Wednesday, 29 Mar 2017
Candidate Presentation: Landscape Architecture Chair Finalist Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers is a finalist for the position of chair of the ISU Department of Landscape Architecture. He currently is an associate professor of landscape architecture and interim chair of the department. He will give a public presentation followed by a question-and-answer period.
Soil Science Seminar Series
The impact of water vapor diodes on soil water redistribution by Zhuangji Wang, Iowa State University
Lecture: Hamilton and the Road to Success
Leslie Odom, Jr., won a Tony Award playing Aaron Burr in the groundbreaking Broadway musical "Hamilton," the story of a founding father told through the language and rhythms of hip-hop and R&B. Odom will discuss his life and career before taking questions from the audience and performing songs from the much-acclaimed musical.
Thursday, 30 Mar 2017
Lecture: How to Interpret the Bible
Msgr. James A. Supple Lecture Series. Presenter: Mary Healy, professor of Sacred Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and senior fellow at the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology.
Main Street vs. Wall Street: A Historical Perspective
David Weiman is Alena Wels Hirschorn '58 Professor of Economics at Barnard College and faculty director of its innovative Empirical Reasoning Center. Phi Beta Kappa Lecture and part of the National Affairs Series
Friday, 31 Mar 2017
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"The Oso, Washington, Landslide Disaster of March 22, 2014" by Dr. Richard Iverson, USGS, Vancouver, WA.
Monday, 03 Apr 2017
Candidate Presentation: Landscape Architecture Chair Finalist Thomas Oslund
Thomas Oslund is a finalist for the position of chair of the ISU Department of Landscape Architecture. He currently is the principal and design director of Oslund and Associates, a professional design firm based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He will give a public presentation followed by a question-and-answer period.
Lecture: Design for Life - Stuart Walker
Stuart Walker is Chair of Design for Sustainability and a Director of the Imagination Lancaster Research Centre at Lancaster University, UK.
Lecture: Design for Life: Creating Meaning in a Distracted World
In this lecture, Stuart Walker, a professor of design for sustainability and co-director of the ImaginationLancaster research center at Lancaster University, England, will explore the relationship between creative practice, human values and the importance of tradition and localization. Part of the Changing Change: Thoughts and Actions for Sustainable Environments series.
Lecture: Was Bernini Xenophobic? Nationalism in Early Modern Rome
Linda Nolan is an art history instructor for the ISU College of Design Rome Program and for several other study abroad programs in Rome. She is a specialist in early modern Italian art and classical Roman art and archaeology. Part of the ISU College of Design Rome Program Lecture Series.
Lecture: Former U.S. Ambassador to Libya Deborah Jones
"America and the Middle East: Shifting Sands in the Security Relationship?"- Ambassador Deborah K. Jones, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, recently stepped down as the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, a position she held May 2013 through 2015. World Affairs Series
Tuesday, 04 Apr 2017
Plant Breeding Seminar Series
Comparing genes, gene regulation and phenotype across maize, sorghum and foxtail millet by James Schnable, University of Nebraska.
Lecture: Planned Parenthood: The Pink Exposed
Sue Thayer was a Iowa Planned Parenthood manager for 18 years before a transformative experience made her an abortion opponent.
Lecture & Performance: The Intersection of Art, Politics and Environmental Science
Playwright Paula Cizmar, internationally known as one of the authors of Seven, discusses eco-theatre and how it can communicate ideas, raise awareness, inspire action, and promote empathy. Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writers Series
Wednesday, 05 Apr 2017
Aging in Iowa: Addressing Grand Challenges
The first hour will include comments from Linda Miller, director of the Iowa Department of Aging, and an ISU researcher grand challenge showcase. A reception and poster session is from 4-5 p.m.
Soil Science Seminar Series
Suitability analysis of biochar by Hamze Dakoohaki, Iowa State University
One Blogger's Journey to Asian American Identity, Arts and Activism - Phil Yu
"Welcome to Angry Asian America" - Phil Yu is a writer, speaker and best known as the founder and editor of Angry Asian Man, one of the most widely read and longest-running independent websites covering news, culture and perspectives from the Asian American community.