Professional and Scientific Council Seminar Series

Learning about Ames Lab

Presented by Chelsey Aisenbrey, Chief Operation Officer & Jamie Morris, Chief Research Officer

For more than 77 years, Ames National Laboratory has successfully partnered with Iowa State University to lead in the discovery, synthesis, analysis, and use of new materials, novel chemistries, and transformational analytical tools. This partnership has led to the development of technology relevant materials like lead-free solders, new catalysts for biofuel production, and analytical techniques that make our lives healthier and safer. The overview will highlight recent progress in addressing critical materials challenges, turning plastics into value-added fuels and chemicals, and future directions for Ames National Laboratory.

Managing Hourly Student Employees: Resources and Best Practices

Presented by Lukas Miller, University Human Resources and Tricia Stouder, Office of Student Financial Aid 

Learn more about student employment at Iowa State University. With many different offices managing different pieces of the process, it can be confusing knowing how to navigate and where to go for assistance. We will discuss policies and regulations, as well as best practices to help your student employees get the most out of their experience! 

Ghosts of Iowa State's Past

Allison Sheridan, Curator, Farm House Museum

On these hallowed grounds reside the legacies of so many individuals – footprints of the past. The haunts of academia – from dorms, halls, and offices to campus icons and even the cemetery – help to tell the story of Iowa State from its earliest days. The truths, eerie legends and hair-raising lore told in this seminar will illustrate campus’ legacies from fact to pure fiction in what is the spookiest of months. Get in the spirit with historical spirits and the curator of the oldest building on campus!

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Exploring Research Excellence: What Carnegie R1 Means for You at Iowa State University

Peter Dorhout, Vice President for Research

“Carnegie R1 Very high research activity, public land-grant, translational research” – what does it all mean for you as a Professional & Scientific staff member at Iowa State University? This session will highlight and recognize the creativity, innovation, and contributions of the many researchers and support staff it takes to attract record funding in order to tackle solutions to society’s greatest challenges. Join us to explore and celebrate research and research support at Iowa State University.

Sept. 18,

2024

1160 Sweeney Hall

How to Lazy Genius Your Busy Season

Autumn Cartagena, DMACC, Director of Assessment

Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Feeling as if you're putting in *so much effort* but aren’t sure if it’s paying off? Ever scurried from one activity to the next and thought “how did I get here?” or “why am I doing this again?” Do your wish you felt more like yourself at work and in your life? What if there was a paradigm you could learn to help you answer questions about what matters most to you, where you can put your best effort (and where not to), how you could find rest and peace amongst the important and taxing aspects of life and work? Join us as we explore how to apply the Lazy Genius principles to our busy work seasons. Guided by author and podcaster Kendra Adachi’s idea that we get to be “genius about the things that matter and lazy about the things that don’t,” participants will be introduced to and apply the thirteen Lazy Genius principles to their current season of life and work.

Join us virtually on Tuesday, July 9 from 2-3 pm