Thursday, 08 Oct 2009
Retirement reception: Janean Berhow
Berhow is a secretary in the veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine department.
Goldtrap Lecture: "Against Publication"
"The Last Professors: The Corporate University and the Fate of the Humanities," Frank Donoghue, Ohio State University. He examines how the growing corporate culture of higher education threatens its most fundamental values by erasing one of its defining features: the tenured professor.
Lecture: "Following the Money"
"Following the Money: From Enron to Hedge Fund." Before joining Vanity Fair as a contributing editor in 2008, Bethany McLean was an editor-at-large for Fortune magazine, where she wrote an article in March 2001 that raised questions about the immense profitability of Enron, then a darling of the stock market.
Friday, 09 Oct 2009
Entrepreneur forum
Entrepreneur forum will feature Jerry Handsaker, Innovative Lighting, Inc. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch and join the discussion.
Lecture: "Mobile Technologies for Children"
Allison Druin is director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and an associate professor in the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies. Her work includes developing digital libraries for children, designing technologies for families, and creating collaborative storytelling technologies for the classroom.
Women in HCI Lecture: Allison Druin, University of Maryland
"Mobile Technology for Children." Druin is director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and an associate professor in the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. All are invited.
Geology Lecture
"Imaging Iowa's Surface with LiDAR" by Chris Kahle, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa City, Iowa
Swimming and Diving
Iowa State Intrasquad Meet.
ISU Afterdark Craft Nights at the Workspace
7-9pm Play with Clay.
Soccer
vs. Oklahoma
Dance social
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; however, in-door shoes or socks must be worn
Performance: Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble
The Concert Band will kickoff the unique concert and is conducted by Natalie Steele; followed by the Symphonic Band, under the direction of Matt Smith. The final group on stage, The Wind Ensemble, will be conducted by Michael Golemo.
ISU AfterDark & SUB present: Live Band Karaoke!
Come sing your heart out to your favorite song at Live Band Karaoke!
Saturday, 10 Oct 2009
Reiman Gardens: Iowa Bonsai Society Annual Exhibit
Reiman Gardens will again transform into a bit of a Japanese paradise as it hosts the Annual Iowa Fall Bonsai Show. The show uses bonsai material solely from Iowa Bonsai Association (IBA) member collections.
Class: Spoon Jewelry
noon-4pm Recycle silverware into jewelry.
Iowa State University & Drake University Musical Theatre Cabaret Show
A cabaret style performance featuring twenty Music and Theatre Majors from Iowa State and Drake! This is the first annual collaborative Musical Theatre Cabaret where students from both schools will be performing their favorite Musical Theatre songs with an exciting group number as the finale.