Saturday, 14 Nov 2009
Class: Ames C.art Sew & Swap
Sharing and stitching together materials, ideas and community!
Football
ISU vs. Colorado.
Understanding Islam: The Message of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad - Dr. Sabeel Ahmed
Dr. Sabeel Ahmed is the Director of the GainPeace Project, an outreach project of the Islamic Circle of North America. The Islamic Circle of North America is one of the largest, non-profit, independent, grass roots organizations of Muslim Americans. It has twenty five chapters and affiliates with the mission to promote understanding of Islam and Muslims. GainPeace.com conducts many of those outreach projects in Chicago and other cities,...
Men's hockey
ISU vs. University of Central Oklahoma (American Collegiate Hockey Association).
Sunday, 15 Nov 2009
Open House: Reiman Gardens gift shop
Holiday open house.
Women's Basketball
ISU vs. Florida Atlantic.
Lecture: The Art of Glass
Explore contemporary glass techniques with guide and gaffer Amanda Hall and hear the story of the artists behind the most recent revolutions in glassblowing. Glassblowing is an ancient art that has undergone many technical and conceptual changes through the centuries. What makes 20th century sculptural glass different from what came before? What unites these artists' visions with those of previous gaffers?
ISU Flute Studio
Sonja Giles, director
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. Chicago State.
Monday, 16 Nov 2009
Concert: ISU Symphony Orchestra Youth
ISU Symphony presents a concert as part of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee series.
Wellness workshop: Sustainable eating
"Sustainable Eating," Theresa Opheim, Practical Farmers of Iowa. A healthy snack will be provided, or feel free to bring your lunch. Contact Sally Barclay, 4-9625, to reserve a seat.
Lecture: Wind and energy markets
"Wind and Energy Markets: A Case Study of Texas," Ross Baldick, University of Texas, Austin. Part of the ECpE distinguished lecture series.
Horticulture Seminar
"High Tunnel Crop Production: Research Challenges," Hank Taber, ISU Horticulture.
Tuesday, 17 Nov 2009
Lecture: In Depth at Reiman Gardens
"Plant Records."
ISU ADVANCE: ISU faculty flexibility
"ISU Resources and Policies that Support Faculty Flexibility," Mary Harris, 2008-09 faculty fellow. She will present resources that are available to ISU faculty including policies and guidelines for increased flexibility to balance work/life demands.
Tuesday Tea at the Farm House Museum
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation. Mark your calendar from Noon to 1:00 pm Tuesday Nov. 10 and 17 and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. After tea, all are welcome to join a guided tour that will highlight different topics each week, including the Farm House's restoration, children in the Victorian age, and rituals, ceremonies, and traditions of the era.
Contribute Introduction
Contribute allows a group of people who are not web designers to alter content on a website. This class will introduce the basic concepts of setting up Contribute for a standard Dreamweaver website and how to use Contribute to make web page changes. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Workshop: Floral Design Series
Each month learn new floral design principles while creating your own unique floral arrangement to take home.
Lecture: Glamour in Putin's Russia
"Putin's Russia and the Ideology of Glamour," Olga Mesropova, ISU world languages & cultures. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Fall Dean's Lecture. Mesropova researches popular culture in the post-Soviet Union, including Russian film, comedy, and popular performance. She is particularly interested in Russian standup comedy from its early days to the post-Perestroika era, focusing on humor and satire under Yeltsin and Putin.
Lecture: "What's New Since 1492?"
"What's New Since 1492?" Eugene Fracek, Simpson College, and member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. A storyteller and a singer, he will discuss current events, economic realities, cultural issues, and other topics related to Native Americans and their cultural legacy.
Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009
Prescription drug drop-off
Local law enforcement, including ISU police, and healthcare agencies will hold a prescription drug drop-off to provide a convenient, safe and confidential way for community members to dispose of old, unused or unwanted medications.
Forum: Entrepreneur series
Christian Renaud, Palisades Systems, Des Moines.
Seminar: African Immigrant Dreams and American Realities
"African Immigrant Dreams and American Realities: Revisiting the Black Immigrant Success Story," Abdi Kusow, ISU sociology
Fireworks - Level II
This class looks at some of the not-as-common special effects that can be done with Fireworks. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Colloquium: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation
"Sentipensante Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice and Liberation," Laura Rendón, ISU educational leadership and policy studies. Her current research focuses on access, retention and graduation of low-income, first-generation college students and the transformation of teaching and learning to emphasize wholeness and social justice.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Kansas
Panel: "Surviving Diversity in a Small Town"
"Postville USA: Surviving Diversity in Small-Town America," Mark Grey, UNI anthropology; Michele Devlin, UNI public health; and Aaron Goldsmith, Postville.
Performance: ISU Jazz Ensemble I & II
James Bovinette will conduct Jazz I, Michael Giles will direct Jazz Ensemble II.
Thursday, 19 Nov 2009
Lecture: Postville after the raid
"Broken Transnational Villages, the Case of Postville, Iowa, After the Raid," Gerardo Sandoval, ISU community and regional planning; and Griselda, a Guatemalan woman who lived in Postville at the time of the raid.