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Monday, 21 Sep 2009

University convocation

Sep 21, 2009

3:15 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

Groups, governance Lectures

President Gregory Geoffroy will give remarks on the academic year ahead and awards will be presented to university faculty and staff.

Seminar: banking, mortgages and refinancing

Sep 21, 2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

101 Carver Hall

free

Ivy College of Business Lectures

This free financial literacy seminar will feature Scott Bauer and Sara Lehman, First National Bank, and is free and open to the entire Ames and ISU community. Register for the seminar by sending an email to shobha@iastate.edu.

Seminar: Financial literacy

Sep 21, 2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

101 Carver Hall

free

Ivy College of Business Lectures Training, development

"Banking, Mortgages and Refinancing," Scott Bauer and Sara Lehman, First National Bank. Space is limited; please register in advance to shobha@iastate.edu.

Lecture: "The Power of Forgiving"

Sep 21, 2009

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Plex, 5501 George Washington Carver Ave., Ames

Free

Groups, governance Lectures

Everett Worthington, professor of psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, will speak about insights gleaned from two decades of research on forgiveness. He has authored over 20 books and 200 journal articles, many on forgiveness. He is the author of "The Power of Forgiving." The presentation is made possible by a grant from The Fetzer Institute, and is sponsored by Network, a group counseling program in Iowa State's psychology department.

Tuesday, 22 Sep 2009

International Seminar: "Agriculture Development and Livestock: What We Do at BMGF"

Sep 22, 2009

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1204 Kildee Hall

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

Greg BeVier, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. This seminar is part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' "Feeding the World: Are We Making Progress" series.

Lecture: The Age of Globalism

Sep 22, 2009

6:00 PM

Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures

"Caught in the Middle: America's Heartland in the Age of Globalism," Richard Longworth, author and journalist. Longworth is a two-time recipient of the Overseas Press Club Award for series on globalization and the UN and was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is a senior fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and distinguished visiting scholar at DePaul University.

Lecture: "Taking Control of Your Financial Future in Tough Times"

Sep 22, 2009

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Jeanne Hogarth is a program manager for the Federal Reserve Board in Consumer Education and Research, specializing in consumer finance. She will discuss ways people can become more financially competent in today's financial markets, with a special focus on access and affordability of higher education and student loan debt loads.

Wednesday, 23 Sep 2009

Lecture: Consumer Finance Research at the Federal Reserve Board

Sep 23, 2009

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

2019 Morrill Hall; Christian Peterson Art Museum

free

College of Human Sciences Lectures Meetings, receptions

"Why Do They Do That? Lessons Learned from Consumer Finance Research at the Federal Reserve Board," Jeanne Hogarth, 2009-10 Hilton Chair visiting scholar. She will discuss her research on electronic banking, patterns of financial behavior, connections between knowledge and behavior in household financial management, and consumer information disclosure. A short reception in the Christian Peterson Art Museum will follow the presentation.

Thursday, 24 Sep 2009

Lecture: Latina digitial divide in Iowa

Sep 24, 2009

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Multicultural Center, 2260 Memorial Union

free

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Lectures

"The Digital Divide for Latina Immigrants in Iowa: Status and Recommendations," Aurelio Curbelo, ISU Ag and Life Sciences. His research shows that reducing the digital divide among Latin American female immigrants to urban and rural Iowa can greatly enhance their educational status and increase their English proficiency. Increasing their computer skills would increase economic opportunities and socioeconomic conditions in their communities.

Lecture: Graffiti: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Sep 24, 2009

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

Free

College of Design Lectures

Join Steve Grody in an exploration of the distinctive vernacular art of graffiti in Los Angeles.

Reading: Dean Bakopoulos

Sep 24, 2009

7:00 PM

Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

"Please Don't Come Back from the Moon & Other Stories : A Fiction Reading," Dean Bakopoulos, ISU English. Bakopoulos is author of the novel Please Don't Come Back from the Moon, a New York Times Notable Book. He has lectured at many universities about the economic and environmental problems facing the post-industrial Rust Belt and has published related essays and criticism.

The Poetry of Art

Sep 24, 2009

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

Free

University Museums Lectures

Accompany University Museums as we explore the relationship between images and language by sharing poetry inspired by the current exhibitions with special guests Mary Swander, Iowa's Poet Laureate and ISU Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences; and Jim Coppoc, ISU English and American Indian Studies.

Lecture: "Toward a Post Carbon Food System"

Sep 24, 2009

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Richard Heinberg is a senior fellow of the Post Carbon Institute, Sebastopol, Calif. He is widely regarded as one of the world's foremost Peak Oil educators, having delivered hundreds of lectures on oil depletion to a wide variety of audiences around the world. He is the award-winning author of eight books.

Friday, 25 Sep 2009

Curt F. Dale Memorial Lecture: Agrest and Gandelsonas Architects

Sep 25, 2009

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 101 College of Design

Free

College of Design Lectures

The New York architecture firm Agrest & Gandelsonas designed the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in Des Moines. The two principal architects will discuss the work of their firm with a focus on the sculpture park.

Sunday, 27 Sep 2009

Curator's Lecture: Lea Rosson Delong

Sep 27, 2009

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

Free

Lecture Series Arts, performances Lectures

"The True Price of Victory." Lea Rosson Delong discusses her scholarship on Christian Petersen and explores the strong side of this gentle sculptor. In addition to contemporary art, she has concentrated on American art of the Depression era, curating exhibitions and writing about the southwestern painter Alexandre Hogue and about New Deal art of the Midwest.

Monday, 28 Sep 2009

CESMEE seminar

Sep 28, 2009

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

2030 Morrill

free

Groups, governance Lectures

"Perspectives on the Transition of College Mathematics," David Bressoud, Macalester College. Part of the CESMEE Seminar Series, presented by the Center for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering.

Seminar: Financial literacy

Sep 28, 2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

101 Carver Hall

free

Ivy College of Business Lectures Training, development

"Student Loans, Financial Aid and the FAFSA," Deb Barry, Iowa College Access Network. Space is limited; please register in advance to shobha@iastate.edu.

Seminar: student loans, financial aid and the FAFSA

Sep 28, 2009

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

101 Carver Hall

free

Ivy College of Business Lectures

This free financial literacy seminar will feature Deb Barry, Iowa College Access Network, and is free and open to the entire Ames and ISU community. Register for the seminar by sending an email to shobha@iastate.edu.

Tuesday, 29 Sep 2009

Global Warming and Public Policy: The Impact of President Obama's G-20 Address on Climate Change - Mark Bryden

Sep 29, 2009

7:00 PM

Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

President Obama addressed the G-20 Summit leaders and organizations of industrial and emerging-market countries on September 24, 2009, in Pittsburgh. Members were focused on securing a sustainable future for all countries, including progress on long-term issues such as climate change. Leaders representing 85 percent of the world's economy will measured progress since the last meeting and discussed further action to curb the global...

Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009

Gallery Talk: Voices

Sep 30, 2009

7:00 PM

Pioneer Room, Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Lectures

Dennis Chamberlin, ISU journalism and mass communication, part of the "Iowa in the Global Comm[unity]: Inside/Out" programming series.