Thursday, 26 Apr 2018
Textbook Buyback
End of term textbook buyback begins at University Bookstore.
Caterpillar Club
Join us weekly this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme. Best for children five and under with an adult.
CODAC Spring Art Sale
Second day of biannual sale of work by students in the integrated studio arts (undergraduate) and integrated visual arts (graduate) programs, sponsored by CODAC (College of Design Art Club). Work this year may include ceramics, prints, photos, woods and textiles. Most items will range in price from $5 to $150. A majority of proceeds go to the artists, while the rest help fund club activities such as workshops, field trips and guest speakers.
Performance: The Great Gatsby
A National Players production, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic book. Part of the Iowa State Center's Martha-Ellen Tye Youth Matinee Series.
World Intellectual Property Day celebration
The Iowa State University Research Foundation and the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer will celebrate World Intellectual Property Day on central campus April 26. The event will highlight important innovations developed by Iowa State researchers and include a sampling of products developed with ISU inventions. Those stopping by can meet faculty who are an important part of ISU's intellectual property engine.
In Focus: Daguerreotypes, Tintypes and Photographs from the Farm House Museum Collection
Photography, as we know it today, takes place on the screen of a computer or phone, but before the invention of these devices, all photographs were physical objects that could be touched, turned, held and looked at under a magnifying glass. Explore the Farm House Museum Collection of 19th Century photography with Charlie Coffey, exhibition curator, photographer, and University Museums intern extraordinaire.
Online event: Inclusive Teaching in Mathematics and Informatics
Student and professor demographics in mathematics and informatics show that, like other STEM fields, women remain underrepresented as both learners and instructors. In this panel of current and future faculty and undergraduate students will discuss how identity intersects with instruction in these two fields.
College of Human Sciences Entrepreneurship Showcase
College of Human Sciences students compete for cash prizes as people from business, industry, and academia judge them on their ideas to start a new business or spruce up an existing one. The 15th annual College of Human Sciences Entrepreneurship Showcase will be held from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, April 26 in the LeBaron Hall lobby area. The awards ceremony will follow at 9 p.m. in the LeBaron Auditorium.
4th Congressional District Democratic Candidate Forum
The Iowa State College Democrats will host a forum with candidates running for the Democratic nomination for the 4th Congressional District, which includes the city of Ames and Iowa State University.
Friday, 27 Apr 2018
Voorhees Supply Chain Management Conference
"Creative Destruction in Supply Chain," for professionals who deal with the planning, sourcing, making and delivering of products. This includes all businesses, entrepreneurs, and start-ups.
Anthropology Symposium
The anthropology symposium is an opportunity for students to share their projects and research with faculty and peers. Christina Gish Hill, lecturer in world languages and cultures, will present the keynote address. All are welcome to attend. Registration not required.
CODAC Spring Art Sale
Final day of biannual sale of work by students in the integrated studio arts (undergraduate) and integrated visual arts (graduate) programs, sponsored by CODAC (College of Design Art Club). Work this year may include ceramics, prints, photos, woods and textiles. Most items will range in price from $5 to $150. A majority of proceeds go to the artists, while the rest help fund club activities such as workshops, field trips and guest speakers.
Retirement reception: Tsing-Chang Chen
Tsing-Chang (Mike) Chen, professor of geological and atmospheric sciences, is retiring after 40 years on the ISU faculty. Remarks will begin at 11:30 a.m.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Baylor. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Retirement reception: Justin Peters
Professor of mathematics Justin Peters is retiring. Brief remarks will begin about 5:15 p.m.
Performance: Our Town
Ordinary life has great joys that very few people fully appreciate. There are also the transcendent moments surrounding love and death that come to all. This masterpiece of American theatre takes place in a small New England town at the turn of the last century. Through its themes lies the understanding that we are all connected no matter when we have lived and that we know in our hearts that something is eternal and it isn't the objects we own.
Performance: Town and Gown Chamber Music series
Featuring pianist Vadym Kholodenko, gold-medal winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Saturday, 28 Apr 2018
Softball
Iowa State vs. Baylor. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Performance: Our Town
Ordinary life has great joys that very few people fully appreciate. There are also the transcendent moments surrounding love and death that come to all. This masterpiece of American theatre takes place in a small New England town at the turn of the last century. Through its themes lies the understanding that we are all connected no matter when we have lived and that we know in our hearts that something is eternal and it isn't the objects we own.
Sunday, 29 Apr 2018
Softball
Iowa State vs. Baylor. Check athletics website for schedule changes due to weather.
Performance: Our Town
Ordinary life has great joys that very few people fully appreciate. There are also the transcendent moments surrounding love and death that come to all. This masterpiece of American theatre takes place in a small New England town at the turn of the last century. Through its themes lies the understanding that we are all connected no matter when we have lived and that we know in our hearts that something is eternal and it isn't the objects we own.
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 30 Apr 2018
Final Exams
Final Exams: Apr. 30-May 4
University Bills
University bills with Summer 2018 tuition and fees charges available on AccessPlus.
Performance: The Ugly Duckling
From the familiar fable of the swan who grows up 'ugly' in a family of ducks.
Art + Issues - Building a Campus Community
The University Museums exist to celebrate the diversity of our cultural heritage and through art teach critical thinking and generate dialogue that helps to build an inclusive campus community. Topics that relate to current events will be presented and attendees are encouraged to bring other discussion topics with them with a goal of generating understanding in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring space.
Candidate forum: Director, Catt Center
Angela Bos, associate dean at the College of Wooster, is one of four finalists in the search for the next director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics.
Performance: The Ugly Duckling
From the familiar fable of the swan who grows up 'ugly' in a family of ducks.
Retirement reception: Veronica Dark
Veronica Dark, professor of psychology, is retiring after 32 years of service. A short program will begin at 3:30 p.m.
Beginner Photography
4-week program on Mondays beginning April 30, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Join professional photographer and instructor Mark Stoltenberg for a four-part class covering the basics of photography including equipment (and how to use it), depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject & "tips and tricks".