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Innovating Ag Innovation
5:30 PM – Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall - This lecture will be recorded, and the recording link will be added here within 36-48 hours after the lecture has finished.William K. Deal Endowed Leadership LectureInnovation in agriculture is omnipresent. Yet, the agricultural sector in the U.S. - and the rest of the world - is facing unprecedented challenges and risks to meet the global demand for food, fiber and energy. How can we innovate the innovation required to address these challenges in our supply chain infrastructure, meaningfully mitigate climate change, enhance productivity, improve water quality, water use and water availability, increase biodiversity and mitigate labor shortages while ensuring food security?Al Tank, ag and food entrepreneur, investor and consultant based in Bethesda, Maryland, earned his bachelor’s degree in animal science from Iowa State in 1981. He has held several positions within the agricultural field over the years, serving in Iowa and Washington, D.C. This includes serving as a previous CEO of the National Pork Producers Council.He also founded and was chief executive officer of two companies – AgCert International Plc and Revolution Energy Solutions LLC. AgCert has become a leader in producing and selling agriculturally derived greenhouse gas emission reductions used to meet Kyoto Protocol and European Union Emission Trading Scheme requirements. Revolution Energy Solutions LLC developed, owned and operated renewable energy projects on agricultural platforms in the United States.According to Tank, innovation in agriculture is omnipresent. Yet the agricultural sector in the United States and the rest of the world faces unprecedented challenges and risks to meet the global demand for food, fiber and energy. During his presentation, Tank will address how we can:innovate the innovation required to address these challenges in our supply chain infrastructure;meaningfully mitigate climate change;enhance productivity;improve water quality, water use and water availability;increase biodiversity; andmitigate labor shortages while ensuring food security. This lecture will be recorded and made available a few days after the event at https://www.lectures.iastate.edu/recordings/available-recordings. 

When a Dream Dies: Iowa’s Experience of the Farm Crisis of the 1980s
6:00 PM – 2630 Memorial Union - This lecture will be recorded, and the recording link will be added here within 36-48 hours after the lecture has finished.Pamela Riney-Kehrberg is Distinguished Professor of History at Iowa State University, and a Fellow of the Agricultural History Society. She has taught at Iowa State since 2000. She is the author or editor of seven books, including Rooted in Dust: Surviving Drought and Depression in Southwestern Kansas and Childhood on the Farm: Work, Play and Coming of Age in the Midwest. Her new book is When a Dream Dies: Agriculture, Iowa, and the Farm Crisis of the 1980s. Dr. Riney-Kehrberg's lecture will explore the trauma the people of Iowa faced in the 1980s when two-thirds of its farmers were in distress, and half of those were in imminent danger of foreclosure.The University Book Store will be onsite selling books at the event.

Story County Mental Health Expo: Escape for Overcoming Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts
6:00 PM – Great Hall Memorial Union - This lecture was recorded and can be viewed on the Available Recordings page. This free event kicks off with a local mental health provider fair, where representatives will be available to share information about on-campus and community mental health services, plus free food and great prizes!6pm - Vendor Fair Begins + Enjoy Free Food7pm - Keynote, Panel Q&A8:15pm - Prize Drawing8:30pm - Vendoor Fair ClosesParticipating vendors include: ACCESS Assault Care CenterAlternative Response for Community Health (ARCH)Alternatives Arrest Diversion ProgramAmes Police DepartmentAmes Public LibraryAmes Romero HouseCatholic CharitiesCentral Iowa Psychological ServicesCICSCommunity and Family ResourcesCommunity Support AdvocatesInside Out Wellness & AdvocacyIowa Total CareIowa Vocational Rehabilitation ServicesISU Extension and OutreachISU Office of Student AssistanceISU Police DepartmentISU Student Health and WellnessLutheran Services in IowaMartha's House of HopeMary Greeley Medical Center Behavioral Health ServicesMid Iowa Community ActionMolina Healthcare of IowaNAMI Central IowaOptimae LifeServicesPrimary Health CareRomans Ranch, Inc.SIBBA (State of Iowa Black Belt Association/Cyclone Martial Arts)The Bridge HomeThe RedShirt FoundationUCS HealthcareUnityPoint Health Eyerly BallUnited Way of Story CountyWalnut Creek PsychiatryYSS This year's keynote will be given by Kai Roberts, "Escape: Overcoming Anxiety and Intrusive Thoughts." Kai tells the story of overcoming the panic attacks and generalized anxiety disorder that he struggled with in college. Kai talks deeply about the origins of his anxiety, the symptoms he experienced, and the nature of his paralyzing intrusive thoughts. The presentation concludes with Kai explaining his road to recovery and an inspiring message for those who may be struggling with something similar. This is a refreshingly personal and at times uncomfortable presentation that speaks to many issues young people deal with today.Download the 2023 Story County Mental Health Expo Resource Guide here.Check out the Story County Mental Health Expo on Facebook by clicking here.

It's Not Done: Women's Constitutional Equality
6:00 PM – 2630 Memorial Union - This lecture was recorded and can be viewed on the Available Recordings page. 2023 Constitution Day SpeakerDr. Karen M. Kedrowski is Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and Professor of Political Science at Iowa State University. The Catt Center conducts research on women and politics, with a focus on Iowa; and promotes civic engagement. In addition to her duties at the Catt Center, Dr. Kedrowski teaches courses in American Politics and conducts research on women in American politics and civic engagement. She joined the Iowa State faculty in January 2019.Dr. Kedrowski is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities and the University of Oklahoma, Norman. Prior to coming to Iowa State, she spent 24 years at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina, where she served in many roles, including Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. She also received Winthrop’s highest faculty honor, Distinguished Professor, in 2011.Follow-up event: Join a discussion group on September 22 from 12:00-12:45pm at 353 Catt Hall. Bring your lunch, process what you learned at the lecture, and share questions you have next about the topic.

Breaking Barriers: Ivan Depeña Artist Talk
4:30 PM – Second Floor, Scheman Building - In remembrance of the 100 year anniversary of Jack Trice’s death, the large-scale sculpture Breaking Barriers was installed outside the stadium bearing Trice’s name. Artist Ivan Depeña will discuss the process of creating public works of art, and the intricacies of making art that captures the varied impacts and legacy of Jack Trice held by countless ISU alumni. Please note: this lecture will not be recorded.

Do Rivers Have Rhythm? Describing the Energetic Regimes of Flowing Waters
6:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - This lecture wa recorded and can be viewed on the Available Recordings page. Fobes Ronald Lecture in Environmental ConservationA decade ago, a group of freshwater scientists asked the deceptively simple question: Are there river biomes? We wanted to understand if there were characteristic rhythms of productivity and respiration in river ecosystems. We wanted to know: What environmental drivers distinguished one river biome from another? Can they be predicted from the terrestrial biome they drain? Do they vary predictably with river size? Are they changing as a result of climate and land use change? This talk will explore the answers we arrived at after taking the "pulse" of hundreds of rivers through the StreamPULSE project.Emily S. Bernhardt, PhD. is the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry and current Chair of the Department of Biology at Duke University. First appointed to Duke in 2004, Dr. Bernhardt’s research is motivated by a desire to understand how our use of the land alters energy and nutrient cycling in downstream rivers and wetlands and the extent to which management efforts can reverse, ameliorate, or improve aquatic ecosystem structure and function. Dr. Bernhardt has been recognized for her scholarly productivity and impact with the 2004 H.G. Hynes Award from the Society for Freshwater Science; the 2013 Yentsch-Schindler award from the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography; the 2015 Mercer Award from the Ecological Society of America; and a 2015 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. She has been named a Fellow of the Leopold Leadership Program, the Ecological Society of America, the Society for Freshwater Science, and the American Geophysical Union. In 2023 she was elected to the National Academy of Science.

Olivia’s Legacy: Raising Awareness of Alcohol Culture on Campuses and How to Stay Safe
5:30 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - This lecture was recorded and can be viewed on the Available Recordings page. In January 2021, Iowa State student Olivia Chutich died of hypothermia and acute alcohol intoxication in her sorority's parking lot. Hear from her mother, Dr. Penny Wheeler, recently retired chief executive officer of Allina Health, as she shares the story of her daughter's spirit, the impact of her loss, and considerations for alcohol education and increasing safety in situations where alcohol is involved.Follow-up event: Join a discussion group on September 20 from 12:00-12:45pm at Sloss. Bring your lunch, process what you learned at the lecture, and share questions you have next about the topic.

Why They Come
6:00 PM – 2630 Memorial Union - This talk will explore why immigrants are crossing our southern border. Contrary to popular belief, it is not in search of a better life or to take advantage of U.S. generosity. When one nation builds roads into other nations to steal their raw material and cheap labor, we should not be shocked when those individuals take those same roads following what has been stolen from them. This immigration crisis is a product of foreign colonialist policies which began in the 1840s. A brief history will be explored to better grasp why people show up at our borders. Rather than going to charitable virtues as a reply, the talk debunks such self-gratifying responses and focuses instead on restitution as a more appropriate answer. This is a challenging talk which will help students think more critically about the current immigration issue.Dr. Miguel De La Torre is an international scholar, documentarian, activist, and author. Dr. De La Torre's academic pursuit is social ethics within contemporary U.S. thought, especially how religion affects race, class, and gender oppression. He serves as professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. This lecture was recorded and can be viewed on the Available Recordings page. 

Poetry and Conflict Resolution
6:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - This lecture is part of the Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series.Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama’s work centres around themes of language, power, conflict and religion. Working fluently on the page and with groups of people, Pádraig is a skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. His work has won acclaim in circles of poetry, politics, religion, psychotherapy and conflict analysis. In this lecture, he will explore conflict resolution through the lens of contemporary poetry.Mr. Ó Tuama will do a book signing after the event. The University Book Store will be onsite selling his books.This lecture was recorded and can be viewed on the Available Recordings page. 

Women, Power, and Rape Culture: The Politics and Policy of Underrepresentation
6:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Bonnie Stabile is Associate Dean for Student and Academic Affairs and Associate Professor in the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, where she also founded and directs the Gender and Policy (GAP) Center. Professor Stabile’s teaching repertoire in public policy and public administration includes courses on policy analysis, program evaluation, ethics, and gender. She was the 2019 recipient of the Schar School's Teaching Award. During her 16-year tenure at the Schar School, she has also served as MPP and MPA program director.Her book, Women, Power and Rape Culture: The Politics and Policy of Underrepresentation, co-authored by Graduate Research Assistant and doctoral candidate Aubrey Grant, was published by Praeger in September 2022. Other publications include articles in peer-reviewed journals including Public Integrity; the Journal of Public Affairs Education; Sexuality, Gender and Policy; Rhetoric Review; and Politics and the Life Sciences. She writes for Ms. Magazine and serves on the Ms. Committee of Scholars.Professor Stabile served as Editor-in-Chief of World Medical & Health Policy, a peer reviewed academic journal published by Wiley, from 2019 - 2020, after having served as Deputy and then Co-Editor since 2011. Her federal government work experience includes acting as Installation Coordinator of a U.S. Army post in Amberg, Germany, and as a Program Analyst for the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. From 1989-1993 she was Program Coordinator of the Senior Managers in Government Program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Follow-up event: Join a discussion group on September 13 from 12:00-12:45pm at Sloss. Bring your lunch, process what you learned at the lecture, and share questions you have next about the topic.This lecture was recorded and can be viewed on the Available Recordings page.