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Wisdom of the Mystic Saints - Ralph Martin
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Ralph Martin is the author of several books on spirituality, including The Fulfillment of All Desire, as well as audio albums on the teaching of the saints. He is Director of Graduate Programs in The New Evangelization at Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, assistant professor of theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in the Archdiocese of Detroit as well as visiting professor of theology at Franciscan University of Steubenville. Martin is the president of Renewal Ministries and the host of the weekly television program The Choices We Face.

Running on Ice: Stories from a Warming Arctic - Elizabeth Andre
7:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Elizabeth Andre will share stories, slides and videos from her 1,200 mile dogsled trek across the Canadian Arctic's Baffin Island with renowned polar explorer Will Steger and a team of Inuit hunters, explorers and educators. Her experience included encounters with polar bears, sleds falling through the ice, snowstorms, and mushing a team of ten huskies through mountain passes and over frozen ocean. She will also recount stories shared by Inuit people living in a rapidly warming climate and offer insights to how we can respond to the challenge of global warming. Elizabeth Andre is an Ames native and graduated from Iowa State in 1998 with degrees in Spanish and International Studies. Iowa State 150th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series.

Legacies of Repression: Archives and Human Rights - Trudy Huskamp Peterson
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Trudy Huskamp Peterson, retired director of the National Archives, is a leader among international efforts to preserve records of governmental truth commissions and international criminal tribunals. In South Africa she served as an advisor for the records of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was established to serve victims of violence and human rights abuses under Apartheid. She has served as the director of Archives and Records Management for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and led efforts to preserve and make available archives from the countries of the former Soviet bloc. Most recently she worked with government police records in Guatemala. Peterson received her B.A. in English from Iowa State University in 1967. She is the author of Final Acts: A Guide to Preserving the Records of Truth Commissions. Part of the World Affairs Series and the Iowa State 150th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Celebration
4:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Musical performances and speakers celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. King. Speakers include Religious Studies Professor Mary Sawyer, Student Activist Greg Bonett, Government of the Student Body President Brian Phillips and Black Student Alliance President Rachel Iheanacho. Singer Darryle Bohanna will perform. Provost Elizabeth Hoffman will present the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Advancing One Community Awards. Birthday cake graciously donated by Campus Dining Services.

Let Freedom Ring - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday Celebration Carillon Concert
11:50 AM – Central Campus - A carillon concert in honor of Dr. King with Dr. Tin-Shi Tam, carilloneur.

Rachel and Me: The Road from SILENT SPRING to LIVING DOWNSTREAM
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Ecologist, author, and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber is a recognized expert on the environmental links to cancer and reproductive health. She received her doctorate in biology from the University of Michigan and master's degree in English from Illinois State University. Her writing expresses scientific reportage about the natural world in lyrical, poetic prose and earned her the Will Solimene Award from the American Medical Writers Association and recognition from the Sierra Club as "the New Rachel Carson." Steingraber's book Living Downstream presents cancer as a human rights issue. Her 2001 book Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood was featured on "Kids and Chemicals," a PBS documentary by Bill Moyers. Parents are welcome to bring children and babies to this event.

Globalization and Technology: Challenge and Opportunity for Future Engineers - Klaus Hoehn
6:00 PM – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - Klaus Hoehn is Vice President of Advanced Technology and Engineering at Deere & Company. He joined the company in 1992 as a manager at John Deere Werke in Mannheim, Germany. Hoehn received his bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in mechanical and agricultural engineering from Rostock University in Germany.Technology, Globalization, and Culture Series.

Going Global: Trends and Issues in the World Marketplace - Frederick Smith
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Frederick Smith is the founder, president, and CEO of the Federal Express Corporation. He is known as the "father of the overnight delivery business." On the first night of operations, a fleet of 14 jets took off with 186 packages. In the first two years, the venture lost $27 million. By 1997, the company was worth $16 billion, with 170,000 employees flying a fleet of 584 planes and 38,500 trucks to deliver 2.8 million packages daily to 212 countries. A graduate of Yale University, Smith enlisted in the Marine Corps, serving two tours of duty in Vietnam. The 2007 Manatt Phelps Lecture in Political Science.

A Town Hall Meeting with John Edwards
5:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is running for president to provide all Americans with the same opportunities for success that he has had throughout his life. He was the first presidential candidate from either party to lay out a universal healthcare plan and a comprehensive plan to achieve energy independence and fight global warming. He has also provided detailed plans to end the war in Iraq, revitalize rural America, reform our education system and make college more affordable through his College for Everyone program. Prior to his election as a US Senator from North Carolina, John Edwards practiced law for twenty years. He is the former director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity at UNC-Chapel Hill and was the Democratic vice presidential candidate in 2004. Part of the Presidential Caucus Series, providing the university community with opportunities to question presidential candidates before the precinct caucuses.

The Comedy of Mo Rocca - A Study Break
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Mo Rocca contributes off-beat news reports and satirical commentary on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CBS News Sunday Morning. A former correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he also is a regular panelist on NPR's quiz show Wait, Wait . . . Don't Tell Me, creator and host of AOL's Mo Rocca 180°, and author of All the Presidents' Pets: The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over. It's not a study break without food - popcorn provided by SUB.