Thursday, 15 Sep 2022
Cryptocurrency: The Good, The Bad, and the Future
Learn about cryptocurrency -- what it is, why it's always in the news, and how it effects you. Charles Finfrock is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), a Certified Bitcoin Professional, and an expert in cryptocurrency. Finfrock spent 18 years in the CIA's Directorate of Operations conducting and leading clandestine operations overseas to collect foreign intelligence and run counterintelligence operation.
Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022
Where's the Whistle? You Can't Coach Yourself Out of Mental Illness
Lyndsey (Medders) Fennelly, a former Iowa State All-American and WNBA draftee, will speak about her journey with mental illness. Part of the 2022 Story County Mental Health Expo and vendor fair, which begins at 6 p.m. in the Sun Room with door prizes and free food.
Thursday, 22 Sep 2022
Economists as Engineers: Who Gets What and Why?
Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth has made significant contributions to the fields of game theory, market design and experimental economics, and is known for his emphasis on applying economic theory to solutions for "real-world" problems.
Tuesday, 27 Sep 2022
It's Personal: What Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for Individual Liberties
Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have altered Americans understanding of privacy, freedom of religion, and personal liberties. The Constitution Day expert panel will discuss the immediate legal effects and how other personal freedoms could be affected by upcoming cases.
Lecture: A Legacy of Excellence: The History of the New Farmers of America
Antoine Alston, Iowa State alum and associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University, will speak his newly released book, "The Legacy of the New Farmers of America," a historical narrative about a national organization meant for Black farm boys studying vocational agriculture in high school.
Wednesday, 28 Sep 2022
The Reality of Migration in El Salvador
Interpreter: Joseph Russ Carmen Elena Diaz Anzora is a member of the executive committee of the Calvinist Reformed Church of El Salvador, where she works as Coordinator of the churchââ'¬â"¢s Education Program and forms part of the coordinating team for the churchââ'¬â"¢s Migrant Ministry. She holds a degree Educational Sciences, specializing in Peace Education, with additional training in Psychosocial Care and Psychotraumatology.
21st Century Agricultural Renaissance: Solutions from the Land
Ernie Shea is president of Solutions from the Land (SfL), a nonprofit organization that incubates and supports farmer-led, multi-stakeholder platforms that inspire, educate, and equip agricultural partners to innovate and lead efforts to sustain productivity, enhance climate resilience, and contribute to local and global goals for sustainable development.
Thursday, 29 Sep 2022
Fearless Governance
A public reception will begin at 5pm. Dr. Bedi will speak at 6pm. Dr. Kiran Bedi was the first woman to join the officer ranks of Indian Police Service in1972. She was the 24th Lt Governor of Puducherry and served the United Nations as Civilian Police Advisor in Peace Keeping Operations. Her latest book Fearless Governance is based on ground realities as she saw while serving as the Lt. Governor in Puducherry.