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ISU Town Hall with Bryan Jack Holder
7:00 PM – 3560 Memorial Union - 2022 ISU Lectures Campaign Town Hall Series Bryan Jack Holder, the Liberty Caucus candidate for Iowa U.S. House District 4, will answer questions from students, faculty/staff, and the Ames community. Residence-Lifelong Iowan and Citizen of Pottawattamie County Education- 1991 Graduate of Co. Bluffs St. Albert Catholic High School- National Honor Society member- Honorable Mention All State Basketball 1993 Graduate of Iowa Western Community College- Associate of Arts in Communication- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society member 1995 Graduate of Bellevue University- Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Minor in Speech Communication- Alpha Chi Honor Society member 1998 Graduate of Creighton University School of Law- Juris Doctor- Federalist Society member Family-Never married, single father of one adult son Work-Professional Photographer/Videographer. I produce over 100 videos each year including high school sporting events, weddings, graduations, concerts, town halls Political- 5 time Candidate for US House of Representatives (2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022) 2 time Candidate for Iowa House of Representatives (2016, 2017) 2 time Candidate for Iowa Western Community College Board of Trustees (2017, 2021)

ISU Town Hall with Rick Stewart
6:00 PM – 3560 Memorial Union - 2022 ISU Lectures Campaign Town Hall Series Rick Stewart, the Libertarian candidate for Iowa governor, will answer questions from students, faculty/staff, and the Ames community. Rick Stewart is the Libertarian Party's candidate for Iowa Governor. Rick is a native Iowan who attended ISU for one quarter before dropping out to take a two year trip to Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Upon returning he went from a long haired hippy to a uniformed police officer in Maquoketa, his home town, in 30 days. Two years later he was fired for growing a beard. While earning a degree from Kirkwood College in agricultural mechanics Rick started a company selling (legal) herbs and spices to natural food stores. Today Frontier Co-Op employs 600 people and has $200+ million in annual sales. Along the way he was Iowa's Small Businessperson of the Year, and first national runner-up. Frontier was honored by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in America, and for three years was on Working Mother Magazine's list of the best companies in the country for working mothers. Since his early retirement in 1999 Rick has hiked the Appalachian Trail, traveled to Cuba, North Korea, Myanmar, and 37 other off the beaten path countries, as a hitchhiking short haired hippy. He has climbed 87 volcanoes in Guatemala to earn money which supports a school with 175 low income students in K-6, and an orphanage for 35. In 2012 Rick received national publicity for exposing the Commission on Presidential Debates as the most anti-democratic institution in America when he proved none of their 'National Donors' had ever given a single dollar to the organization. Rick has previously run for US Senate, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, and Linn County Sheriff. He has a BA from Coe College, an MBA from the University of Chicago, 6 children and 10 grandchildren, and lives in Cedar Rapids.

ISU Town Hall with Ryan Melton
5:00 PM – 3560 Memorial Union - 2022 ISU Lectures Campaign Town Hall Series Ryan was born and raised in the Midwest and has lived the past two decades in Iowa. Raised in poverty, he is well aware of the struggles of working families. Being the first in his family to graduate from college, Ryan is grateful for the public schools that gave him a fighting chance. He earned his B.S. in History and Political Science from Iowa State University, and his M.A. in U.S. History from the University of Kansas. He hones his problem-solving and leadership skills leading successful teams at a Fortune 100 company. Ryan is ready to leverage his knowledge and skill to fight for the people of Iowa's 4th District.

Fearless Governance: Using Trust, Empowerment, and Accountability to Lead
5:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - A public reception will begin at 5pm. Dr. Bedi will speak at 6pm. Dr. Kiran Bedi was the first woman to have joined the officer ranks of Indian Police Service in1972. She was the 24th Lt Governor of Puducherry and served the United Nations as Civilian Police Advisor in Peace Keeping Operations. She has a PhD from IIT Delhi with a post-doctoral Nehru Fellowship. She was a winner of the Gallantry award from Gov. of Inia, and the Magsaysay Award also known as Asia’s Nobel Peace Award. She also was an Asian tennis champion and has authored several books. She has a biopic on her life called Yes Madam Sir. She founded two Foundations, Navjyoti India Foundation and India Vision Foundation which serve the under privileged in rural, urban areas and in prisons for last 30 years. Her latest book Fearless Governance is based on ground realities as she saw while serving as the Lt Governor Puducherry as released by Ms. Indra Nooyi (former CEO Pepsi). They called it a “blue print for Good Governance" cutting across leadership qualities both, in private and public sector.

21st Century Agricultural Renaissance: Solutions from the Land
7:00 PM – Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss - 2022 William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture Ernie Shea is the President of Solutions from the Land (SfL), a not-for-profit organization that incubates and supports farmer-led, multi-stakeholder platforms that inspire, educate, and equip agricultural partners to innovate and lead efforts to sustain productivity, enhance climate resilience, and contribute to local and global goals for sustainable development. SfL brings agricultural thought leaders to the forefront of conversations about the food system, the environment and the future. Shea has over 40 years of experience at the global, national, state and local level where he has designed and facilitated initiatives to enhance the effective functioning and ability of agricultural landscapes to sequester carbon, protect water quality, improve public health, and ensure a growing and resilient food system.

The Reality of Migration in El Salvador
6:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Interpreter: Joseph Russ Carmen Elena Diaz Anzora is a member of the executive committee of the Calvinist Reformed Church of El Salvador, where she works as Coordinator of the church’s Education Program and forms part of the coordinating team for the church’s Migrant Ministry. She holds a degree Educational Sciences, specializing in Peace Education, with additional training in Psychosocial Care and Psychotraumatology. Carmen has experience in the management, execution, evaluation, and systematization of social projects, especially in community formation, peacebuilding and conflict transformation. Her work includes psychosocial care for migrants and people in emergency situations due to disasters. In addition, she designs, implements and systematizes learning processes for children and youth in violence prevention, community building, and peacebuilding.

A Legacy of Excellence: The History of the New Farmers of America
7:00 PM – Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss - Dr. Antoine Alston (’00 PhD agricultural education and studies), professor and associate dean within the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University will present a lecture based on his newly released book, The Legacy of the New Farmers of America, a historical narrative about a national organization meant for Black farm boys studying vocational agriculture in high school. Similar in structure to the Future Farmers of America, the NFA was formed in 1927 and existed until 1965, when it merged with FFA following the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He will also touch on African American Agricultural history.

It's Personal: What Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for Individual Liberties
6:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - 2022 Constitution Day Panel Recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court have altered Americans understanding of privacy, freedom of religion, and personal liberties. An expert panel will discuss the immediate legal effects and how other personal freedoms could be affected by upcoming cases. Moderator: Dr. Karen Kedrowski is Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics and Professor of Political Science at Iowa State. She was recently named Campus Champion of the Year by the Andrew Goodman Foundation in recognition for her student voter engagement work. Panelists: Professor Dirk Deam, ISU Julie Roosa, First Amendment attorney Leah Patton, Staff Attorney, ACLU of Iowa

Who Gets What and Why? Economists as Engineers
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Dr. Alvin Roth is the Craig and Susan McCaw professor of economics at Stanford University and the Gund professor of economics and business administration emeritus at Harvard University. He was President of the American Economics Association in 2017. Dr. Roth has made significant contributions to the fields of game theory, market design and experimental economics, and is known for his emphasis on applying economic theory to solutions for "real-world" problems. In 2012, he won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences jointly with Lloyd Shapley "for the theory of stable allocations and the practice of market design."

Where's the Whistle? You Can't Coach Yourself Out of Mental Illness
7:30 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Come to the 2022 Story County Mental Health Expo featuring a huge vendor fair and speaker Lyndsey (Medders) Fennelly, She is a former Iowa State All-American and WNBA Draftee. She co-founded CampusCycle, Elite 360 Training, a sport development business for athletes in central Iowa that has serviced over 40,000 athletes, and is a motivational speaker and mental health advocate. Lyndsey has been hospitalized twice since 2013 after 2 significant breakdowns and has since shared her story with over 13,000 Iowans in an effort to reduce the stigma. She is also passionate about giving back, a life well lived, and most especially time with her family. At 6pm, the Vendor Fair and Exhibition will open in the Sun Room with door prizes and free food. Ms. Fennelly will speak at 7:30pm The annual Story County Mental Health Expo is a partnership among various Story County health groups and ISU. The groups involved include: ISU Committee on Lectures, ISU Police, Eyerly Ball, ISU Student Wellness, ISU Dean of Students Office, Optimae Life Services, YSS, Mary Greeley Medical Center, Community Support Advocates, Ames Police, Community & Family Resources, and NAMI Central Iowa.