Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016
Symposium: Research Safety
This event is a primer for research faculty, graduate students and post docs in areas related to general safety; fire, laboratory, biological and radiation safety; and hazardous materials management. Preregistration is free but required.
Caramel apple fundraiser
A fundraiser for the United Way of Story County. Apples are sliced with caramel sauce and toppings (nuts, mini marshmallows, chocolate chips, shredded coconut, toffee bits or graham crackers).
Pizza lunch fundraiser
A United Way fundraising event for the departments of entomology and natural resource ecology and management.
Walking taco lunch
A fundraiser for the United Way of Story County.
Art Walk - The Elements of Norie Sato
Artist Norie Sato has now designed and installed three remarkable and transformative projects for the Art on Campus Collection. Her exceptional artistic skills have been a definitive part of the aesthetic of first the Palmer Building, followed by Hach Hall, and now Marston Hall, the reborn home of The College of Engineering. Meet in the Palmer Building by "One, Now, All".
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
Artful Yoga
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. This month we will focus on words, how we use them and interpret them. Please arrive early for a discussion on the month's topic beginning at 5:15. The practice will begin at 5:30. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.
Her Story Screening
This screening will explore how domestic violence impacts trans women. A discussion will follow the screening.
Swear & Shake and Lauren Shera
Swear and Shake has gone from city to city connecting people by taking listeners on a ride through heart-wrenching ballads, only to pick it up on the next song with something people can dance to and lose themselves in completely.
Thursday, 13 Oct 2016
Finding funding with Pivot
This is ideal training for any faculty looking to broaden their funding portfolio and increase their interdisciplinary opportunities. Bring your laptop for this hands-on training to learn how to strategically use the Pivot research funding database. Using your own Pivot account, you will learn how to identify and connect with research funding opportunities relevant to your interests. Seating is limited; register online.
Brown Bag Lecture
Bring your lunch to the Gardens and enjoy an education program. Attend each month and experience a new topic presented by local and regional professionals and lecturers.
Workshop: Accessibility at ISU
"Top 10 Tips to Make Your Online Course Accessible." Provide 10 basic strategies for creating accessible online course content; Present the Quality Matters framework as a specific approach to address accessibility and usability; Build a timeline for implementing course changes; Share how-to resources and upcoming events. Registration deadline is Oct. 7; lunch is provided.
Finding funding with Pivot
Bring your laptop for this hands-on training to learn how to strategically use the Pivot research funding database. Using your own Pivot account, you will learn how to identify and connect with research funding opportunities that match the research goals of the faculty you support. Seating is limited; register online.
Lecture: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim
"From Muscatine to the World Bank" - Jim Yong Kim is the 12th President of the World Bank. Part of the College of Business CEO Series and World Affairs Series
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
Strategies to Improve Forage and Pasture-Based Production Systems
Carlos Castillo, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, Crop Science Department.
Public hearing: Regents' agenda
At this public hearing, individuals have an opportunity to provide early input on agenda items for the state Board of Regents Oct. 19-20 meeting in Cedar Falls.
Cyclone Cinema: Finding Dory
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Documentary & Discussion: A Voice for First-Generation Latinos between Two Worlds
First-time Latina filmmaker Denise Soler Cox draws on her personal struggles growing up between two cultures to chronicle the shared experiences of 16 million first-generation American-born Latinos, or Enyes (ñs). Latino Heritage Month
ISU Jazz Combos
The leading small jazz groups on campus commence again to feature profile concerts about some of their favorite artists. Learn about who these people are and hear the young musicians delve deeply into tunes that are either written or made famous by these iconic jazzers. This concert also serves as the swan song for two of the more talented jazz saxophonists to grace the stage in over a dozen years.
Liz Longley: Weightless Tour w/ Anthony D'Amato
For painters, the joy and challenge of creation begins with a blank canvas. For Liz Longley, it started in an empty room.
Friday, 14 Oct 2016
Snow Blower Service Days
Staffed by members of the Agriculture Systems Technology Club. Service continues on Saturday, Oct. 15 (8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Mid-Term Grade Processing
Midterm grade reports due on Bb Learn or AccessPlus by 2:15 p.m.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Cardinal & Gold for Family Weekend
It's Family Weekend! We welcome parents and siblings of Iowa Staters, as well as our regular community crowd.
Men's hockey (new time)
ISU vs. Lindenwood University (American Collegiate Hockey Association), Family Weekend.
Cyclone Cinema: Finding Dory
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Soccer
Iowa State vs. Texas. Dates and times are subject to change.
Gordon LIghtfoot
Legendary balladeer Gordon Lightfoot's concerts weave tales of love and longing in eloquent musical masterpieces that include "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," "Early Morning Rain," and more.
Hilton Madness
This year's Hilton Madness will feature a slam dunk competition, 3-point contest and a scrimmage for you to cheer on your favorite players. Iowa State alum Scott Siepker will emcee the event.