Monday, 08 Apr 2013
DUI: A Powerful Lesson
Mark Sterner helps students realize the choice they make to drink and drive can have a lasting impact on their friends, families and themselves. After a night of partying during spring break, he and his four best friends decided the least drunk would drive home. The next morning, three of the men were dead, and Mark lay in the hospital critically injured and facing three felony counts of DUI manslaughter.
Tuesday, 09 Apr 2013
Registration Begins for sophomores: Summer 2013, Fall 2013
First day of assigned Summer 2013 and Fall 2013 registration dates for students projected as sophomores. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
VEISHEA BBQ Button and Merchandise Sale
Eat at the campus cookouts during VEISHEA week for free with a $5 button purchase.
Paper Marbling Demonstration
Charles It Shen Hwang received a Focus Grant this year for a paper marbling project. He will set up shop and hold a workshop and hands-on demonstration. See the techniques and then try them yourself and take home a sample of how floating colors can create images and pattern on paper.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Drake
Innovation Pitch Competition
Students in ISU's Entrepreneurship and Innovation Learning Community will host this 2nd annual competition among up to 35 student teams. The public is invited to attend (but only students may compete).
Focus Exhibits Reception
Want to see some of the best artwork around? Come to the Focus Exhibit Reception in the Memorial Union!
The Frog and the Snake: Buddhism and Violence
Michael Jerryson is the author of Buddhist Fury: Religion and Violence in Southern Thailand. He looks at the intersections between identity and violence and the ways in which we associate religious identities with peace and violence.
Where Did It All Come From?
Cabinet of Curiosities exhibits wonderfully unique, odd, and bizarre objects from collections across campus. Exhibition Curator Allison Sheridan will talk briefly about how the objects were located, chosen, and placed into our exhibit of curios. She will be joined by Maggie Brandenburg, graduate student in Anthropology, who will talk about the importance of seemingly unusual objects in the study of primatology.
Zoobiquity: Connecting Health in Animals and Humans
Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers coauthored Zoobiquity, a book that explores how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species. Part of the College of Veterinary Medicine's One Health Lecture Series.
Kevin Judge, Bassoon Recital
Kevin Judge is a member of the Music faculty and teaches bassoon
Dalit Art: Visual Imagery and Caste Identity in India
Iowa State emeritus professor Gary Tartakov taught art history in the Department of Art and Design for twenty-two years. He will discuss his new book, Dalit Art and Visual Imagery, a study of contemporary Indian culture as it has been expressed through the images of the people the caste system has long labeled Untouchables. The group is now referred to more broadly as Dalits, or "oppressed."
Wednesday, 10 Apr 2013
Open house: National Student Employment Week
Food, beverages and door prizes for those ISU students who work on or off campus. Hosted by the Office of Student Financial Aid.
Creating An Inclusive Classroom: I’m More Than The Color Of My Skin -- International Students
"I don't like going to the class ... the other students, the professor ... I don't feel like I belong there." Could this quote be from a student in your class? Multicultural students make up approximately 11 percent of the total undergraduate student body at ISU. While this population is increasing at ISU, retention and graduation rates are lower than their majority peers.
VEISHEA BBQ Button and Merchandise Sale
Eat at the campus cookouts during VEISHEA week for free with a $5 button purchase.
ArtWalk: Take a Ride on the Dinky
Did you know that students and faculty once commuted from downtown Ames to central campus on the Dinky rail train? Join University Museums as we trace a portion of the Dinky's tracks from Agronomy Hall to Morrill Hall. Climb aboard as we examine and discuss the works of art that the Dinky passengers would enjoy if they took that same trip today. Meet the docent at Janus Agri-Altar in the south courtyard of Agronomy Hall.
Open forum: Residence senior research analyst candidate
Carlos Lopez is a post doc research associate in the ISU School of Education.
All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq
Miyoko Hikiji is the author of All I Could Be: My Story as a Woman Warrior in Iraq.. It's an account of her 400 days deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom during the onset of the Global War on Terrorism and exposes the comradeship, intimacy, cowardice and humor of soldiers living in physical and emotional grit. It also pays tribute to the two soldiers in her unit that lost their lives.
Plant Breeding Seminar
Chantal Liepold, Identifying New Sources of Resistance to Brown Stem Rot in Soybean
9th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Research Symposium
Program begins with research poster session in South Ballroom at 2:10 PM. Keynote speaker follows.
Open forum: Dean of the College of Business, Jay Sa-Aadu
Jay Sa-Aadu, associate dean in the Tippie School of Management, University of Iowa, is among three finalists in the search for Iowa State's next dean of the College of Business. A reception will follow the forum in 1147 Gerdin.
Sustainable Agriculture Colloquium
GPSA Research Symposium, details TBA
Aging, Physical Activity, and Well-Being - Edward McAuley
Edward McAuley is the Khan Professor in Applied Health Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign. He will present an overview of findings from a systematic series of physical activity interventions designed to enhance multiple aspects of well-being in older adults, including physical function, quality of life, and cognitive function.
Soil Seminar
Matthew Streeter, "Assessment of Multiââ'¬ÂYear Variation of Corn Yields and Causes On the Des Moines Lobe of Iowa"
SUB General Meeting
Get your friends together and drop by our meeting this week. Learn about all the upcoming events and how you can get involved. Chow on some free pizza while you're here too!
Artful yoga
Build strength, endurance, and balance in a yoga class that will leave you feeling relaxed and centered. Behind all of those sore muscles you may find patience, peace, and a stronger mind/body connection. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat. This free yoga practice is sponsored by the University Museums and Recreation Services.
Beginner Photography
This four-part workshop will cover the basics of photography including equipment (and how to use it), depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject and "tips and tricks".
The Freedom of Art - A Discussion with Brian Duffy & Heidi Wastweet
Two artists will discuss their experiences and challenges with the First Amendment within the art world. Participants include former Des Moines Register editorial cartoonist Brian Duffy and American medallist and sculptor Heidi Wastweet. 2013 First Amendment Day Celebration
cancelled - Duo X Concert, guest clarinet/saxophone duo
Gregory Oakes directs clarinet
Social Media and the First Amendment
Frank LoMonte is the executive director of the Student Press Law Center, an experienced commercial litigation attorney, and a former investigative journalist and political columnist. The 2013 First Amendment Day Celebration Keynote Address.