Monday, 03 Oct 2016
Lecture: Corn and Khrushchev
"A Brief History of Iowa Agriculture" - Liz Garst, granddaughter of the famous Iowa farmers and citizen diplomats Roswell and Elizabeth Garst, shares how it came to pass that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family visited the Garst family farm in 1959.
Wednesday, 05 Oct 2016
College of Agriculture & Life Sciences William K. Deal Leadership Lecture
"Growth Comes When You Least Expect It" - Jim Collins is executive vice president at DuPont. He currently leads the company's agricultural segment and is managing DuPont's integration with Dow AgroSciences. Part of CALS Week
Thursday, 06 Oct 2016
Lecture: A Conversation with Black Alumni
"How We Got Here: Challenges & Achievements" - African American alums will have an honest discussion about the challenges they faced at Iowa State as well as describe the support they received and the sense of community they were able to develop that led to their achievements on campus and in their careers. Participants: Modupe Labode, Keecha Harris, Mohamed Omer.