Monday, 02 Feb 2009
Horticulture seminar
"Iraq: A Personal Account of Deployment Overseas," Justin Wiebbecke, ISU horticulture undergraduate.
Opera: "The Saga of George Washington Carver"
"A Dream Fulfilled: The Saga of George Washington Carver," composed by Iowan Michael Patterson. Explores the events that shaped the destiny of the agricultural pioneer.
Wednesday, 04 Feb 2009
Lecture: Socially responsible design
"Socially Responsible Industrial Design," Ricardo Gomes, San Francisco State University. The former Fulbright scholar also runs the Design Center for Global Needs.
Thursday, 05 Feb 2009
Lecture: Civility on Campus
"Civility in the Classroom," Kathy Obear, Alliance for Change, Belchertown, Mass. Obear's presentation focuses on improving communication skills among students when different viewpoints are presented in the classroom. She also will participate in the Social Justice Summit, coordinated by the Student Activities Center, on Friday, Feb. 6.
Lecture: Climate politics
"Climate Politics and the Perception of Change," Clark Wolf, ISU philosophy and religious studies. Explore the ways in which environmental changes take advantage of human perception.
Sunday, 08 Feb 2009
Readings: Flyaway "Home Voices" Award
Writers in the MFA Program in Creative Writing and Environment will read from their creative work featuring themes of environmental imagination. The readers were selected from a competitive pool of submissions by the staff of Flyway, a journal of writing and environment in which the top winner's work will also be published in 2009. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Gallery Talk: "Waste Land"
"Waste Land: Meditations on a Ravaged Landscape," David Hanson, photographer. He will discuss his "Waste Land" series, while exploring the relationship between humans and nature in America. Several of Hanson's photos are featured in the Brunnier exhibition, "Imaging a Shattered Earth: Contemporary Photography and the Environmental Debate."
Lecture: Who owns the American West?
"Who Owns the American West?" A reading and conversation with author William Kittredge. Kittredge has been a prominent voice in the literature of the American West, with writings that explore the theme of sustainability and its relationship to culture, history, and human nature. The conversation will be moderated by Benjamin Percy, ISU English. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Monday, 09 Feb 2009
Lecture: Glaciers and Their Impact on the Iowa Landscape
"Hiddenscapes: Glaciers and Their Impact on the Iowa Landscape," Kathleen Woida, stage geologist, and Iowa Barbara Haas, ISU English. Through slide show imagery, scientific data, music, and creative writing, Haas and Woida will suggest and evoke the shape and movement of the hiddenscape of Iowa glaciology.
Lecture and poetry reading: Writing across International Boundaries
Poets Jennifer Kwon Dobbs and Heather Derr-Smith share their stories and writings about the environmental degradation and political upheaval they've witnessed around the world.
Lecture: The Artist as Environmental Activist
Artists and environmentalists David Hanson, Shannon Ramsey, Annick Smith and Clark Wolf will discuss how they came to a point of understanding and reconciliation with issues of environment in their work. The conversation will be moderated by Stephen Pett, ISU English.
Lecture: A Tribute to Ecologist Paul Errington
"Of Men and Marshes: A Tribute to Ecologist Paul Errington." Faculty and students honor the life, work, and memory of the ecologist and ISU professor Paul Errington. The tribute will be led by James Pritchard, ISU landscape architecture and natural resource ecology and management; and Matthew Sivils, ISU English.
Workshop: Technology commercialization
"Understanding the Market," Ann Bublitz, BioTech Decisions Inc., and Michael Upah, Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship. Open to faculty and graduate students. Workshop ends at 5 p.m.
Horticulture seminar
Keting Chen, ISU horticulture graduate student.
Lecture: "A River Runs Through It"
"A River Runs Through It, and Other Adventures," a reading and conversation with author and filmmaker Annick Smith. She was a founding member of the Sundance Film Institute. The conversation will be moderated Debra Marquart, ISU English. A reception will precede the talk at 6:30 p.m. in the South Ballroom. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Symposium: Campus sustainability
Symposium on Enhancing Sustainability at Iowa State University. Larry Shinn, president of Berea College, Berea, Ky., will present his lecture "Living Upstream: The Sustainable Life," following a poster session and reception. Events are open to the public.
Lecture: Campus sustainability
"Living Upstream: The Sustainable Life," Larry Shinn, Berea College, Ky. Shinn, president of Berea College, developed a sustainability initiative that included creating a Sustainability and Environmental Studies Program, completing ecological renovations of many campus buildings, and establishing a residential "ecovillage" for student families. Part of the Symposium on Enhancing Sustainability at Iowa State University.
Tuesday, 10 Feb 2009
Symposium: Campus sustainability
Symposium on Enhancing Sustainability at Iowa State University. Keynote address, "Turning Green: Berea College in the 21st Century," by Larry Shinn, president of Berea College, Berea, Ky. Registration is free, but required by Feb. 4. The event, which ends at 3 p.m., is open to ISU faculty, staff and students.
Wednesday, 11 Feb 2009
Seminar: Analytical chemistry
"Exploring Single Cells with Microanalytical Tools," Nancy Allbritton, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Chemistry lecture: Art/archaeology interface
"Doing Chemistry at the Art/Archaeology Interface," Mary Virginia Orna, College of New Rochelle, New York.
Lecture: Design thinking
"The Live Well Collaborative as a New Model for Design Thinking," Craig Vogel, University of Cincinnati.
Lecture: Nanochemistry
"Nanochemistry: A Fantastic Voyage," Victor Lin, ISU chemistry and the Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. The Spring 2009 College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean's Lecture.
Thursday, 12 Feb 2009
Panel Discussion: Industrial Design in an Academic Setting
Guest panelist Craig Vogel from the University of Cincinnati will join faculty from the Colleges of Design, Engineering and Business to discuss the development of a product or industrial design program at Iowa State.
Lecture: Prehistoric landscapes
"Prehistoric Landscapes at the Time of the Dinosaurs," Carl Vondra, ISU geological and atmospheric sciences. Bring your lunch.
Presentation: "Darwin and Culture"
Presented by Heather Lewin, assistant professor of science and technology in the library. In observance of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species."
Presentation: "Darwin's Citation Impact"
Presented by Lorrie Pellack, associate professor of science and technology in the library. In observance of Charles Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species."
Lecture: Gloria Ladson-Billings, Hilton Chair in Human Sciences
"The World Is Neither Flat nor Round: The Power of Research Paradigms," Gloria Ladson-Billings, ISU Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair in Human Sciences. She will address issues of diversity education, particularly the challenges that scholars of color face as they attempt to represent diverse and alternative perspectives in education. A reception follows at 7:30 p.m. in the MU Multicultural Center.
Panel: Darwin and Me
ISU professors and graduate students from both the sciences and humanities and a variety of faiths. The audience is invited to join the discussion with the goal of encouraging mutual understanding between scientists, non-scientists and people of different faiths. We also hope to challenge the idea that evolution contradicts religion. Enjoy free birthday cake and primordial punch.
Lecture: Lucid dreaming
"Enhancing Creativity through Lucid Dreaming," Robert Waggoner, author.
Friday, 13 Feb 2009
Forum: Entrepreneur series
"Creating Value Through Growth; Managing Private Equity Investments," Duane Harris, partner and chief administrative officer, LFE Capital, Minneapolis. Harris is an Iowa State alum and former professor of finance and economics.