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.

Upcoming

• Celebration of Life, Dr. Nani Ghoshal, formerly in veterinary anatomy, Nov. 15 (2:30 p.m., Commons area, Patterson Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine)

A Homecoming tradition

The ISU Alumni Association's annual Honors and Awards ceremony is Friday, Nov. 1 (1:30 p.m., Stephens Auditorium, dessert reception follows). More than 40 recipients of awards from each college, the Memorial Union and the alumni association will be recognized. The ceremony is free and open to the public.

Monday: A day of basketball at Hilton 

The Cyclone men's and women's basketball teams get their seasons started Nov. 4 at Hilton Coliseum. The eighth-ranked women host Chicago State (11 a.m.) while the fifth-ranked men's squad welcomes Mississippi Valley State (7 p.m., Stripe Hilton night). Single-game tickets to both contests are available through Ticketmaster.

Three minutes (or less) to get the job done

Eight graduate students who advanced out of an Oct. 23 preliminary event will compete in the final round of the Graduate College's 9th annual Three Minute Thesis competition on Thursday, Nov. 7 (6 p.m., MU South Ballroom). The competition compels graduate students to describe their research in three minutes with a single slide, and in a relatable way for a non-specialist audience. 

Opera and elegance come to Fisher Theater

ISU Theatre, ISU Symphony Orchestra and ISU Opera Studio bring "Die Fledermaus" to Fisher Theater from Nov. 7-10 (7:30 p.m., Nov. 7-9; 2 p.m., Nov. 10). The two-hour operetta is a farce of mistaken identity, love and a practical joke with unforeseen consequences. Tickets ($25 general admission, free for youth and students) can be purchased at the door, through the Iowa State Center ticket office or Ticketmaster.

Vice president for research programming

• Inaugural meeting, Research Project Management Council, for P&S staff who manage sponsored research projects or programs, Nov. 5 (2 p.m., 3204 Student Innovation Center), register

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) programming

Register online.

• Workshop, Cultivating Well-being in Academia: Essential Practices for Thriving Educators, Nov. 4 (10-10:50 a.m., 2030 Morrill and via Zoom)
• Webinar, CELT Sparkshop: Enriching the Lecture with Active Learning, Nov. 6 (12:05-12:30 p.m., via Microsoft Teams)
• Community of Practice, Well-Being, Nov. 8 (2-2:50 p.m., via Zoom)

University library programming

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

• Online workshop, Copyright in the Classroom: Support for Instructors, Nov. 6 (1-2 p.m., via Zoom) 
• Workshop, Academic AI Tools Petting Zoo, Nov. 7 (11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 134 Parks)
• Workshop, Intro to AI Tools for Starting a Literature Review, Nov. 11 (3-4:30 p.m., 0204 Carver)
• Workshop, Build a Quick Website Using Google Sites, Nov. 12 (2:10-3:25 p.m.)