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What is featured?

Wednesday, 26 Feb 2014

What I wish I had known as a junior faculty: panel discussion for new tenure-eligible faculty

Feb 26, 2014

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Memorial Union, Gold Room

Academic Affairs Training, development

Panel discussion on preparing for tenure open to all new tenure-eligible faculty

Products of Public Space: Steve Dryden

Feb 26, 2014

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Morrill Hall Auditorium

free

College of Design Lectures

Steve Dryden, founder of Renewable Power Markets Access, will speak about his work as a wind developer and his view of where the wind-energy market is going. RPMAccess has built more than 15 percent of the renewable wind generation in Iowa and several projects in adjacent states. Part of the Products of Public Space spring option studio.

Artful Yoga

Feb 26, 2014

5:20 PM - 6:20 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Build strength, endurance, and balance in a yoga class that will leave you feeling relaxed and centered. Behind all of those sore muscles you may find patience, peace, and a stronger mind/body connection. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.

Photoshop

Feb 26, 2014

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $26/ Public $36

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Explore the basic tools of Photoshop. This class will be a slowly paced, step-by-step, follow-along class for the raw beginner.

Men's Basketball

Feb 26, 2014

7:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

Athletics Athletics

ISU vs. West Virginia.

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival

Feb 26, 2014

10:00 PM - 12:00 AM

The M-Shop

$1

Student Union Board Arts, performances

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is a student run improv troupe on campus. They perform in the M-Shop on various Wednesdays during the semester as well as performing the Monday of VEISHEA week. Grandma Mojo's is the best and cheapest date on campus - admission is only $1!

Thursday, 27 Feb 2014

Youth Program: Caterpillar Club

Feb 27, 2014

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

Free for members; price of admission for the general public

Reiman Gardens

"Gettin' Buggy" If you like Kids Story Time, you'll flip for Caterpillar Club! Please join us for winter storytelling twice per month, from October to March. Each gathering features a theme as we read aloud two or three books, and wrap up with related cooperative activities and crafts great for groups and individuals alike.

Seminar: Creating an Inclusive Classroom Series: What our Latino/a Students Have to Say

Feb 27, 2014

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

2030 Morrill Hall

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

"I don't like going to the class...the other students, the professor...I don't feel like I belong there." Could this quote be from a student in your class? The multicultural student population is increasing at most institutions across the U.S., while their retention and graduation rates have historically been lower than their majority peers.

Computer Science Distinguished Lecture

Feb 27, 2014

3:40 PM

2245 Coover Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"An Exploration of the State-of-the-Art in Time Series Data Mining and Future Research Directions," Eamonn Keogh, University of California, Riverside. The lecture will cover the current status and challenges of time series data mining methods as well as Dr. Keogh's insights into time series data mining's future development.

Playing with Perception

Feb 27, 2014

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Join Emily Morgan, lecturer in art history, as she discusses how the art of Mac Adams plays perceptual games with the viewer and encourages an alternate way to "read" a work of art. Also take this opportunity to see the current exhibition Illuminating Perception: Explorations of Light and Shadow by Mac Adams.

The Global Pandemic of Physical Inactivity: An Urgent Priority for Public Health

Feb 27, 2014

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

For nearly 30 years, Harold (Bill) Kohl has worked to promote exercise and fitness as a public health priority. He helped create the first U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines, which were published in 2008, and is an advocate for increasing physical activity among adults and children, including in K-12 school environments. The 2013-14 Pease Family Scholar.

Friday, 28 Feb 2014

Track and Field

Feb 28, 2014

All day

Hilton Coliseum

free

Athletics Athletics

Big 12 Conference Championships.

Dr. Dan Guide, SCM Visiting Scholar, Research Presentation

Feb 28, 2014

Feb 28, 2014 - Feb 28, 2014

3164 Gerdin Business Building

free

Ivy College of Business Lectures

Dr. Dan Guide, co-editor of the Journal of Operations Management and Smeal Professor of Supply Chain Management at Penn State

Tennis

Feb 28, 2014

10:00 AM

Ames Racquet & Fitness

Athletics Athletics

ISU vs. Bradley.

Geological & Atmospheric Sciences Seminar

Feb 28, 2014

Feb 28, 2014 - Mar 04, 2014

2050 Agronomy

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity

"Reconstructing past interannual variability of sea surface temperature using ocean sediments: El Nino during the Holocene" by Tom Marchitto, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, Co.

Tennis

Feb 28, 2014

4:00 PM

Ames Racquet & Fitness

Athletics Athletics

ISU vs. South Dakota.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Bubble Painting

Feb 28, 2014

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Workspace in the Memorial Union

$4 ISU/$5 Public + The cost of the Bisque you choose

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

This is sort of like blowing bubbles when you were a kid, but we do it with a straw and paint. The popped bubbles show up and make interesting patterns on the finished pieces.

Dance social

Feb 28, 2014

7:30 PM - 9:45 PM

196 Forker

free

Student Activities Student activities

Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; indoor shoes or socks are required.

Men's hockey

Feb 28, 2014

7:30 PM

Ames/ISU Ice Arena

$10 ($7 students, $5 children)

Student Activities Athletics

ISU vs. Edina Lakers.

Performance: Amadeus

Feb 28, 2014

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Fisher Theater, Ames

Adults $17.00, seniors $15.00, students $9.00

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances Student activities

Amadeus tells a story of both fact and fiction about Mozart, one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. Mozart himself once described a genius by saying, "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."

Redefining Hip Hop Culture with Respect and Dignity

Feb 28, 2014

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

MC Lyte has long been considered one of hip-hop's pioneer feminists. The first solo female rapper to release a full album, she is CEO of Sunni Gyrl, founder of the nonprofit Hip Hop Sisters, and author of "Unstoppable, Igniting the Power Within to Achieve Your Greatest Potential." Annual Big XII Conference on Black Student Government Keynote Speaker