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The Future of Rwanda - Romain Murenzi and Silas Lwakabamba
12:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Romain Murenzi is the Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research for the Republic of Rwanda. He will be discussing government policies and development Initiatives in education and technology with Silas Lwakabamba. He previously served as chair and professor in the Department of Physics at Clark Atlanta University among his many academic appointments and honors. Silas Lwakabamba is Rector of the Kigali Institute of Science, Technology and Management in Rwanda. He received his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Leeds, England, and was named Dean of Engineering at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, before joining the UN-Sponsored African Regional Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing.John Wong, ISU Marketing Professor, will join Niki Davis, Director of the Center for Technology in Learning and Teaching, in the discussion which follows their presentations. Dr. Davis will moderate the discussion. Part of the World Affairs Series

Women and Leadership: Mentoring the Next Generation - Soledad O'Brien
7:30 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Soledad O'Brien, the fall Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics Mary Louise Smith Scholar, anchors CNN's American Morning with Miles O'Brien. She was among a handful of CNN anchors sent to Puhket, Thailand, to cover the disaster and aftermath of the tsunami that took more than 155,000 lives. In the fall of 2003, O'Brien was the only broadcast journalist permitted to travel with first lady Laura Bush on her trip to Moscow. She came to CNN from NBC News where she had anchored the network's Weekend Today since July 1999.

How to Make Yourself Disappear: A Meditation on Our Selves and Our Brains - Bill Robinson
7:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Bill Robinson is Professor in Philosophy at Iowa State. He is the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities 2005 Scholar. A reception will follow.

The Physiological Maturation of Lance Armstrong: Sport Reflects Life - Edward F. Coyle
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Edward F. Coyle is director of the Human Performance Laboratory and Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Texas, Austin, and will be the Pease Family Scholar this fall. He is an outstanding exercise physiologist and has worked with Lance Armstrong, winner of 7 straight Tour de France Races, since the early 1990s. His discoveries have helped define the emerging discipline of 'Sports Nutrition' and his model for predicting endurance performance is widely recognized.

Student Forum with City Council Candidats
6:00 PM – 305 Carver Hall - Ames City Council candidates will discuss issues of concern to ISU students. Hosted by GSB.

Hotel Rwanda: Global Justice and Human Rights - Paul Rusesabagina
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Paul Rusesabagina was the hotel manager in Rwanda who saved 1,268 people during the 1994 genocide when nearly 1 million people were slaughtered in 100 days. He served as special consultant to Hotel Rwanda, starring Don Cheadle. He still works with charitable organizations aiding survivors of the Rwandan tragedy and has set up the Rusesabagina Foundation to help the relief effort. He is the keynote speaker for the World Affairs series.

Global Justice and Human Rights: A View from the State Department - Gretchen Birkle
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Gretchen Birkle is the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor., and has recently taken the lead on issues related to human rights violations in Darfur, Sudan. She was previously deputy director for the Eurasia division of the International Republican Institute, managing the organization's activities in nine countries of the former Soviet Union, and also served on the staff of Senator Arlen Specter. Gretchen graduated from Pennsylvania State University in political science and has a Master's Degree in International Relations with a specialization in Soviet Studies from The Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. Part of the World Affairs Series.

Long-Term Impact of Early Intervention: Lessons from the Early Head Start National Evaluation Study - Helen Raikes
7:00 PM – Gallery Room, Memorial Union - Join Helen Raikes, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, for a discussion about the birth of Early Head Start. She will share "lessons learned" from a national study of Early Head Start children and their families in 17 sites, who were followed from birth through five years of age. Discover more about the impact of Early Head Start on special population groups, including children with disabilities, African American children, families enrolled during pregnancy, and families at both moderate and high levels of risk. Find out what works best for whom: classroom-based programs and/or home-visiting approaches. The Fall Barbara E. (Mound)Hansen Early Childhood Lecture Series Endowment

Islam in America: Finding Common Ground - Jane I. Smith
2:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Jane I. Smith is Professor of Islamic Studies and Co-Director of the Duncan Black MacDonald Center for the Study of Islam & Christian-Muslim Relations. She is co-editor of The Muslim World, a journal dedicated to the study of Islam and Christian-Muslim relations, and the author of Islam in America.

Deadly Persuasion: Advertising and Addiction - Jean Kilbourne
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jean Kilbourne is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. She is the author of Can't Buy My Love: How Advertising Changes the Way We Think and Feel. She has contributed chapters to many books, including Feminist Perspectives on Eating Disorders, Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, and TV and Teens: Experts Look at the Issues. Her articles are frequently reprinted in textbooks, such as The University in Your Life, Impact of Mass Media, and Gender, Race, and Class in Media.