Thursday, 30 Sep 2021
Talk With a Nobel Laureate
Nobel Prize recipient and Distinguished Professor Dan Shechtman, will talk about his scientific journey and the challenges he has faced. Light refreshments will be served.
The Improvisor's Mindset: How to Stay Present, Adapt, and Thrive
Dion Flynn is a teacher, improviser, comedian, performer, writer, and army veteran best known for his impersonation of Barack Obama on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, among his more than 100 appearances on the show. He is an expert in fun and innovative ways to help people connect with themselves and others.
Undergraduate Agronomy Club Meeting
Food is served at 6:30 pm - Speaker at 7pm
Cyclone Cinema: In the Heights
A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
Concert: Fox Royale
Fox Royale make anthemic, jangly indie-rock that sparkles with the same energy as acts like Cage the Elephant and Vampire Weekend. Before they were in a rock band, the members of Fox Royale were in a traveling orchestra. The band got their start jamming in their parent's homes, but eventually started thinking "Hey let's try a little harder at this." Alt-pop artist TREY will support the show.
Friday, 01 Oct 2021
Webinar: Ideas for documenting your teaching efforts at ISU with Sara Marcketti
In this interactive session, Sara Marcketti, Director, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Morrill Professor, Apparel Merchandizing, and Design, will lead you through a workshop designed to help you consider where you are on the Dimensions of Activities Related to Teaching (DART) matrix.
Carillon Concert
A student concert performed on the one-fifth carillon and campanile model. The performances also will be livestreamed on Facebook.
Seminar: Bridging the Gap between Algorithm and Architecture: A Machine learning-based Approach
Will discuss how machine learning techniques can be used to solve complex hardware design problems.
Seminar: A neural network approach for high-dimensional real-time optimal control
Join this seminar to hear about how this research group is approaching training neural networks to synthesize real-time controls.
Cyclone Cinema: In the Heights
A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.
Concert: The Get Up Kids
On their new album "Problems," The Get Up Kids examine everything from life-changing loss to loneliness to the inevitable anxiety of existing in 2019. But by sustaining the essence of their sound -- anthemic choruses with sing-along-ready melodies -- the band highlights those troubles as a shared experience, giving way to an unbreakable solidarity. Indie/post-punk band Pilot to Gunner will support the show.
Performance: Gary Allan
With the allure of a modern day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over fans, peers and critics with his signature blend of smoldering vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances. While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice each step of the way.
Saturday, 02 Oct 2021
Football vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Game times and dates are subject to change.
Open House Weekend at University Museums
Enjoy three fall exhibitions during the fall open house weekend.
Football vs. Kansas
Iowa State vs. Kansas. Game times and dates are subject to change.
Cyclone Cinema: In the Heights
A film version of the Broadway musical in which Usnavi, a sympathetic New York bodega owner, saves every penny every day as he imagines and sings about a better life.