Tuesday, 19 Oct 2010
IEOP Class: Conversational English
The Intensive English and Orientation Program (IEOP) is offering a class on conversational English to international visiting scholars, faculty/staff and graduate students. The course focuses, in part, on informal conversation, idiomatic expressions and current events. The class meets Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 19-Dec. 9. Contact Joan Chamberlin, joancham@iastate.edu, by Oct. 15 to register.
Breast cancer fund-raiser
Colleges Against Cancer of Iowa State is holding "Bowling for Boobs" to raise money to help find a cure for breast cancer. Bowling games are $3, T-shirts are $10; get both for $12. T-shirts also are available in the MU Oct. 13-15 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) for $10. Breast cancer survivor Carrie Johnson, Ames, will be on hand to talk with attendees. This event is open to the public.
Cigar Box Guitars with Jonathan Eimer
Eimer will guide you through the fabrication keeping in mind the musical elements that will make it tunable. Meets Tuesdays from 6 - 9 for 2 weeks.
Immersive Landscapes - Andrea Cochran
Andrea Cochran is the principal of Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture in San Francisco. Her work is known for the careful consideration of site, climate and existing architecture and blurring the line between the natural and built environment. The P. H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture.
P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture: Immersive Landscapes
Andrea Cochran, principal of Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture in San Francisco, will present "Immersive Landscapes," the 2010 P.H. Elwood Lecture in Landscape Architecture. Her presentation will be followed by a reception in conjunction with an exhibition of work by ISU landscape architecture and planning students who studied in Rome this past summer.
Pastels with Nancy Thompson
Pastels are a unique painting medium in that the colors are mixed on the paper by overlaying or blending, rather than on a palette. Meets Tuesdays from 6 - 8pm for 5 weeks.
CyGraph meeting
The first meeting of Cygraph, a group of students and faculty interested in all things related to computer graphics. Dr. Song Zhang's research group will discuss and demo their high-resolution real-time 3-D imaging system. Their system infiltrated pop culture when British band Radiohead used it to produce a music video for their song "House of Cards."
ISU Percussion Ensemble& Wind Ensemble
Matthew Coley, directs the ISU Percussion Ensemble Michael Golemo, directs the ISU Wind Ensemble
Wednesday, 20 Oct 2010
Fee Payment Deadline
Fee payment deadline for fall. Final payment due.
Graduation applications: seniors graduating Spring 2011
Seniors graduating Spring 2011 should submit a Graduation Application to the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center, after registering for final course work. Applications are available from advisers or the Registrar's Graduation Office, 210 Enrollment Services Center.
Registration
Registration period for Spring 2011 begins. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays. See Start Dates.
Registration: Veterinary Medicine and Graduate College
First day of assigned Spring 2011 registration dates for students in the College of Veterinary Medicine and students in the Graduate College. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Oct. 20, Wed.
Exploring Space through Innovation and Technology
"Investments in Our Future: Exploring Space through Innovation and Technology," NASA chief technologist Robert Braun. He will speak about NASA's efforts to open up the solar system for robotic and human exploration and the impact space research and technology may have on broader societal challenges in energy, environment and national security. The T. A. Wilson Lecture in Aerospace Engineering.
TIAA-CREF financial seminar
"Charting Your Course: A Financial Guide for Women." Each phase of a woman's life brings unique financial challenges. With smart planning, you can make the most of your money, whether you're just starting out, single, married with a family, starting over, or in your golden years. Please preregister, space limited.
Who's Afraid of International Trade?
"Who's Afraid of International Trade?" Pietra Rivoli is the author of The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy, which takes readers from cotton farms in Texas to factories in China to labor unions in the American South to used-clothing vendors in Tanzania. Part of the Technology, Globalization and Culture Series.
Swing Dance with Sarah Carney
This class will lead you through basic swing dancing so that you'll feel comfortable on the social dance floor and dancing to a variety of swing music. Meets Wednesdays from 6:30 - 7:30pm for 5 weeks.
Film and panel discussion: Crossing Arizona
Crossing Arizona is an in-depth look at the divisiveness that occurs when immigration and border policy fails everyone. A discussion led by Iowa State faculty and graduate students will follow the 75-minute film.
ISU Jazz Combos
Michael Giles, coach
Oil Painting with Deborah Kraft
Through this class, students will become comfortable using oil paint, and gain confidence in color mixing, composition, and paint application. Meets Wednesdays from 7:30 - 9:30pm for 6 weeks.
Thursday, 21 Oct 2010
Registration: seniors
First day of assigned Spring 2011 registration dates for students projected as seniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday.
Book fair
Student members of the Human Development and Family Studies club will sell Scholastic books appropriate for preschool and kindergarten-age children. Fair continues Oct. 22.
Taking the Road Less Traveled: A Career Conference for Girls
This conference is for girls in grades 6-9.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Surfing the Genome" by Ryan Gill, Colorado State University
TIAA-CREF financial seminar
"Investing for Life's Goals: Developing an Investment Strategy." Guidance at your various life stages. At TIAA-CREF, we have proudly served the long-term financial needs of individuals like you throughout their careers for over 90 years. We can help you improve your chances for a comfortable retirement ... without giving up your life today. Please preregister, space limited.
Charcoal Drawing with Nancy Thompson
The drawing medium of charcoal is probably the most ancient--it was first used as ashes from fire on cave walls many thousands of years ago. Meets Thursdays from 6 - 8pm for 4 weeks.
Understanding Diversity and Complexity
"A Business Case for Diversity," Scott Page. Page is a fresh voice in the long-running debate on affirmative action. His book The Difference: How the Power of Diversity Creates Better Groups, Firms, Schools and Societies uses mathematical modeling and case studies to show how variety in staffing produces organizational strength.
Embroidery with Judith Lemish
The basic stitches for embroidery can be used for more than pillow cases and kitchen towels. Meets Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm for 2 weeks.
Areon Flute Ensemble
Chamber Music for the Next Generation - Flutists Tamara Maddaford, Amelia Vitarelli, Jill Heinke, and Kassey LeBow guide the future of chamber music with their diverse and innovative concert programming and educational programs.
Climate Change: What Could Happen and What Can Earth's Past Tell Us?
"Climate Change: What Could Happen and What Can Earth's Past Tell Us?" Bette Otto-Bliesner is a senior scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo. She uses computer-based models of Earth's climate to investigate past climate change and climate variability across a wide range of time scales.
Friday, 22 Oct 2010
Drop Deadline: second half-semester courses
Last day to drop a second half-semester course without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.