Tuesday, 17 Sep 2019
Wheel Pottery Class
Greg Lamont Get your hands dirty and make beautiful things! Start with centering clay and pulling cylinders, the building blocks to throwing on the wheel. Move on to forming bowls, mugs, vases and plates, and learn handle-pulling, glazing and finishing techniques. Open to beginners as well as those with experience who would like to improve their skills.
Lecture: Literacy as Action in Enduring Climates of Xenophobia
Cati de los RÃÂos is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at UC Davis. De los RÃÂos's research explores the intersections of adolescent literacies, transnationalism, translanguaging, ethnic studies, and teacher education.
Open Mic Night
Open Mic Night gives students the chance to show off their talents to fellow peers. Many perform as musicians, comedians, and poets. Enjoy a night full of talented Iowa State Students. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)
Wednesday, 18 Sep 2019
Campus Fire Safety Day
As part of Campus Fire Safety Month, Environmental Health and Safety is hosting its annual Fire Safety Day. Stop by to put out a simulated fire, learn fire safety tips, meet Ames fire fighters and receive a free T-shirt.
Behind the Scenes: Butterfly Survey - Citizen Science
Head out into the Gardens to track and survey live butterflies as you learn more about the Iowa Butterfly Survey Network and ways you can participate in citizen science through Reiman Gardens.
Career Fair: College of Engineering
Employers will be on campus looking to fill full-time, intern and co-op positions. All ISU students and alumni are welcome to attend. Information on employers attending the career fairs is available on CyHire and the MyState App ("Fairs" feature).
How to Secure your Export-controlled or Controlled Unclassified Research Data and Interest
This session will teach you about physical & IT security measures for export control plans, and introduces you to the concept of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). You'll learn how to implement security measures for your research data and interests, and gain a better understanding of why these security measures are necessary.
Psychology panel: Discerning fake news
"Psychology in Everyday Life: Discerning Fake News." Graduate students in psychology will discuss ways to tell the difference between real and fake news, why people often fall for fake news, and a brief history on the prevalence of fake news in the media.
Ecologies of Elsewhere: Commonstudio Lecture
Kim Karlsrud and Daniel Phillips, cofounders of Commonstudio in Los Angeles, will share recent work with urban ecosystems that spans many countries, contexts and disciplinary boundaries between art, design and science.
Hand Lettering + Watercolor Workshop
Kristin Erdman Walk through a step-by-step process to learn the basics of hand-lettering and some techniques for creating a watercolor background. Choose a word that speaks your truth, and combine your new skills using pens and watercolors. Pop it in a 5" x 7" frame and leave with some new artwork for your walls and extra practice sheets to continue honing your skills. Beginners and lefties welcome!
Leaders Workshop Series
The Leaders Workshop Series is an opportunity for you to build up your leadership skills from the inside out.
Hand Lettering + Watercolor Workshop
Kristin Erdman Walk through a step-by-step process to learn the basics of hand-lettering and some techniques for creating a watercolor background. Choose a word that speaks your truth, and combine your new skills using pens and watercolors. Pop it in a 5" x 7" frame and leave with some new artwork for your walls and extra practice sheets to continue honing your skills. Beginners and lefties welcome!
Thursday, 19 Sep 2019
Study Abroad Fair
A one-stop shop to learn about adventures abroad -- interning, studying and volunteering opportunities, ranging from one week to one year. The U.S. Postal Service will have staff available to accept passport applications and renewals.
Plant Walk: Hummingbird Nectar Plants
What IS that plant? Get to know the works of art in our living museum from the expert herself - join Lindsey Smith, Reiman Gardens' Plant Collections Curator, for in-depth walking tours of the plants and flowers that make this place so special.
Happy Outdoor Painting Workshop
Create the kind of world you want to see in this oil painting class ala Bob Ross. Follow Levi Chytka using wet-on-wet oil painting technique on a canvas with basic tools. Immerse yourselves in the happy trees, little squirrels, and warm sun on the MU terrace on the west side of the building (Rain location is the Workspace).
Documentary: The Postville Raid
The film tells the gripping personal stories of the individuals, the families and the town that survived the most brutal, most expensive and largest immigration raid in the history of the United States and serves as a cautionary tale of government abuses. Megan Myers, assistant professor in world languages and cultures, will lead a Q&A after the screening.
Glass Beads Class
Rhonda Scott Learn to create colorful beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch - yes, we get to work with fire! Build your skills with step-by-step instruction and see how the quality of your beads evolves. Use your vibrant pretties in your next jewelry project, or display them as tiny works of art.
Cyclone Cinema: Yesterday
Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in an English seaside town. After an accident Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed. Jack becomes on overnight sensation after performing The Beatles songs to a world that has never heard them.
Reopening Gala: Beyond the Glass
Following seven months of renovation, be among the first to see the Brunnier Art Museum, preview three exhibitions and see the unveiling of a new public art installation.
Performance: The Head and The Heart
The Head and The Heart return with their fourth full-length album, Living Mirage, featuring newly released "Missed Connection". Initially self-released in 2011, The Head and The Heart's self-titled breakout debut produced instant classics including "Rivers and Roads", "Down In The Valley" and "Lost In My Mind" and is now Certified Gold. Their last two albums, settled into Billboard's Top 10 albums chart.
Comedian Jon Rudnitsky
Jon is a stand-up comedian who tours all over the country. He's a multi-hyphenate artist, who has appeared on films and TV such as Saturday Night Live.