Student Announcements
December 2024
Recycle holiday or unused cards through Jan. 15
As in past years, the Office of Sustainability and ISU Recycling Services will partner to collect the fronts from used holiday cards (and any greeting cards), as well as any new, unused cards with or without envelopes to support St. Jude's Ranch for Children's recycled card program. Please note: The program can't accept Hallmark, Disney or American Greetings products. A collection box will be available Dec. 23-Jan. 15 near the key desk in General Services Building. Card fronts and unused cards and envelopes also can be sent via campus mail to Steve Kohtz, 152 General Services. Contact Merry Rankin, 515-294-5052, or Steve Kohtz, 515-766-0877, with questions.
Art museums closing for winter exhibition changes
University museums' Brunnier Art Museum, Farm House Museum and Christian Petersen Art Museum all are closed for exhibition changes from Dec. 23 through Jan. 20, 2025 (the Petersen museum in Morrill Hall will close at 2 p.m. on Dec. 20). Public hours at each museum will resume Jan. 21, the first day of spring semester.
Register for laboratory safety workshop in January
Environmental Health and Safety will host an in-person workshop on Jan. 8, 10, 14 and 16 for on-campus laboratory workers, including faculty, staff and students (graduate and undergraduate). Participants receive hands-on experience on topics such as hazardous waste disposal, chemical storage and spill cleanup; and a Regulated Materials Facility tour. Before attending, learners must complete the Safety Data Sheets online training (30 minutes).
Donate a used musical instrument at Stephens Auditorium
Through Dec. 23, Stephens Auditorium staff are hosting a used musical instrument drive to benefit the students in band/music programs at area schools. Instruments that can be hand carried (no pianos, please) can be brought to Stephens during December shows or during Stephens ticket office hours (11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday). Instruments requiring minor repair or parts replacement are acceptable. Last year's drive collected 60 instruments that were distributed among eight area school districts. For more information about this instrument collection drive, email perform@iastate.edu or call 515-294-2479.
Two-day GIS course offered Jan. 16-17
Staff in ISU Extension and Outreach's community and economic development unit are hosting a two-day course on a geographic information system (GIS), Essentials of ArcGIS Pro, Jan. 16-17, 2025 (8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily, Economic Development Core Facility, ISU Research Park). New and experienced GIS users are welcome. Participants will explore the new features in Esri's ArcGIS Pro software suite and learn about making maps with geospatial data, mapping data from tables, querying datasets and displaying, projecting and editing data. The price is $600/person ($300 for ISU staff, students and faculty). Online registration closes Jan. 10. Questions may be directed to Bailey Hanson.
Gardens' light show opens with toy drive
Tickets are on sale for Reiman Gardens' Winter Wonderscape and must be purchased online in advance. The holiday light show happens Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings (5-9 p.m.) Dec. 5-28, plus Monday, Dec. 23. Tickets, $16 ($14 for member adults and ISU students; $7 for youth 2-12 years) are sold in half-hour time increments from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Once guests enter during their ticketed time slot, they may stay as long as they wish (the gardens close at 9 p.m. during this event). Weather permitting, s'mores kits can be purchased (and used) near the Hunziker House.
The Dec. 5 opener will include a toy drive (5:30-8:30 p.m.) to benefit Boys and Girls Clubs of Story County, Ames (Wonderscape ticket required). Bring a new unwrapped toy and meet members of the Cyclone women's basketball team (two groups of four student athletes will be present for 90 minutes each to accept toys ).
Classrooms reserved for prep week evening study
Room scheduling will reserve these 10 general university classrooms for students to use as study rooms during prep week, Dec. 9-13 (5:30-11 p.m. daily):
- Carver 0118, 0124, 0128
- Ross 0125, 0127, 0129
- Town Engineering 0230, 0270
- Pearson 1106, 2131
In addition, university museums will offer extended hours at the Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morrill Hall on Thursday, Dec. 12 (5-9 p.m.) with relaxing activities and a quiet place to study.
And Dec. 11-19 (7 a.m.-10 p.m.), the second floor lounge and rooms 3512, 3534, 3538 and 3540 in the Memorial Union are reserved for quiet study.
Horticulture club selling poinsettias this week
The horticulture club is selling poinsettias as a fundraiser to cover club activities, traveling expenses and student enrichment. Club members grew the plants in the horticulture greenhouses. Pot sizes are 4, 6 and 10 inches; prices vary from $12 to $40. Plants may be purchased (and pre-orders picked up) this week at these campus locations:
- Dec. 4 (9:15 a.m.-3 p.m.), Curtiss Hall
- Dec. 5 (9:15 a.m.-3 p.m.), Beardshear Hall
- Dec. 6 (9 a.m.-3 p.m.), Union Drive Community Center
- Dec. 7 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.), Reiman Gardens