Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021
Ignite Innovation Virtual Showcase
"Symposium on Undergraduate Research." Join us for the inaugural Ignite Innovation Showcase, a virtual series of events celebrating the energy of innovation blazing across the Iowa State campus.
Virtual Conference: National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education
The #EngageAMR21 virtual conference includes a variety of traditional presentations, interactive talks, and facilitated discussions. The student poster contest is online and will award cash prizes to the top three submissions. The conference is open to both members and nonmembers.
Thursday, 22 Apr 2021
Ignite Innovation Virtual Showcase
"Civic Innovation: Community Change Making." Join us for the inaugural Ignite Innovation Showcase, a virtual series of events celebrating the energy of innovation blazing across the Iowa State campus.
Webinar, Let's Fix-It!: Fledgling students and forgotten feedback (QM Success Stories)
Have you ever found yourself writing the same comment on every assignment submitted by the same student throughout the semester? It's time to talk about it! Join Jacklyn Pierce from Lake-Sumter State College for a discussion on creating effective feedback and getting students to use it.
PI Transfers and Revised GoldSheets
If you have a PI leaving before the next school year, this training is for you! OSPA, OIPTT, and SPA will present on tips and tricks to make your life as a research administrator as easy as possible during this chaotic time. We'll also discuss the revised GoldSheet process for those awards that will stay with the university.
The Costs of Activism: A Dilemma for the Individual Asian American
Dr. Lisa K. Son, Professor of Psychology at Barnard College, Columbia University, specializes in human learning and memory, and in metacognition. Her research focuses on how accurately people know the "self" and on the optimization of long-term retention. Dr. Son has recently become active in the movement against anti-Asian racism.
Lecture: Kidney to Share
In her book "Kidney to Share," Martha Gershun tells the story of her decision to donate a kidney to a stranger. She takes readers through the complex process by which such donors are vetted to ensure that they are physically and psychologically fit to take the risk of a major operation.
Friday, 23 Apr 2021
Ignite Innovation Virtual Showcase
"Innovation Everywhere." Join us for the inaugural Ignite Innovation Showcase, a virtual series of events celebrating the energy of innovation blazing across the Iowa State campus.
Youth Programs Symposium
The virtual symposium will provide information, support and inspiration for youth program leaders and other faculty and staff who work with youth programming at Iowa State.
Cyclone Voice
Pop/hip-hop musician Gnash will host Iowa State University's annual singing competition, Cyclone Voice. The event will feature 14 ISU students vying to become the next Cyclone Voice. Doors will open by 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, 24 Apr 2021
Virtual concert: Rock of Ages
"Rock of Ages: All-Star Reunion Concert," a Broadway livestream experience of the five-time Tony Award-nominated musical Proceeds support Stephens Auditorium.
A Thousand Thunderbolts: Commemorating the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
A live performance by the Iowa State University Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst chapters of racial violence in the United States. Livestream details TBA.
Sunday, 25 Apr 2021
United at the Union bridal expo
"United at the Union" bridal expo, hosted by the Memorial Union. Preregister to be entered in prize drawings and discounts. Face coverings will be required for all vendors and attendees. Six-foot social distancing is encouraged, and hand sanitizer will be available upon entry.
Monday, 26 Apr 2021
Prep Week: Meditation
Student Counseling Services staff bring tranquility to help focus attention during stressful times. Face coverings required. Rain location: Parks Library upper rotunda.
Tuesday, 27 Apr 2021
Prep Week: Meditation
Student Counseling Services staff bring tranquility to help focus attention during stressful times. Face coverings required. Rain location: Parks Library upper rotunda.
Retirement reception: Mark Turner
Turner, a building services specialist at the Memorial Union, is retiring from the university April 28 after 40 years of service.
The Products and Markets of American Commercial Whaling, 1750-1920
Learn about the rise and fall of using whale oil in lamps with guest speaker Michael Dyer, Curator of Maritime History at the New Bedford Whaling Museum; in conjunction with the exhibition Flicker and Flame: Whale Oil and Kerosene Lamps at the Farm House Museum.
Wednesday, 28 Apr 2021
CODAC Spring Sale - Day 1
Sale of work by students in integrated studio arts/integrated visual arts and members of the College of Design Art Club (CODAC). Profits up to $1,500 will be donated to the SHOP food pantry on campus. The sale will take place outdoors under the overhang at the front entrance to the College of Design. Tables will be spaced 6 feet apart, with a separate table for payment and packing.
Prep Week: Simple yoga
Recreation Services staff introduce simple, low impact yoga techniques, which relax the body and calm the mind. Face coverings required. Rain location: Parks Library upper rotunda.
Kite Choir Studio Exhibition
Architecture, industrial design and integrated visual arts students in two studios taught by architecture assistant professor Firat Erdim will share an installation of kites and musical instruments they've made this semester, along with video and audio recordings of soundings, in this public exhibition. A brief discussion will begin at 4:30 p.m. Physical distancing and face coverings required.