Employees, their colleagues or supervisors are invited to submit retirements and departures to inside@iastate.edu. Inside doesn't receive this information from a central source.

This week

• Retirement, David Spalding, Ivy College of Business, April 17 (4-6 p.m., program at 4 p.m. in 1148 Gerdin, reception follows in 1450 Gerdin)

Next week

• Retirement, Dan Rice, enrollment services, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, April 22 (2-4 p.m., MU Campanile Room)

Upcoming

• Retirement, Stacey Poling, records, office of admissions, May 1, post well wishes to Stacey's Kudoboard
• Retirement, Philip Dixon, statistics, May 1 (4-5:30 p.m., brief program at 4:30 p.m., Garden Room, Reiman Gardens)
• Retirements, Larry Bice, educator preparation programs; and faculty members Cathy Bullock-McCalley, Jan Friedel, Dina Hamouche, Anita Micich and Sarvinder Naberhaus, School of Education, May 2 (2-4 p.m., MU Campanile Room)
• Retirement, Pat Halbur, veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine and Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, May 2 (3:30-5 p.m., brief program 4 p.m., new Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)
• Retirements, Joe Burnett, Gordie Miller and Irmi Schewe-Miller, chemistry, May 7 (3-5 p.m., Thiel Atrium, Hach Hall)

ISU Theatre modernizes Shakespeare

"Fixing Troilus and Cressida," a version of Shakespeare's play in contemporary English, tells of a love story hidden in the Trojan War. Fisher Theater showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on April 17-19 with a 2 p.m. matinee on April 19. All tickets are general admission ($20 for adults; ISU students and youth free). Tickets can be purchased at the door, at the Stephens Auditorium ticket office or via Ticketmaster. 

Friday is date night on central campus

University museums' Date Night series heads to the Farm House Museum Friday, April 18 (5-8 p.m.) for a 19th-century take on the event. Enjoy an introduction to Victorian refreshments and dance. Victorian-inspired costumes are encouraged. Admission is free and all are welcome.

Celebrate spring in the gardens

Reiman Gardens is hosting a spring celebration on Saturday, April 19 (2-8 p.m.) that will include a small festival of artists selling their work, art-related activities, live music by Chad Elliott, dance student performances and food vendors. Guests pay regular gardens admission (pre-purchase online for a $2/ticket discount).

Earth Day celebration is Tuesday

Head to the Parks Library south lawn April 22 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) for Iowa State's annual Earth Day observance. Enjoy free bike tune-ups from recreation services, refreshments, activities by campus and community organizations and music from student radio KURE 88.5 FM. Nonperishable food items will be collected for SHOP, the campus food pantry.

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) programming

Register online.

• Webinar, Generative AI for the Literature Review Process, with Elena Cotos, applied linguistics, April 22 (1-2 p.m., via Zoom)
• Lunch and Learn, Bringing It Together: A Case Study of the Master of Digital Health, with Kira Werstein, kinesiology, April 23 (noon-12:45 p.m., via Microsoft Teams)
• Webinar, Developing Engaging and Interactive Course Materials with Pressbooks, with Abbey Elder, university library, April 24 (1-2:30 p.m., via Zoom)