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Dark Water Rising: The Truth Behind The Animal Rescues of Hurricane Katrina - Mike Shiley
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Join award-winning independent filmmaker Mike Shiley for the true story of what really happened to 50,000 starving and stranded pets in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He will show clips and provide comments on the making of his documentary which looks at the reality of the life and death struggles on the toxic streets of New Orleans.

Roberto Burle Marx: A Historical Context - Robert R. Harvey
7:00 PM – Reiman Gardens Hughes Auditorium - ISU Professor Emeritus Robert Harvey will discuss the work of landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx and his role in the transition between the Gardenesque and Modernist garden movements. Marx, a Renaissance man whose passions also included botany, painting, and sculpture created gardens in his native Brazil using lush, tropical plants in an abstract artist's eye. Lecture attendees will be able to view the current Reiman Gardens Conservatory display: Roberto Burle Marx: Designing with Bromeliads before the lecture. Part of Reiman Gardens Series.

Building the Right Foundation for the Financial Services Industry Right Here in Iowa - Scott Johnson
12:40 PM – 0119, Gerdin Business Building - Scott Johnson, the 2006 Stafford Lecturer, was named president of Wells Fargo Bank in 1993. He currently holds the title of Regional President for Wells Fargo Bank in Iowa and Illinois. Born in Morning Sun, Iowa, he graduated from Iowa State University in 1979 with a degree in Industrial Administration. He earned a master's of business administration degree in 1990 from Drake University.

Dark Water Rising: The True Story Behind the Hurricane Katrina Animal Rescues - THE FILM
7:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - This is the true story of what really happened to 50,000 starving and stranded pets in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.Over 50,000 dogs and cats were left behind in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The pets (mostly dogs) that survived the flood were locked in houses and chained to fences without food and water for up to six weeks.

Book Lusting: The Pleasures and Perils of a Life of Reading - Nancy Pearl
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Nancy Pearl has become a rock star among readers since the release of Book Lust and the Librarian Action Figure modeled in her likeness. The former Executive Director of the Washington Center for the Book is a regular commentator about books on national Public Radio's "Morning Edition" and NPR affiliate stations. In 2004, Pearl became the 50th winner of the Women's National Book Association Award for her extraordinary contribution to the world of books. The 2006 Banned Book Week speaker.

Girls Fight Back - Erin Weed
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Girls Fight Back was founded in 2001 by Erin Weed after the murder of her college sorority sister, Shannon McNamara. This terrible tragedy inspired Weed to learn all she could about personal safety, self-defense and women's empowerment. After training with the best violence prevention experts and self-defense instructors in the world, she created the innovative Girls Fight Back approach. Mixing humor and empowerment with the practical needs of today's woman, Weed has created revolutionary personal safety programs, courses, educational tools and a cutting-edge women's self-defense studio.

Bemba Colorada with Joey Villagomez & Vince Acevedo
6:30 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Come for the comedy, stay for the music! The Opening Ceremonies for Latino Heritage Month 2006 will include the band Bemba Colora with comedians Joey Villagomez and Vince Acevedo. Bemba Colora will play a variety of Latin music including salsa, merengue, and cumbia. Comedians Joey Villagomez and Vince Acevedo along with Bemba Colorada, will provide a fun and entertaining night rich in Latino culture. Joann McKay, Director of the Des Moines Latino Heritage Festival, will open the eveniing with brief comments.

Place Work, Piece Work, Public Work - Julie Ellison
7:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Julie Ellison is director of Imagining America, a consortium of universities whose mission is "to strengthen the public role and democratic purposes of the humanities, arts, and design." She is a professor of English and in the Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Michigan. Part of the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities series on Places, Peoples, and Spatial Practices.

Why Look at Racism Today? A Catholic Response - Bryan Massingale
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Bryan Massingale, the Msgr. Supple Endowment Fall Lecturer, is working with the US Bishops on the development of a pastoral letter on the sin of racism and is a Associate Professor, Department of Theology, Marquette University. He (S.T.D., Accademia Alphonsianum, 1991), [Systematics/Ethics], specializes in Roman Catholic moral theology with a focus on Catholic social thought, liberation theologies, African American religious ethics, and racial justice. His recent work applies Catholic social thought to the issues of affirmative action, racial reconciliation, environmental justice, and terrorism and the challenge of peacemaking.

The Importance of Being Entrepreneurial in Today's Changing University Climate - Michael Morris
4:00 PM – 1352 Gilman Auditorium - Michael Morris, the 2006 Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair, is Professor, Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship, and Head, Department of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises, Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. Dr. Michael Morris is internationally recognized for his writing and teaching on the topic of entrepreneurship. His most recent books include: Corporate Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Development Inside Organizations (with D. Kuratko) and Entrepreneurial Intensity: Sustainable Advantage for Individuals, Organizations, and Societies.