Friday, 01 Nov 2024
Procession of Forms Parade
The 2024 Procession of Forms Parade is a new, experimental project by students in the first-year Design Studies 1020 studio this fall semester. They will wear, carry, roll, fly or otherwise transport their large-scale sculptural forms in a coordinated "processional performance."
Paint Your Own Pottery: $10 Mug Week
Whatta deal!
Cyclone Cinema: Longlegs
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.
Saturday, 02 Nov 2024
Paint Your Own Pottery: $10 Mug Week
Whatta Deal!
Homecoming: Football vs. Texas Tech
Iowa State vs. Texas Tech. Kickoff times are subject to broadcast network decisions and may not be available until the week prior to the game. Updates are posted on the athletics website and social media accounts.
Cyclone Cinema: Longlegs
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.
Sunday, 03 Nov 2024
Concert: Iowa Statesmen
The Iowa Statesmen, one of the region's leading men's choirs, is directed by James Rodde. The ensemble specializes in the performance of traditional and contemporary male chorus literature.
Creativity in Challenging Times: Art for ISC in the New Deal Era
Drawing upon the exhibition, Artists of an Era: A New Deal, Iowa Artists, and Iowa State College, this vividly illustrated lecture by Joni Kinsey, Ph.D., will explore how ISC administrators and faculty collaborated with federal programs to develop a lively arts scene that established Iowa as a national model.
Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. Classes meet every Sunday and drop-ins are welcome. Purchase a dance punch card and attend as often as your schedule allows. Open to ages 18+.
Concert: Cantamus, Lyrica, and Count Me In ensembles
A storytelling concert inspired by artist Jennifer Drinkwater's What's Good Project. Cantamus and Lyrica will tell the stories of change-makers from the Mississippi delta to current-day Ames, Iowa accompanied by a visual art exhibition in the Music Hall lobby. Plus the premiere of a piece by ISU alumna Kirsten Ludewig and a very special collaboration with the Sing Me a Story Foundation and ISU student composer, Jarod Hart.
Cyclone Cinema: Longlegs
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.
Monday, 04 Nov 2024
Women's Basketball vs. Chicago State
Iowa State women's basketball vs. Chicago State. Game dates and times are subject to change. Check the Iowa State Athletics website and social media channels for updates.
Cultivating Well-being in Academia: Essential Practices for Thriving Educators
Embracing Self-Compassion: Building Inner Strength and Resilience
Workshop: Generative AI with Diffusion Models
This three-part workshop will dive deeper into denoising diffusion models, which are a popular choice for text-to-image pipelines. Applications of this technology include creative content generation, data augmentation, simulation and planning, anomaly detection, drug discovery, personalized recommendations, and more. Registration required.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Give Back Week
Bring in a non-perishable food in exchange for $5 off pottery painting. Donations will be delivered to the SHOP (Students Helping Our Peers), a student-run, on-campus food pantry. Their mission is to engage with anti-hunger advocates and serve the student population by increasing hunger awareness and food security. Information about SHOP and how to get involved will be available.
Climate, Communities, & Collaborative Action: Taking a Page from Shakespeare's Playbook
LAS Dean's Lecture The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Lecture Series highlights faculty excellence in learning, discovery, and engagement in Iowa State’s most academically diverse college. Each semester, the dean invites LAS faculty of distinction to present lectures from their areas of expertise on topics of interest to the general public, designed to stimulate high-quality, intellectual discussion among faculty,...
Men's Basketball vs. Mississippi Valley State
Iowa State men's basketball vs. Mississippi Valley State. Game dates and times are subject to change. Check the Iowa State Athletics website and social media channels for updates.
Extractive Industry, Historic Disinvestment, and the Future of Rural Communities
Presenting her book, Pushed Out, this presentation focuses on what happens to rural communities when their traditional economic base collapses and new money comes in. This presentation offers Dover, Idaho, as a case study of transformation from a “thriving timber mill town†to an “economically depressed small town†to a “trendy second-home location†and discusses how Dover embodies the story and challenges of many other rural...
Tuesday, 05 Nov 2024
Seminar: Cell division in plant development and environmental response
Join the Genetics, Development and Cell Biology department to hear Dr. Arif Ashraf, Howard University assistant professor in biology, discuss research into asymmetrical cell division in plant models that led to the discovery of a 'pause and play' mechanism during environmental stress and stress recovery conditions.
Inaugural meeting: Research Project Management Council
This event is open to all P&S staff who manage sponsored research projects or programs. Connect with other research project management professionals and learn how the council can support you.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Give Back Week
Bring in a non-perishable food in exchange for $5 off pottery painting. Donations will be delivered to the SHOP (Students Helping Our Peers), a student-run, on-campus food pantry. Their mission is to engage with anti-hunger advocates and serve the student population by increasing hunger awareness and food security. Information about SHOP and how to get involved will be available.
Workshop: ArcGIS Online Essentials Experience Builder
Learn to build more advanced, responsive GIS applications from scratch. We will guide you through the design, creation, and deployment of your own applications. No prior GIS experience required, but attendance at the Intro to ArcGIS Online workshop is encouraged. Registration required.
Dig In! Exploring Museums and Archives Zoom Talk
Thinking of applying to graduate school or a change in career that may focus on museums or archives? Join museum and archives employees as they share their educational journeys through graduate studies to their current positions, and answer questions on pursuing postgraduate degrees in these fields.
Wednesday, 06 Nov 2024
Youth Matinee Series: Die Fledermaus
Prince Orlovsky is throwing the party of the season and everyone from the chambermaids on up wants a ticket. Eisenstein, Rosalinde and the entire household find themselves thrown into confusion and chaos in this madcap mistaken-identity romp through 1870s Vienna. Fully staged operetta with orchestra presented by ISU Theatre, ISU Opera Studio, and ISU Symphony Orchestra.
Workshop: Engage Scholarship and Foundation Funding
In this workshop, we will discuss engaged scholarship and different kinds of foundation funding, how to find it, and how it differs from governmental funding. We will have a panel with related experience to answer your questions.
Workshop: Copyright in the Classroom, Support for Instructors
In this workshop, representatives from the University Library and University Counsel will use real-life scenarios to help you navigate copyright concerns related to teaching. Participants will leave with examples of how to approach common copyright concerns like Fair Use evaluation, resources they can consult for more information, and a list of support available on campus. Registration required.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Give Back Week
Bring in a non-perishable food in exchange for $5 off pottery painting. Donations will be delivered to the SHOP (Students Helping Our Peers), a student-run, on-campus food pantry. Their mission is to engage with anti-hunger advocates and serve the student population by increasing hunger awareness and food security. Information about SHOP and how to get involved will be available.
Bridging Borders: Career Journeys at Bayer, From Germany to the USA
Dr. Anita Kuepper and Dr. Lucas McKinnon will share their career experiences at Bayer Global. This lecture will provide info about international opportunities in the crop sciences and more generally about German-American industry partnerships.
Exhibition Reception: New Perspectives in Graphic Design
Four Iowa State graphic design graduate students will present their MFA thesis work in the "New Perspectives in Graphic Design - MFA Thesis Exhibitions" from Nov. 6-14 in the College of Design's Gallery 181. Graduate students with work in the show include Lucy Hiegata, Emily Hodges, Mira Jung and Grace Lee. An opening reception will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, in the gallery. All are invited to attend.
Food Insecurity Challenge Kickoff
Students from across disciplines are invited to participate in a team-based challenge (Nov. 6-14) to generate new and innovative solutions to food insecurity. Students may sign up as a team (no more than 6) willing to tackle this challenge.