Monday, 17 Apr 2006
An Untouchable Cries Out: The Dalit Art of Savi Savarkar - Gary Tartakov
Gary Tartakov, ISU art historian, discusses the work of Savi Savarkar. In India, Dalits or "untouchables" make up 17 per cent of the population and occupy a social and economic place at the bottom of the India's notorious caste system, comparable to the situation of African Americans in the United States. Savi Savarkar is the rare case of a gallery artist with a national and international reputation built upon a critique of the caste system. Viewing his art, even in the United States brings up difficult and even painful questions of intercultural and international communication and understanding. An exhibition of Savi Savarkar works will run from April 14-22 in181 Design College Gallery .
HAPPY HOUR COMEDY - Bernie McGrenahan
Bernie McGrenahan provides thirty minutes of stand up comedy before tackling the number one substance abuse crisis on campuses today. Whether we call it "high risk", excessive, of "binge" drinking, the problem is claiming the lives of students across America, and McGrenahan motivates and inspires students to "be responsible". His stand up comedy warms the crowd. His powerful message to follow includes the alcohol and drug related suicide of his nineteen-year-old brother, and Bernie's six-month incarceration from three DUI convictions.
Tuesday, 18 Apr 2006
Being Asian American - Gil Asakawa
Gil Asakawa is executive producer for DenverPost.com. Under his leadership, the Web site has expanded to include blogs, audio and video podcasts, multimedia and flash content, games and RSS feeds. In 2005, DenverPost.com launched News Hound, a custom-branded RSS reader with a simple user interface so non-technical users can take advantage of RSS feeds. Gil has a BFA in fine arts, and began his journalism career as a music editor for an alternative weekly. He was a rock critic for 15 years and daily newspaper entertainment editor before falling in love with the Internet. He has written freelance pieces for Rolling Stone and other publications, and is the author of "Being Japanese American" (Stone Bridge Press, 2004) and co-author of "The Toy Book" (Knopf, 1990).
Wednesday, 19 Apr 2006
Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series - President Gregory Geoffroy
Gregory L. Geoffroy became president of Iowa State University in 2001, where he is also professor of chemistry. He began his academic career at the Pennsylvania State University in 1974, and was appointed head of the Department of Chemistry in 1988 and dean of the Eberly College of Science at Penn State in 1989. Geoffroy was appointed senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1997, where he also served as interim president for two months in 1998. Geoffroy is a nationally acclaimed researcher in organometallic chemistry, having published more than 200 research articles and has presented more than 200 invited lectures in the United States and nine other nations. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.
What Will it Take to Make the Future Sustainable? - Frances Moore Lappe and Joel Kovel
Frances Moore Lappe, author of Scarcity Myths: The Power of Ideas to Shape the World We Want, is the co-founder of two national organizations focused on food and the roots of democracy. The Institute for Food and Development Policy (known as Food First), is action-based non-profit organization dealing with the causes of and solutions for world hunger. She later co-founded the Center for Living Democracy, a ten-year...
Stealing Reality: The Rise of the Right, the Fracture of News and Lessons Learned from Karl Rove - Bill Israel
Bill Israel, professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts, specializes in the study of media and power, reporting, and online journalism. He has taught "Politics and the Press" with aides to Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. Israel worked as press secretary to an Iowa gubernatorial candidate, as assistant to the California Senate majority leader, and as press secretary and legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator in Washington. In radio, television, and print media he has worked as reporter, producer, editor, and anchor. He has worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee, Dallas Morning News, USA Today, CBS Radio, ABC-TV News, and other regional print and broadcast news outlets.
Thursday, 20 Apr 2006
Sudan Update: A Visual Presentation - Gary Stahl
Gary Stahl, Deputy Director of UNICEF's Programme Funding Office, will discuss his recent visit to Sudan and provide a report on the current situation and the impact of the peace agreement. The Darfur region in Sudan has been described as the unresolved piece of the puzzle for Africa's largest country where 1.8 million people are still dependent on aid agencies.
Gubernatorial Race 2006 - Bob Vander Plaats
Bob Vander Plaats is running for Lt. Governor of Iowa. Before running for public office, he was a teacher, school principal, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Opportunities Unlimited, a health and human services organization, providing rehabilitative services for young adults with brain or spinal cord injuries, or other life-altering disabilities. He is currently president of MVP Leadership, which specializes in strategic vision and executive leadership for Business and Industry, Economic Development, Education, Health Care, Human Services, and Private Foundations.
Political Cartoons, Cultural Sensitivity and the First Amendment - Reza Aslan with Brian Duffy and Barbara Mack
Reza Aslan is the author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam. Brian Duffy is the Des Moines Register editorial cartoonist. Barbara Mack is a media law professor with the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University. They will join in a panel discussion with Reza Aslan following his presentation on the current conflict regarding Danish political cartoons and the clash of Islamic traditions and values with contemporary ideals of democracy and human rights.
Friday, 21 Apr 2006
150th Kick-Off
launching of ISU's sesquicentennial celebration, includes exhibits and activities, through 4 p.m.
VEISHEA Opening Ceremony with Gary Stahl and Sean McLaughlin
Gary Stahl, Deputy Director of UNICEF's Programme Funding Office, will discuss "Making a Difference in the World." He joined UNICEF in October 1994 working in Rwanda with over 400,000 internally displaced people. He graduated from The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1994 as a John F. Kennedy Fellow and from Iowa State University in 1983. Special guest Sean McLaughlin, weather anchor for NBC News' Sunday Weekend Today Show, graduated from Iowa State University in 1988.