Tuesday, 27 Oct 2009
Workshop: Pumpkin Decorating
Learn a little about the pumpkin's interesting history while decorating one of these scary squashes for Halloween. Each participant will get to decorate and take a pumpkin home with them.
"Fall Melange" with ISU Dance
Iowa State Dance students and faculty members will present "Fall Melange," featuring nine pieces combining ballet, tap, modern, jazz dance with class East Indian Classical Bharatanatyam. Suparna Banerjee, Alvin Edgar Guest Resident Artist/Scholar and Janice Baker choreographed and created the show.
Lecture: Preparing leaders for global challenges
"Preparing Leaders to Meet Future Global Challenges," Charles Manatt. The Iowa State alum has a distinguished career in law, business, and politics, holding such positions as chair of the Democratic National Committee in (1981), co-chair of the 1992 Clinton-Gore presidential campaign, and U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic under President Clinton.
Lecture: "The Environmental Significance of Biodiversity"
Shahid Naeem is professor and chair of Columbia University's Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology. He leads a research group studying the ecological consequences of biodiversity loss and has been actively involved in bringing the science of biodiversity to conservation, restoration and policy development.
Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009
Wednesday Wellness Walk
Led by students from Health Studies 380 -Worksite Wellness Class. Walks are held each Wednesday in September and October. A different 20-minute route each week.
Performance: "Farmscape"
This student-written production documents our changing rural environment by re-creating interviews with people involved in how we grow our food and live our lives in rural America. A live readers theater show featuring students from the Graduate Program in Sustainable Ag, faculty, community members and others. Post-production discussion with GPSA students and Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander. Free and open to the public.
Class: Lunch Bags
6-9pm Sew reusable lunch bags.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Baylor
Haunted Iowa State
Campus grows spookier this night for the annual Haunted Iowa State event. Explore campus locations with a haunted and historic reputation, and investigate Iowa State's "sites of fright" that include the campus cemetery, the MU, Farm House Museum, and others. Meet at 7pm at the Campanile - maps will be distributed promptly at 7:00 pm! Bring a flashlight and join us... if you dare! Check this event out on Facebook!
Lecture: U.S. politics and U.S. Latinos
"U.S. Politics and U.S. Latinos: A perspective from Latino/a Studies," Loreto Prieto, ISU Latino/a Studies director. Part of Latino Heritage Month.
Thursday, 29 Oct 2009
Registration start date, juniors, Spring 2010
First day of assigned Spring 2010 registration dates for students projected as juniors. Hours for AccessPlus registration are 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Monday-Saturday, and most Sundays.
POSTPONED: Live Green campus waste sort
Weather moved the event to Friday (Oct. 30). Location changed to the General Services Building's north side. Park along Osborn Drive (east of Wallace Road), or Lot 41.
Chemical & Biological Engineering Seminar
"Corporate Research and Development in the Starch Industry" by Frank Barresi, Grain Processing Corporation.
Lecture: Rural Latino immigrants in the Midwest
"Rural Latino Immigrants in the Midwest of the U.S.: Inclusion and Exclusion: Marshalltown, Sioux County and Postville," Jan Flora, Neal Flora and Claudia M. Prado-Meza, ISU sociology. Part of Latino Heritage Month.
Photoshop III: Intermediate
This workshop will focus on more complex tasks such as compositing and manipulating photos. We will also take a poor quality photo and apply several Photoshop procedures to improve it. Basic Photoshop exsperience is required Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Retirement reception: Mary Fosse
Fosse is a staff nurse in the Thielen Student Health Center and will retire from Iowa State on Nov. 1.
Friday, 30 Oct 2009
Designate a repeated course deadline
Last day to file a Designation of Repeated Course from for a full-semester or second half-semester course that is not an automatic designated repeat.
Last day to drop--Fall 2009
Last day to add/drop full-semester courses or withdraw without extenuating circumstances.
Pass/Not Pass deadline
Last day to change a full-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass. Full-semester courses changed to graded basis after Sept 4 count toward total allowable P/NP credits used for graduation.
Live Green: Campus waste sort
Weather moved the event to Friday (Oct. 30). Location changed to the General Services Building's north side. Park along Osborn Drive (east of Wallace Road), or Lot 41.
Flash III: Customizing Buttons and Templates
This course examines customizing buttons to give a little extra snap and organizational structure to your webpage. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Final Friday - Resurrection: Night at the Museum
This eerie Final Friday event will bring out the inner artist in you! We will be reviving some of history's great artists with "Resurrection: Night at the Museum". Come dressed as your favorite artist or your favorite work of art. The event will feature tours of the Farm House Museum, ghost stories, raffle prizes, ghoulishly fun games, and refreshments. Costumes are optional.
Works in Progress lecture series
"Music in the Missions: Early Opera and Indigenous Musical Culture in the Jesuit Missions of South America," Chad Gasta, ISU Spanish. All are welcome.
ISU Afterdark Craft Nights at the Workspace
7-9pm Day of the Dead crafts.
Dance social: Halloween party
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; however, in-door shoes or socks must be worn
Men's hockey
ISU vs. University of Illinois (Central States Collegiate Hockey League).
Murder Mystery Dinner
Join us for a Murder Mystery Dinner! Space is limited. Doors open at 7 pm, show begins at 8 pm.
Saturday, 31 Oct 2009
Project Money: A financial literacy fair and forum
Middle and high school students from Story Co. can get creative with financial literacy - and compete to earn cash prizes for their creative efforts.
Workshop: Sex and relationships on campus
This two-part workshop will discuss identifying healthy relationships (9 a.m.-noon), and promotion of healthy relationships through peer outreach, media and policy venues (1-4 p.m.). Free pizza, snacks and drinks provided.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. University of Illinois (Central States Collegiate Hockey League).