Sunday, 12 Nov 2017
Wrestling
Iowa State vs. Drexel. Times and dates are subject to change
Performance: The Children's Hour
One of the students in an all-girls boarding school is disobedient and untruthful and ultimately runs away from the school. To avoid being sent back by her family, she tells her grandmother that the two head mistresses of the school are having a lesbian affair. Is it all a lie? Does what she says contain even a kernel of truth? Either way the story damages several lives and destroys the school. First produced in 1934 and based on a true story.
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 13 Nov 2017
Performance: Meskwaki Nation Dancers
Celebrate Indigenous Heritage Month with a special performance by the Meskwaki Nation dancers.
Lecture: Changing the Way We See Native America
Matika Wilbur is a photographer and social documentarian from the Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes of the Pacific Northwest. She is the founder of Project 562, a multi-year national photo and narrative undertaking to document contemporary Indian identity.
Men's Basketball
Iowa State vs. Milwaukee. Game times and dates are subject to change.
Recital: Piano Studio
Performances by piano students of Mei-Hsuan Huang.
Lecture: Women, War and Post-War Return in Liberia
"Green Light of Peace: Women, War and Post-War Return in Liberia." Olajumoke Yacob-Haliso, a visiting scholar with the African Humanities Program, will speak about her research on African women in post-conflict situations and gender and politics.
Tuesday, 14 Nov 2017
Research Workshop: Working with Sub-Awards
"Working with Sub-Awards." In this session you will learn practical ways of working with subrecipients (i.e., subcontractors) and collaborators in sponsored research, including tips on effective communication and managing timelines for successful submissions.
Research Workshop: Submission software training
The Office for Responsible Research will transition to a new electronic system for submission, review, and maintenance of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) applications. The a-tune tick@lab system will go live in early 2018, integrating research, teaching and testing protocols, animal procurement and management, as well as veterinary medical records.
Meeting: Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public.
Series: Best Practices in Online Course Design
This 3-part series will explore best practices in online course design through the use of the Quality Matters (QM) rubric.
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Chemical sedimentation processes in ferruginous lakes: models for primary mineralogy in Precambrian banded iron formations" by Dr. Chad Wittkop, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN
Auditions: Iphigenia
The audition will consist of cold readings from the script, improvisational storytelling, and puppetry. Please dress in comfortable clothing for movement. You do not need to prepare anything in advance. Auditions are open to all ISU students.
Lecture: Why is there a Neo-Nazi on My Campus? A German Historian Explains
Jeremy Best, an assistant professor of history at Iowa State, will discuss the ideology of these organizations, their connection to the Nazis and other 20th-century fascist organizations, and why their white nationalism seems to have had a resurgence in our own times.
Vienna Boys Choir
The world-famous Vienna Boys Choir is among the oldest of all musical organizations, having been founded pursuant to an imperial decree of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1498. These young cultural ambassadors continue to be adored for their wide range of repertoire, purity of tone, and generosity of musical spirit. The Vienna Boys Choir will celebrate the magic of the holiday season with Austrian folk songs, classical masterpieces and more!
Wednesday, 15 Nov 2017
Behind the Scenes: Reiman Railroad
Don't miss your chance to preview this spectacular holiday conservatory display and get inspired by the creativity and effort that make it all happen.
Research Workshop: Submission software training
The Office for Responsible Research will transition to a new electronic system for submission, review, and maintenance of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) applications. The a-tune tick@lab system will go live in early 2018, integrating research, teaching and testing protocols, animal procurement and management, as well as veterinary medical records.
Research Workshop: Working with Sub-Awards
"Working with Sub-Awards." In this session you will learn practical ways of working with subrecipients (i.e., subcontractors) and collaborators in sponsored research, including tips on effective communication and managing timelines for successful submissions.
Fine dining dinner: Life Through Julia Child
Menu includes butternut squash tart with fried sage (paired with reisling wine); potato leek soup, boeuf bourguignon (cabernet sauvignon); and baked Alaska. This is one of three themed dinners hosted this semester by students in hospitality management 487/587: Fine Dining Event Management. Reservations are required.
Lecture: When the 'Water Prince' Brought an Iceberg to Iowa
"Muhammad bin Faisal's Frozen Fantasies of Antarctic Arabia," Michael Christopher Low, assistant professor, history. By retelling the story of the "water prince," this lecture will remember one of the more colorful episodes in Iowa State's history and explore the tangled histories of oil, desalination, and climate change and adaptation in the Arabian Peninsula. This lecture is held in conjunction with the ReACT Gallery exhibition exploring water.
Concert: ISU Jazz Ensembles I & II
Jazz I Ensemble is directed by James Bovinette; Jazz II ensemble directed by Michael Giles.
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.
Thursday, 16 Nov 2017
Caterpillar Club
Join us WEEKLY this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.
Crafty Cocktail Night: Lightbulb Terrarium
Join us at the Gardens after hours for a creative project while you sip on adult beverages in a beautiful setting! Learn how to turn those burned out lightbulbs into miniature terrariums.
Cyclone Cinema: Logan Lucky
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!
Lecture: Tom Vilsack on Agriculture and Climate Change
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for eight years in the Obama administration.
Performance: ISU Opera Studio
Performance by ISU Opera students.
Friday, 17 Nov 2017
Add/Drop Deadline, second half semester courses
Last day to add/drop a second half-semester course without extenuating circumstances.
Pass/Not Pass Deadline, second half courses
Last day to change a second half-semester course to or from Pass/Not Pass.