Thursday, 15 Oct 2015
Walk-In Craft: Origami Cranes
Folded paper cranes symbolize longevity, wisdom and marital bliss. Choose from beautifully printed origami papers and follow the folding instructions to create your own set of three cranes. Keep them as a talisman for yourself, or give them to someone as a small but special gift.
Friday, 16 Oct 2015
Paint Your Own Pottery: Chinese Brush Painting
"Painting" bisque is a fun and relaxing activity that can be done solo or with a group of friends Incorporate Hanzi (Chinese characters) into your design. Samples available to help you find one that represents a word or phrase that is meaningful to you. Studio fee is $4 for ISU and $5 for public to attend plus the cost of the bisque you select.
Walk-In Craft: Origami Cranes
Folded paper cranes symbolize longevity, wisdom and marital bliss. Choose from beautifully printed origami papers and follow the folding instructions to create your own set of three cranes. Keep them as a talisman for yourself, or give them to someone as a small but special gift.
Sunday, 18 Oct 2015
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for better dancing. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Tuesday, 20 Oct 2015
Iowa Latina/o Education Initiative Conference
"Creating Campus Culture: What Works for Latina/o Student Success," with a goal to initiate a collective conversation that will lead to statewide strategies and promising practices. Speakers include Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick, Dr. Socorro Herrera and Diane Finnerty. Registration is required.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Isotopic approaches on gypsum to unravel Mars' humidity history" by Dr. Emma Gatti, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Lecture: My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
Jose Antonio Vargas is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, filmmaker and author of the groundbreaking 2011 New York Times Magazine essay that revealed and chronicled his life as an undocumented immigrant. Vargas, who has worked with the Huffington Post and the Washington Post, was subsequently featured on the cover of TIME Magazine and testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on immigration reform. He has written...
Wednesday, 21 Oct 2015
Walk-In Dance: Belly Dance
A Three Pillars Delsarte based approach to Middle Eastern Belly Dance in the style of award winning performer Shiara. Learn the basic movements of belly dance with a specific focus and detailed exploration each week (listed below). The 8:20pm class will focus on technique, expression and choreography.
Friday, 23 Oct 2015
Lecture: Puerto Rican Student Association Cultural Night
Before becoming the host of CNN Dinero at CNN En Espanol, Xavier Serbia was widely recognized in the 1980s as a member of the boy band Menudo and an actor in such films as Una Aventura Llamada Menudo. At the end of his entertainment career he lost all of his money due to poor financial decisions, and his career took an unexpected turn. He overcame his financial downfall to become a successful business professional. Serbia...
Spoken Word Performance: Intersections of Identity
Kai Davis is a writer and performer from Philadelphia whose work deals with race, gender and sexuality. A Queer Woman of Color, she explores how these concepts affect who we are and how we love.
Sunday, 25 Oct 2015
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for better dancing. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Monday, 26 Oct 2015
Lecture: Engaging Art for Justice
Artist Rebecca Berru Davis discusses her work with Peruvian women artists who live in the shantytowns outside of Lima. Msgr. James A. Supple Lecture Series
Tuesday, 27 Oct 2015
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"When stream gauges lie! Implications of interbasin groundwater flow on the watershed response to climate and landscape perturbations" by Dr. Marty Frisbee, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Wednesday, 28 Oct 2015
Walk-In Dance: Belly Dance
A Three Pillars Delsarte based approach to Middle Eastern Belly Dance in the style of award winning performer Shiara. Learn the basic movements of belly dance with a specific focus and detailed exploration each week (listed below). The 8:20pm class will focus on technique, expression and choreography.
Watch Party & Discussion: Republican Presidential Debate
Join your Iowa State friends and colleagues to watch the Republican presidential candidates for 120 exciting minutes of political debate!