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Wednesday, 06 Nov 2019

Open house: Strategic facilities plan

Nov 06, 2019

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Veterinary Medicine commons

free

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

Three drop-in open house sessions are planned to collect input on how the university community uses its buildings and spaces. The information will be used to develop a strategic plan for future investment in design improvements or renewal of ISU campus facilities.

Workshop: Launching Your Faculty Career at ISU

Nov 06, 2019

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Academic Affairs Training, development

An introduction, for term faculty only, to university resources, polices and programs that will help them with a successful start. The discussion will include career paths and opportunities for development. Register via Learn@ISU.

Using Campus Resources to Find Funding Opportunities

Nov 06, 2019

9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

2272 Gilman Hall

free

Research Training, development

ISU provides excellent resources to assist faculty with the search for research funding. In this hands-on training you will learn how to strategically use websites and proprietary databases to identify and connect with funding opportunities and to set up saved searches, shared opportunities, and receive funding alert emails.

Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council

Nov 06, 2019

2:10 PM - 4:00 PM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.

Open house and dedication: Digital Accessibility Lab

Nov 06, 2019

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

206 Durham Center

free

University Diversity Meetings, receptions

Designed as a welcoming and inclusive space, the Digital Accessibility Lab will allow students with disabilities to work together using assistive technology that includes speech-to-text software, text-to-speech software, gaming hardware and software, screen magnifiers, virtual reality headsets and more. A program will begin at 3 p.m., followed by tours of the lab.

Open house: Strategic facilities plan

Nov 06, 2019

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Union Drive Community Center second floor

free

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

Three drop-in open house sessions are planned to collect input on how the university community uses its buildings and spaces. The information will be used to develop a strategic plan for future investment in design improvements or renewal of ISU campus facilities.

SUB Member Meeting

Nov 06, 2019

5:00 PM

The M-Shop, Memorial Union

free

Student Union Board Student activities

Come hang out with Student Union Board and learn more about their upcoming events, and how you can get involved, at their bi-weekly general meetings! FREE and open to ALL ISU students!

Intermediate Glass Beads Workshop

Nov 06, 2019

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $25, Public $35

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Rhonda Scott Take your lamp-work skills to the next level and make amazing glass beads with metal! Learn several ways to add fine silver wire and silver foil to your creations. Students must complete a beginning glass beads class before taking this class. Supply fee includes glass for class time only.

Workshop: Intensive [Wine] Tasting Proficiency Training

Nov 06, 2019

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Room 2379 Food Sciences Building

$75, register by Nov. 1

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Conferences

Hosted by the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute, this two-evening course for consumers and wine enthusiasts examines the critical evaluation of wines. It concludes Nov. 7.

Volleyball vs. West Virginia

Nov 06, 2019

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Hilton Coliseum

$5

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State Volleyball vs. West Virginia

Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe

Nov 06, 2019

9:00 PM

The M-Shop, Memorial Union

$1 at the door

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

This group is great for those who love the improv comedy humor of their fellow college students and can't get enough of location, occupation, means of death.

Thursday, 07 Nov 2019

BRA (Bras to Recycle and Aid Women) Collection

Nov 07, 2019

All day

Multiple Collection Boxes Throughout Campus

free

Live Green Live Green

In partnership with I Support the Girls, the Office of Sustainability is collecting gently-used and unwanted bras toward supporting Central Iowa women in need.

Conference: Go Further

Nov 07, 2019

8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

$15 (includes lunch)

Academic Affairs Conferences

A one-day conference for 9th- and 10th-grade girls to learn about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields and careers through hands-on activities and presentations.

Caterpillar Club

Nov 07, 2019

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Reiman Gardens

$

Reiman Gardens

Join us this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.

Open house: Strategic facilities plan

Nov 07, 2019

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Pine Room, Memorial Union

free

Operations and Finance Division Meetings, receptions

Three drop-in open house sessions are planned to collect input on how the university community uses its buildings and spaces. The information will be used to develop a strategic plan for future investment in design improvements or renewal of ISU campus facilities.

Fall Pruning Workshop

Nov 07, 2019

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

$

Reiman Gardens

Join Reiman Gardens' Horticulturists Sharon Rink and Kara Ketrick for an informative and hands-on workshop designed to familiarize you with all the W's of autumn pruning!

Working in USDA's ezFedGrants System

Nov 07, 2019

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

206 Durham Hall

free

Research Training, development

In this session you'll get detailed instructions on how to navigate the USDA ezFedGrants system, which is currently used by APHIS, Foreign Agricultural Service, and will soon be used by NRCS and other USDA agencies. You'll learn how to obtain system access, prepare and submit applications, and manage progress reporting, and you'll leave with some practical tools and guidance that will help you work with the system.

EndNote Web Basics

Nov 07, 2019

3:10 PM - 4:40 PM

Parks Library

free

University Library Training, development

Workshop for beginners. Let us know if you need accommodations. Register through Learn@ISU, keyword: LIB.

Fused Glass Ornaments

Nov 07, 2019

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $36, Public $46

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Rhonda Scott Get in the holiday spirit by making two beautiful glass ornaments. Learn to safely cut glass, create a design and assemble glass. During the kiln firing, we will "tack fuse" your ornaments. This will join the glass, but design components will retain their individual characteristics. Ornaments will be ready for pick up the following week. Equally fun to give as gifts or to keep for yourself!

Women's Basketball

Nov 07, 2019

6:30 PM

Hilton Coliseum

$5-$12

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Southern.

Cyclone Cinema: Spider-Man, Far from Home

Nov 07, 2019

7:00 PM

Carver 101

free

Memorial Union programs Student activities

Peter Parker's relaxing European vacation takes an unexpected turn. The world is in danger as four massive elemental creatures emerge from a hole torn in the universe.

Town Hall Meeting: Students Against Racism

Nov 07, 2019

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Student Affairs Meetings, receptions Student activities

This is a town hall meeting with Iowa State administrators in response to demands by Students Against Racism. The meeting also will be live streamed via the Student Government YouTube channel.

Friday, 08 Nov 2019

BRA (Bras to Recycle and Aid Women) Collection

Nov 08, 2019

12:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Multiple Collection Boxes Throughout Campus

free

Live Green Live Green

In partnership with I Support the Girls, the Office of Sustainability is collecting gently-used and unwanted bras toward supporting Central Iowa women in need.

First Generation College Student Celebration

Nov 08, 2019

11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Oak Room, Memorial Union

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions Student activities

ISU faculty and staff are invited to engage and network with first-generation students as part of the National First Generation Student Week celebration. Registration is encouraged.

Competition: ISU Innovation Prize

Nov 08, 2019

4:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Economics Development Core Facility

free

Ivy College of Business Conferences

Students, faculty, staff and Ames community members compete in one of three challenges: agriculture tech, education tech and global impact. Facilitated by David Tominsky, entrepreneur and community builder from Cedar Rapids.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Sweater Weather

Nov 08, 2019

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $4 studio fee + cost of bisque, Public $5 studio fee + cost of bisque

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Autumn leaves abound in our fall bisque! We will show you the basics of painting your piece and fire it within a week. Drop off but give yourself an hour to finish.

Serve the World With Hyper Innovation - Steve Johanns

Nov 08, 2019

4:00 PM

MacKay Hall Auditorium (0117)

free

Lecture Series Lectures

With over 25 years of experience in technology, energy, infrastructure, and innovation, Steve Johanns founded Veriown Global Inc., bringing internet-connected solar energy to the 1.2 billion people around the world without access to a power grid. Steve has a passion for disrupting the conventional thinking that caused our global problems of climate change and poverty, with his goal to hyper innovate the world's last mile.

Swimming and Diving

Nov 08, 2019

5:00 PM

Beyer Hall

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. South Dakota.

Lecture: Globalizing Normativity, Picturing Evolution: Le Corbusier and the Remaking of Man

Nov 08, 2019

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 Design

free

College of Design Lectures

Fabiola López-Durán, an associate professor of art history at Rice University, will speak about eugenics and modern architecture in this ISU Department of Architecture Public Program.

Transmogrify: Dan Johnson MFA Thesis Exhibition Reception

Nov 08, 2019

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St., Ames

free

College of Design Meetings, receptions

Public reception for "Transmogrify," the master of fine arts thesis exhibition by Dan Johnson, graduate student in integrated visual arts, on display Oct. 29-Nov. 9 at the ISU Design on Main Gallery.