Thursday, 22 Apr 2010
Graduate College: thesis/dissertation deadline
Graduate College: last day to submit final electronic thesis/dissertation copy for Thesis Office review.
40th Anniversary of Earth Week - Get Your Green On, Thursday (Earth Day) Highlights
Highlights for Earth Day include Reiman Garden tree planting with Christie Vilsack; Arbor Day Cherry Tree Planting; Student Organization Expo (featuring free food, energy efficient light bulbs, bike tuneups, and prizes); Wheatsfield "garden" event; Octagon Center Recycled Art Exhibit; ISU Outdoor Rec Used Equipment Sale; Electronics Recycling Event; Brunnier Gallery Walk in the Woods Exhibit; Avatar; and the LAS Green Team competition results.
Used Magazine Sale
It's Earth Week - let's re-use! Sale runs Monday - Thursday from 8am - 10pm and Friday from 8am - 4pm.
Discussion: Behind the Scenes
"Recycling at Reiman Gardens"
Earth Day at Reiman Gardens
To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Christie Vilsack, Iowa's former first lady, will plant a tree at Iowa State University's Reiman Gardens on Thursday, April 22.
Arbor Day Cherry Tree Planting
To honor Arbor Day this year ISU's Landscape Architecture students will honor ISU's history as well as the "Live Green" Initiative by planting three cherry trees on campus and increasing the diversity of our urban campus forest.
Preview Party
Join us for the unveiling of the largest gnome in the United States and his name. The gnome stands 15 feet tall.
TIAA-CREF seminar
"Your Retirement Income Options." Developing a sound financial strategy for retirement can make a big difference. If you're one year or less away from retirement, we can help you review your options and determine what to do next. Now is the time to get answers to some important questions and begin planning. Please pre-register.
Outdoor Recreation Program: Used equipment sale
This sale is part of the program's regular replacement of its inventory. Outdoor Rec is part of ISU Recreation Services. Items for sale: tents, bicycles, climbing shoes, coolers, sleeping bags, life jackets, paddles, paddling jackets, spray skirts, canoes and kayaks.
Integrated Studio Arts Senior Portfolio Night
Graduating seniors in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in Integrated Studio Arts will share their portfolios at two public events. Half the students will present their work on April 22; the rest will present their work on April 29.
Lecture: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience
"A Walk in the Woods: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience." An artist (C. Arthur Croyle) and a botanist (Lynn Clark) will compare and contrast their experience with observation based research and discovery by sharing their different perspectives to a common experience.
Cabaret
Wilkommen! Bienvenue! Welcome to Cabaret... one of Boradway's best-loved musicals - in Ames as part of the Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium.
Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Night
Graphic design seniors will display their portfolios and work samples. The public is invited; professionals are encouraged to stop by from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
ISU Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Jacob Harrison, conductor. Tickets available at the door or in the Main Music Office, Room 149 Music Hall
ISU Theatre student produced: "The Pillowman"
With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, "The Pillowman" centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.
Lecture: Reverse the aging process
"Exercise as the Antidote to Aging: Reversing the Aging Process," Barry A. Franklin is director of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise laboratories at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and a noted author and scholar in combining exercise physiology with cardiology, heart disease prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction, obesity and metabolism.
The Audacity to Heal: A Conversation about Surviving Sexual Assault - Scheherazade and Salamishah Tillet
This is an in-depth, intimate conversation with the photographer Scheherazade Tillet and her sister, Salamishah Tillet, whose journey of recovering from sexual assault Scheherazade has been photo-documenting since 1998. The Tillet sisters incorporate Scheherazade's photographs in the award-winning multimedia performance, Story of a Rape Survivor (SOARS), which tells the story of Salamishah's journey to reclaim her body, sexuality, and...
Friday, 23 Apr 2010
Graduate College: graduation approval deadline
Graduate College last day for final submission of graduate student graduation approval slip.
40th Anniversary of Earth Week - Get Your Green On, Friday Highlights
Take part in a number of "green" events to celebrate Earth Week. Highlights for Friday include a used magazine sale at the Union, Jax Recycle Gear Earth Day Promo, Central Campus kite flying, AmeZone community garden volunteer event, FREE Gabrielle Louise Concert and veggie oil workshop at Reiman Gardens, Iowa Wildlife Center Douglas Wood Concert at City Hall, FREE flower pot making at the Union, Nearly Naked Mile (for Haiti) event, and Avatar.
Used Magazine Sale
It's Earth Week - let's re-use! Sale runs Monday - Thursday from 8am - 10pm and Friday from 8am - 4pm.
Performance: Nate the Great
Theatrewoks/USA presents Nate the Great as part of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series.
Performance: Nate the Great
Theatrewoks/USA presents Nate the Great as part of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series.
ISU Retirees Monthly Program
2:30 social; 3:00 program - "Energy Systems for the Future," by Vikram Dalal.
Geology Lecture
Antarctic seismology: constraints on the history and dynamics of an ice-covered continent by Doug Wiens, Washington University. St. Louis, MO
Earth Day Celebration
Performer and songwriter Gabrielle Louise is a nationally touring troubadour with a commitment to the environment. An advocate of alternative fuels, she tours in a van fueled entirely by vegetable oil. She will offer a 30-minute workshop on the economic and environmental impact of this alternative fuel source, followed by a concert.
Works in Progress Lecture Series
"Accumulations: Intersections of Vision, Sensuality and Meaning," presentation by Ingrid Lilligren, professor of art and design (ceramics). The Works in Progress Lecture Series brings together faculty from the Colleges of Design and Liberal Arts and Sciences to speak informally about their work. All are welcome to attend. At 6:45 p.m., the group will adjourn to Lilligren's own studio, 108 5th St. in downtown Ames.
Workspace: Free Friday Craft
Decorate flower pots for spring. Open to ISU Students only. Stop by before ISU AfterDark events every Friday!
Dance social
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club each Friday when ISU is in session. Singles welcome. Dress is casual, indoor shoes or socks must be worn.
ISU Theatre student produced: "The Pillowman"
With echoes of Stoppard, Kafka, and the Brothers Grimm, "The Pillowman" centers on a writer in an unnamed totalitarian state who is being interrogated about the gruesome content of his short stories and their similarities to a series of child murders. The result is an urgent work of theatrical bravura and an unflinching examination of the very nature and purpose of art.
ISU Wind Ensemble
Dr. Michael Golemo, conductor. Tickets available at the door or in the Main Music Office, Room 149 Music Hall