Monday, 04 Apr 2022
Writing and Media Center Speaker Series
"Communicating with Empathy: Relationality and Creativity in Contemporary Learning," with panelists Jordan Brooks, Mani Mina and Lucia Suarez.
Seminar: Determining Effective Organic Poultry Litter Fertilization for Containerized Herbs
Join this Department of Horticulture Graduate Seminar to hear ISU graduate student Jaden Gimondo discuss research into characterizing the growth, morphology and plant tissue nutrient concentrations of six different culinary herbs using organic turkey litter fertilizer applications in response to the recent commercial production adoption of containerized growing conditions.
Eating Tomorrow: The Battle for the Future of Food
Dr. Timothy A. Wise is author of the recent book Eating Tomorrow: Agribusiness, Family Farmers, and the Battle for the Future of Food. He is a senior advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, where his work focuses on agribusiness, family farmers and the future of food, and a senior research fellow at Tufts Universityââ'¬â"¢s Global Development and Environment Institute.
Landscape Drawing
Mondays beginning April 4 for 4 weeks. Join Creative Department artist Yvonne Brune for a 4-week course exploring the basics of landscape drawing, such as capturing perspective and drawing realistic trees, plants, and flowers.
Tuesday, 05 Apr 2022
A Demonstration of New Quizzes in Canvas
Canvas has developed New Quizzes to replace the current Quizzes function, Classic Quizzes. The ISU transition to New Quizzes is tied to and dependent on Canvas' timeline and ability to meet their milestone commitments.
Drop In Craft: String Art
Hammer nails into a board and use lines of thread to make geometric patterns, curves, and shapes. We have lots of designs to choose from or create your own!
Drop-In Craft: Painted Flowerpots
Simple, fun, and in-season, terra cotta pots are an easy surface to paint on. Choose from small pots to start an herb garden, to medium containers for indoor plants, and larger pots for outdoor flowers.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Gnome Week
An enchanting cast of characters awaits you! Meet Norm, Norma, Nate, Nora, Elwood, Jake, and the ever-popular foot-tall Ginormagnome. Start (or keep building) your gnome village with a cute little mushrooms, a small planter, or a fairy house.
Meeting: Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public.
Seminar: Scales of genetic variation in corals from clonal polyps to widespread reefs
Join this session of the Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology Promising Scientist Research Series to hear Elora Lopez-Nandam, a Hope for Reefs postdoctoral fellow at California Academy of Sciences, discuss research into how studying somatic mutation rates and within-colony variation has yielded insights into DNA repair mechanisms that coral may employee.
Craft Feminism: Making as Resistance & Inquiry
Melissa Hilliard Potter, interdisciplinary artist, writer, and curator, will discuss case studies from her personal experience.
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2022
Workshop: Intro to the Oral History Toolkit
The Oral History Toolkit provides an easy way for individuals to capture and share recordings using readily available technology, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, and/or audiovisual recording equipment. Registration required.
International Tartan Day Celebration
Enjoy in-store specials to celebrate Iowa State's official tartan, "Connected," a student design inspired by the architecture and art that distinguishes ISU's campus from other universities and created to reflect how all Cyclones are connected by their time at Iowa State.
Webinar: Strategies for Antiracist Action in STEM
Bala Chaudhary is an assistant professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College, will present guidelines for developing antiracist policies and action. Her presentation will include a time for Q&A discussion.
ISU Book Store: Graduation Pre-party
The ISU Book Store will have an expert on hand for cap and gown fittings. Pick the right tassel, stole choices and more. Staff members can assist with graduation questions.
Ramsey Lecture Series
"Brucella pathogenesis: From cell biology to Type IV effector functions," Jean Celli, Washington State University.
CELT Teaching Talks: Teaching a Successful High-Enrollment Asynchronous Course (Olga Mesropova)
During this virtual brown-bag lunch session, Olga Mesropova (Associate Professor of Russian, World Languages and Cultures) will discuss her experiences of designing and delivering high-enrollment (200+ students), online, asynchronous Russian culture courses.
Protecting Human Research Subjects
Participants will discuss risk in human subjects research and approaches for minimizing or mitigating risk. We'll also examine confidentiality and data security measures to protect research subjects.
Goldtrap Lecture: Peter Boghossian
Author, philosopher and faculty member Peter Boghossian will discuss his book How to Have Impossible Conversations and provide practical techniques and tools that can be used when discussing controversial topics. His research draws on hostage negotiations, applied epistemology, and cult exits.
Drop In Craft: String Art
Hammer nails into a board and use lines of thread to make geometric patterns, curves, and shapes. We have lots of designs to choose from or create your own!
Drop-In Craft: Painted Flowerpots
Simple, fun, and in-season, terra cotta pots are an easy surface to paint on. Choose from small pots to start an herb garden, to medium containers for indoor plants, and larger pots for outdoor flowers.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Gnome Week
An enchanting cast of characters awaits you! Meet Norm, Norma, Nate, Nora, Elwood, Jake, and the ever-popular foot-tall Ginormagnome. Start (or keep building) your gnome village with a cute little mushrooms, a small planter, or a fairy house.
Seminar: Advances in maternal haploid inducer development in maize
By Uschi Frei, ISU
Workshop Series: Spring 2022 Strolls for Well-being at ISU
Join us for this 3-part workshop series to explore the Spring 2022 Strolls for Well-being: Press Pause and Take a Break. The workshop begins with an initial group meeting with facilitators to acquaint participants with the program options and to distribute the Guidebook. There are two additional group meetings in the series with facilitators. Participants are encouraged to enjoy the Strolls for Well-Being at ISU when it is convenient for them.
Softball vs. Northern Iowa
Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa. Schedule updates and weather delays are available on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.
Response of soil properties to various traffic loads at three landscape points
Seminar by Alam Ramirez Reyes
Impostor Syndrome: Coping Strategies for High Achievers
Imposter Syndrome is defined as doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud. It disproportionately affected high-achievers and can cause anxiety and depression. Dr. Dawn Bratsch-Prince will explain how to recognize imposter syndrome, her own experiences with it, and how to overcome it. Bratsch-Prince is Associate Provost for Faculty and professor of Spanish at Iowa State University.
Pastel Painting
Wednesdays beginning April 6 for 4 weeks. Expressive lines or smoothly blended techniques offer a wide range of ways to paint with the versatile medium of pastels.
Selling the Past as Innovation in Africa's Green Revolution
Many farmers, scientists, and development experts advocate a shift from high-input, chemical-intensive agriculture to low-input ecological farming. They are supported by an impressive array of research documenting both the risks of continuing to follow our current practices and the potential benefits of a transition to more sustainable farming. Timothy A. Wise is a senior advisor at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
Grandma Mojo's Improv Comedy
Iowa State's premier student improv comedy troupe! They perform in the M-Shop on select Wednesday nights during the semester.