Thursday, 17 Sep 2009
Meeting: FIRES faculty working group
FIRES (Faculty Initiatives to Recruit and Retain Excellence in STEM) is a faculty working group that seeks to lead and collaborate on externally funded initiatives to increase the number of under-represented minorities and women in all areas, but with a special focus on STEM disciplines. Bring a cup of coffee and join the conversation.
Fall Study Abroad Fair
Students will have access to program directors of more than 70 study abroad options offered by the ISU Study Abroad Center, colleges and other providers. The fair is an opportunity for students to get answers to their questions and make comparisons between programs.
Brown bag seminar with IDOE expert Tom Shenk
Iowa Dept. of Education consultant Tom Shenk will present, "Longitudinal data and higher education accountability," on Sept. 17 at 12 p.m. in N221E Lagomarcino Hall.
Outlook Express (2007)
This short course introduces the basic concepts of Microsoft Outlook 2007. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Academic Advising Fall Summit
The event will feature a DVD presentation of 10 short student/adviser scenarios intended to help advisers improve their advising techniques. A directed discussion will follow each vignette. The summit also will include discussion of student/parent issues and other real-life situations. To attend, register on AccessPlus (once logged in, click on "employee" tab, then "HRS training," and "courses." Select "Ten Advising Techniques.")
Lecture: Stories of the First Nations
"Stories of the First Nations," Dovie Thomason, storyteller, recording artist and author. As a child, Thomason grew up hearing stories and Indian legends from her Kiowa Apache and Lakota relatives, especially her Grandma Dovie and her dad.
Class: Subversive Stitching
6-7:30pm for 2 weeks Learn to cross-stitch.
Presentation: CEAH Fellows
Part of the "Iowa in the Global Comm[unity]: Inside/Out" programming series.
Class: Camera Basics, Section II
7-9pm Introduction to Camera Basics.
Panel: Torture, Detention and the Rule of Law
"Torture, Detention and the Rule of Law: A Panel Discussion," Clark Wolf, ISU bioethics; Alex Tuckness, ISU political science; and Ben Stone, American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa. The American Civil Liberties Union recently won a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit forcing the release of a report providing a detailed description of torture and abuse of detainees.
Concert: Sugarland
Rescheduled from Oct. 2, 2008. Previously purchased tickets will be honored. Opening acts are Matt Nathanson and Billy Currington.
Lecture: Global hopscotch
"Global Hopscotch: The Borderless World and the Search for Home," Rekha Basu, Des Moines Register columnist.