code but requires no prior knowledge of Git. You will need a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer to participate.
Beyond Ecocriticism: Environmental Humanities in the Age of Climate Crisis
The 2024 Donald R. Benson Memorial Lecture, “Beyond Ecocriticism: Environmental Humanities in the Age of Climate Crisis,†will be delivered by Hunter Vaughan, senior research associate and associate professor, from 6â€"7:30 p.m. Thursday, April, 4, in Curtiss Hall. Light refreshments will be served.Vaughan is an environmental media scholar and a cultural historian at the University of Cambridge. He has done innovative...
Donald R. Benson Memorial Lecture: Beyond Ecocriticism: Environmental Humanities in the Age of Climate Crisis
Join the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities as we welcome Dr. Hunter Vaughn, Senior Research Associate and Associate Professor from the University of Cambridge, for the Donald R. Benson Memorial Lecture.
Flipping the Table on Christian Nationalism
John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, activist, and storyteller from Wake Forest, North Carolina. Over the past decade, his thought-provoking blog, Stuff That Needs to Be Said, has reached a diverse worldwide audience with over one hundred million views. A twenty-five-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, Pavlovitz is committed to equality, diversity, and justiceâ€"both inside and outside faith communities.John's...
Cyclone Cinema: Ferrari
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.
Lifting for the Health of It: Beyond Chalk Dust and Weight Belts
Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and a member of the School of Medicine at McMaster University in Canada. He is a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. Dr. Phillips' work centers on the interaction of exercise/physical activity, aging, and nutrition in skeletal muscle and body composition. Dr. Phillips is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)...
Concert: Mr. Softheart, Poly Mall Cops, Blanky, and Virga (Post-punk/ Shoegaze)
Named an "Artist to Watch in 2024" by Iowa Public Radio, Mr. Softheart has drawn comparisons to Suicide, Viagra Boys, Nick Cave, LCD Soundsystem, and The Cramps. Their sound blends post-punk, new wave, dance, and experimental elements, culminating in a setlist of "moody meditations" centered around lead singer Nick Fisher's wry poetics and arch stage persona.
Friday, 05 Apr 2024
Fired Ink Art Fridays
Create swirls and blurs of vibrant color on glass using alcohol inks and a little bit of fire. We will seal the design and slip it into an 8 x 10 frame for an instant masterpiece!
Softball vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Schedule updates and weather delays are announced on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.
Cyclone Cinema: Ferrari
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.
Cyclone Stampede Rodeo
Hosted by ISU's Rodeo Club, this event features college athletes from the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. There are two shows on Saturday.
Performance: Chanticleer
"Music of a Silent Room," with Chanticleer. The Grammy Award-winning 12-singer vocal ensemble will perform music by William Byrd, Heinrich Isaac, and Max Reger; new arrangements of Tom Petty's "Wildflowers" and Lawrence's "The Weather;" and a commissioned piece by Chanticleer composer-in-residence Ayanna Woods.
ISU AfterDark
Students are invited to the Memorial Union from 9pm-1am to participate in a variety of free activities that include bingo, entertainment and a novelty activity.
Saturday, 06 Apr 2024
Cyclone Stampede Rodeo
Hosted by ISU's Rodeo Club, this event features college athletes from the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. There are two shows on Saturday.
Softball vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Schedule updates and weather delays are announced on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.
Senior Recital: Kalliopi Katsiris
Senior Kalliopi Katsiris will perform on the flute.
Cyclone Cinema: Ferrari
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.
Cyclone Stampede Rodeo
Hosted by ISU's Rodeo Club, this event features college athletes from the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. There are two shows on Saturday.