Thursday, 15 Oct 2009
Homecoming: ISU Dining Picnic
Serving country-style ribs, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, veggie trays, chips, cookies and beverages. Rain location: Union Drive Marketplace and Linden dining center.
Class: Stained Glass
6-8pm for 6 weeks Learn to cut, foil, and solder glass.
Homecoming: Central campus concert
Free concert, featuring The Envy Corps.
Lecture: Animals and climate change
Conservation biologist Robert Rockwell is the director of animal research at La Pérouse Bay Tundra Biology Station, the primary research site of the collaborative Hudson Bay Project. Rockwell's work focuses on the long-term monitoring of snow geese in this coastal tundra ecosystem. His research is in population dynamics, community ecology, lifetime reproductive success, and the genetic structure and gene flow of migratory waterfowl such...
Lecture: Understanding war
Join in the conversation as Jean Pierre Taoutel, senior lecturer in World Languages and Cultures, guides us through the understanding of war and its impact on people around the world.
Lecture: "U.S. Leadership in the Global Fight Against Slavery"
Ambassador (and ISU alum) Luis CdeBaca has worked under three presidential administrations to combat human trafficking and modern-day forms of slavery. He was recently appointed by President Obama to direct the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the Department of State, which is dedicated to pressuring foreign governments to free persons forced to work, under threat of violence, for no pay beyond subsistence.
Friday, 16 Oct 2009
Midterm
First half-semester courses end.
Colloquium: The Foreclosure Crisis
"The Foreclosure Crisis: Implications for Affordable Housing," Lynn Ross, National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy, Washington, DC.
ELPS seminar with 2009 CHS alumni awardees
Join 2009 alumni awardees and ELPS graduates Curtis Cain, Bill and Jean Giddings, and Kari Hensen for "My career path and thought for the future," on Oct. 16 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in E165 Lagomarcino. These accomplished alums will provide insight to succeeding in careers, community involvement, and personal growth.
Exhibit: Cyclone Sports Medicine
with pre-PT students and PT staff. Cyclone Sports Medicine is celebrating 20 years of physical therapy service on campus. Activities include "Ask the PT" free injury screen, demonstrations, quizzes and door prizes. All are invited.
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Menu: Valentino's pasta, breadsticks and ice cream.
Ramsey Lecture: "New Targets for Antimicrobials and Rational Design of Enzymatic Inhibitors of These Proteins"
Tom Ellenberger, Washington University in St. Louis school of Medicine. A research poster session will precede the seminar beginning at 11:15 a.m. in the west (Fish Tank) lobby at the college.
Honors and Awards Ceremony
ISU Alumni Association awards and ISU academic colleges' awards
Flash I: Introduction
This course covers the basics of using Flash (CS3) software to create a simple animated graphic and publishing it on the web. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Open House: Genomic Technologies Facility
This open house is a part of the Office of Biotechnology's 25th anniversary celebration. Faculty, staff and students are invited to tour and learn more about the research facilities at ISU.
Midterm grade reports
Midterm grade reports due from all departments on WebCT and AccessPlus.
Homecoming: Pep Rally & Yell Like Hell Finals
Appearance by football team, spirit squad, other athletics groups, top three Yell Like Hell groups and more!
ISU Afterdark: Craft night
Tie-Dyed T-shirts.
Soccer
vs. Texas A&M
Dance social
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; however, in-door shoes or socks must be worn
Homecoming: ExCYtement in the Streets
Greek lawn display presentations every 15-20 minutes.
ISU Afterdark: Free bowling & billiards
Free bowling and billiards for ISU Students.
Homecoming: Pancake feed
Pancake feed.
Homecoming: Mass campaniling & fireworks
Mass campaniling, followed by fireworks.
Saturday, 17 Oct 2009
Workspace: Homecoming button making
Make an ISU homecoming button.
Cyclone Central Homecoming Tailgate
Alumni Center open from 1 - 5:30 today. Meal served from 3:00 - 5:30
Football
ISU vs. Baylor (Homecoming).
Dance performance: "Dracula, The Ballet that Bites"
Presented by Iowa Dance Theatre. This is a comedy ballet of romance and satire. Costumes are optional; there will be a costume contest at the conclusion of the performance. A second performance begins at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, 18 Oct 2009
Soccer
vs. Texas
Performance: Iowa State Singers
Dr. James Rodde, Director of Choral Activities, and the Iowa State Singers.