Wednesday, 01 Feb 2006
Consider the Source: Good lessons, grand characters and great fun from covering Iowa for 45 years - Chuck Offenberger
Chuck Offenberger is the former "Iowa Boy" columnist for the Des Moines Register and now publishes the Web site Offenburger.com. In 2005, he wrote a book about the history of high school athletics in Iowa and is now working on a biography of former Cyclone all-America Gary Thompson, who recently retired as a basketball analyst covering the Iowa State and the Big 12.
Engineering Cultures: Becoming a Problem Definer and Solver Across Different Perspectives - Gary Downey and Juan C. Lucena
Gary Downey is a Professor of Science and Technology Studies and an affiliated faculty member in the Departments of Engineering Education, Sociology, and the Women's Studies Program. He is currently Boeing Company Senior Fellow in Engineering Education at the National Academy of Engineering and serves at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He is the author of The Machine in Me: An Anthropologist Sits Among Computer Engineers and co-developed the multimedia textbook Engineering Cultures. Juan C. Lucena is Associate Professor at the Liberal Arts and International Studies Division at the Colorado School of Mines and in 2005 received the Boeing Senior Fellowship in Engineering Education at the National Academy of Engineering. He has directed the Science, Technology, and Globalization Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the McBride Honors Program in Public Affairs for Engineers at CSM and is the author of Defending the Nation: U.S. Policymaking in Science and Engineering Education from Sputnik to the War Against Terrorism. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
Setting America on a New Course - Tom Daschle
Tom Daschle served as Senate Majority Leader and Senate Minority Leader from 1994-2005. Throughout his 18-year presence in the Senate, he was an advocate for quality education, healthcare, agriculture communities, Veterans and Native Americans. In his first year on the hill, he was appointed to the powerful Senate Finance Committee, an unusual honor for a freshman. In 1988, then-Senate Democratic Leader George Mitchell named Daschle the first-ever co-chair of the Democratic Policy Committee. Part of the National Affairs Series.
Thursday, 02 Feb 2006
Why Intelligent Design Is Not Science - Robert M. Hazen
Robert M. Hazen is the Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George Mason University, and a scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory. He received his M.S. in geology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from HarvardUniversity. Dr. Hazen is the author of over 240 articles and 16 books, including the most recent Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origin; Why Aren't Black Holes Black? and the best-selling Science Matters: Achieving Scientific Literacy, which he co-authored with James Trefil. Dr. Hazen has recorded the acclaimed lecture series, The Joy of Science, with the Teaching Company (www.Teach12.com), which provides a fresh and definitive overview of all the physical and biological sciences.
Saturday, 04 Feb 2006
Current Political Situation in Sudan - Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior & Pagan Amum
Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior, widow of John Garang de Mabior, and Pagan Amum, Diplomatic Affairs Advisor to the President of Southern Sudan, will provide an update on the implementation of the peace agreement in Sudan and the conflict in the Darfur region. Rebecca Nyandeng de Mabior is also the Minister of Transportation and Roads. Dr. Garang was Vice President of Sudan and President of Southern Sudan before his death in 2005. He was also chairman of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement(SPLM) and Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), and received his doctorate in economics from Iowa State University in 1981.
Monday, 06 Feb 2006
The Wonders of Virtual Reality: A Research Extravaganza - Carolina Cruz-Neira
Carolina Cruz-Neira - the Spring 2006 Presidential University Lecturer - holds Iowa State's Richard Stanley Chair in Interdisciplinary Engineering and is a professor in the industrial and manufacturing systems engineering department. In 1997 she was featured by Business Week magazine as a "rising research star" in the new generation of computer science pioneers. Her doctoral dissertation at the University of Illinois at Chicago included the design of the CAVE(TM) Virtual Reality Environment, the CAVE Library software specifications and implementation, and preliminary research on CAVE-Supercomputing integration. She is co-owner of the Record of Invention of the CAVE. Here at Iowa State she was key in the development of the Virtual Reality Applications Center, where she led the development of the C2, C4 and the C6, the world's first totally immersive visual reality theatre. 7 p.m. A reception and student research display in the South Ballroom.
Tuesday, 07 Feb 2006
Values and Worldviews: A Case Study of Intercultural Training from Syria - Christian Sinclair
Christian Sinclair is Assistant Director of Middle Eastern Studies, School for International Training Study Abroad Adjunct Faculty, Intercultural Communication, School for International Training. He has worked extensively in Egypt, Tunisia, Spain and Peru as a lecturer and trainer and spent seven years at the American Language Center in Damascus, Syria as International Projects Manager and EFL trainer.
Should You Be Taking Dietary Supplements? Maybe...or Maybe Not - Judith S. Stern
Judith S. Stern is a distinguished professor in the Departments of Nutrition and Internal Medicine in the Division of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism at the University of California, Davis. She is also the Co-Director of the Collaborative Obesity Research Evaluation Team. An expert on diet and nutrition, Stern has published extensively on nutrition, the effect of exercise on appetite and metabolism, and obesity. Stern has published over 250 research papers in professional journals and over 150 articles in popular magazines such as Redbook and is an Editorial Advisor to Prevention Magazine. Along with Dr. Richard L. Atkinson she is founder of The American Obesity Association, a lay advocacy organization dedicated to advancing understanding of the disease of obesity where she also serves as Vice President. She is the Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair 2005-06.
Wednesday, 08 Feb 2006
The Global Implications of Identity Theft - Steffen Schmidt
Steffen Schmidt is professor of Political Science at Iowa State University, an Associate of the Latin American Institute at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and an Affiliate of Nova Southeastern University, Oceanographic Center. He has also been "Dr. Politics" for 16 years on WOI Public Radio and has commentated for CNN in Spanish, the BBC, and other major international media. Schmidt is author of 11 books, including American Government and Politics Today and most recently Who is You? The Coming Epidemic of Identity Theft (2005). Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
Defining Values in American Politics - Thomas Frank
Thomas Frank is the author of What's the Matter with Kansas? How Conservatives Won the Heart of America?, and One Market Under God. He received a doctorate in History from the University of Chicago with his dissertation, "The Conquest of Cool: Business Culture, Counterculture, and the Rise of Hip Consumerism," which became a national bestseller. He was also founding editor of The Baffler.Part of the National Affairs Series.
Thursday, 09 Feb 2006
Qi--The flowing energy of Life: Abstract and Realistic Marble Sculptures - Paul Shao
Paul Shao explains the interrelatedness of two types of his sculptures, the central theme of which being the flux of the life force in eternal change and transformation. He is a Professor of Architecture at ISU.
Are We Doing Enough? Food Safety and Biosecurity Issues
James Dickson is with the Institute for Food Safety and Food Security and Animal Science Department at ISU, and past president of the International Association for Food Protection. Charles Hurburgh is Professor-in-Charge of the Iowa Grain Quality Initiative, Grain Quality Laboratory, and professor in the Departments of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and Food Science and Human Nutrition at ISU.
Concert
"Black History Month Gospel Choir Extravaganza," local and regional choirs
Monday, 13 Feb 2006
What Women Really Want - Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway
Kellyanne Elizabeth Conway is a conservative polster and the CEO of the polling company, inc. She is the coauthor of What Women Really Want : How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial, Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live. She was awarded the Washington Post's Crystal Ball for being the most accurate predictor of the 2004 elections, and has provided commentary for hundreds of television shows on ABC,...
Tuesday, 14 Feb 2006
Technology in the Global Economy Today: Overaccumulation Crises, "Casino Capitalism," and Uneven Development - Tony Smith
Tony Smith has taught philosophy and political science at Iowa State University since 1980 and has been involved with the Radical Philosophers Association, Union of Radical Political Economists, Conference of Socialist Economists, and Philosophers for Social Responsibility, among others. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Iowa Policy Project, a non-profit and non-partisan organization for the production and dissemination of research on significant public policy issues in Iowa. He has written four books, including The Logic of Marx's Capital (1990) and Technology and Capital in the Age of Lean Production (2000). His research interests include a critical comparison between Marxian and competing accounts of globalization and the development of a systematic reconstruction of the globalization debate. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
Voices from Iraq - Kathy Kelly
Kathy Kelly co-founded Voices in the Wilderness, a group which bears witness to the suffering the UN imposed sanctions have visited upon the people, especially the children, of Iraq. She has been to Iraq twenty-two times since January 1996, when the campaign began, and is the author of Other Lands Have Dreams: from Baghdad to Pekin Prison.
Wednesday, 15 Feb 2006
Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series - Kevin Mathis
Kevin Mathis, Vice President of Operations, HON Company Since joining The HON Company in November 1994, Kevin Mathis has held the positions of plant manager, Vice President of Seating Business, and Vice President of Metal Casegoods Business. In his current position, he oversees all operations, including production, quality, procurement, logistics, continuous improvement, and customer service. Prior to joining HON, he held various manufacturing positions with Danaher Corporation, Sauer-Sundstrand, and White Consolidated Industries. He has also served on the Industrial Advisory Council for the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at Iowa State University. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
Friday, 17 Feb 2006
The Effect of Faculty of Color on Undergraduate Education - Paul Umbach
Paul Umbach, Assistant Professor of Higher Education in the College of Education at the University of Iowa, will discuss research in the area.
Sunday, 19 Feb 2006
Dance and Genomes - Liz Lerman
Liz Lerman, founder and artistic director of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, was named a 2002 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is known for her pioneering work in choreography and community-building. A gifted teacher, choreographer and performer, her work has redefined where dance takes place and who can dance. Her commitment is both to the art of dance and to the human element in art- making. Her company includes men and women ranging in age from the 20s through the 60s, each of whom is fully immersed in all aspects of creation, performance and teaching. In towns and cities throughout the country, her workshops have inspired local people--from shipyard workers to clerics--to participate in shaping and performing new work. Part of the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities series. Master Class, 1:30 p.m., 196 Forker Building
Turkey: Between the Muslim East and the Christian West - Bulent Aliriza
Bulent Aliriza is Senior Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he established the Turkey Project which examines Turkey's foreign and domestic policy issues. He is also Co-Director of the CSIS Caspian Sea Energy Project looking at the transportation of oil and gas from the Caspian region to world markets. Previously, he was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and also...
Monday, 20 Feb 2006
Buffalo for the Broken Heart - Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien is the author of Buffalo for the Broken Heart, a memoir on the history of bison on the northern plains and an account of the first two years following his decision to convert his South Dakota ranch to raising bison. He has been a teacher and a wildlife biologist, and is also the author of Equinox: Life, Love, and Birds of Prey, as well as the novels The Indian Agent, Brendan Prairie, and The Contract...
Tuesday, 21 Feb 2006
Mapping the Invisible Landscape
Panel: Debra Marquart (moderator), ISU Dept. of English;Thomas Rice, Department of Art, Kalamazoo College; Patrick Schnable, ISU Departments of Agronomy and Zoology & Genetics; Maya Socolovsky, ISU Department of English. Part of the Second Annual Wildness & Wilderness Symposium
Matters of Life and Death: "Harvesting" Animals
Panel: Stephen Pett, (moderator), ISU Dept. of English; Ron Andrews, Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources; Stacey Brown, Wheatsfield Grocery Store; Joe Cordray, ISU Meat Laboratory; Dan O'Brien, novelist/memoirist and buffalo rancher.
Justice Across Generations: Environmental Ethics
Panel: Clark Wolf, (moderator) Director of Bioethics Program, ISU Dept. of Philosophy; Fred Kirschenmann, Distinguished Fellow, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture; A. Whitney Sanford, ISU Religious Studies Program. Part of the Second Annual Symposium on Wildness & Wilderness
Nokomis: Voices of Anishinabe Grandmothers - Documentary and Discussion
In this Emmy-nominated documentary, author/filmmaker, Sarah Penman, has collected narratives from three remarkable Ojibwe women from Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota. After the viewing of Nokomis, Penman will discuss her process and her other projects, including her recent book of oral narratives, Honor the Grandmothers: Dakota and Lakota Women Tell Their Stories. Part of the Second Annual Symposium on Wildness & Wilderness.
Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series - Al Hirsch
Al Hirsch is currently the Managing Director for the CTARCo International management consulting company, a leading provider of energy power management and market systems and services in North and South America and Europe. He began his career in avionics design and worldwide strategic satellite communications systems engineering and has managed joint ventures as well as large and small technology programs for both international and domestic government agencies and commercial businesses. Part of the Technology, Globalization, and Culture series.
Can We Be Good Without God? - John E. Hare
John E. Hare is the Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University Divinity School.
Dog Road Woman - Allison Hedge Coke
Allison Hedge Coke is the author of two poetry collections, Off-Season City Pipe and Dog Road Woman, winner of the 1998 American Book Award, and a memoir, Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer. She teaches in the English department and the MFA program at Northern Michigan University. Part of the Second Annual Symposium on Wildness & Wilderness. 7-7:45 pm - The Bone People will perform jazz poetry, rhythm & blues.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2006
The Elements and Imagination
Panel: Jon Billman, (moderator) ISU Dept. of English; Lee Honeycutt, ISU Dept. of English; A. Whitney Sanford, ISU Religious Studies Program; Scott Stevens, Meteorologist. Weather is our next frontier. This panel will dowse such subject matter as elemental energy, ethics and even weaponry. Part of the Second Annual Symposium on Wildness & Wilderness.
Race and Gender in the Classroom at ISU - A Forum
University administrators, faculty and students discuss strategies for dealing with issues of race and gender in the classroom. Laura Rendon, Professor and Department Chair of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies; Connie Hargrave, Associate Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction; and Engineering Dean Mark Kushner will share strategies for dealing with issues of race and gender in the classroom. Jill Bystydzienski, Director of the Women's Studies Program and Sociology Professor, will moderate the discussion with audience members.