Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009
Lecture: Engineers managing natural hazards
"The Role of Engineers in Managing Risks from Natural Hazards," Robert Gilbert, University of Texas, Austin. Topics will include establishing goals, mitigating consequences, considering system effects, including physical factors in statistical models, avoiding both too much and too little conservatism, maximizing the value of information, and communicating effectively to decision makers and the public.
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2009
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Menu: Papa John's pizza, popcorn and cupcakes.
WebCT Show and Tell
Are you thinking of taking your traditional face-to-face course and moving it online? If so, join your peers at the "WebCT Show and Tell: Design for Online Delivery" seminar. Pre-registration requested.
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.
Free dance lesson: "Dance for the Health of It"
Two 15-minute dance sessions (noon and 12:15 p.m.) coordinated by the Campus Community Partnership for Health during Homecoming Week (Oct. 13, 14, 15), with a different style of dance each day. ISU student dance clubs also will perform.
Sociology seminar series
"Training for Governance and Partnership Skills and Changes in Agricultural Producer Marketing Organizations in Uganda," Richard Miiro, visiting research scholar.
Workspace: Homecoming Button Making
Workspace open hours: 2-10pm Mon-Thurs; 10am-4pm Sat; 1-4pm Sun Make an ISU button.
Food Science seminar: European perspective
"Priorities in Food Research and Development - A European Perspective," Colin Dennis, CBE, former director general, Campden BRI, U.K. Part of the Food Science Fall Seminar series. Open to the public.
Homecoming: "Rock Band" tournament
Mixed bands (male/female). Registration due Oct. 2.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Texas A&M
Class: Acrylic Painting
7-9pm for 6 weeks Learn acrylic painting techniques - all levels are welcome.
Performance: ISU Jazz Ensembles I & II
Jazz I is directed by James Bovinette and Jazz II is directed by Micheal Giles.
Lecture: "Trade and Food Policy Alternatives for Developing Countries"
"Trade and Food Policy Alternatives for Developing Countries," Will Martin, World Bank research manager for rural development.
Thursday, 15 Oct 2009
Health screenings: HeartReach Mobile Lab
The HeartReach Mobile Lab will be on campus Oct. 15. Call 866-935-5432 to schedule an appointment. Prices range between $35 and $135, depending on which screenings you choose. More information is online.
Homecoming: Food on Campus
Menu: Walking tacos and Cold Stone ice cream.
Free dance lesson: "Dance for the Health of It"
Two 15-minute dance sessions (noon and 12:15 p.m.) coordinated by the Campus Community Partnership for Health during Homecoming Week (Oct. 13, 14, 15), with a different style of dance each day. ISU student dance clubs also will perform.
Lecture: The Seven Wonders of Computer Arithmetic
Earl Swartzlander, University of Texas, Austina, part of the ECpE distinguished lecture series.
Photoshop I: Beginning
In this workshop we will become familiar with the user interface, explore the Photoshop Tool palette, and learn a number of common Photoshop procedures. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Reading: Gina Ochsner
ISU alum Gina Ochsner is the author of People I Wanted to Be and The Necessary Grace to Fall, and her short stories have been featured in The New Yorker and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. Her latest book, The Russian Dreambook of Color and Flight, will be published in 2010.
Colloquia: Bayesian Learning of Bayesian Networks
Jin Tian, ISU computer Science.
Homecoming: Battle of the Bands
Applications due Oct. 2. Open to all interested musical groups (one member must be ISU student). Three bands selected to compete. Grand prize awarded based on audience response and performance ability.
Homecoming: ISU Dining Picnic
Serving country-style ribs, chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, veggie trays, chips, cookies and beverages. Rain location: Union Drive Marketplace and Linden dining center.
Class: Stained Glass
6-8pm for 6 weeks Learn to cut, foil, and solder glass.
Homecoming: Central campus concert
Free concert, featuring The Envy Corps.
Lecture: Animals and climate change
Conservation biologist Robert Rockwell is the director of animal research at La Pérouse Bay Tundra Biology Station, the primary research site of the collaborative Hudson Bay Project. Rockwell's work focuses on the long-term monitoring of snow geese in this coastal tundra ecosystem. His research is in population dynamics, community ecology, lifetime reproductive success, and the genetic structure and gene flow of migratory waterfowl such...
Lecture: Understanding war
Join in the conversation as Jean Pierre Taoutel, senior lecturer in World Languages and Cultures, guides us through the understanding of war and its impact on people around the world.
Lecture: "U.S. Leadership in the Global Fight Against Slavery"
Ambassador (and ISU alum) Luis CdeBaca has worked under three presidential administrations to combat human trafficking and modern-day forms of slavery. He was recently appointed by President Obama to direct the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the Department of State, which is dedicated to pressuring foreign governments to free persons forced to work, under threat of violence, for no pay beyond subsistence.
Friday, 16 Oct 2009
Midterm
First half-semester courses end.
Colloquium: The Foreclosure Crisis
"The Foreclosure Crisis: Implications for Affordable Housing," Lynn Ross, National Housing Conference and Center for Housing Policy, Washington, DC.
ELPS seminar with 2009 CHS alumni awardees
Join 2009 alumni awardees and ELPS graduates Curtis Cain, Bill and Jean Giddings, and Kari Hensen for "My career path and thought for the future," on Oct. 16 from 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. in E165 Lagomarcino. These accomplished alums will provide insight to succeeding in careers, community involvement, and personal growth.