Monday, 16 Sep 2024
Lecture: Challenges and Opportunities of a Shared Society Campus
A panel of distinguished faculty and administrators from Western Galilee College in Israel will discuss the processes of building a shared society in the region and at the college, and the challenges and opportunities that accompany working across religious and ethnic differences. Organized by the ISU Jewish Employee Network.
All the Letters: Understanding LGBTQIA+ Identities and Experiences in 2024
Robyn Ochs is a US-based speaker, grassroots activist, and editor of Bi Women Quarterly and two anthologies: the 42-country collection Getting Bi: Voices of Bisexuals Around the World and RECOGNIZE: The Voices of Bisexual Men. An advocate for the rights of people of ALL orientations and genders to live safely, openly and with full access and opportunity, Robyn’s work focuses on increasing awareness and understanding of complex...
Tuesday, 17 Sep 2024
Seminar: Communication is key - regulation of maize ear development by receptor signaling complexes
Join this Genetics, Development and Cell Biology seminar to hear Penelope Lindsay, postdoctoral fellow in the Jackson Lab at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, discuss research to better understand how meristems are regulated and target key signaling components to alter maize ear architecture to impact yield-related traits.
Crying on the Camino
Crying on the Camino is an original one-woman show conceived at the Wynn Handman Studios in New York City. This is a true account of an 11 day, 200-mile trek along Spain’s Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrim path leading to the Cathedral of the Santiago de Compostela in Northwest Spain. Each year, hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world walk or bike various routes to reach this final destination. This show chronicles...
Wednesday, 18 Sep 2024
Getting Bi: Challenging Biphobia and Bi Erasure and Creating a Culture of Inclusion
What does it mean to identify as bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, fluid, etc.)? What are the challenges to recognizing and understanding bisexuality and other non-binary sexualitiesâ€"the largest yet often-overlooked segment of the LGBTQ+ community? No matter how you identify, come to this engaging and interactive program if you could use some tools for challenging ignorance, biphobia, and bi erasure and finding bi+ joy. Robyn Ochs is a...
Thursday, 19 Sep 2024
Free Fall Lecture: Yoga 101 (What Is It and Why Do We Do It?)
Yoga! What is it? Where did it come from? How many Yogas are there? Which one's for me? Is it for me? Join Dr. Manisha Sharma for this free lecture in partnership with the ISU Lecture Series, as she answers these questions and showcases this practice and her journey with it.
Historical Narratives from a Ho Chunk Perspective
Henry Payer is a Ho-Chunk artist who works primarily with collage and mixed media. Born in Sioux City, IA in 1986, Payer received a BFA from the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, NM in 2008. He was invited to study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained an MFA in 2013. Henry has exhibited his work at locations such as the Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln, NE; All My Relations Gallery in Minneapolis, MN;...
Yoga 101: What Is It and Why Do We Do It?
Yoga! What is it? Where did it come from? How many Yogas are there? Which one's for me? Is it for me? Join Dr. Manisha Sharma as she answers these questions and showcases this practice and her journey with it. No matter whether you are a novice or an expert, this program is sure to answer what yoga is all about and why we do it after all these years. For the last thirty years, Manisha Sharma has been practicing yoga. Born in India, she...