Thursday, 18 Jan 2018
Campus Conversation: Balancing Freedom of Expression and Diversity
The 2018 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Convocation will be a discussion about balancing First Amendment rights with the concerns of diverse populations on university campuses. Participants include Howard Gillman, chancellor of the University of California, Irvine, and Mariah Watson, and former president of the University of California, Davis, student government.
Friday, 19 Jan 2018
Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences
"Future urban expansion and implications for building energy demand and global croplands" by Dr. Karen Seto, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Monday, 22 Jan 2018
Campus Conversation: An Interfaith Dialogue
"Campus Conversation VI: Striving for Mutual Respect, An Interfaith Dialogue," will include a panel presentation moderated by Shankar Subramaniam, mechanical engineering, and small group discussions.
Lecture: City Crafting in a Contested Age
Drawing on his background as both a scholar and an elected official, Iowa City Mayor Jim Throgmorton, professor emeritus of urban and regional planning at the University of Iowa, will share the story of acting as mayor for the past 24-plus months and the challenge of responding deftly to unexpected events.
Tuesday, 23 Jan 2018
Lecture: How to Find Happiness in a Hectic World
Tibetan Buddhist nun Ven. Yuan Hao will visit from the largest Tibetan Buddhism Academy in the world.
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2018
Lecture: Still Dreaming: Space After Spectacle and the Indifference of Architecture
Douglas Spencer, a lecturer in the history and theory of architecture at the Architectural Association School of Architecture and University of Westminster, both in London, will speak about how architecture modulates behaviors, forms of life and ways of being in space. Part of "For Other Architectures," the ISU Department of Architecture 2017-18 Public Program Series.