Saturday, 13 Apr 2019
Open House Weekend: University Museums
During the weekend, visit the Christian Petersen Art Museum and Textile and Clothing Museum joint exhibition "Designed for a Modern Life: Decorative Arts & Fashion in the Mid-century" in Morrill Hall. Then continue your adventure across campus to the Farm House Museum to see the exhibition, "Timeless: Love and Romance in the Victorian Era." Parking available on campus in non-reserved spaces.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Cyclone Cinema: Vice
Vice is rated R drama/history movie rated 3 stars. Governor George W Bush picks Dick Cheney, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. When Bush wins, Cheney begins to use newfound power to help reshape the country. Refreshments and snacks available at extra charge.
The Fashion Show
The Fashion Show is in its 37th year, and is one of the largest student-run fashion shows in the nation. The show features student-designed garments both on the runway and in mounted exhibitions. This year's theme is "From Coast to Coast," with guest designers from the Vans shoe company.
Performance: Godspell
Using a variety of storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing, a diverse group of citizens perform parables from the Book of Matthew, and inspiring and entertaining songs ranging from pop to vaudeville. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Godspell spreads messages of empathy, compassion and love.
Sunday, 14 Apr 2019
International Food Fair
Try meals, snacks, desert and drinks from over 11 different countries, presented by the representatives of international student organizations.
Tennis vs. Baylor
Big 12 match. Regular-season finale.
Open House Weekend: University Museums
During the weekend, visit the Christian Petersen Art Museum and Textile and Clothing Museum joint exhibition "Designed for a Modern Life: Decorative Arts & Fashion in the Mid-century" in Morrill Hall. Then continue your adventure across campus to the Farm House Museum to see the exhibition, "Timeless: Love and Romance in the Victorian Era." Parking available on campus in non-reserved spaces.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma State. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Senior Recital
Jacob Metzler will perform on piano.
Performance: Godspell
Using a variety of storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing, a diverse group of citizens perform parables from the Book of Matthew, and inspiring and entertaining songs ranging from pop to vaudeville. Dissolving hauntingly into the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, Godspell spreads messages of empathy, compassion and love.
Walk-in Argentine Tango
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 better dancing. From 5-7pm, the floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie Williams, and for working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.
Cyclone Cinema: Vice
Vice is rated R drama/history movie rated 3 stars. Governor George W Bush picks Dick Cheney, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. When Bush wins, Cheney begins to use newfound power to help reshape the country. Refreshments and snacks available at extra charge.
Old Sea Brigade
The music of Old Sea Brigade remains rooted in Americana, indie, country, rock, and ambient soundscapes. But it also blurs and breaks barriers, tossing and turning between analog cinematic flourishes and provocative lyricism based on hard-won wisdom. Atlanta-born and Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Cramer allows the emotion to resound loudest on his full-length debut, Ode To A Friend.
Monday, 15 Apr 2019
Readings: Heal the Divide on Campus
Heal the Divide on Campus is a reading of new student-written plays. Students in Charissa Menefee's playwriting class participated in a workshop conducted by Protest Plays Project founder Tiffany Antone and created their own Heal the Divide on Campus plays. Readings also will done by other students from ISU and different campuses.
Retirement reception: Jim Aanstoos
James Aanstoos, senior lecturer in the geological and atmospheric sciences department, is retiring.
Walk-in Craft: Grad Cap Decorating
Mortar boards are perfect blank canvases for a positive affirmation, a thank you to parents, or a good laugh. Designs will be made on a board that will attach to your grad hat, so you don't have to bring yours in. We will have design ideas and a table full of supplies so you will stand out in the sea of ISU graduates!
Research workshop: USDA Proposal Development (Session 1)
In this session you will learn about USDA and USDA NIFA-specific requirements, including indirect cost limitations, cost-share requirements, and other agency-specific forms. You'll walk away with some tips and tricks for dealing with common proposal development issues, and you'll have some useful resources to help you through the proposal development process. Come prepared with your pre-award and proposal development questions!
Sketching: The Mental Camera Roll
Sketching is a form of design notation and communication, a way in which ideas from the mental camera roll develop into forms and spaces and eventually built space. Richard Alomar, Rutgers University associate professor of landscape architecture, will talk about sketchbooks and journals as mediums for data collection, present sketching exercise examples and share ways students can develop a practice of sketching to record their experience.
Lecture: Countries of Conflict
Members of the International Student Council's Humanitarian Awareness Committee will share stories and facts about people in nations facing humanitarian crises. The nations include Palestine, Libya, Myanmar, Sudan, and Yemen.