Thursday, 22 Mar 2018
Magnetic Orders in the Pnictides and the Impact of Spin-Orbit Coupling
Morten Christensen (Univ Minnesota)
Campus Town Hall
Students are invited to ask senior administrators questions about important campus issues, before and during the town hall. Topics include: Campus climate/Principles of Community; enrollment/affordability (tuition and fees, differentials, enrollment size and the academic experience); student health and wellbeing; and open topics (time permitting). The event also will be livestreamed.
Lecture: Paranormalcy
Photographer Christopher Schneberger (Columbia College, Chicago) builds entire worlds in his art, creating narrative series filled with otherworldly characters. Using photographic technologies from the antiquated to the futuristic, he weaves together fact and fiction into immersive experiences. Bringing his traveling 3-D theater to the College of Design, Schneberger will show his work and discuss how he creates his complex illusions.
Stained Glass Class
Create a small panel using an array of beautifully colored glass.
Cyclone Cinema: Pitch Perfect 3
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the originally scheduled film, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," cannot be screened. "Pitch Perfect 3" will be shown instead.
Lecture: Science and Environmental Decision-making
Rosina Bierbaum is a professor and former dean at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment. She will discuss her research and career working at the interface of environmental science and policy.
SUB Comedy Night with Zainab Johnson
The stand-up comedian and actress has appeared on HBO, MTV and more! Her comedy is based on her unique point-of-view of growing up with 12 siblings in a Muslim family. After getting her degree and becoming a teacher, she decided she had a different calling.
Friday, 23 Mar 2018
Add/Drop deadline
Last day to add/drop full-semester courses or withdraw without extenuating circumstances.
Designated repeat deadline
Last day to file a Designation of Repeated Course form for a full-semester or second half-semester course that is not an automatic designated repeat.
Graduate College: Deadline
Graduate College: Last day to submit your Request for Final Oral Exam form for Spring Graduation.
Graduate College: Deadline
Graduate College: Last day for graduate students to cancel graduation without being assessed a nonrefundable graduation fee.
Pass/Not Pass Deadline
Last day to change a full-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass
Entomology Seminar
"Lessons from a long-term regional survey of singing insects," Carl Strang, Forest Preserve District of DuPage County.
Lecture: Literally Weaving
Marianne Fairbanks, an assistant professor in the design studies department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will outline the three distinct yet intersecting threads of her practice, including her solo work, her research into emerging textile technology and a community-based project.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Bubble Painting
Sort of like blowing bubbles when you were a kid, but we do it with a straw and paint. The popped bubbles become more vibrant during firing and make interesting patterns.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"A Plastic Formulation of Rate and State Dependent Friction: Emergence of Slip Transients and Earthquakes" by Dr. Luc Lavier, Univ of Texas, Austin, TA
Astronomy Seminar
Effects of Extragalactic Orbiting Bodies on Galactic Disk Evolution - (Alexander Criswell, Iowa State University)
Global Gala 2018
Global Gala is an annual celebration of the various cultures present on the Iowa State Campus. This platform allows several student organizations to showcase their cultural heritage through dance, music and fashion, in an effort to promote diversity and celebrate all cultures!
Planetarium Show: Our Solar System and Exoplanets
Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars!
Cyclone Cinema: Pitch Perfect 3
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the originally scheduled film, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," cannot be screened. "Pitch Perfect 3" will be shown instead.
22nd International Festival of Women Composers Concert
22nd International Festival of Women Composers Concert featuring 20th-21st century American composers: Meg Bowles, Jodi Goble, Lori Laitman, Libby Larsen, Alma Mahler, and Florence B. Price. With poetry by Pulitzer prize winning Americans Rita Dove and Mary Oliver. Performed by vocalists Beth Deutmeyer, David Bowles Edwards, Chad Sonka, and Jodi Goble, piano, Sarah Reger, carillon, Lucas Yoakam, trumpet, Miriam Zach, organ.
Concert: Parsonsfield
Parsonsfield is a Massachusetts-based folk-rock band whose sound resembles The Steel Wheels and The Way Down Wanderers. The quintet has has songs featured on AMC's popular show, The Walking Dead.
Saturday, 24 Mar 2018
Day of Insects
Reiman Gardens is so enthusiastic about insects that we set aside a special day just for them every year. Our annual Day of Insects brings together professionals, academics, advocates and enthusiasts of all levels from across the country to explore and celebrate entomology (the study of insects).
Bleach Pen T-Shirts Walk-in Craft
Bring in a t-shirt, leggings, pair of jeans or chambray shirt and grab a bleach pen. Free-hand a design or make a pattern with shapes and marks to turn something drab into something fab.
Fundraiser: Chess to Impress with David Jiles
Co-hosted by the ISU Chess Club, this event is a fundraiser for Students Helping Our Peers (SHOP), the on-campus, student-run food pantry. Jiles, Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering, will play against multiple opponents (as many as 12 contests simultaneously).
Gymnastics: Big 12 Conference Championships
Iowa State hosts the 2018 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships, also featuring Denver, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
Reggie's Sleepout
Using tents, sleeping bags and cardboard box structures, more than 1,000 campers are expected to sleep out on the football field to raise funds and awareness to end youth homelessness.
Cyclone Cinema: Pitch Perfect 3
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the originally scheduled film, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," cannot be screened. "Pitch Perfect 3" will be shown instead.
Performance: FLY Dance Company
The Fly Dance Company, a unique combination of entertainment and art, brings a high-energy, nonstop mix of hip-hop, classical, and modern dance with an added touch of Vaudeville. Referred to as "the Gentlemen of Hip-Hop," FLY is pure fun -- youthful energy, risk-taking movement and clever choreography set to a mix of surprising musical selections ranging from Vivaldi to Michael Jackson.