Saturday, 03 Mar 2018
Concert: Lyrica Women's Choir
The Lyrica Women's Choir is directed by Kathleen Rodde.
Cyclone Cinema: The Greatest Showman
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Performance: Town and Gown Chamber Annual Musicale
Annual fundraising event, a sparkling collage of chamber music and song performed by outstanding talent from central Iowa, followed by a memorable, sumptuous buffet.
Performance: Iphigenia
In the Greek myth Iphigenia is the daughter of Agamemnon who is told by a goddess that he must sacrifice his daughter in order to be granted wind so that his ships can sail to Troy. Knowing that his wife would never agree, he tricks Iphigenia and her mother into coming to him by telling her that she is to marry the great hero, Achilles. This is a new telling of the old legend.
Concert: Sunny Sweeney with Tyler Richton
Best known for her song "From a Table Away", country singer Sunny Sweeney is a Texas native whose music-style resembles Kacey Musgraves and Josh Turner.
Sunday, 04 Mar 2018
Performance: Iowa State Singers
James Rodde is the group's conductor.
Performance: Iphigenia
In the Greek myth Iphigenia is the daughter of Agamemnon who is told by a goddess that he must sacrifice his daughter in order to be granted wind so that his ships can sail to Troy. Knowing that his wife would never agree, he tricks Iphigenia and her mother into coming to him by telling her that she is to marry the great hero, Achilles. This is a new telling of the old legend.
Cyclone Cinema: The Greatest Showman
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Monday, 05 Mar 2018
ISU Blood Drive
Students, faculty and staff and encouraged to donate blood during the ISU Blood Drive.
Workshop: Miller Open Education Mini-Grants Q&A
Curious about how to complete and submit a Miller Open Education Mini-Grant application? Abbey Elder, Open Access Librarian, and Holly Bender, Associate Director, CELT, will guide you through the application process in this Q&A-styled workshop.
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.
Open forum: Vice president for Extension and Outreach finalist
Jane Clary Loveless, national program leader (nutrition/extension) at the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Washington, D.C., is one of four candidates who will interview on campus between Feb. 26 and March 7.
Photography before the Age of the iPhone
Emily Morgan, assistant professor of Art History will use the Farm House Museum collection and current exhibition to talk about the development of photography in the 19th century.
Banquet: 25 Year Club
The 25 Year Club honors employees who have served the University for 25, 35, 45 or 50 consecutive years at this annual banquet. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m.; dinner begins at 6:15 p.m. Reservations are required to attend.
Tuesday, 06 Mar 2018
Postponed: NSF CAREER Grants workshop
This workshop will be rescheduled. Check the research website for updates.
ISU Blood Drive
Students, faculty and staff and encouraged to donate blood during the ISU Blood Drive.
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.
Panel discussion: Know Your Rights
This forum. open to the ISU and Ames communities, will address questions such as: What are the rights and information for residents navigating DACA concerns? What are the resources including legal support both in Iowa and at ISU? What are some community resources for support?
Open forum: Vice president for Extension and Outreach finalist
Daniel Devlin, professor of agronomy and director of both the Kansas Center for Agricultural Resources and the Environment and the Kansas Water Resources Institute at Kansas State University, Manhattan. Devlin is the final of four candidates interviewing on campus between Feb. 26 and March 7.
Discovering the Unexpected
Kerry Anne Dixon, Iowa State University's Coordinator or Sustainable Design and Construction, has overseen many projects, both big and small, at Iowa State. Please join University Museums in welcoming Kerry, as she lets us all behind the scenes of some of those projects, and unveils some of the treasures found.
Portable and Accessible Gardening
It is important to consider our own physical health when designing garden spaces. Director Ed Lyon will discuss trends in low-impact gardening, from creating portable (movable) gardens, to raised beds for accessibility, and limited space gardening.
Performance: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder
This lively productions tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession by any means necessary. All the while, he's got to juggle his mistress, his fiancee, and the constant threat of landing behind bars! Of course, it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance ... and be done in time for tea.
Wednesday, 07 Mar 2018
Workshop: Preparing Successfully for Promotion and Tenure
Designed for new tenure-eligible faculty, this is an introduction to ISU's expectations and guidelines for promotion and tenure, as well as what makes a strong promotion and tenure case. There will be time for Q&A and discussion.
ISU Blood Drive
Students, faculty and staff and encouraged to donate blood during the ISU Blood Drive.
Meeting: Top Hat question and answer session
Zhi Hui Tai, a Top Hat representative will be on campus to answer questions about Top Hat, an interactive teaching platform standardized at ISU. Zhi welcomes questions about the new Top Hat functionalities, such as tournaments (course gamification), teams, secure attendance and content pages.
Tennis
Iowa State vs. Iowa. In the case of inclement weather, competition will be moved to Life Time Fitness, 11911 Hickman Rd., Urbandale. Check the Cyclone tennis website for location updates.
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.
Entomology Seminar
"How to promote beneficial insects in agriculture," Riccardo Bommarco, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.