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Record Breaking Community Service
An estimated (and record breaking) 2,000 volunteers gave back to the Ames community during Stash the Trash and VEISHEA Service Day.
EcoFair Engages and Empowers
The City of Ames offered an abundance of ideas, gadgets, and information to help the Ames community find their sustainability niche.
ISU Alumni Receive Energy Innovator Recognition
Iowa Powder Atomization Technologies, Inc. was recognized for efficient production practices by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Reducing and Articulating Their Carbon Footprint
Through a federal grant, CyRide will add two articulated buses to its fleet.
Student Organizations Comfort Kids Through Furry Connections
Vet students are helping support, Josh and Friends, an effort founded by an ISU Vet College alum.
Students Choose Giving Back Over Kicking Back
ISU students traveled to many locations over spring break 2012, but to places and for reasons that do not usually come to mind.
Biorenewables Complex Breaks Ground
The Biorenewables Research Laboratory will soon be expanded and joined with new additions.
Still finalizing your classes for next year? Consider adding a little "green" to your schedule and your transcripts. Check out the Sustainability Course Directory to find a listing of sustainbility related and focused classes. Every college at ISU offers some courses from which to choose!! Click HERE to start your search.
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Calendar
Jens Jensen and his Contemporaries in Design
17 May 2012 07:00 PM @ Garden Room, Reiman Gardens - Robert Grese will discuss the turn of the 20th century and the impact of landscape and architectural innovators like Frank Lloyd Wright and Frederick Law Olmsted. His presentation is in conjunction with The Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn, Iowa, which this year will be exploring the life, career, and ongoing legacy of landscape architect Jens Jensen (1860-1951).
Shaping American Landscapes: Jens Jensen and the Prairie Spirit
13 Jun 2012 07:00 PM @ Garden Room, Reiman Gardens - William Tishler has been involved in the design and planning of the Jens Jensen Prairie Landscape Park at The Danish Immigrant Museum in Elk Horn, Iowa, and is emeritus professor of landscape architecture at the University of Wisconsin. This program is presented in partnership with The Danish Immigrant Museum, which this year will be exploring the life, career, and ongoing legacy of landscape architect Jens Jensen (1860-1951).
20 Jun 2012 06:00 PM @ Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union - Using a couple of glass bottles, create glass elements and learn to knot them together with hemp, accent beads and copper wire for a trendy, Bohemian necklace.Use the rest of the bottle for some fun, recycled drinking glasses.
28 Jun 2012 06:00 PM @ Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union - Using a couple of glass bottles, create glass elements and learn to knot them together with hemp, accent beads and copper wire for a trendy, Bohemian necklace.Use the rest of the bottle for some fun, recycled drinking glasses.
Spoon Jewelry with Terrie Hoefer
11 Jul 2012 06:30 PM @ Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union - Recycle silverware (including forks and knives!) into rings, earrings, bracelets, and more.
