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    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 28: LAS Student Council, 205 Bessey Hall, 5:10 p.m.
    November 29: Lecture: “How Stereotypes Affect Intellectual Performance,” Claude Steele, Stanford University, Great Hall, Memorial Union, 8 p.m.
    November 30 & December 1: ISU Planetarium Show & Star-Gazing, Physics Hall, 7 p.m.
    December 4: Manatt-Phelps Lecture Series in Political Science: Frederick W. Smith, FedEx chairman, Sun Room, Memorial Union, 8 p.m.
    December 5: Multicultural Student Services Open House, 126 Catt Hall, noon
    December 14: Semester Ends
    December 14: LAS Graduation Ceremony, Hilton Coliseum, 8 p.m.
    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. Students planning to participate must submit a “Graduation Card” to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. That card and additional information are available on-line at:www.las.iastate.edu/students/graduation/instructions.shtml

    FEDEX
    Frederick W. Smith, founder, president and CEO of FedEx, will give the sixth annual Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science Tuesday, December 4, at 8 p.m. in the Memorial Union’s Sun Room. Smith will speak on “Trends and Issues in the World Marketplace.”
    www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2007/nov/mplecture2007.shtml

    STEREOTYPICAL EFFECTS
    National Academy of Sciences member Claude Steele will deliver a lecture Thursday, November 29, at 8 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Memorial Union.
    Steele will speak on "How Stereotypes Affect Intellectual Performance." A reception will be held prior to the lecture by the internationally renowned psychologist. The event is sponsored by Iowa State's Department of Psychology.
    www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/claudesteele.shtml

    SECOND LIFE SYMPOSIUM
    A webcast of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ symposium, “A Second Look at Second Life,” is now available.
    http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/p29452072

    ROTC RANKING
    The Cyclone ROTC Battalion is the nation’s third highest in cadet average ranking based on cadet grades, physical fitness evaluations and performance at the Leadership Development and Assessment Course. There are 273 battalions in the United States.
    www.iastate.edu/~nscentral/news/2007/nov/rotc.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

    AROUND LAS
    The current issue of Around LAS, a newsletter for LAS faculty, staff and students,is on-line and includes features on faculty members Susan Chang, John Nason and David Vogel.
    www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/alas111207.shtml

    ARTS

    ISU Theatre’s Sesquicentennial production of the musical “Quilters” will be performed November 30, December 1-2 in Fisher Theater. The all-female cast looks at a pioneer clan on the American plains in the 1800s.
    www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/quilters.shtml

    Iowa State student vocalists will take center stage Thursday, November 29, when the ISU Opera Studio will present its “Showcase Concert” at 7:30 p.m. in the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall. Students will be performing arias from some of the greatest operas written.
    www.las.iastate.edu/newnews/operastudio07.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

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