Public Events Calendar

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

  • Valentine's Day Pop-up Shop (Opens in new tab/window)

    Memorial Union South Atrium - outside University Bookstore entrance
    Memorial Union and Student Engagement
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    Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

  • Faculty Senate meeting (Opens in new tab/window)

    Memorial Union
    For Faculty and Staff
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    The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State University and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. The senate has legislative responsibility for general academic and educational policy, serving to facilitate communication among faculty, students, and administration. It also cooperates with the administration in conflict resolution, and advises the administration on budgetary and other policy matters. Meetings are open to the public.

  • America @ 250 Presents: Our American Experiment — 250 Years On (Opens in new tab/window)

    Great Hall, Memorial Union
    Lectures Program
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    Speaker: Asma Khalid
    2026 Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics
    Part of the America250 lecture series.

    Asma Khalid is the co-host of "The Global Story," a new daily BBC news podcast exploring the intersection of global and American affairs. Based in Washington, D.C., she brings deep experience as a former NPR White House correspondent and co-host of "The NPR Politics Podcast," with extensive coverage of U.S. elections from 2014 through 2024. Her reporting spans political, cultural, and racial divides, and includes major stories like the Boston Marathon bombings and the future of work. A native of Crown Point, Indiana, Khalid has reported internationally in Pakistan, the UK, and China, and is a frequent guest on national news programs. She holds degrees from Indiana University and the University of Cambridge, and her work has earned multiple journalism honors, including the Missouri Honor Medal.

    This lecture recording can be found on the Available Recordings page approximately two business days after the event and will remain accessible for three weeks.
    Co-Sponsors: Center for Cyclone Civics, Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication, Political Science Department, History Department, Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)

  • Guest Artist: Dr. Dror Biran, Piano (Opens in new tab/window)

    Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Simon Estes Music Hall
    Music and Theater

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

  • Valentine's Day Pop-up Shop (Opens in new tab/window)

    Memorial Union South Atrium - outside University Bookstore entrance
    Memorial Union and Student Engagement
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    Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

  • Art Walk: Simon Estes Music Hall

    Simon Estes Music Hall, 2427 Union Dr, Ames, IA
    University Museums
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    If music is the food of love, play on! Music and art go hand in hand at Simon Estes Music Hall. Join us for a walk through the building to experience sculptures and installations inspired by music—artworks that translate rhythm, sound, and performance into visual form, including a painting commissioned for the Department of Music. Enjoy a free guided tour to see and hear about music–inspired public art.\n\nMeet in Simon Estes Music Hall Lobby. \n\nThis tour will take place entirely indoors.\n\nArt Walks are a regular event series highlighting the University Museums' Art on Campus Collection, offering audiences the opportunity to explore the breadth of public art across Iowa State University&#39\;s campus. Led by University Museums staff or docents, these guided tours are free and open to the public. For parking and accessibility information, please visit the University Museums website.\n

  • Grandma Mojo's Improv Comedy (Opens in new tab/window)

    Maintenance Shop
    Memorial Union and Student Engagement
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    Don't miss GRANDMA MOJO's, Iowa State's premier improv comedy troupe, for nights of hilarity, every other Wednesday all semester!

Thursday, February 12, 2026

  • Valentine's Day Pop-up Shop (Opens in new tab/window)

    Memorial Union South Atrium - outside University Bookstore entrance
    Memorial Union and Student Engagement
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    Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.

  • Mapping Change: Norwood Viviano artist lecture and conversation with special guest Beth Lipman

    Brunnier Art Museum, 295 Scheman Building
    University Museums
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    Taking data visualization into another dimension, Norwood Viviano utilizes a variety of mapping techniques to create sculptures that tell stories of American cities, industry, and change. Surrounded by his solo exhibition in the Brunnier Art Museum, Viviano will provide insights into his deep research methods and the use of computer modeling, printing technology and engineering in his creative process. \n\nAfter Viviano's lecture, fellow artist Beth Lipman (renowned for glass still-life compositions, including those in the exhibition closing soon at the Christian Petersen Art Museum) will join him for a unique opportunity to hear two nationally recognized artists discuss how they engage similar processes in completely different ways and the importance of knowledge- sharing and accessibility in artistic creation.\n\nFree and open to the public. No registration required.\n

  • Cyclone Cinema: Lilo & Stitch (Opens in new tab/window)

    Carver 101
    Memorial Union and Student Engagement
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    Don't miss this FREE Cyclone Cinema showing of Lilo & Stitch!

Friday, February 13, 2026

Saturday, February 14, 2026