November 02, 2009
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News
Honey Creek Resort State Park to be New Home for ISU Solar House
Iowa State University's student-designed and -built solar house is being
installed at its permanent location at Honey Creek Resort State Park at
Rathbun Lake in southern Iowa. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources
has purchased the 800-square-foot, energy-efficient, solar-powered
Interlock House for use as an interpretive center at the park. Iowa
State also will have access to the building for energy performance
monitoring. The house recently took 12th place in the US Department of
Energy's Solar Decathlon competition in Washington, DC.
Option Studios Presentation
Faculty members teaching spring-semester option studios will give brief presentations about their offerings beginning at 5:15 p.m. today, Nov. 2, in Kocimski Auditorium. Students have been informed by email, and posters advertising the studios have been hung around the building. Faculty are asked to remind eligible students in your classes about the presentation and registration, which begins at 10 a.m. this Wednesday, Nov. 4. Thank you!
Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition, Silent Auction
The University Print Society's 9th Annual Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition and Silent Auction are in Gallery 181 today through Friday, Nov. 2-6. The show features work by 320 artists from 33 US states and four other countries. All prints on display are also for sale through a bidding process described in the gallery. This is a great opportunity to collect interesting pieces of art or to purchase unusual gifts for friends and family, and support the student club in the process! Bidding ends at 5 p.m. Friday, and winners will be notified by email. Prints may be paid for and picked up next week.
United Way College Campaign Results
The College of Design raised $3,213 (47%) toward our 2009 United Way of Story County goal. Donations are still being accepted. If you have misplaced your contribution envelope, please contact Bobbi Kruckenberg in the dean's office,
bobbik@iastate.edu. Prize winners have not yet been determined.
Congratulations to community and regional planning, the 2009 Penny War champs! CRP claimed the "trophy" with 262 points. The dean's office came in second (185 points), followed by landscape architecture (-76 points), art and design (-179 points) and architecture (-1329 points). Altogether, the college raised $80.23 in the Penny War. Start saving your change now for next year's battle!
Critical Studies in Design Minor Approved
The program proposal for the Critical Studies in Design minor was approved by electronic ballot. It will now go to the Faculty Senate for review and approval.
Design Alum is Finalist in Comic Strip Contest
Alumnus Eric Gapstur (BFA 2006 Art and Design), who drew the Mickey and Joe comic strip for the Iowa State Daily as a student, is a finalist in the Comic Strip Superstar competition on Amazon.com. He survived multiple rounds of professional judging to reach the top 10 with his comic strip titled "Belle Plaine." The last round is voted on by the public. Amazon customers can view all the finalists' submissions and vote for their favorite (URL provided below). The voting deadline is this Friday, Nov. 6.
Consumer Evaluation of Snack Chips
Volunteers are needed for a research study on the sensory
characteristics of commercial potato chips and tortilla chips. To
participate, you must be 18 years old or older and consume chips at
least once every two weeks. The study will be conducted this Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 pm. in Room 1126 of the Human
Nutritional Sciences Building. The test will take about 15-20 minutes
of your time. You will receive $5 at the end of the session.
If you qualify and are interested in participating, please email your preferred time to Chris Fedler,
cfedler@iastate.edu. Appointments are made on the hour and half hour from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You will receive confirmation by email.
ISCORE Call for Proposals
The 11th annual Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity (ISCORE) will be held March 5, 2010, at the Memorial Union. Concurrent workshops are sought that are designed to create inclusive environments, improve racial and ethnic relations, and expand opportunities for access and success by culturally diverse, traditionally underrepresented populations; to provide important insights, viewpoints, skills, tools and/or strategies, stressing solutions, implementation and practical applications; and to highlight outstanding programs, approaches and models.
Proposals are especially sought for 50-minute sessions in one or more of the following categories: case studies/model programs; curriculum and pedagogy; interactive diversity training; long- and short-range planning; panel or small-group discussion; policy issues; and research/assessment/evaluations.
Design Students Shine in Memorial Union Exhibition
Several College of Design students were honored in the "Studies in Creativity 2009" annual juried art show, on display through Dec. 2 in the Memorial Union Gallery. Ryan Weatherly, integrated studio arts, received Best of Show and an honorable mention; Kinsey Brady, integrated studio arts, Sara Scherf, interior design, and Paula Streeter, graduate student in art and design, received Merit awards; Ashley Oregon, integrated studio arts, received an honorable mention; and Deb Anders-Bond, design special (non-degree student), received the SUB (Student Union Board) Purchase Award.
Juror for the exhibition was nationally renowned artist Brent Houzenga, assistant director at the Ankeny Art Center. For more information about the show, viewing hours, etc., contact Denise Dolan, SUB fine arts director,
ddolan@iastate.edu, or Letitia Kenemer, Memorial Union fine arts coordinator, 294-0971,
letitia@iastate.edu.
Criteria for Participation in Commencement
Because the university will no longer hold a summer commencement ceremony, criteria have been developed for participation in spring commencement by students who are expected to meet graduation requirements during the summer. Students planning to complete degree requirements during summer term and approved to participate in the spring commencement ceremony will have their names listed in the program with a symbol indicating "projected summer graduate." The fall commencement program will include an official list of all summer graduates.
Undergraduate advisers and major professors are asked to inform students of these new criteria, especially those students likely to be eligible to participate in the spring 2010 commencement.
ISU ADVANCE Lecture Co-sponsorship Program Grants
ISU ADVANCE offers 10 lecture co-sponsorship ($300) awards open to all disciplines each year. Departments and programs can apply throughout this academic year until the funds are exhausted.
Gensler Portfolio Workshop
Gensler will host its third annual portfolio workshop -- "Power Portfolios: What sets you apart?" -- at 1:30 p.m.
next Friday, Nov. 13, at its office in downtown Chicago. This session is designed to provide undergraduate students in their last two years of college, graduate students, and faculty the opportunity to learn how a design portfolio can go beyond a paper or digital chronology of drawings and images to a portfolio that truly separates one designer from another.
Following a presentation by a Gensler senior design professional, students are encouraged to bring completed or in-progress portfolios to engage in one-on-one reviews and receive feedback and practical advice to help set their portfolio apart from all others. Space is limited, and registration is required by
next Monday, Nov. 9. For more information and to register, go to
http://www.gensler.com/xtr/chicago/powerportfolios
Young Women's Resource Center Annual Fundraiser
The Young Women's Resource Center in Des Moines seeks a group of Iowa State students to participate in its annual Sit On It! fundraising event -- a live auction featuring furniture created, decorated and donated by local artists, and a silent auction focused on jewelry, woodworking and wall art, as well as other work that does not go in the live auction. All proceeds from the April 17, 2010 event will benefit the resource center's programs to support, educate and advocate for young women as they experience life's challenges.
The center would like to work with student artists and designers from all disciplines who haven't been involved with this event before. Faculty who may be interested in incorporating this kind of service work into a class are encouraged to contact Christina Heth, volunteer services/special events coordinator for the Young Women's Resource Center, (515) 244-4901,
cheth@ywrc.org. Please also consider sharing this information with your students, who may wish to follow up on their own.
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Events, Lectures & Exhibitions
ArtWalk
"New Sites and Old Favorites"
Lynette Pohlman, director, University Museums
12 - 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4; meet outside east entrance to Morrill Hall
CEAH Presentation
"Death: The Personal and Universal"
Cindy Gould, associate professor, art and design
Jennifer Magrett, associate professor, human development and family studies
Part of the ReLationShips: From Our Roots exhibition programming
7 - 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at Brunnier Art Museum
Gallery 181
"Two of Five: 9th Annual Postcard Print Exchange Exhibition and Silent Auction"
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Bidding for silent auction ends at 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6
Forum Wall
"9th Annual Steamroller Printmaking Exhibition"
Featuring six large-format prints created using a road builder's steamroller
Hours: 24/7 on the wall outside Gallery 181 through Friday, Nov. 6
GIS Seminar Series
"Arlington National Cemetery Columbarium Niche Wall/Tree Inventory GIS Database Updating"
Jeffrey Doty, vice president of national market development, NewCom Technologies
12:10 - 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9, in 526 Design
