Tuesday, 11 Oct 2011
Lecture: New Worlds of Water
"New Worlds of Water," Margaret Catley-Carlson, chair of the World Economic Forum Global Advisory Council on Water. Part of the World Food Prize fall seminar series, "Feeding the World: Are We Making Progress."
Seminar: Ron Follett
Ron Follett, U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colo., will speak about greenhouse gases and their relationship to crop and livestock production.
Floral Design Series
"Trash to Treasure" - Learn how to use flowers to create an arrangement in an unconventional container. Bring a container from home with a 4" or 6" opening.
Global Food Insecurity
Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor, is head of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), an organization charged with disbursing farm subsidies, regulatory responsibility for farming and agriculture, as well as for food safety, food production and natural resources and conservation. Part of the World Affairs Series.
Seminar: Estate and retirement planning
"Provide and Protect: Planning Your Will and Trust," the 3rd annual estate and retirement planning seminar offered by the ISU Foundation. Preregistration requested; complimentary meal included.
Floral Design Series
"Trash to Treasure" - Learn how to use flowers to create an arrangement in an unconventional container. Bring a container from home with a 4" or 6" opening.
Constitution Cafe - Christopher Phillips
Christopher Phillips is the author of Socrates Cafe: Philosophy for a Passionate Heart, Six Questions of Socrates, Socrates in Love; and Constitution Cafe: Jefferson's Brew for a True Revolution. He draws on our nation's rebellious past to inspire meaningful change today. With Thomas Jefferson as a guide, he taps into a broad cross-section of Americans' timely and timeless concerns about the need to give our country's...