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Sunday, 10 Apr 2022

Lecture: Dare to Speak, Dare to Listen

Apr 10, 2022

2:00 PM

Ames Public Library and Zoom

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Advice to Young People," Honorable Judge Rosemarie Aquilina offers her advice to young people on the power of speaking their truth, and to the rest of us on the power of listening. A First Amendment Days event.

Monday, 11 Apr 2022

Seminar: Soil in the Lab and on the Canvas

Apr 11, 2022

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Virtual

free

Research Lectures

Join this seminar to hear Kirsten Kurtz, Manager at the Cornell Soil Health Laboratory and Research Support Specialist with Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, discuss measuring and quantifying soil health through the Comprehensive Assessment of Soil Health (CASH). Gain a behind the scenes look at some unique apparatuses used in the Cornell Soil Health Laboratory and learn more about Kirstens research into soil degradation in agriculture practices.

Lecture: Seeking Justice for All

Apr 11, 2022

6:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

In 2018, Hon. Rosemarie Aquilina, a Michigan Circuit Court judge, gained worldwide attention when she allowed every victim in the sexual assault case against USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar to speak in court before his sentencing. More than 150 women and girls shared their testimony. Hear Judge Aquilina's powerful story about the importance of speaking and listening as a form of healing. A First Amendment Days event.

Tuesday, 12 Apr 2022

How Cultural Diplomacy Breaks Political Barriers and Stereotypes

Apr 12, 2022

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

Cultural diplomacy is an intercultural sharing that appeals directly to the citizens of different nations through the work of musicians, dancers, artists, writers and filmmakers. Maria Lvova is the Program Officer for Education, Exchanges, & Community Building with the US Russia Foundation; she provides guidance to applicants and monitors and evaluates USRF programs in the areas of Russian and American Studies, and Civil Society.

Panel: Your Rights, Your Libraries

Apr 12, 2022

7:00 PM

Ames Public Library and Zoom

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"The First Amendment and the Freedom to Read," Robin N Sinn, ISU director of collections and open strategies; Sheila Schofer, Ames Public Library director; State Library of Iowa Intellectual Freedom Committee; and moderator Julie Roosa, First Amendment specialist. A First Amendment Days event.

The Future of Agriculture

Apr 12, 2022

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Curtiss Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Craig Hill, Iowa farmer and former president of the Iowa Farm Bureau, has been serving agriculture for several decades. He was elected president of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation in December 2011, a position he held for a decade before retiring last December. Throughout Hillââ'¬â"¢s years in agricultural leadership, he served as the first chairman of the Iowa Ag State Group, which consisted of representatives from all sectors of Iowaââ'¬â"¢s...

Wednesday, 13 Apr 2022

First Amendment Days: Depth and Dialogue sessions

Apr 13, 2022

10:00 AM

Memorial Union

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

Small sessions exploring First Amendment topics: "Think Like a Journalist," 10 a.m.; "Dare to Listen with Empathy," 11 a.m.; "Move Over Free Speech: Exercising Your Right to Protest," noon. First Amendment Days events.

Lecture: Exercising Your Right to Protest

Apr 13, 2022

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Campanile room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Freedom of speech gets all the attention when it comes to the First Amendment, but we also have the right to object. In this session, explore the right of the people peaceably to assemble: what it means and how it works, especially when responding to provocative speakers on campus.

Professional and Scientific Council seminar series

Apr 13, 2022

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

3580 Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Lectures

"What Not to Name Your Files," Megan O'Donnell, the data services librarian at the ISU Library. Get a brief overview of how file and folder names affect our ability to find things, tips for establishing logical and intuitive systems, and what to never ever name your files.

Dare to Speak, Dare to Listen: Protecting Free Speech on the Frontlines

Apr 13, 2022

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

WebEx (see below)

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green

WebEx Link: https://bit.ly/3pgM0nQ The guarantee of free speech is essential to any well-functioning democracy, and yet here in the United States free speech is losing its moorings on both the right and the left, with mounting encroachments on open discourse in schools, universities, the news, media and online. Suzanne Nossel currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of PEN America, the leading human rights and free expression...

Thursday, 14 Apr 2022

Lecture: First Amendment and Content Creation

Apr 14, 2022

5:30 PM

1 Carver Hall and Zoom

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Attention All Content Creators: You Should Care About This First Amendment Session," Jeffrey Hunt, Parr Brown Gee and Loveless; and Julie Roosa, ISU adjunct assistant professor and First Amendment specialist. If you create content that is published online, in print, in audio, anywhere, a Supreme Court case called New York Times v. Sullivan affects you. A First Amendment Days event.

Friday, 15 Apr 2022

First Amendment Days Workshop

Apr 15, 2022

9:00 AM

Zoom

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

Five sessions designed to examine more deeply the challenges and opportunities provided by free expression. Led by First Amendment experts from the state, each 50-minute session uses current events to engage a dialogue with national scholars.