Saturday, 28 Mar 2009
Lawnmower service days
The Agricultural Systems Technology Club is holding its annual lawn mower service days. Mowers (in good working order) should be dropped off only during the designated time. Service includes an oil change, half tank of fuel, sparkplug, blade sharpening and grease. Pickup and delivery in Ames is available for an extra $15 (for push mowers) or $20 (for riders). Contact the club with questions and pickup and delivery requests.
Brunnier in Bloom
Celebrate spring and the current exhibitions during Brunnier in Bloom. This event showcases the talents of Ames-area floral designers and garden clubs as they're challenged to create arrangements inspired by works of art in the Museum's collection. Runs Friday, March 27, through Sunday, March 29. Formal judging to be held Friday evening from 6pm-7pm.
Softball
ISU vs. Texas Tech
ISU Symphony Orchestra
The ISU Orchestra is a group of 60-70 students made up of both music and non-music majors, undergraduate and graduate students. Ruth Lin, conductor
Sunday, 29 Mar 2009
Softball
ISU vs. Texas Tech
Brunnier in Bloom
Celebrate spring and the current exhibitions during Brunnier in Bloom. This event showcases the talents of Ames-area floral designers and garden clubs as they're challenged to create arrangements inspired by works of art in the Museum's collection. Runs Friday, March 27, through Sunday, March 29. The People's Choice award will be announced on Sunday at 2pm.
Monday, 30 Mar 2009
Photoshop II: Basic Design Concepts
This course will focus on the painting and editing tools found in Adobe Photoshop (CS3). Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Horticulture seminar
"Photoprotection Mechanisms in Overwintering Rhododendrons," Xiang Wang, ISU horticulture graduate student.
Lecture: Darwinian evolution and Catholic theology
"Does Darwinian Evolution Challenge Catholic Theology of the Human Person?" Anne Clifford, ISU philosophy and religious studies.
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009
Juniors--registration for Summer or Fall 2009
First day of assigned Summer 2009 and Fall 2009 registration dates for students projected as juniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Mon.-Sat.
Tuesday Tea
Enjoy a traditional Victorian tea at the Farm House! After tea, all are welcome to join in a guided tour of the house.
Flash II: Buttons and Menus
This course examines the way buttons and menus in the Flash (CS3) software add interactivity to web pages and are used as web navigation tools. It will also cover the use of symbols. 1:00-2:30 p.m. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Softball
ISU vs. North Dakota State
Computer science colloquium
Xiang-Yang Li, associate professor of the department of computer science, Illinois Institute of Technology, presents "Online Spectrum Scheduling in Wireless Networks."
Lecture: Tolerance
"Tolerance: Vice or Virtue?" Otto Selles, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich. An overview of how the concept of tolerance developed in the West, particularly during the Enlightenment, and the place of tolerance in contemporary society, both globally and locally.
President's Lecture in Chemistry: Dudley Herschbach
"The Impossible Takes a Little Longer: Reflections on Teaching Science as a Liberal Art," Dudley Herschbach is the Frank B. Baird Jr., Professor of Science at Harvard and recipient of the Nobel Prize in chemistry. His research on the crossed molecular beam technique is one of the most important advances within the field of reaction dynamics and has allowed scientists to better understand how chemical reactions take place.