Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009
Lecture: In Depth at Reiman Gardens
"Explore the Production Greenhouses," Aaron Steil, Reiman Gardens education and plant collections coordinator.
CESMEE seminar
The Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Education and the ISU ADVANCE lectureship program host Maureen Scharberg, San Jose University, at its next seminar. Scharberg will discuss, "Working toward improving STEM student success: One STEP at a time."
Lecture: Green to gene revolution
"The Green Revolution to the Gene Revolution in Crop Improvement," Prabhu Pingali, Gates Foundation, Seattle.
Panel discussion: Asian Americans
"Asian Americans: Coming Out, Hitting the Road, Running for Office," ISU Asian American Studies professors Jane Dusselier and Eugenio Matibag; ISU students Sharlene Taylor-Brown and Priya Shah; and Des Moines Area High school students Naipong Vangand Tao Pham; facilitated by Vijay Kanagala, doctoral student in educational leadership and policy studies.
Lecture: Confessions of the Guerrilla Girls
"Confessions of the Guerilla Girls." The Guerrilla Girls are a group of anonymous women activists fighting for gender and racial equality within the arts. They are a group of anonymous females who take the names of dead women artists as pseudonyms and appear in public wearing gorilla masks.