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Thursday, 18 Aug 2011

College convocation: College of Human Sciences

Aug 18, 2011

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Ballroom, ISU Alumni Center

free

College of Human Sciences Meetings, receptions

All faculty and staff in the college are invited to hear Dean Pam White's presentation on the state of the college, meet new members of the faculty and staff, and kick off the 2011-12 academic year. Breakfast will be served 8-11 a.m.

Textbook Reservation Pick Up

Aug 18, 2011

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Multicultural Center, 2nd floor Memorial Union

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions Student activities

Did you reserve your textbooks? Pick up in August 17th-20th from 8 am - 5 pm in the Multicultural Center of the Memorial Union.

Friday, 19 Aug 2011

Registration Deadline

Aug 19, 2011

All day

Room 10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to initiate registration in person without a late registration fee in the Registrar's Student Scheduling Office, 10 Enrollment Services Center by 5 p.m. Registration may be initiated using AccessPlus until 11 p.m. Aug 21, without a late registration fee.

Textbook Reservation Pick Up

Aug 19, 2011

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Multicultural Center, 2nd floor Memorial Union

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions Student activities

Did you reserve your textbooks? Pick up in August 17th-20th from 8 am - 5 pm in the Multicultural Center of the Memorial Union.

Annual fall picnic: College of Business

Aug 19, 2011

5:00 PM

Big Bluestem Shelter, Moore Memorial Park, Ames

free

College of Human Sciences Meetings, receptions

This event is for Business college faculty and staff and their families. A catered meal will be served beginning at 6 p.m.

White Coat Ceremony

Aug 19, 2011

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

C.Y. Stephens Auditorium

free

College of Veterinary Medicine Meetings, receptions

Members of the veterinary medicine class of 2015 will receive white coats, marking their entry into the veterinary professional curriculum.

Saturday, 20 Aug 2011

Fee Payment deadline

Aug 20, 2011

All day

Room 10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

First payment (minimum due) or payment in full.

Reiman Gardens: CoHorts Plant Sale

Aug 20, 2011

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Maintenance Building parking lot, Reiman Gardens

free

Reiman Gardens Live Green Special events

Hardy Iowa-grown perennials and an expanded selection of house plants will be available. There will be door prizes, gift shop sidewalk sale and snacks and beverages available for purchase. Sale continues Aug. 21; sale proceeds will directly benefit Reiman Gardens.

Textbook Reservation Pick Up

Aug 20, 2011

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Multicultural Center, 2nd floor Memorial Union

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions Student activities

Did you reserve your textbooks? Pick up in August 17th-20th from 8 am - 5 pm in the Multicultural Center of the Memorial Union.

Volleyball: Iowa State Challenge

Aug 20, 2011

3:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

Athletics Athletics

Cardinal and Gold scrimmage

Sunday, 21 Aug 2011

Cancel Registration Deadline for Fall

Aug 21, 2011

All day

Room 10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to cancel registration on AccessPlus for fall to avoid tuition assessment. All courses must be dropped on AccessPlus by 11 p.m.

Registration Deadline

Aug 21, 2011

All day

Room 10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus without a late registration fee. Registration must be completed by 11 p.m.

Reiman Gardens: CoHorts Plant Sale

Aug 21, 2011

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Maintenance Building parking lot, Reiman Gardens

free

Reiman Gardens Live Green Special events

Hardy Iowa-grown perennials and an expanded selection of house plants will be available. There will be door prizes, gift shop sidewalk sale and snacks and beverages available for purchase. Sale starts Aug. 20; sale proceeds will directly benefit Reiman Gardens.

Monday, 22 Aug 2011

Schedule changes: First Week

Aug 22, 2011

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Schedule changes processed through AccessPlus registration or in 10 Enrollment Services Center.

Poster Sale

Aug 22, 2011

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Cardinal Room on the 2nd Floor of the Memorial Union

Most poster are priced between $8 and $12

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.

Welcome Reception and Christian Petersen Design Award

Aug 22, 2011

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

King Pavilion, College of Design

free

College of Design Meetings, receptions

Annual reception celebrating the new academic year in the College of Design includes presentation of the 2011 Christian Petersen Design Award to ISU landscape architecture alumnus Ken Smith. Program begins at 6:45 p.m. with remarks by President Geoffroy, Dean Luis Rico-Gutierrez, and Smith.

Tuesday, 23 Aug 2011

Poster Sale

Aug 23, 2011

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Cardinal Room on the 2nd Floor of the Memorial Union

$8-$12

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.

Watercolors in the Garden: The figure in the landscape

Aug 23, 2011

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Reiman Gardens

See description

Reiman Gardens Arts, performances Live Green Special events

Join Jo Myers-Walker of the Left Bank Studio in Gilbert, Iowa as she teaches a series of ten classes on watercolors while being inspired by the surrounding gardens. Classes will focus on the figure in the landscape taking inspiration from tree and bonsai. Participants will get to showcase their art during the Bonsai Show on Saturday, October 8th. All skill levels welcome.

Wednesday, 24 Aug 2011

Poster Sale

Aug 24, 2011

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Cardinal Room on the 2nd Floor of the Memorial Union

Most poster are priced between $8 and $12

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.

Retirement reception: Beth Weiser

Aug 24, 2011

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

142 Curtiss Hall

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

Weiser is a program assistant in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' development office.

WelcomeFest

Aug 24, 2011

5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

Free

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

The Student Activity Center's kick-off event for the school year. Learn about Ames community organizations and businesses as well as ISU departments.

Thursday, 25 Aug 2011

Poster Sale

Aug 25, 2011

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Cardinal Room on the 2nd Floor of the Memorial Union

Most poster are priced between $8 and $12

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.

Open house: OLLI at ISU

Aug 25, 2011

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Ballroom, ISU Alumni Center

Free

University Meetings, receptions

Instructors for the fall classes will be available to answer questions about their classes. OLLI classes are open to anyone 50 and older. Class registrations and memberships can be submitted at the open house. Memberships cost $25 per year, and class fees vary.

Informational meeting: Fall English conversation class

Aug 25, 2011

5:00 PM

174 Carver Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity Meetings, receptions Training, development

Learn more about an English conversation course for international visiting scholars, faculty, staff, and graduate students offered during fall semester by ISU's Intensive English and Orientation Program.

Food in the Gardens

Aug 25, 2011

6:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

$9-$15 each, $48-$78 series

Reiman Gardens Lectures

"Making Jams and Jellies," Terri Sinclair, Des Moines Farmers Market, Cumming, Iowa. Preregistration and prepayment required.

Haiti after the Earthquake

Aug 25, 2011

7:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Global humanitarian, medical anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to improving healthcare for the world's poorest people. He is a founding director of the international nonprofit organization Partners In Health, chair of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the United Nations Deputy Special Envoy for Haiti. [World Affairs Series]

Friday, 26 Aug 2011

Audit Deadlines

Aug 26, 2011

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to change a course from audit to credit basis.

Graduate College: Deadline

Aug 26, 2011

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Graduate College applications for graduation for Fall 2011 are due in the Graduate College, 1137 Pearson Hall.

Schedule change deadline

Aug 26, 2011

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to process a schedule change for fall through AccessPlus registration.