Wednesday, 16 Sep 2009
Word 2007 In-Depth
Second of two sessions taking an in-depth look into the basic concepts of Word 2007. This course is limited to 8 attendees. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Social services volunteer and career day
Over 40 nonprofit organizations will recruit volunteers and fill full-time and internship positions. Sponsored by Liberal Arts and Sciences Career Services, the ISU Psychology Club and The 10,000 Hours Show.
Wednesday Wellness Walk
Led by students from Health Studies 380 -Worksite Wellness Class. Walks are held each Wednesday in September and October. A different 20-minute route each week.
ArtWalk: New Sites & Old Favorites
Join Amanda Hall, interpretation specialist, as she takes you on a tour of new sites and old favorites from the Art on Campus Collection. This tour will begin with one of the newest additions to the collection, Inferences Drawn by artists Bill Barnes and Tom Rosborough in Snedecor Hall. The tour will also explore public works of art in Coover Hall and the Durham Center. Meet Amanda inside the north entrance of Snedecor Hall.
Informational lunch: MBA program
For anyone interested in learning more about ISU's MBA program. Lunch is provided. RSVP to Jenny Reitano, jreitano@iastate.edu, 4-7819.
Food Science seminar: Food and fuel
"Metabolic Engineering in a Systems Biology Framework for Food and Fuel," Yong-Su Jin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Part of the Food Science Fall Seminar series. Open to the public.
Exhibit opening: Ethnic Textile Traditions of Iowa Immigrant and Native Populations
Part of the "Iowa in the Global Comm[unity]: Inside/Out" programming series, sponsored by Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities.
Class: Woodshop Orientation, Section I
6-8:30pm Learn the Fundamentals of Woodshop.
Volleyball
Iowa State vs. Colorado
Banned Book Jeopardy!
A Banned Book Week battle between two teams of literary mavens as they attempt to answer questions about banned books and their authors. Panelists include Alexandra Hayne, Ames Tribune; Richard Reynolds, MU director; Barbara Mack, ISU journalism; Ben Percy, ISU English; Tanya Zanish-Belcher, ISU Library; Tim Leeds, physician; and emceed by Steve Sullivan, Ames Tribune.
Live Webcast: The World Before Darwin - Everett Mendelsohn,
"The World Before Darwin," a live webcast of a lecture by Everett Mendelsohn, Harvard University. A celebration of the 150th anniversary of Darwin's "Origin of the Species." Refreshments and a social begin at 6:30 p.m.
Lecture: "Are Iowa Public Universities Excluding Low-Income Students?"
"Access to Education Denied: Are Iowa Public Universities Excluding Low-Income Students?" Thomas Mortenson, Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education and higher education policy analyst, Oskaloosa, Iowa. He is editor and publisher of Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY, a monthly research letter devoted to analysis and reporting on educational opportunity after high school.