Around LAS On-Line
Around LAS On-Line is a weekly e-mail publication informing faculty
and staff of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics
of interest.
UPCOMING EVENTS
April 22: Miller Distinguished Lecture: "The Indian Genius, Ramanujan: His Life and the Excitement of His Mathematics," George Andrews, Penn State University, 1414 Molecular Biology, 4:10 p.m.
April 24: Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics Lecture: Madeleine Kunin, former governor of Vermont, Great Hall, Memorial Union, 7:30 p.m.
April 29: Retirement Reception: Kay Mueller, lecturer and adviser in communication studies, Cardinal Room, Memorial Union, 3-5 p.m.
April 29: Retirement Reception: Brenda Daly, University Professor of English and director of the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities, Campanile Room, Memorial Union, 3:40-5 p.m.
Complete LAS Calendar on-line at www.las.iastate.edunewnews/calendar.shtml
DEADLINES
April 25: Biobased Products Industry Grants Program
www.las.iastate.edu/iss/FinalBiobasedProductsRFP.doc
April 30: Institute Mentored Summer Grant Writing Program, Institute for Social and Behavioral Research
www.las.iastate.edu/faculty_and_staff/forms/isbr.doc
May 10: Institute of Science and Society Mini Grant Competition
www.las.iastate.edu/iss/ISSMiniGrantOpportunity41708.doc
Note: Unless noted all applications should be turned in to 202 Catt Hall.
www.las.iastate.edu/faculty_and_staff/deadlines.shtml
SMITH LECTURE
Madeleine Kunin, the first and only woman to serve as governor of Vermont and former ambassador to Switzerland, will visit Iowa State University on Thursday, April 24, as the Spring 2008 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics. She will discuss her new book, Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead in a presentation at 7:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2008/apr/kunin.shtml
ADVANCE NEWS
The final ADVANCE networking event for the spring semester for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) faculty will take place Monday, April 28, at noon in 3512 Memorial Union. Jan Thompson, ADVANCE equity advisor to the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will hold a STEM women's lunchtime discussion.
www.advance.iastate.edu/events.shtml
Also ADVANCE has provided information on their web site including the complete ISU ADVANCE Collaborative Transformation Project and slides from the April 1 ADVANCE workshop.
www.advance.iastate.edu/events.shtml#SynRpt
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY MINI GRANT
The Institute of Science and Society is accepting applications for their "mini grants." These grants provide "seed money" for developing interdisciplinary research proposals or interdisciplinary workshops that ultimately lead to proposals to evaluate the environmental, economic, social and policy implications of bioeconomy expansion.
www.las.iastate.edu/iss/ISSMiniGrantOpportunity41708.doc
ISBR GRANT
The Institute for Social and Behavioral Research is offering a Summer Mentored Grantmanship Program for faculty in the social sciences. The program provides one month of summer salary to a junior faculty member who wishes to develop a grant application in an area related to ISBR's expertise. The deadline for application is April 30.
www.las.iastate.edu/faculty_and_staff/forms/isbr.doc
TRAVEL REQUEST FORM
A College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty travel/absence approval form is now on-line.
www.las.iastate.edu/faculty_and_staff/forms/Travel Request Form.doc
www.las.iastate.edu/faculty_and_staff/forms/Travel Request Form.pdf
AROUND LAS
The current issue of Around LAS is on-line and includes features on the linguistics program, Craig Ogilvie, Kathleen Timmons and students Carrie Carlson and Jessica Maves.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/alas041408.shtml
ARTS
A massed choir of Iowa State vocalists will present the annual Masterworks Concert Sunday, April 27, at 3 p.m. in Stephens Auditorium. This year's concert will feature a performance of Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Dona Nobis Pacem," a 40-minute cantata for choir, orchestra, and soprano and baritone soloists.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/masterworks08.shtml
A complete listing of Iowa State arts and entertainment events
can be found at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/arts/isuarts.shtml
Around LAS On-Line is
a weekly e-mail publication informing faculty and staff in the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics of interest.
Current Issue:
April 21, 2008
Vol. 2, Number 31
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Editor: Dave Gieseke
515-294-7742
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