Sunday, 18 Mar 2018
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 19 Mar 2018
Graduation applications: Summer 2018
Seniors graduating Summer 2018 should submit a Graduation Application after registering for final course work. Submit via AccessPlus (student tab, graduation, application).
Registration period for Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 begins
First day of assigned Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 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, and most Sundays.
Workshop: Course Design in Canvas
Participants will learn how to design courses in Canvas, facilitate easy and intuitive course navigation and pace instruction. This workshop will highlight the mechanics and pedagogy behind Homepage, Syllabus, Content Pages and Modules in Canvas. Participants will learn about best practices for creating, organizing and structuring content in Canvas courses.
Revealing the Unique Nature of Neutrino Using Fast Timing
Andrey Elagin, The University of Chicago
Tuesday, 20 Mar 2018
Fee payment deadline
Fee payment deadline, spring. Final payment due on AccessPlus.
Summer and Fall 2018 registration: Seniors
First day of assigned Summer 2018 and Fall 2018 registration dates for students projected as seniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
Workshop: Assignments and Gradebook in Canvas
Assignments are a backbone of the course's Gradebook in Canvas. Participants will learn to create and manage Assignments and Assignment Groups as well as explore how the Gradebook is connected to the organization of Assignments. Participants will experience the power of SpeedGrader for efficient and effective grading.
Meeting: Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public.
Glass Beads Class
Learn to create colorful beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch - yes, we get to work with fire!
Floral Design: Fresh Floating Arrangements
Achieve the illusion of a floating floral arrangement as you balance fresh florals in oasis above a simple bud vase featuring its own elegant stems.
Documentary and discussion: Wasted, A Story of Food Waste
"Wasted! A Story of Food Waste." The documentary shows how influential chefs from around the world transform scraps of food into savory dishes. Following the movie, Lynn Pritchard, co-owner of Table 128 Bistro & Bar, will give a brief talk about how his restaurant handles food waste. The 2017-18 Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair Lecture Series.
Ronald Lecture in Environmental Conservation
"The Dead Zone: Will Shrimp and Corn Chowder Survive?" Nancy N. Rabalais is the Shell Oil Endowed Chair in Oceanography and Coastal Sciences at Louisiana State University and a 2012 MacArthur Fellow. She leads Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium/Louisiana State University's annual survey of the Gulf hypoxic zone.
Wednesday, 21 Mar 2018
Behind the Scenes: Conservatory & Greenhouses
Warm up in the Hughes Conservatory as you learn about the current display and tour the back-of-the-house greenhouse spaces that come alive with seedlings and activity.
Art Walk: Women Artists
March is Women's History Month so join us as we look at the contribution of women artists to the Art on Campus Collection. Come and join the University Museums as we explore Art on Campus created by local, national, and internationally recognized women artists. Meet in the first floor lobby by the south entrance of the Hixson-Lied Student Success Center.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Help Students Recall Information after Graduation
"Information Overload: Practical Ways to Help your Students Recall Information after Graduation." In this joint CELT/VET MED presentation, Alex Ramirez, ISU awardee for Early Achievement in Teaching, knows that professional practitioners often need an answer right now, because an animal's life is on the line. Presentation also available via webcast and Zoom.
Research Workshop: Submission software training
The Office for Responsible Research will transition to a new electronic system for submission, review, and maintenance of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) applications. The a-tune tick@lab system will go live in early 2018, integrating research, teaching and testing protocols, animal procurement and management, as well as veterinary medical records.
Workshop: Groups and Collaborative Work in Canvas
Instructors can create groups for students to collaborate on group Assignments and Discussions, use Web-conferencing, and Collaborations for online projects. Participants will reflect on demonstrations exemplifying how active learning, collaboration and cooperation can be supported through Canvas' integrated tools.
Gun Control Theatre - A ReACT Reading
Following the conclusion of the Thoughts and Prayers exhibition and leading up to the March for Our Lives on Saturday, March 24th, Focal Theatre Lab in partnership with ReACT Gallery will present informal readings of plays addressing gun control from a variety of perspectives. The plays will be read outside Morrill Hall in the Anderson Sculpture Garden. You are invited to come and go as your schedule allows or stay for the entire performance.
SEMINAR: "Nitrogen and potassium interaction in long term continuous corn"
Jackson (Jake) Hirniak
SEMINAR: "The GMO Controversy"
Kate Creasey - Grow More Foundation
Ivy Women in Business Awards
Three Ivy Women in Business Awards will be presented to celebrate women in business and their champions. The awards serve as an opportunity to inspire young women in college as they prepare for a bright future in business.
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.
Thursday, 22 Mar 2018
Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Best for children five and under with an adult. No preregistration required.
Performance: How I Became a Pirate
This swashbuckling musical excursion navigates the finer points of pirate life and marks home and family as the spot to find real treasure.
Workshop: The Pedagogy of Canvas Quizzes
Participants will learn how to use Quizzes in Canvas. The workshop will focus on practical ways to customize Quiz Settings as well as create and administer Quizzes with a variety of question types to accommodate specific learning situations. Quiz Moderation and Analytics will be also explored.
Performance: How I Became a Pirate
This swashbuckling musical excursion navigates the finer points of pirate life and marks home and family as the spot to find real treasure.
Getting Started With Zotero
Zotero is a great free tool for managing citations and documents, ideal for tracking sources used in your research. This workshop will show you the basics so you can: collect and organize articles and citations, sync data, add references to Word documents and reformat citations to meet any journal's style, and share citations and documents through a Group Library. Preregistration required. Register through Learn@ISU. Keyword:LIB.
A conversation with Rosina Bierbaum
Rosina Bierbaum is professor and former dean at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment who also holds the Roy F. Westin Chair in Natural Economics at the University of Maryland, will discuss her research and career working at the interface of environmental science and policy.