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Comedy! Christian Finnegan with Kyle Grooms and John Mulaney
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium - Admission Free - Doors open at 7 p.m. - Christian Finnegan, as seen on Comedy Central, is currently on VH1's hit series Best Week Ever. Other credits include Comedy Central Presents, Chappelle's Show and Premium Blend, and performances at clubs and colleges all over America, most recently with Comedy Central's No Class College Tour and FHM's Comedy Tour. Also performing from the Comedy Central line-up: Kyle Grooms and John Mulaney.

Jim Hightower Campus Tour for Sensible Federal Budget Priorities
12:00 PM – Central Campus, Iowa State University, Rain location: Great Hall, Memorial Union - Jim Hightower will discuss current federal budget priorities and how changes can be made to provide for children's health insurance, education, alternative energy development, job training, and world hunger efforts. Sensible Iowans will be there with their "Carny Mobile" containing interactive and enjoyable educational carnival style games to teach players about our current federal budget. Free pens and other goodies. Jim Hightower will be touring Iowa's universities and community colleges on behalf of Iowans for Sensible Priorities.

A Philosophy of Public Environmental Education - Mark Rigstad
7:00 PM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Mark Rigstad is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Oakland University in Michigan. His research and publications focus on the history of political philosophy in early modern Britain, and on philosophical issues of military and environmental justice in contemporary global politics. He received his doctorate from the Johns Hopkins University where he was an interdisciplinary Fellow in the History of Political Thought.

Negotiation and the Gender Divide - Sara Laschever
3:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Keynote Address for the 2006 Iowa Women's Leadership Summit, Iowa State University Sara Laschever is the co-author of Women Don't Ask, and was a research associate and principal interviewer for Project Access, a landmark Harvard University study funded by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research, and the Bunting Institute. To register for the entire, free Summit, please go to: http://www.wlc.provost.iastate.edu/

American Strategies for Success Competing with China and India in a Globalized World - Newt Gingrich
10:45 AM – Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - Newt Gingrich was first elected to Congress in 1978 where he served the Sixth District of Georgia for twenty years. In 1995, he was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives where he served until 1999. As Speaker of the House, he was the architect of the "Contract with America" leading the Republican Party to victory in 1994 by capturing the majority in the U.S. House for the first time in forty years. He has published nine books including Contract with America and To Renew America and his most recent book, Winning the Future: A 21st Century Contract with America. Never Call Retreat concluded Newt's series of active history studies in the lessons of warfare based on a fictional account of the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath. And in Saving Lives & Saving Money, he demonstrates how to transform health and healthcare into a 21st century system. Part of the Globalization, Technology and Culture Series.

VEISHEA Opening Ceremony with Gary Stahl and Sean McLaughlin
12:00 PM – Central Campus - Gary Stahl, Deputy Director of UNICEF's Programme Funding Office, will discuss "Making a Difference in the World." He joined UNICEF in October 1994 working in Rwanda with over 400,000 internally displaced people. He graduated from The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 1994 as a John F. Kennedy Fellow and from Iowa State University in 1983. Special guest Sean McLaughlin, weather anchor for NBC News' Sunday Weekend Today Show, graduated from Iowa State University in 1988.

Political Cartoons, Cultural Sensitivity and the First Amendment - Reza Aslan with Brian Duffy and Barbara Mack
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Reza Aslan is the author of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam. Brian Duffy is the Des Moines Register editorial cartoonist. Barbara Mack is a media law professor with the Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Iowa State University. They will join in a panel discussion with Reza Aslan following his presentation on the current conflict regarding Danish political cartoons and the clash of Islamic traditions and values with contemporary ideals of democracy and human rights.

Gubernatorial Race 2006 - Bob Vander Plaats
6:00 PM – Lagomarcino E164 - Bob Vander Plaats is running for Lt. Governor of Iowa. Before running for public office, he was a teacher, school principal, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Opportunities Unlimited, a health and human services organization, providing rehabilitative services for young adults with brain or spinal cord injuries, or other life-altering disabilities. He is currently president of MVP Leadership, which specializes in strategic vision and executive leadership for Business and Industry, Economic Development, Education, Health Care, Human Services, and Private Foundations.

Sudan Update: A Visual Presentation - Gary Stahl
4:00 PM – Jischke Honors Building - Gary Stahl, Deputy Director of UNICEF's Programme Funding Office, will discuss his recent visit to Sudan and provide a report on the current situation and the impact of the peace agreement. The Darfur region in Sudan has been described as the unresolved piece of the puzzle for Africa's largest country where 1.8 million people are still dependent on aid agencies.

Stealing Reality: The Rise of the Right, the Fracture of News and Lessons Learned from Karl Rove - Bill Israel
8:00 PM – 1148 Gerdin Auditorium - Bill Israel, professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts, specializes in the study of media and power, reporting, and online journalism. He has taught "Politics and the Press" with aides to Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush. Israel worked as press secretary to an Iowa gubernatorial candidate, as assistant to the California Senate majority leader, and as press secretary and legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator in Washington. In radio, television, and print media he has worked as reporter, producer, editor, and anchor. He has worked for the San Francisco Chronicle, the Sacramento Bee, Dallas Morning News, USA Today, CBS Radio, ABC-TV News, and other regional print and broadcast news outlets.