LAS Students On-Line
LAS Students On-Line is a bi-monthly e-mail publication informing
students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics
of interest.
UPCOMING EVENTS
November 12: Women's Studies Program Lecture: "Fear and Fantasy in Post-9/11 America," Susan Faludi, Sun Room, Memorial Union, 8 p.m.
November 13: Catt Center for Women and Politics Caucus Workshop, Sun Room, Memorial Union, 4-5:30 p.m.
November 14: LAS Dean's Lecture Series: "The Physics of Baseball," Eli Rosenberg, professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Room, Memorial Union, 8 p.m.
November 15: Second Life Symposium, Campanile Room, Memorial Union, 7 p.m.
November 19-23: Thanksgiving Break
Complete LAS Calendar on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/calendar.shtml
GRADUATION
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will hold its Fall 2007 graduation ceremony Friday, December 14, at 8 p.m. in Hilton Coliseum. This cap and gown ceremony will include the individual recognition of every LAS graduate in attendance.
www.las.iastate.edu/students/graduation/instructions.shtml
COLLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
The application deadline for scholarships in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences for the 2008 fall semester is February 15, 2008. Details on how to apply for the scholarships as well as criteria and descriptions of the scholarships are available on-line.
www.las.iastate.edu/students/scholarships/scholarships.shtml
CAUCUS WORKSHOP
The Catt Center for Women and Politics will host an educational caucus workshop Tuesday, November 13, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union. The workshop will show students and others how they can be active caucus participants.
www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2007/nov/caucusworkshop.shtml
PHYSICS OF BASEBALL
The World Series is over but Eli Rosenberg, professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will discuss America's past-time during the LAS Dean's Lecture Series Wednesday, November 14, at 8 p.m. in the Union's Sun Room. In his presentation, "The Physics of Baseball," Rosenberg will explore what makes a ball curve, why foul balls occur and why the ball goes further off of aluminum bats.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/rosenberglecture.shtml
SECOND LIFE
"A Second Look at Second Life," a symposium on the 3-D virtual world will be sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and will be held Thursday, November 15, at 7 p.m. in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union. LAS Dean Michael Whiteford will host and serve as moderator of the panel discussion.
www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2007/oct/slsymposium.shtml
FRONTIERS OF THE DISCIPLINE
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will once again offer first-year students an opportunity to enroll in a "Frontiers of the Discipline" (LAS 103X) seminar during the 2008 spring semester. These seminars focus entirely on the research activities of faculty members and include "Humor and Russian Culture," "Stem Cell Research: Biology, Ethics and Politics," "Religious Games and Toys in the Classroom," "Music from Virtual Reality," "Language Learning with Podcasts," and "Is Jon Stewart Right? Are There no ‘Honest Debates'?"
www.las.iastate.edu/admissions/frontiers.shtml
GREAT CHALLENGES
Freshmen and sophomores can enroll in a spring 2008 Great Challenges seminar: "Global Warming LAS 121X." Enrollment is limited to 19 students. The seminar's goal is for students to become better-educated citizens and to develop plans (local to national scale) to help solve one of the pressing issues of our future.
www.las.iastate.edu/admissions/challenges.shtml
REGIONAL BEST
For the fourth time in five years, the Iowa State Army ROTC Ranger Challenge Team won the annual Brigade Ranger Challenge Competition, defeating 18 squads from 10 different schools from throughout the Midwest.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/rotcrangers07.shtml
REGIONAL BEST – TAKE 2
A team of three Iowa State computer science majors defeated 40 other collegiate computer programming teams at the 32nd ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln on Saturday, November 3. The team of Pavel Kazatsker, Michael Seibert and Kirk Sykora now hope to qualify for the world championships held in Canada this April.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/acm07.shtml
COSTA RICA STUDY ABROAD
The Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology is hosting a spring break field research experience in Costa Rica, exposing Iowa State students to field research and cultural experiences in a lowland tropical rainforest. The estimate cost is $1370.
www.agstudyabroad.iastate.edu
ISU DANCE MARATHON
ISU's largest philanthropy is looking for students to stand on their feet for hours to help raise money for the Children's Miracle Network and families across Iowa. Music, games, entertainment and the kids make the time fly by on January 26, 2008. Register on-line at:
www.dm.stuorg.iastate.edu
ARTS
ISU Jazz Ensemble I & II will present a concert in the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall Wednesday, November 14, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 for adults and $2 for children.
A complete listing of Iowa State arts and entertainment events
can be found at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/arts/isuarts.shtml
Michael B. Whiteford, dean
Dave Gieseke, editor
LAS Students On-Line is a
weekly e-mail publication informing students in the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences of events and topics of interest.
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