Thursday, 24 Sep 2009
Conference: "Get Your Head in the Cloud"
Keynote speakers are Cloud computing experts Jeff Barr, Amazon.com; and Dennis Quan, IBM. This is free for all participants, but registration is required. Conference continues Sept. 25.
Lecture: Latina digitial divide in Iowa
"The Digital Divide for Latina Immigrants in Iowa: Status and Recommendations," Aurelio Curbelo, ISU Ag and Life Sciences. His research shows that reducing the digital divide among Latin American female immigrants to urban and rural Iowa can greatly enhance their educational status and increase their English proficiency. Increasing their computer skills would increase economic opportunities and socioeconomic conditions in their communities.
Classroom Capture, Introduction
This class looks at capturing the audio, audio/computer screen, or audio/video portion of a classroom presentation for use as a Podcast in iTunesU, WebCT, or in other educational learning environments. Online registration at http://www.it.iastate.edu/training/courses/.
Workspace: Family Weekend Commemorative Tiles
Workspace open hours: 2-10pm Mon-Thurs; 10am-4pm Sat; 1-4pm Sun Purchase a Commemorative Tile
Class: Central Campus Field Trip
5:30-7:30pm for 2 weeks Field Trip for Photographers.
Class: Wheel Pottery, Section I
7-9:30pm for 7 weeks Learn hand-pulling, glazing, and finishing techniques.
Lecture: Graffiti: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
Join Steve Grody in an exploration of the distinctive vernacular art of graffiti in Los Angeles.
Reading: Dean Bakopoulos
"Please Don't Come Back from the Moon & Other Stories : A Fiction Reading," Dean Bakopoulos, ISU English. Bakopoulos is author of the novel Please Don't Come Back from the Moon, a New York Times Notable Book. He has lectured at many universities about the economic and environmental problems facing the post-industrial Rust Belt and has published related essays and criticism.
The Poetry of Art
Accompany University Museums as we explore the relationship between images and language by sharing poetry inspired by the current exhibitions with special guests Mary Swander, Iowa's Poet Laureate and ISU Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Jim Coppoc, ISU English and American Indian Studies.
Artists-in-Residence: PROJECT
Project, a beatbox flute trio, will be in residence September 22-24 with a public recital on September 24.
Lecture: "Toward a Post Carbon Food System"
Richard Heinberg is a senior fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, Sebastopol, Calif. He is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators, having delivered hundreds of lectures on oil depletion to a wide variety of audiences around the world. He is the award-winning author of eight books.