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What is featured?

Sunday, 04 May 2025

Softball vs. Baylor

May 04, 2025

12:00 PM

Cyclone Sports Complex

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Baylor. Schedule updates and weather delays are announced on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.

Cy's Finals Frenzy

May 04, 2025

2:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Memorial Union

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Take a break from the books and recharge with Cy's Finals Frenzy at the Memorial Union Sunday May 4 - Tuesday May 6!

Museum Makers: Monoprinting with Nature

May 04, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Museum Makers is a hands-on experience that brings the printmaking techniques featured in the In the Woods exhibition by Jeanine Coupe Ryding to life. The program will begin with a guided tour of the exhibition, followed by a live printmaking demonstration and hands-on activity. Participants will learn the art of monoprinting, creating their own nature-inspired prints in the style of Ryding's work.

Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons

May 04, 2025

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Room 3512, Memorial Union

5 lessons for $45 ISU, $55 public

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

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+.

Cyclone Cinema: Captain America: Brave New World

May 04, 2025

7:00 PM

Carver 101

free

Memorial Union programs Student activities

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, 05 May 2025

Cy's Finals Frenzy

May 05, 2025

2:00 PM - 12:00 AM

Memorial Union

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Take a break from the books and recharge with Cy's Finals Frenzy at the Memorial Union Sunday May 4 - Tuesday May 6!

Tuesday, 06 May 2025

Cy's Finals Frenzy

May 06, 2025

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Memorial Union

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Take a break from the books and recharge with Cy's Finals Frenzy at the Memorial Union Sunday May 4 - Tuesday May 6!

Quarterly meeting: Research Project Management Council

May 06, 2025

3:00 PM

via Zoom

free

Research Meetings, receptions Training, development

Raissi Raineri, veterinary microbiology and preventive medicine; and Asrun Kristmundsdottir, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will lead a discussion of tools that can assist the PI or project manager in keeping track of activities and managing their to-do lists and schedules.

Curator's Talk: Living and Non-Living Collections in the Anderson Sculpture Garden

May 06, 2025

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Anderson Sculpture Garden

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Explore the newly expanded Anderson Sculpture Garden and find out more about University Museums' only living collection-the plantings in the New Perennial Movement Sample Garden! Curator Sydney Marshall will give insight into the plantings that arrived last fall, and the new sculpture installations surrounding the garden.

Wednesday, 07 May 2025

Retirement reception: Joe Burnett, Gordie Miller and Irmi Schewe-Miller

May 07, 2025

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thiel Atrium, Hach Hall

free

Receptions and open houses Meetings, receptions

Three chemistry faculty who are retiring will be honored during a single celebration: Teaching professor Joe Burnett, University Professor Gordie Miller and associate teaching professor Irmi Schewe-Miller.

Thursday, 08 May 2025

Retirement reception: Kent Kerby

May 08, 2025

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Thiel Atrium, Hach Hall

Receptions and open houses Meetings, receptions

Kerby, assistant dean for student success in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, is retiring from the university this spring. A program will begin at 3:30 p.m.

Retirement reception: Richard Lesar

May 08, 2025

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Room 3155, Marston Hall

free

Community Meetings, receptions

Richard Lesar, professor in the materials science and engineering department and Lynn Gleason Professor of Interdisciplinary Engineering, is retiring from the university. A short program will begin at 5 p.m.

Retirement reception: Huaiqing Wu

May 08, 2025

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Room 3105, Snedecor Hall

Receptions and open houses Meetings, receptions

Associate professor of statistics Huaiqing Wu is retiring from the university on May 16. A brief program begins at 4:45 p.m.

Spring Maker Market

May 08, 2025

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Innovate 1858 store, Student Innovation Center

free

Student Innovation Center Arts, performances Meetings, receptions Student activities

Explore a showcase of Cyclone-owned businesses, delicious eats from C'est La Crepe by Mia Nichols, and the student-run cafe, Sparks. Enjoy hands-on fun and activities for all ages, including face painting, games, and more.

Study at CPAM

May 08, 2025

5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Looking for a quiet place to study? Visit the Christian Petersen Art Museum on Thursday during Prep Week for extended study hours with relaxing activities in a calming, artistic atmosphere.

Friday, 09 May 2025

Retirement reception: Kris Bryden

May 09, 2025

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

lobby, Simon Estes Music Hall

Receptions and open houses Meetings, receptions

Bryden, adjunct associate professor of music, is retiring from the university.

Retirement reception: Michael Bugeja

May 09, 2025

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Hunziker House, Reiman Gardens

Receptions and open houses Meetings, receptions

Distinguished Professor of Liberal Arts and Sciences Michael Bugeja, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, is retiring from the university this spring after 48 years of service to journalism.

Saturday, 10 May 2025

Plant Sale Extravaganza

May 10, 2025

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Reiman Gardens parking lot

free

Reiman Gardens Special events

Plants for sale include perennials for sun and shade, herbs and vegetables, Iowa natives, woody plants including trees, shrubs and Buck roses, specialty evergreens, container annuals, hanging baskets, All-American Selection (AAS) winning vegetables and herbs, and prefinished mixed containers. Sale will be held rain or shine. Credit card, check, and cash will be accepted.

Concert: Town and Gown

May 10, 2025

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Tye Recital Hall, 0140 Simon Estes Music Hall

$35 (free for students)

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Featuring violinist Kevin Zhu. His technical mastery and artistic sensibility have earned him major honors and accolades worldwide. Praised for his "awesome technical command and maturity" and "absolute virtuosity, almost blinding in its incredible purity," Kevin has performed on the world's largest stages.