Monday, 17 Apr 2017
Instructure Canvas (LMS Product) Demonstration for Faculty and Students
Instructure Canvas, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for faculty and students. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Newspaper Physics: A Learning Community Course for Physics-fearful College Students
John Hauptman, ISU
Lecture: G.I.'s and Jews after the Holocaust
Kierra Crago-Schneider is a program officer at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
ISU Opera Studio Performances
Performed by the ISU Opera Studio under Mary Creswell and Jodi Goble
Tuesday, 18 Apr 2017
Desire 2 Learn (LMS Product) Demonstration for Instructional Designers
Desire 2 Learn, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for instructional designers. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
College of Business: CEO speaker series
"Connecting People, Creating a Better Future: Why International Trade," Lance Fritz, chairman, president and CEO, Union Pacific.
Desire 2 Learn (LMS Product) Demonstration for Faculty and Students
Desire 2 Learn, one of two vendors selected to give on-campus presentations for Iowa State's next learning management system (LMS), will deliver a two-hour demonstration for faculty and students. At least 45 minutes during each presentation will be allocated to questions from the audiences.
Teacher from the Black Lagoon
Seven delightful stories based on favorite children's books come to life in one exciting musical revue: Teacher form the Black Lagoon, Dogzilla, Grumpy Bird, I Want my Hat Back, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Splat the Cat, and, one of Aesop's Fables, The Grasshopper and the Ant!
Teacher from the Black Lagoon
Seven delightful stories based on favorite children's books come to life in one exciting musical revue: Teacher form the Black Lagoon, Dogzilla, Grumpy Bird, I Want my Hat Back, Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse, Splat the Cat, and, one of Aesop's Fables, The Grasshopper and the Ant!
RECRUITING, SUPPORTING, AND MANAGING STAFF
This session provides resources and tips to efficiently recruit, mentor, and manage support or research staff, including Post Docs and Graduate Assistants. The session will briefly address questions such as the following: What is the difference between P&S staff, Merit staff, Post Docs, Graduate Assistants and hourly staff? What is required for recruitment, and how long does it take? How can I support staff?
Workshop: Building National Institutes of Health Budgets
An introduction to NIH modular budgets, budget and personnel justifications, and other agency specific requirements. This session is intended for grant coordinators and beginning researchers who will be submitting NIH proposals.
P&S Council Seminar: Leadership Principles
"Leadership Principles," Christy Johnson-Lynch, ISU volleyball head coach. A brown bag lunch precedes the seminar.
Retirement reception: John Schroeter
Professor of economics John Schroeter is retiring. A short program will begin at 3 p.m.
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.
Plant Breeding Seminar Series
Benjamin Trampe; Biparental mapping of spontaneous haploid genome doubling in temerate germplasm Sarah Jones; Hypersectional disease signatures for detection of charcoal rot in soybean
Seminar: Interdepartmental toxicology
"Identification and interaction of agricultural contaminants from the San Francisco Bay Delta and Central Valley, CA, on fish endocrinology," Daniel Schlenk, University of California, Riverside.
The Front Lawn Challenge
Over time, traditional home landscapes have become smaller as trends in gardening and interests in plants have changed. Recent research shows that America's love for the lawn, regardless of region, is "killing" soils, depleting resources, polluting the environment and creating social barriers within neighborhoods.
Workshop: Floral Design Series
Learn the basics of floral design from State Fair Master Flower Show judge and floral designer Sandy Gossman while creating beautiful arrangements to take home.
Lecture: The History and Politics of Russian-American Hacking
Fred Kaplan is a journalist who writes a national security column for Slate magazine, and has penned five books about American politics. His most recent book, Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War, chronicles the long history of hacking between the United States and Russia.
Wednesday, 19 Apr 2017
Registration ends: Summer 2017, Fall 2017
Last day of assigned registration start dates for Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 registration.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
Behind the Scenes: Butterfly Wing Plants
This program is perfect for Volunteers! Join staff each month for an interactive, behind the scenes look at Reiman Gardens. Each month's topic features a mini-tour, interesting facts, and the chance to see many things not typically open to the public. Come each month to learn more about Reiman Gardens and its many plants and butterflies.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
LMS Product Overviews: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas
CELT and ITS staff will provide scenario-based overviews of the two LMS product vendors selected to give on-campus presentations: Desire 2 Learn and Instructure Canvas. Each overview presentation will feature both products. These overviews are for faculty, staff and students at Iowa State University.
SUB General Meeting
Check out SUB's general meeting to learn how YOU can get involved!
Lecture: Housing Biopolitics and Care
Peg Rawes, a professor of architecture and philosophy at the University College London Bartlett School of Architecture, will outline how 17th-century Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza's theories of well-being and equality can be used to analyze housing and income inequalities, and how his ideas relate to post-war and current social housing design. Part of the ISU Department of Architecture Public Programs Series.
Walk-In Craft: Stamped Letter Charms
Use a small torch to melt solder into small round charms that can be stamped with letters or numbers.
Freedom Sings: A Musical Celebration of the First Amendment
Freedom Sings is a multimedia presentation featuring music that has been banned, censored or sounded a call for social change. A program of the First Amendment Center, Freedom Sings features live music, video and narration, and showcases hit songwriters, performers and Grammy Award winners.