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Monday, 29 Apr 2019

Barks@Parks

Apr 29, 2019

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Parks Library, upper rotunda

free

University Library Student activities

Comfort dogs will be available during dead week, along with chair massages and other stress-reducing activities.

Great Plants for Iowa: Spring & Summer bulbs

Apr 29, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

$13.60-$20

Reiman Gardens

Many of these wonderful plants burst into bloom early in the season, so we've moved our class so we can actually see them! Learn more about the dozens of colorful blooms that grow from bulbs, corms, rhizomes and tubers in the Iowa garden. Preregistration with prepayment is required by April 28.

Workshop: Revise, Rewrite and Rework

Apr 29, 2019

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

$34-$40

Reiman Gardens Arts, performances

A 3-week creative writing course introducing an eight-point format for revising writing, whether poetry or prose. Revising the early drafts of authors' work is the time where everything is made more vivid, more coherent, and more powerful. The work comes alive. The course is structured for both beginners and those wishing to polish their writing skills. Class members will take home a workbook of handouts and reference materials.

Tuesday, 30 Apr 2019

Research workshop: Post-award Actions 201 (Session 1)

Apr 30, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Memorial Union, Gold Room

Research Training, development

Take a deeper dive into post-award actions in our 201 session. This will be an interactive conversation where you can get answers to your questions and advice on how to handle unique situations with specific federal sponsors. You'll leave with some useful tools and resources you can use to be more efficient in your day-to-day work.

Barks@Parks

Apr 30, 2019

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Parks Library, upper rotunda

free

University Library Student activities

Comfort dogs will be available during dead week, along with chair massages and other stress-reducing activities.

Retirement reception: Danny Cox and Paul Schroeder

Apr 30, 2019

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Shops break room, General Services Building

free

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

Danny Cox, systems control technician, and Paul Schroeder, area mechanic, in the facilities maintenance unit of facilities planning and management, are retiring May 1.

Retirement reception: Chris Hurst

Apr 30, 2019

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Third floor, Enrollment Services Center

free

Academic Affairs Meetings, receptions

Chris Hurst, a record analyst in the office of admissions, is retiring.

Retirement reception: Judy Vance

Apr 30, 2019

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

2004 Black Engineering Building

free

College of Engineering Meetings, receptions

Judy Vance, professor of mechanical engineering, is retiring.

Retirement reception: Eugenio Matibag

Apr 30, 2019

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

302 Catt Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions

Eugenio Matibag, professor of Spanish and U.S. Latino/a Studies in the world languages and cultures department, is retiring after serving as a faculty member since 1987. Light refreshments will be served, and he will perform a farewell duet at 4 p.m.

Retirement reception: Wolfgang Kliemann and Clifford Bergman

Apr 30, 2019

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Memorial Union Campanile Room

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions

Wolfgang Kliemann, mathematics professor and interim associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Clifford Bergman, mathematics professor, are retiring.

Open house: Iowa Public Radio Studios

Apr 30, 2019

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Second floor, Communications Building

free

Receptions and open houses Meetings, receptions

Iowa Public Radio recently completed a renovation of some of its space in the Communications Building.