Tradition and Transformation
Panel Discussion about the History of Iowa State University
Tuesday, 09 Oct 2007 at 7:00 pm – Campanile Room, Memorial Union
A panel of contributors will discuss the centerpiece to Iowa State's sesquicentennial celebration, a book commissioned to document the university events and themes of the second half of the twentieth century. Sesquicentennial History of Iowa State University: Tradition and Transformation was edited by Dorothy Schwieder and Gretchen Van Houten. Panelists include Tom Kroeschell, Communications Manager in the Athletics Department; Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, Professor of History and Director of the Agriculture History and Rural Studies Program; and Dorothy Schwieder, Professor Emerita of History. Charlie Dobbs, Chair of the History Department, will moderate. Part of the Iowa State 150th Anniversary Celebration.Cosponsored By:
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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Lecture Etiquette
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