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What is featured?

Monday, 03 Apr 2006

2006 Democratic Gubernatorial Forum

Apr 03, 2006

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Iowa State University Political Science Club will host a forum with Michael Blouin, Chet Culver, Ed Fallon, and Sal Mohamed. Dirk Deam, Political Science Department, will moderate.

Tuesday, 04 Apr 2006

Early Learning Standards & Quality Rating Systems: The Effect on Programs & Classroom Practices

Apr 04, 2006

7:00 PM

LeBaron Auditorium

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Helen Raikes will discuss what states are doing when implementing standards indicators and quality rating systems; what states are learning about readiness; and the impact of early learning standards on classroom practices and implications for preparing teachers.Her work at The Gallup Organization and the University of Nebraska has focused on child care, infants and toddlers and indicators of child well-being. She has a doctorate from Iowa State University. This is sponsored by the Barbara E. (Mound) Hansen Early Childhood Lecture Series Endowment and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.

The Interplay of Music and Physics - Laurie McNeil

Apr 04, 2006

8:00 PM

Gallery, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Why do musical instruments make the sounds that they do, and not others? Why are some combinations of sounds considered pleasing, while others are not? Physicists and mathematicians have pondered these questions for thousands of years, and the answers are fundamentally simple but practically complex. The close connection between music and physics will be explored in this presentation, from both the scientist's and the musician's perspective. Laurie McNeil is Chair and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina. She received her doctorate in Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Wednesday, 05 Apr 2006

Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series - Joseph Nye

Apr 05, 2006

6:00 PM

Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Joseph Nye joined the Harvard faculty in 1964 and became Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1995. Nye has served in three government agencies, most recently as chairman of the National Intelligence Council and as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs between 1993 and 1995. He was awarded the Intelligence Community's Distinguished Service Medal for both positions. He has served as a director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a member of the advisory committee of the Institute of International Economics, and the American representative on the United Nations Advisory Committee on Disarmament Affairs. Nye has authored numerous books, including Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics (2004), and has published policy articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, The Wall Street Journal, and The Financial Times. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.

Restoration of the Regal Fritillary Butterfly on Iowa Prairies - Dianne Debinski

Apr 05, 2006

7:00 PM

Hughes Auditorium, Reiman Garden

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Dianne Debinski and her students have initiated efforts to reintroduce Speyeria idalia (Regal Fritillary), a declining prairie endemic butterfly, to a reconstructed prairie at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, near Prairie City, Iowa.

Thursday, 06 Apr 2006

Interrogative Design - Krzysztof Wodiczko

Apr 06, 2006

6:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Krzysztof Wodiczko is professor of architecture and visual studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). At MIT, he is also director of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, which provides a teaching and research environment encouraging collaborations among artists, scientists and technologists. He is one of the leading artists of our time, producing artwork which meaningfully integrates digital media, designed objects, and computer technology. He has authored Critical Vehicles: Writings, Projects, Interviews (Cambridge: MIT Press, 1999) and Public Address: Krzysztof Wodiczko (Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 1992). Part of the 22nd National Conference on the Beginning Design Student.

Reinventing African Economies: Technological Innovation and the Sustainability Transition - Calestous Juma

Apr 06, 2006

7:00 PM

Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building, ISU Center

free

Lecture Series Lectures

2006 Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture - Calestous Juma is Professor of the Practice of International Development and Director of the Science, Technology, and Globalization Project at Harvard's John F Kennedy School of Government. He also coordinated the United Nations Millennium Project's Task Force on Science and Technology and Innovation, and is a former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological...

The Concert Hall that Fell Asleep and Woke Up as a Car Radio - Libby Larsen

Apr 06, 2006

7:30 PM

Mary-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Building

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Libby Larsen is a composer and musician. She will discuss innovations in transportation and communications have had central and essential influence on how our culture at large perceives classical music, including how radio and recordings have shaped our perceptions, our standards of quality, our attention spans.

Comedy! Comedy! Comedy! with Bobby Lee

Apr 06, 2006

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Bobby Lee is a comedian and actor who has appeared in Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle and as a regular on FOX's MAD TV. He has also performed on NBC's Friday Night Videos, Comedy Central's Make Me Laugh, Showtime's Latino Laugh Festival, and Galavision's Funny is Funny, as well as in commercials for Maxwell House Coffee and IBM. Please note: ADULT CONTENT.

Tuesday, 11 Apr 2006

Just an Essential Part of Everyday Life - Jeffrey Cole

Apr 11, 2006

6:30 PM

Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Jeffrey Cole is at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication as Director of the Center for the Digital Future and as a Research Professor. He is currently a member of the International Telecommunication Union's Forum Programme Committee and founded and directs the World Internet Project, a long-term look at the effects of computer and Internet technology on all aspects of society in over 20 countries. He was Principal Investigator of the Network Television Violence Monitoring Project, which in 1995, 1996 and 1997 issued annual reports to the television networks, Congress, and the nation. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.

Global Justice and Human Rights - Noam Chomsky

Apr 11, 2006

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Noam Chomsky has written and lectured widely on linguistics, philosophy, intellectual history, contemporary issues, international affairs and U.S. foreign policy. His published works include: Language and Mind; American Power and the New Mandarins; For Reasons of State; Peace in the Middle East?; Reflections on Language; The Political Economy of Human Rights, Vol. I and II (with E.S. Herman); Fateful Triangle; Knowledge of Language; Pirates and Emperors; On Power and Ideology; Language and Problems of Knowledge; The Culture of Terrorism; Manufacturing Consent (with E.S. Herman); Necessary Illusions; Deterring Democracy; and World Orders, Old and New.He is on faculty in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He held the Ferrari P. Ward Professorship of Modern Languages and Linguistics, and was appointed Institute Professor. Part of the World Affairs Series.

Wednesday, 12 Apr 2006

When Humans Transcend Biology - Ray Kurzweil

Apr 12, 2006

2:00 PM

1140 Howe Hall Lee Liu/Alliant Energy Auditorium

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Ray Kurzweil, the Human Computer Interaction Forum keynote speaker, successfully founded and developed nine businesses in OCR, music synthesis, speech recognition, reading technology, virtual reality, financial investment, cybernetic art, and other areas of artificial intelligence. His Web site, KurzweilAI.net, is a leading resource on artificial intelligence.

The Art of Scientists - Robert Root-Bernstein

Apr 12, 2006

7:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, Design College

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Robert Root-Bernstein is a professor of physiology at Michigan State University and a MacArthur Award recipient. He is the author of numerous books, including Discovering: Inventing and Solving Problems at the Frontiers of Scientific Knowledge, a book about how discoveries are made in science, and Sparks of Genius: The Thirteen Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People. He is currently working on a project titled "The Essential...

International War Crimes Tribunal in Rwanda - Stephen Rapp

Apr 12, 2006

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Stephen Rapp , a former U.S. attorney in Iowa, has spent the last four years rounding up and prosecuting suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that left 800,000 dead. As chief of prosecutions for the head of the United Nations' International War Crimes Tribunal of Rwanda, he is coordinating at least 40 more trials, assisting in international efforts to find suspects hiding abroad, and teaching what he's learned practicing a largely uncharted area of international law. Part of the World Affairs series on Global Justise and Human Rights.

Thursday, 13 Apr 2006

Can I Kiss You? - Mike Domitrz

Apr 13, 2006

7:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

For over 15 years, Mike Domitrz has been inspiring students with his hilarious sense of humor and his truly unique approach to healthier dating and communication. As an interactive and entertaining expert on dating and intimacy, Domitrz teaches audience members how to ask for what they want sexually or intimately - without having to play any of the games. He reveals a fun and revolutionary approach to insuring each person's boundaries...

Naming God, Naming the Infinite: Religious Mysticism and Mathematics in France and Russia, 1890-1930 - Loren R. Graham

Apr 13, 2006

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

is Professor of the History of Science in the Program of Science, Technology and Society at MIT. Professor Graham specializes in the history of science and the study of contemporary science and technology in Russia. His recent publications include Science and the Soviet Social Order (1990), Science, Philosophy and Human Behavior in the Soviet Union (1987), Science in Russia and the Soviet Union: A Short History (1993), The Ghost of the Executed Engineer (1993); A Face in the Rock (1995); and What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience? (1998). This is part of the History of Technology and Science Series.

Friday, 14 Apr 2006

Legislative Student Forum

Apr 14, 2006

12:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

The Government of the Student Body is hosting a legislative forum with the Story County legislators, providing students with an opportunity to meet with legislators and discuss issues important to students. Lunch will be provided for ISU students.

Monday, 17 Apr 2006

An Untouchable Cries Out: The Dalit Art of Savi Savarkar - Gary Tartakov

Apr 17, 2006

7:00 PM

181 Design College Gallery

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Gary Tartakov, ISU art historian, discusses the work of Savi Savarkar. In India, Dalits or "untouchables" make up 17 per cent of the population and occupy a social and economic place at the bottom of the India's notorious caste system, comparable to the situation of African Americans in the United States. Savi Savarkar is the rare case of a gallery artist with a national and international reputation built upon a critique of the caste system. Viewing his art, even in the United States brings up difficult and even painful questions of intercultural and international communication and understanding. An exhibition of Savi Savarkar works will run from April 14-22 in181 Design College Gallery .

HAPPY HOUR COMEDY - Bernie McGrenahan

Apr 17, 2006

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Bernie McGrenahan provides thirty minutes of stand up comedy before tackling the number one substance abuse crisis on campuses today. Whether we call it "high risk", excessive, of "binge" drinking, the problem is claiming the lives of students across America, and McGrenahan motivates and inspires students to "be responsible". His stand up comedy warms the crowd. His powerful message to follow includes the alcohol and drug related suicide of his nineteen-year-old brother, and Bernie's six-month incarceration from three DUI convictions.

Tuesday, 18 Apr 2006

Being Asian American - Gil Asakawa

Apr 18, 2006

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Gil Asakawa is executive producer for DenverPost.com. Under his leadership, the Web site has expanded to include blogs, audio and video podcasts, multimedia and flash content, games and RSS feeds. In 2005, DenverPost.com launched News Hound, a custom-branded RSS reader with a simple user interface so non-technical users can take advantage of RSS feeds. Gil has a BFA in fine arts, and began his journalism career as a music editor for an alternative weekly. He was a rock critic for 15 years and daily newspaper entertainment editor before falling in love with the Internet. He has written freelance pieces for Rolling Stone and other publications, and is the author of "Being Japanese American" (Stone Bridge Press, 2004) and co-author of "The Toy Book" (Knopf, 1990).

Wednesday, 19 Apr 2006

Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series - President Gregory Geoffroy

Apr 19, 2006

6:00 PM

Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Gregory L. Geoffroy became president of Iowa State University in 2001, where he is also professor of chemistry. He began his academic career at the Pennsylvania State University in 1974, and was appointed head of the Department of Chemistry in 1988 and dean of the Eberly College of Science at Penn State in 1989. Geoffroy was appointed senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Maryland, College Park in 1997, where he also served as interim president for two months in 1998. Geoffroy is a nationally acclaimed researcher in organometallic chemistry, having published more than 200 research articles and has presented more than 200 invited lectures in the United States and nine other nations. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.

What Will it Take to Make the Future Sustainable? - Frances Moore Lappe and Joel Kovel

Apr 19, 2006

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Frances Moore Lappe, author of Scarcity Myths: The Power of Ideas to Shape the World We Want, is the co-founder of two national organizations focused on food and the roots of democracy. The Institute for Food and Development Policy (known as Food First), is action-based non-profit organization dealing with the causes of and solutions for world hunger. She later co-founded the Center for Living Democracy, a ten-year...

Stealing Reality: The Rise of the Right, the Fracture of News and Lessons Learned from Karl Rove - Bill Israel

Apr 19, 2006

8:00 PM

1148 Gerdin Auditorium

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Bill Israel, professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts, specializes in the study of media and power, reporting, and online journalism. He has taught "Politics and the Press" with aides to Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. Israel worked as press secretary to an Iowa gubernatorial candidate, as assistant to the California Senate majority leader, and as press secretary and legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator in Washington. In radio, television, and print media he has worked as reporter, producer, editor, and anchor. He has worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee, Dallas Morning News, USA Today, CBS Radio, ABC-TV News, and other regional print and broadcast news outlets.

Thursday, 20 Apr 2006

Sudan Update: A Visual Presentation - Gary Stahl

Apr 20, 2006

4:00 PM

Jischke Honors Building

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Gary Stahl, Deputy Director of UNICEF's Programme Funding Office, will discuss his recent visit to Sudan and provide a report on the current situation and the impact of the peace agreement. The Darfur region in Sudan has been described as the unresolved piece of the puzzle for Africa's largest country where 1.8 million people are still dependent on aid agencies.

Gubernatorial Race 2006 - Bob Vander Plaats

Apr 20, 2006

6:00 PM

Lagomarcino E164

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Bob Vander Plaats is running for Lt. Governor of Iowa. Before running for public office, he was a teacher, school principal, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Opportunities Unlimited, a health and human services organization, providing rehabilitative services for young adults with brain or spinal cord injuries, or other life-altering disabilities. He is currently president of MVP Leadership, which specializes in strategic vision and executive leadership for Business and Industry, Economic Development, Education, Health Care, Human Services, and Private Foundations.

Political Cartoons, Cultural Sensitivity and the First Amendment - Reza Aslan with Brian Duffy and Barbara Mack

Apr 20, 2006

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Reza Aslan is the author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam. Brian Duffy is the Des Moines Register editorial cartoonist. Barbara Mack is a media law professor with the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University. They will join in a panel discussion with Reza Aslan following his presentation on the current conflict regarding Danish political cartoons and the clash of Islamic traditions and values with contemporary ideals of democracy and human rights.

Friday, 21 Apr 2006

VEISHEA Opening Ceremony with Gary Stahl and Sean McLaughlin

Apr 21, 2006

12:00 PM

Central Campus

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Gary Stahl, Deputy Director of UNICEF's Programme Funding Office, will discuss "Making a Difference in the World." He joined UNICEF in October 1994 working in Rwanda with over 400,000 internally displaced people. He graduated from The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1994 as a John F. Kennedy Fellow and from Iowa State University in 1983. Special guest Sean McLaughlin, weather anchor for NBC News' Sunday Weekend Today Show, graduated from Iowa State University in 1988.

Friday, 28 Apr 2006

American Strategies for Success Competing with China and India in a Globalized World - Newt Gingrich

Apr 28, 2006

10:45 AM

Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Newt Gingrich was first elected to Congress in 1978 where he served the Sixth District of Georgia for twenty years. In 1995, he was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives where he served until 1999. As Speaker of the House, he was the architect of the "Contract with America" leading the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House for the first time in forty years. He has published nine books including Contract with America and To Renew America and his most recent book, Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America. Never Call Retreat concluded Newt's series of active history studies in the lessons of warfare based on a fictional account of the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath. And in Saving Lives & Saving Money, he demonstrates how to transform health and healthcare into a 21st century system. Part of the Globalization, Technology and Culture Series.

Negotiation and the Gender Divide - Sara Laschever

Apr 28, 2006

3:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Keynote Address for the 2006 Iowa Women's Leadership Summit, Iowa State University Sara Laschever is the co-author of Women Don't Ask, and was a research associate and principal interviewer for Project Access, a landmark Harvard University study funded by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, and the Bunting Institute. To register for the entire, free Summit, please go to: http://www.wlc.provost.iastate.edu/