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This week

• Rededication, Fountain of the Four Seasons sculpture, Oct. 4 (1:30-2 p.m., north lawn, Memorial Union)

Next week

• Retirement, Bill Gutowski, earth, atmosphere and climate, Oct. 11 (3:30-5 p.m., program at 4 p.m., Commons, Agronomy Building), retirement was in July

Upcoming

• Reception, 40th anniversary, Office of Biotechnology, Oct. 15 (4 p.m., atrium, Molecular Biology Building), submit testimonials by Oct. 9 to vie for service vouchers

Fountain sculpture to be rededicated on Friday

President Wendy Wintersteen and student government president Martin Hursh will speak at a short ceremony (1:30-2 p.m., north lawn, Memorial Union) when a replica of Christian Petersen's Fountain of the Four Seasons is rededicated and the fountain turned on for the first time this semester.

Lecture: How states can protect election integrity

The fall 2024 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science features voting rights expert Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for Justice at New York University's School of Law. "How to Prevent Election Subversion in 2024 and Beyond" begins at 6 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall. All are welcome

Pitch competition begins next week

The Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship will host the fall installment of its Startup Pitch competition for students Oct. 7-15 (first rounds 3-5 p.m. daily, room 3231) and Oct. 15 (finale 2-5 p.m., Launch Pad) at the Student Innovation Center. In a 90-second pitch, students compete for cash prizes in one of two categories, new idea or existing business idea.

ISU Theatre launches season with a performance of short plays

"Fairytales for the Anthropocene" is a collection of new short plays that consider survival, extinction, humanity and the imagination. It opens Oct. 11 in the Memorial Union M-Shop. Tickets ($20) can be purchased through the M-Shop or at the door. Youth and student tickets are free and available only at the door. 

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) programming

Register online.

• Webinar, Lights, Camera, Action: Creating Course Videos, Oct. 7 (3-4 p.m., via Webex)
• Workshop, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL): Benefits and Beginnings, Oct. 8 (2:30-3:50 p.m., 1133 Student Innovation Center)
• Webinar, Collaboration and Connection through Microsoft Teams, Oct. 10 (1-2 p.m., via Webex)

University Library programming

Register in advance. Workshops meet in The Catalyst (199 Parks Library) unless noted.

• Workshop, ArcGIS Online Essentials: Instant Apps, Oct. 8 (2:10-3:25 p.m.)
• Workshop, Better Data Management 30+30, Oct. 9 (noon-1 p.m.)
• Workshop, Getting Started with EndNote Web, Oct. 10 (2:10-3:25 p.m., 134 Parks)

Student Innovation Center programming

• Workshop, Unlock Your Creative Potential: Principles of Creative Confidence, Oct. 3 (3-4 p.m., 4250 Student Innovation Center), register
• Workshop, Ideate and Create with Applied AI, Oct. 24 (5-6:30 p.m., Student Innovation Center), register