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Friday, 23 Mar 2018

Add/Drop deadline

Mar 23, 2018

All day

10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to add/drop full-semester courses or withdraw without extenuating circumstances.

Designated repeat deadline

Mar 23, 2018

All day

10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to file a Designation of Repeated Course form for a full-semester or second half-semester course that is not an automatic designated repeat.

Graduate College: Deadline

Mar 23, 2018

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Graduate College: Last day to submit your Request for Final Oral Exam form for Spring Graduation.

Graduate College: Deadline

Mar 23, 2018

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Graduate College: Last day for graduate students to cancel graduation without being assessed a nonrefundable graduation fee.

Pass/Not Pass Deadline

Mar 23, 2018

All day

10 Enrollment Services Center

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Last day to change a full-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass

Lecture: Literally Weaving

Mar 23, 2018

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design

College of Design Lectures

Marianne Fairbanks, an assistant professor in the design studies department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will outline the three distinct yet intersecting threads of her practice, including her solo work, her research into emerging textile technology and a community-based project.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Bubble Painting

Mar 23, 2018

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

ISU $4, Public $5, plus the cost of the bisque selected

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Sort of like blowing bubbles when you were a kid, but we do it with a straw and paint. The popped bubbles become more vibrant during firing and make interesting patterns.

Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences

Mar 23, 2018

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

152 Science I

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"A Plastic Formulation of Rate and State Dependent Friction: Emergence of Slip Transients and Earthquakes" by Dr. Luc Lavier, Univ of Texas, Austin, TA

Global Gala 2018

Mar 23, 2018

6:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Student Union Board Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

Global Gala is an annual celebration of the various cultures present on the Iowa State Campus. This platform allows several student organizations to showcase their cultural heritage through dance, music and fashion, in an effort to promote diversity and celebrate all cultures!

Planetarium Show: Our Solar System and Exoplanets

Mar 23, 2018

6:30 PM

ISU Planetarium, Physics Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

Are you curious about space? Do you wonder about what you can see in the night sky? If so, bring your questions and come to the ISU Planetarium and join us for an evening under the stars!

Cyclone Cinema: Pitch Perfect 3

Mar 23, 2018

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the originally scheduled film, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," cannot be screened. "Pitch Perfect 3" will be shown instead.

22nd International Festival of Women Composers Concert

Mar 23, 2018

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

22nd International Festival of Women Composers Concert featuring 20th-21st century American composers: Meg Bowles, Jodi Goble, Lori Laitman, Libby Larsen, Alma Mahler, and Florence B. Price. With poetry by Pulitzer prize winning Americans Rita Dove and Mary Oliver. Performed by vocalists Beth Deutmeyer, David Bowles Edwards, Chad Sonka, and Jodi Goble, piano, Sarah Reger, carillon, Lucas Yoakam, trumpet, Miriam Zach, organ.

Concert: Parsonsfield

Mar 23, 2018

8:00 PM

M-Shop, Memorial Union

$8-$10

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Parsonsfield is a Massachusetts-based folk-rock band whose sound resembles The Steel Wheels and The Way Down Wanderers. The quintet has has songs featured on AMC's popular show, The Walking Dead.

Saturday, 24 Mar 2018

Day of Insects

Mar 24, 2018

All day

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens is so enthusiastic about insects that we set aside a special day just for them every year. Our annual Day of Insects brings together professionals, academics, advocates and enthusiasts of all levels from across the country to explore and celebrate entomology (the study of insects).

Bleach Pen T-Shirts Walk-in Craft

Mar 24, 2018

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Workspace at the Memorial Union

$5

Student Engagement Arts, performances Live Green Student activities

Bring in a t-shirt, leggings, pair of jeans or chambray shirt and grab a bleach pen. Free-hand a design or make a pattern with shapes and marks to turn something drab into something fab.

Fundraiser: Chess to Impress with David Jiles

Mar 24, 2018

12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Parks Library lobby

Suggested donation of $5 to challenge Jiles

University Library Arts, performances Special events

Co-hosted by the ISU Chess Club, this event is a fundraiser for Students Helping Our Peers (SHOP), the on-campus, student-run food pantry. Jiles, Distinguished Professor of electrical and computer engineering, will play against multiple opponents (as many as 12 contests simultaneously).

Gymnastics: Big 12 Conference Championships

Mar 24, 2018

4:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

TBA

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State hosts the 2018 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships, also featuring Denver, Oklahoma and West Virginia.

Reggie's Sleepout

Mar 24, 2018

4:00 PM

Jack Trice Stadium

Community Diversity Special events

Using tents, sleeping bags and cardboard box structures, more than 1,000 campers are expected to sleep out on the football field to raise funds and awareness to end youth homelessness.

Cyclone Cinema: Pitch Perfect 3

Mar 24, 2018

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the originally scheduled film, "Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle," cannot be screened. "Pitch Perfect 3" will be shown instead.

Performance: FLY Dance Company

Mar 24, 2018

7:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$25-$40

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

The Fly Dance Company, a unique combination of entertainment and art, brings a high-energy, nonstop mix of hip-hop, classical, and modern dance with an added touch of Vaudeville. Referred to as "the Gentlemen of Hip-Hop," FLY is pure fun -- youthful energy, risk-taking movement and clever choreography set to a mix of surprising musical selections ranging from Vivaldi to Michael Jackson.