Friday, 26 Aug 2011
Schedule change deadline
Last day to initiate registration through AccessPlus. A late registration fee applies.
Schedule change deadline
Last day to process most schedule changes without a fee or to add/drop a course without signatures of instructor and adviser (full-semester courses and first half-semester courses).
Schedule change deadline
Last day to drop full-semester or first half-semester courses without the drop appearing on the permanent record or counting toward the limit of dropped courses.
Poster Sale
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: Donna Millang
Millang is an administrative specialist with the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals (CBiRC).
Dance social
Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual.
ISU AfterDark: Gear Up for the Year
Kick-off event with tons of free activities including comedy featuring T.J. Miller from "She's Out of My League."
Live Music: Parlours
Fans of Fleetwood Mac, Iron & Wine or Noah and the Whale will dig this show!
Saturday, 27 Aug 2011
Textbook Refunds
Last day to return textbooks for refund to University Book Store. Exclusions apply.
Poster Sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.
AgArts Potluck: Local Wonders
Local foods dinner to raise grant funds for local artists. Grant proposal forms are on the AgArts website.
Down & Dirty Swing Dance
Down & Dirty Swing Dance, featuring the Al Welsh Orchestra. Free lessons 8-8:30 p.m.
Sunday, 28 Aug 2011
Poster Sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.
Fanfare Concert
Opening concert of the ISU Music department featuring the ISU Music Faculty
Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4- 5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better.
Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 5 - 7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Monday, 29 Aug 2011
Poster Sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.
Tuesday, 30 Aug 2011
Poster Sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.
Presidential Search Committee conference call
The committee searching for Iowa State University's next president will meet via conference call. To dial in to the conference, call (866) 390-5250 and use this participant code: 9026659. Those on or near campus also can monitor the meeting in the Krieger Board Room (room 2200) in the Gerdin Business Building. The committee will conduct a private "executive session" during a portion of the meeting.
Glass Beads with Rhonda Scott
Learn how to sculpt your own glass beads by heating them over a gas-powered flame torch for jewelry or other decorative applications.
Lecture: James Urban, FASLA
Founder and owner of Urban Trees + Soils, James R. Urban, FASLA, is a landscape architect and urban arborist with more than 30 years of experience in urban development and planting trees in difficult urban sites. He is currently working with Workshop: Ken Smith Landscape Architect on the renovation of Nollen Plaza in Des Moines.
Wheel Pottery with Greg Lamont
A multi-level class for both beginners and those with basic experience. Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel.
Wednesday, 31 Aug 2011
Poster Sale
Thousands of choices from art prints and movies to music and pop culture. Proceeds from the sale support art programs at the Memorial Union.
ArtWalk: Agronomy & Food Sciences
Join Nancy Girard, educator of visual literacy and learning, for a tour of the Art on Campus in Agronomy Hall and the Food Sciences Building. This semester's ArtWalks focus on the Thousand Words Project, which asks members of the Iowa State Community to re-interpret works of art in the Art on Campus Collection.
Portraits in Oil with Kathranne Knight
This class is an introduction to portraiture and oil painting. It is for absolute beginners or those who want a refresher. A live model with be at each class to study from.
Fall convocation: College of Engineering
The program includes remarks from dean Jonathan Wickert and recognition of college faculty award recipients. A reception follows in the Howe Hall atrium.
Fall convocation: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The program includes presentations to LAS awards recipients; recognition of university awards recipients, new faculty and promoted faculty; and a "state of the college" address from interim dean David Oliver. A reception will follow.
Fused Glass Pendants with Terri Hoefer
Make pendants by etching and fusing dichroic glass, layer one on top of the other to make vivid creations.
Open house: LGBTSS
A welcome back ice cream social, hosted by the LGBTA Alliance and LGBT Student Services. Games, trivia, LGBTSS Center tours and the potential to connect with resources and organizations across ISU and the Ames community!
Orientation: MBLGTACC
Orientation session to learn more about the Midwest Bisexual Lesbian Gay Transgender Ally College Conference, which will be held at ISU on Feb. 10-12, 2012. It is the largest student-run LGBTQA college conference in the country.