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
October 1: Career Services – "Secrets from the Other Side: What Recruiters Know That You Don't," Dennis Guthrie, Dow Chemical, 2055 Hoover Hall, 5 p.m.
October 2: Chamberlin Lecture Series: "Covering the Caucuses," Sandy Johnson, Washington Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, and Chuck Raasch, political editor for Gannett News Services, Sun Room, Memorial Union, 8 p.m.
October 4: LAS Open Forum with President Geoffroy and Provost Hoffman, 101 Carver Hall, 4 p.m.
October 4: Third Annual Global Citizenship Symposium, Campanile Room, Memorial Union, 6:30 p.m.
October 6: Climate Challenge Game, Pioneer Room, Memorial Union, 1-4 p.m.
October 8: Presidential Lecture Series: "More Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail: The Iowa Caucuses and American Presidential Candidate Selection," Steffen Schmidt, University Professor of political science, Sun Room, Memorial Union, 8 p.m.
October 10: LAS Student Council, 205 Bessey Hall, 5:10 p.m.
Complete LAS Calendar on-line at www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/calendar.shtml
UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
General requirements for the Certificate in Latin American Studies are satisfied through formal language instruction and by completing a minimum of 24 credits at the 300 level or above. Students will take coursework in at least four different disciplines and departments (Spanish, Portuguese, anthropology, and political science) with other possible course offerings in LAS, History, Agriculture, and Agronomy.
www.las.iastate.edu/Latin_American/certificate.shtml
BIOINFORMATICS MAJOR
A new B.S. program in bioinformatics and computational biology is being offered by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The science focuses on a variety of topics including gene identification, expression and evolution; RNA, protein, and genome structure; and molecular and cellular systems and networks.
www.las.iastate.edu/bcb
STUDY ABROAD
A listing of the available College of Liberal Arts and Sciences study abroad programs is on-line – listed both by the countries and semesters the programs are offered. LAS offers study abroad scholarships to help students defray costs of international travel in conjunction with their programs of study. The deadline for the spring 2008 programs (including spring break) is November 1.
www.las.iastate.edu/international/studyabroad.shtml
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
The Iowa State University Student Activities Center will present the 3rd annual Global Citizenship Symposium Thursday, October 4, and Saturday, October 6. Thursday's events will feature a panel discussion on culture, sustainability and other related topics in the Campanile Room of the Memorial Union beginning at 6:30 p.m. On Saturday, the "climate challenge game" will simulate climate issues and what countries can do to lessen the problem. That event, which will be facilitated by meteorology's William Gutowski, will be held from 1-4 p.m. in the Union's Pioneer Room.
www.sac.iastate.edu/powerofone/gcs
ARTS
Two very different plays open the ISU Theatre fall season. First is the modern day farce "We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!," which will be performed October 5-7 & 13. Chekhov's classic "Three Sisters," set in turn-of-the-century Russia, will be presented October 12 & 14. Both plays are in Fisher Theater.
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/wewontpay.shtml
www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/threesisters.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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