Wednesday, 19 Apr 2017
SUB General Meeting
Check out SUB's general meeting to learn how YOU can get involved!
Lecture: Housing Biopolitics and Care
Peg Rawes, a professor of architecture and philosophy at the University College London Bartlett School of Architecture, will outline how 17th-century Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza's theories of well-being and equality can be used to analyze housing and income inequalities, and how his ideas relate to post-war and current social housing design. Part of the ISU Department of Architecture Public Programs Series.
Walk-In Craft: Stamped Letter Charms
Use a small torch to melt solder into small round charms that can be stamped with letters or numbers.
Freedom Sings: A Musical Celebration of the First Amendment
Freedom Sings is a multimedia presentation featuring music that has been banned, censored or sounded a call for social change. A program of the First Amendment Center, Freedom Sings features live music, video and narration, and showcases hit songwriters, performers and Grammy Award winners.
Keynote: Sustainable Agriculture Symposium
"Strengthening the Sustainability of Agricultural Biodiversity," Karl Zimmerer, professor of environment and society, Pennsylvania State University.
Concert: ISU Symphonic Band
The ISU Symphonic Band will perform with Steven Smith, conductor.
COIN
Formed in Nashville, but carving a space in the field of bright, synth-spiked indie pop more often associated with L.A. and N.Y.C., COIN was started by students at Belmont University in 2012. They sold out a show for the first time by the summer of 2013, and the quartet of Chase Lawrence (vocals/synths), Joe Memmel (guitar/vocals), Zachary Dyke (bass), and Ryan Winnen (drums) signed with Columbia that fall.
Thursday, 20 Apr 2017
Graduate College students: electronic thesis
Graduate College: last day to submit final electronic thesis/dissertation to ProQuest for Thesis Office review.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
Youth Program: Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Materials are intended for children ages two to seven years old, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.
CANCELED: Virtual Reality Applications Center tour
This event has been canceled.
Observance: First Amendment Day
Enjoy free lunch and pick up a T-shirt at "Feast on the First."
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
Concert: Semi-Toned
Start spring in style with this all-male A Cappella group hailing form the University of Exeter. With their trademark musical wit and charisma, Semi-Toned has wowed audiences both in the UK and the USA. Praised for their creativity, uniqueness, vocal acrobatics and whimsical choreography, the group ensures there is something for everyone in all their shows!
Cyclone Cinema: Sing
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
First Amendment Day Series Keynote: Glenn Smith
"Shining a light in darkness: The First Amendment and Community Journalism," Glenn Smith, special project editor at the Charleston, South Carolina, Post and Courier and a reporter on its Pulitzer Prize-winning series focused on domestic violence.
Performance: ISU Jazz Combo
Michael Giles is director of the ISU Jazz Combo.
Performance: The Tempest
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep."
Friday, 21 Apr 2017
Earth Day Celebration
Celebrate Earth Day with ISU and the Ames community. Activities include bike and longboard tune-ups, food and sustainability-minded giveaways.
Workshop: Do You Know What They Know? STEM researcher shows how questions reveal student thinking
Using test answers to gauge student understanding of important concepts in undergraduate STEM courses can be misleading. How do you know your students really "got" what you were teaching? How can the format of your test questions reveal misunderstandings and teach you what the students know?
Workshop: Building National Institutes of Health Budgets
An introduction to NIH modular budgets, budget and personnel justifications, and other agency specific requirements. This session is intended for grant coordinators and beginning researchers who will be submitting NIH proposals.
Airfield Theater: Kite Picnic and Performance
Sixteen students in architecture Assistant Professor Firat Erdim's spring 2017 "AeroStudio" -- an advanced interdisciplinary option studio -- will fly kites they've designed and fabricated in class at this special event.
Retirement reception: Sharon Colletti
Sharon Colletti, Center for Crops Utilization Research, is retiring.
Retirement reception: Tom Rudolphi
Tom Rudolphi, professor of aerospace engineering, is retiring.
Tennis
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to Life Time Fitness, 11911 Hickman Rd., Urbandale. Check the Cyclone tennis website for location updates.
Recognition reception: Michael Bugeja
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will recognize Bugeja's 14 years of distinguished service as director of the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication. A short program will begin at 3:50 p.m.
Reception: Biorenewables Art Competition
This 8th annual competition is a collaboration between the Bioeconomy Institute and the College of Design's integrated studio arts program. Award winners will be announced during a 4:15 p.m. program.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"The low-level wind field of the tropical cyclone" by Dr. Daniel R. Chavas, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Walk-In Paint Your Own Pottery: Tiki Party
We've got luau party music and leis to welcome you to our space.