Monday, 18 Apr 2022
Ignite Innovation Showcase: Change the World Keynote
"Change the World" keynote program with Trent Preszler, author and CEO, Bedell Cellars; and Louis Carr, president, Black Entertainment Television. Registration is free.
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2022
Make Every Day Earth Day: Connecting with your students
In celebration of Earth Month, Merry Rankin, Director of Sustainability, will discuss sustainability as becoming increasingly more important to students and how, with deliberate mindfulness, instructors can address these needs through an infusion of environmental, economic and social sustainability in their learning environments.
Ignite Innovation Showcase
"Move the World," a celebration of the collaborations, inventions, and opportunities that set Iowa State apart. Registration is free.
Virtual workshop: Copyright in the Classroom
"Copyright in the Classroom: Support for Instructors," learn how to approach common copyright concerns like Fair Use evaluation, resources for more information, and support available on campus. Registration required.
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 Sale
20-75% off all bisqueware! Pick up fired pottery April 27-39. CLOSED IN MAY
Tusubila Crafts Group Basket Sale
Baskets are made by women in Kamuli, Uganda, and sales support their families with food, school fees, and other needs. Sponsored by The Uganda Alliance Club.
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.
Ignite Innovation Showcase: Move the World Keynote
"Move the World" keynote program with Robert Piconi, CEO and co-founder of Energy Vault; and Anthony Sardella, vice chairman and founder of evolve24. Registration is free.
Floral Design: Fairy Dish Gardens
Make a tiny wooden house or door to welcome the emergence of fairies, elves, and gnomes and place it in a dish garden featuring small plants and a selection of other miniature surprises.
Songwriter Showcase: Fred Love and Wally Neal
Fred Love is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Ames whose music is a blend of country, folk and blues. Wally Neal has a drifting collection of verse and fingerstyle guitar. Part of the Goldfinch Room Iowa Songwriters Showcase at Stephens Auditorium.
Wednesday, 20 Apr 2022
Ignite Innovation Showcase
"Make to Innovate," a celebration of the collaborations, inventions, and opportunities that set Iowa State apart. Registration is free.
Level 1 Certification - Top Hat Training
Our Level 1 Foundations Top Hat Certification course equips instructors with the skills to make the most of Top Hat's core features, enabling them to adopt, customize and create interactive educational content, leverage Top Hat's assessment tools to see what students are learning and better engage their students--before, during and after class.
Architecture Research Exchange: Design Computation for Dynamic Building Facades
Applying dynamic façades is an effective method to improve building performance by controlling energy consumption, daylighting and glare. Architecture associate professor Chengde Wu will present two dynamic façade projects, including their design, simulation, optimization and prototyping processes. The benefits and the limitations of the façades will also be discussed.
Keynote Session, "How I Taught This" - Top Hat Training
Keynote and fireside chat with faculty about their experience working with Top Hat and the impact Top Hat has had on their teaching, students, and courseware.
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.
New User Demonstrations - Top Hat Training
Drop-in session will be offered in the afternoon
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-75% off all bisqueware! Pick up fired pottery April 27-39. CLOSED IN MAY
Tusubila Crafts Group Basket Sale
Baskets are made by women in Kamuli, Uganda, and sales support their families with food, school fees, and other needs. Sponsored by The Uganda Alliance Club.
Seminar: Understanding sorghum growth
By Juan Panelo, ISU
Softball vs. St. Thomas
Iowa State vs. St. Thomas. Schedule updates and weather delays are available on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.
The LTAR common experiment: Nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in corn-soybean systems
Seminar by John Kovar
Ignite Innovation Showcase: Make to Innovate Keynote
"Make to Innovate" keynote program with Gopi Katragadda, founder and CEO, Myelin Foundry; Mohammed Alabsi, senior VP, Bukalapak; and Narayan Devanathan, CCO, dentsu International. Registration is free.
Lecture: The Money Game
There is a game that we all play with money, and at any given point in time in our lives, we're either winning or losing. The problem is, most students are never taught the rules of how to play the game. Play by the rules, and it's entirely possible to be completely financially free by your early 30s. Adam Carroll is an internationally recognized financial literacy expert and author.
Maker Mocktails: Botanical Wall Art with Cucumber Mint Limeade
Are you a crafty person? Do you like to sip fun and fruity drinks? Well come to Reiman Gardens to enjoy Maker Mocktails!
Performance: Jazz Night
A performance by ISU jazz students.
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.
Thursday, 21 Apr 2022
Virtual Forum: Open Scholar Cafe
"Dress, Appearance, and Diversity in U.S. Society: Open Textbook & QM Certification." Kelly Reddy-Best, associate professor of apparel, merchandising and design, created open educational resources (OER) for one of her courses, which has now received Quality Matters certification for its accessibility and high-quality course design. Registration is free.
Level 2 Certification - Top Hat Training
Our Level 2 Advanced Top Hat Certification course equips instructors with the skills to Take content creation to the next level by learning how to write engaging content for their audience, move from extrinsic to intrinsic learning motivators and discover successful techniques for flipping their class and curating course content.