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
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 23: LAS Council Meeting, 205 Bessey Hall, 5:10 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.
May 9: LAS Graduation Ceremony, Hilton Coliseum, 8 p.m.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/calendar.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
GRADUATION
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will host its May 2008 Graduation ceremony in Hilton Coliseum Friday, May 9, at 8 p.m. A reception for graduates and their guests will be held immediately afterwards. Students planning to participate in a ceremony should fill out a Student Attendance Card available on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/students/graduation/instructions.shtml and return it to Dave Gieseke, dgieseke@iastate.edu.
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.
http://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
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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