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What is featured?

Monday, 04 Mar 2019

Beginner Photography

Mar 04, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

4-week course on Mondays beginning March 4, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Join professional photographer and instructor Mark Stoltenberg as he helps you go beyond the "green" button to control your DSLR and take better photographs.

Lecture: The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child Survivor

Mar 04, 2019

6:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

Inge Auerbacher shares her story as a Holocaust survivor who spent 3 years as a young child in Terezin concentration camp in Czechoslovakia.

Women's Basketball

Mar 04, 2019

6:30 PM

Hilton Coliseum

$5-$10

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Kansas.

Lecture: Crime Solving with Genetic Genealogy

Mar 04, 2019

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures

CeCe Moore is an investigative genetic genealogist and media consultant. She has worked as the genetic genealogist for the PBS Television documentary series Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., since 2013. She recently joined forces with Parabon Nanolabs to lead their new Genetic Genealogy Services for law enforcement unit.

Tuesday, 05 Mar 2019

CANCELED: Research workshop: Integrating Societal Impacts into Your Proposal, Career and Research Identity

Mar 05, 2019

8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Memorial Union, Cardinal Room

Research Training, development

Learn how to build a broader impacts effort in the context of your research. This workshop, presented by the Grants Hub and the NSF-funded Center for Advancing Research Impacts in Society (ARIS Center), will help participants understand the broader impacts criterion, develop and incorporate strong BI plans into grant proposals, and identify local partners and resources. There will be some emphasis on NSF CAREER proposals.

Workshop, Low and High Stakes Quizzes in Canvas (Canvas Track 1)

Mar 05, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

2030 Morrill Hall

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

The quiz set up in Canvas depends on the purpose with which the assessment is administered. Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:

Performance: ISU Symphony Orchestra

Mar 05, 2019

10:00 AM

Stephens Auditorium

$4-$5

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Jacob Harrison leads the 80-member ISU Symphony Orchestra in a narrated program showcasing the various orchestral instruments and identifying musical motifs in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. ISU carillonneur Tin-Shi Tam will also demonstrate and discuss ISU's model carillon as part of this special performance.

Home Gardening Series: Planting & Seeding

Mar 05, 2019

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

March is the perfect time to plant cool season vegetables and start many seeds indoors for early spring planting.

Discuss Published Education Research in Your Discipline (DBER Journal Club)

Mar 05, 2019

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

2015 Morrill Hall

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

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.

Student Stories: Share your Experience with Textbooks

Mar 05, 2019

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Parks Library

free

University Library Student activities

Good or bad, we want to hear from you! Submit an anonymous note or sign up to participate in a video showcasing the different perspectives of students at ISU! Have you used an immediate access text in your class or a free open textbook? Want to learn more about these and other affordable options? Talk to us!

Meeting: Faculty Senate

Mar 05, 2019

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

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.

Lecture: The Importance of Being -wise

Mar 05, 2019

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

1210 LeBaron

free

College of Design Lectures

Italian architect Simone Bove, an interior design instructor with the Iowa State University College of Design Rome Program, will present the work of his professional practice, -wise design, with a focus on its interdisciplinary approach.

Narrative Photography

Mar 05, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

4-week course on Tuesdays beginning March 5, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Have you considered "telling a story" or creating a "narrative" with your camera, and possibly presenting it in a photo book?

The House America Has Been Waiting For

Mar 05, 2019

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Room 1030, Morrill Hall, 603 Morrill Road

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Explore how new technologies discovered during WW II helped produce the next generation of American homes.

Open Mic Night

Mar 05, 2019

8:00 PM

The M-Shop, Memorial Union

FREE

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to fellow peers. Many perform as musicians, comedians, and poets. Enjoy a night full of talented Iowa State Students. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)

Wednesday, 06 Mar 2019

Workshop, Grading and Student Data in Canvas (Canvas Track 1)

Mar 06, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

2030 Morrill Hall

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Use the power of Gradebook and student data in Canvas to fuel your students' progress! Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:

ISU Day at the Capitol

Mar 06, 2019

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Iowa Capitol rotunda, 1007 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines

free

University Meetings, receptions

President Wendy Wintersteen and campus representatives will be in the rotunda with displays that showcase Iowa State's innovation, entrepreneurship and statewide impact.

Coffee and Networking: Using Open Educational Resources in the Classroom

Mar 06, 2019

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

2030 Morrill Hall

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Are you interested in open educational resources (OER)? Learn more from ISU's OER Trailblazers at this casual networking event over free coffee. This will be a great opportunity to hear from Miller Open Education Mini-Grant recipients about their experiences with OER and to ask questions about their processes.

Walk-in Craft: Resist & Persist Bracelets with Terrie Hoefer

Mar 06, 2019

4:00 PM - 12:00 AM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU & Public: $15

Student Engagement Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

Shape a band of copper into a thin cuff to slide on your wrist before you raise your fist. Use letter stamps to hammer in an inspiring word or short phrase that is a reminder of past achievements of women and our contemporary heroines.

Wildlife & Pet Photography

Mar 06, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

4-week course on Wednesdays beginning March 6, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Capturing wildlife can be a challenging undertaking whether you are well practiced or photographing animals for the first time.

Thursday, 07 Mar 2019

Workshop, Group and Collaborative Work in Canvas (Canvas Track 1)

Mar 07, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

2030 Morrill Hall

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Canvas has several options for organizing effective groups and collaborative work in Canvas. Upon completion, participants will be able to do the following:

Caterpillar Club

Mar 07, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Award-winning Faculty Series: Intentions vs. actions in classroom teaching

Mar 07, 2019

12:10 PM - 1:00 PM

2030 Morrill Hall or view on own via zoom

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

"Good Class Bad Class: Intentions vs. actions in classroom teaching," D. Raj Raman, Morrill Professor, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, reflects on the parallels between student motivation, which is well recognized as crucial for student success, and instructor motivation (and bandwidth). This event was rescheduled from its original date of Jan. 31, 2019.

Faculty workshop: Preparing for a Successful P&T Review

Mar 07, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

South Ballroom, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Meetings, receptions Training, development

Associate provost Dawn Bratsch-Prince and vice president for research Sarah Nusser will lead a presentation for new tenure-eligible faculty on what makes a successful promotion and tenure case. Register by March 5.

Panel: Open Education Resources (OER) Trailblazers Share their Stories

Mar 07, 2019

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Memorial Union Gold Room

free

University Library Training, development

Join us for a panel discussion on the impact of OER in the classroom. Miller Open Education Mini-Grant recipients will share the benefits and challenges of making the switch to OER and why they chose to apply for the grant. Participants will leave the workshop with plans for incorporating OER into their courses and a pathway to making their classes more affordable.

Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council

Mar 07, 2019

2:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.

Seminar series: Developing Successful Job Application Materials

Mar 07, 2019

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

1115 Pearson Hall

free

Graduate College Training, development

Part VII: Improving Your Interviewing Skills

Photoshop CC Basics for Photographers

Mar 07, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

6-week course on Thursdays beginning March 7, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Photoshop CC is a powerful, yet complex photo editing tool to learn. And, as a photographer, who has time to learn how to use it?