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This week

• David Webber, agricultural and biosystems engineering, Feb. 28 (no public event)

Next week

• Hillary Howard, contract administration, real estate and capital planning, March 3 (no public event)
• Julie Roberts, Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, March 3 (no public event)

ISU Theatre puts on spelling bee

"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" musical follows a group of impassioned adolescents -- and audience participants -- in a spelling competition. Next week's showtimes are 7:30 p.m. March 6-8, and 2 p.m March 9, in Fisher Theater. All tickets are general admission ($25 for adults, free for youth and ISU students). 

CyCans night at basketball home finales

The Cyclone men and women's basketball teams play their last regular-season games at Hilton Coliseum this week: Sunday (3 p.m. vs. Kansas State) for the women and Tuesday (8 p.m. vs. BYU) for the men. Members of Iowa State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will collect canned goods, non-perishable foods and monetary donations prior to the contests to be distributed to Ames-area food pantries.

Dance, the physical embodiment of music

Ballet Des Moines returns to Stephens Auditorium for a Sunday matinee performance where dancers and musicians share the stage. "See the Music" (Hear the Dance) features a collaboration between the ballet company and New York City-based Aizuri Quartet and a four-part work,"Four Seasons," in which master pianist Douglas-Jayd Burn joins the dancers on stage. The performance begins at 2 p.m.; tickets ($35-$85) may be purchased via Ticketmaster.

Orchestra concert features concerto performances

The ISU Symphony Orchestra's March 2 concert (4:30 p.m., Recital Hall, Estes Music Building) will include concerto performances by five students who won their honored spots in a competition: Quinlan Hall on trombone, Timothy Gibson on cello, Aubrey Garretson on flute, James Garcia on clarinet and mezzo-soprano Carlee Carpenter. Tickets are $5 at the door.

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) programming

Register online.

• In-person workshop, Shaping the Future of Responsible AI Use and Ethics in Higher Education, with AI ethicist Olivia Gambelin, March 4 (1-2 p.m., Howe Hall auditorium)
• Webinar, Interim Grade Submission via Canvas, March 5 (10-11 a.m., via Webex)
• Webinar, Lights, Camera, Action: Creating Course Videos, March 7 (3-4 p.m., via Webex)

University library programming

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

• Workshop, Teaching with Twine, March 4 (2:10-3:25 p.m.)
• Workshop, Unix and Git Basics follow up, March 5 (1:30-3 p.m.)
• Workshop, Getting Started with EndNote Web, March 6 (2:10-3:25 p.m., 134 Parks)