Friday, 01 Oct 2021
Cyday Friday Walk
Celebrate Cyday Friday with a one-mile walk on campus. Say hello to Cy and look for a chance to win prizes. You are welcome to walk the route at your own pace. Preregister (free) to be eligible for prize drawings.
Webinar: Ideas for documenting your teaching efforts at ISU with Sara Marcketti
In this interactive session, Sara Marcketti, Director, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Morrill Professor, Apparel Merchandizing, and Design, will lead you through a workshop designed to help you consider where you are on the Dimensions of Activities Related to Teaching (DART) matrix.
Carillon Concert
A student concert performed on the one-fifth carillon and campanile model. The performances also will be livestreamed on Facebook.
Seminar: Bridging the Gap between Algorithm and Architecture: A Machine learning-based Approach
Will discuss how machine learning techniques can be used to solve complex hardware design problems.
Seminar: A neural network approach for high-dimensional real-time optimal control
Join this seminar to hear about how this research group is approaching training neural networks to synthesize real-time controls.
Cyclone Cinema: In the Heights
A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
Concert: The Get Up Kids
On their new album "Problems," The Get Up Kids examine everything from life-changing loss to loneliness to the inevitable anxiety of existing in 2019. But by sustaining the essence of their sound -- anthemic choruses with sing-along-ready melodies -- the band highlights those troubles as a shared experience, giving way to an unbreakable solidarity. Indie/post-punk band Pilot to Gunner will support the show.
Performance: Gary Allan
With the allure of a modern day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over fans, peers and critics with his signature blend of smoldering vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances. While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the way.
Saturday, 02 Oct 2021
Football vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Game times and dates are subject to change.
Open House Weekend at University Museums
Enjoy three fall exhibitions during the fall open house weekend.
Cyclone Central Tailgate
Cyclones everywhere are invited to celebrate at the Alumni Center before every home football game. Enjoy giveaways, fun and games, shopping, food and drink, and entertainment for all ages. Doors open three hours prior to kick-off and end 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Catered meal available for an additional charge.
Football vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Game times and dates are subject to change.
Cyclone Cinema: In the Heights
A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
Sunday, 03 Oct 2021
Open House Weekend at University Museums
Enjoy three fall exhibitions during the fall open house weekend.
Soccer vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas.
Sunday Tours: Ginnever "Folded Forms"
From complex geometry to striking forms, Charles Ginnever explored the intricacy of origami throughout his career. University Museums Curator Sydney Marshall takes you through the new exhibition "Charles Ginnever: Folded Forms."
Argentine Tango Lessons
Valerie Williams 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 different partners for practice. From 5-7pm, the floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie, and for working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Cyclone Cinema: In the Heights
A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
Performance: Three Dog Night
Legendary band Three Dog Night, now in its fifth decade, claims some of the most astonishing statistics in popular music. From 1969 to 1974, no other group achieved more top 10 hits, moved more records, or sold more concert tickets.
Monday, 04 Oct 2021
Paint Your Own Pottery: Zodiac Week
What's your sign? Choose a mug or bowl and personalize with your astrological sign or symbol. Find out more about the Memorial Union Zodiac's traditions and superstitions. Drop in anytime Monday-Friday 2-9pm or Saturday 10am-4pm.
Fall Blood Drive
This four-day event is planned each semester by the Iowa State Blood Drive student organization. Participants also can view their free COVID-19 antibody test results several days after donating. Donors receive a T-shirt and an EatStreet gift card, while supplies last.
Monday Monologues series
"Live: Singing in Steps," featuring the Cantamus, Lyrica, and Count Me In music department ensembles, conducted by Jennifer Rodgers. The ISU choral ensembles will present a concert that includes layers of music-making and selections that work beyond the concert hall. Be a part of keeping live music alive.
Seminar: Growing the Next Football Field for Jack Trice Stadium
This seminar will cover the unique background and steps taken to grow the next playing surface for Jack Trice Stadium from corn field to football field. A unique partnership between the ISU Department of Horticulture and ISU Athletic Department has allowed future turfgrass managers to learn the steps to establish and grow sod for a new football field.
Keynote: Divided We Stand
"Divided We Stand," Marjorie Spruill, author and distinguished professor emerita of history from the University of South Carolina, will be the keynote speaker. This is the closing event of the Hard Won, Not Done 19th Amendment statewide centennial commemoration.
Tuesday, 05 Oct 2021
News Engagement Day
The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication will celebrate #NewsEngagementDay by focusing on global journalism and the importance of news worldwide. Read, watch, like, tweet, post, listen to, or comment on news, and learn news reporting principles.
Conversations about Carbon
Dr. Bernardo del Campo, president, Advanced Renewable Technology International (ARTi), is the featured guest in the ISU Bioeconomy Institute series. Registration (free) is encouraged.
Fall Blood Drive
This four-day event is planned each semester by the Iowa State Blood Drive student organization. Participants also can view their free COVID-19 antibody test results several days after donating. Donors receive a T-shirt and an EatStreet gift card, while supplies last.
Discuss Published Education Research in Your Discipline (DBER Journal Club) Oct
How do students learn best in your discipline? Where can you publish the way you solved instructional problems? You are invited to share and discuss DBER journal articles, seek feedback as you begin designing your own educational research projects, and form collaborations with participants from other disciplines.
Workshop: Publishing Open Textbooks with Pressbooks
Learn more about ISU Digital Press' book publishing software, Pressbooks, an easy-to-use tool that allows authors to export their online text into multiple formats (PDF, EPUB, MOBI) and integrate interactive videos and tools for active learning.
Myths of Mindfulness (Douglas Gentile)
Meditation is like exercise - everyone knows it would be good for them, but they don't really want to do it. Part of the reason some people have a difficult time maintaining a mindfulness practice is because they believe one or more of the myths of mindfulness, such as you're supposed to stop thinking.