It's Free-Honors-T-shirt-Week!
We'd like to give you an Honors t-shirt! All you have to do is be a member of the First Year Honors Program or University Honors Program AND like us on Facebook. Stop in to the Jischke lounge this week during the hours listed below and snag your free shirt:
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College of Engineering Honors Orientation Session
Are you an upper division Engineering Honors student (read: not an FHP student) with questions about your Program of Study forms, struggling with how to start the Honors project process, or just want clarification on the Engineering Honors requirements in general? A face-to-face Engineering Honors Orientation session is scheduled for
Tuesday, September 16 from 5:10-6:00pm in Hoover 2055. Dr. Amy Kaleita, chair of the College of Engineering Honors Committee, will be on hand to present POS information and answer questions. Check out the POS requirements ahead of time so you can come with questions:
http://www.engineering.iastate.edu/engrhonors/program-of-study/. If you have additional questions, contact Holly Dunlay-Lott at hollyd@iastate.edu.
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Looking for a paid leadership opportunity unlike any other on campus? Become a CYCLONE AIDE!
Cyclone Aides have the opportunity to:
- Complete over 100 hours of training on public speaking, professionalism, communication, and leadership
- Introduce new students to Iowa State University
- Facilitate Orientation and Destination Iowa State
- Share your Cyclone pride
Information Sessions:
- Tuesday, September 16; 4-5 p.m. in the Gold Room, Memorial Union
- Tuesday, September 23; 5-6 p.m. in the Gold Room, Memorial Union
- Wednesday, September 24; 7-8 p.m. in Room 60, Hixson-Lied Student Success Center
Apply online by October 6th at 11:59 p.m. at: http://www.admissions.iastate.edu/leaders
Questions? Contact Sarah Duster at (515) 294-6660 or dusters@iastate.edu
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4th Midwest Undergraduate Conference in the Humanities
Simpson College will host the 4th Midwest Undergraduate Conference in the Humanities on November 8, 2014. The conference is seeking submissions focusing on any area of original research-based scholarship in the humanities, including creative work, from colleges and universities in the Midwest. Presentations may take the form of 10-15 minute papers, readings, displays, or lecture-recitals. Conference organizers particularly welcome scholarship utilizing interdisciplinary approaches and/or engaging with questions of diversity. Students will need to ask a faculty member in their field of research to sponsor the paper. The faculty member should be willing to offer guidance as the student develops and refines the project.
Please direct questions to J.J. Butts (
jj.butts@simpson.edu). The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2014.
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Reassessing East German Art: 25 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall
This fall marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In recognition of this event, multiple university departments are hosting a three-day international conference, "Reassessing East German Art: 25 Years Later" at Iowa State in a couple weeks. It will bring together sixteen scholars from England, France, Germany and the US for the first major conference on this topic in the English language. For more information, see: http://www.design.iastate.edu/events.php. Here are some highlights:
Monday, Sept 15 at 7:30 PM in the Design Auditorium
Keynote address by Dr. Stephen Brockmann:
"Reconstructing East German Culture"
Professor of German at Carnegie Mellon University & former president of the German Studies Association
Tuesday, Sept 16 at 8:00 PM in the Design Auditorium
A showing of Konrad Wolf's film Goya (1971)
With an introduction by Dr. Sean Allan, Warwick University
Tuesday & Wednesday (Sept 16-17) from 8:45 AM - 4:00 PM
Five panels and a roundtable in the Memorial Union (Gallery on Tues, Gold Room on Wed)
