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Strategies to Diversify Faculty and Staff Ranks - Denice D. Denton
10:00 AM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Denice D. Denton is the Dean of Engineering and a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington. She held previous positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Dr. Denton works extensively on engineering education reform and co-directed the National Institute for Science Education in 1995-1996. She currently directs the University of Washington's NSF ADVANCE program and works actively to encourage women and underrepresented minorities to consider careers in Science and Engineering. She was instrumental is developing the UW Faculty Recruitment Toolkit which integrates issues specific to faculty recruitment of women and minority faculty within the general document.

Insect Horror Film Festival
6:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - This celebration of insect life includes activities for all ages: hissing cockroachs, giant millipedes, insect displays, an insect tasting event, and the film, "Eight Legged Freaks". Doors open at 6 p.m. and film starts at 7:30 p.m.

ISU Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Landmark Supreme Court Ruling - Opening Doors, Opening Minds:Brown vs. the Board of Education
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Roger Wilkins is the Clarence J. Robinson Professor of History and American Culture at George Mason University and a member of the U. S. 50th Anniversary Commission on Brown v. Board of Education. He served as Assistant Attorney General during the Johnson Administration, and has been both witness to and participant in some of the major historical events of our time, from the Civil Rights movement to the campaign to end apartheid. While on the editorial page staff of The Washington Post, he was cited by the Pulitzer Prize committee in 1972 for Watergate coverage along with Woodward, Bernstein, and Herblock. He is the author of Jefferson's Pillow: The Founding Fathers and the Dilemma of Black Patriotism and his autobiography, A Man's Life, and he was co-editor with Fred Harris of Quiet Riots. His undergraduate and law degrees are from the University of Michigan. This 1954 ruling ended segregation in public schools and laid the groundwork for the civil rights movement. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to engage in discussion surrounding the case at this event and others scheduled throughout the year including the President's "Conversations on Diversity."

Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Series - An Evening with Annie Proulx
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Annie Proulx became the first woman to win the PEN/Faulkner book award, for her debut novel Postcards. The following year she won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for her novel The Shipping News, which was made into a film featuring actor Kevin Spacey. She published collection of short stories, Heart Songs, a collections of short stories and essays, Close Range, Wyoming Stories, and the novels Accordion Crimesand That Old Ace in the Hole. Annie Proulx is a contributor to many anthologies and periodicals including Best American Short Stories 1997, The New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune. Distinguished Professor of English Mary Swander will interview Annie Proulx and lead a q & a with the audience following her reading.

Food Safety and Security in the Restaurant Industry - Jorge Hernandez
3:00 PM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Jorge Hernandez is vice president of food safety and risk management for the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). In this newly created role, he heads the efforts to define NRAEF's food safety and risk management market offerings. Hernandez also works with senior staff members to create strategic plans, as well as develops and manages business plans around these offerings. In addition, he maintains responsibility for NRAEF's science and regulatory relations team.

The Red Chinese Puzzle or What Is Behind the Upheaval in China - Dick Wilson
All Day – Memorial Union - Dick Wilson is a British writer, radio commentator on Asia.

History of Science Series - The Pill: A Technological Revolution and Its Social Consequences - Donald T. Critchlow
8:00 PM – 1414 Molecular Biology Auditorium - Donald T. Critchlow is professor of history at Saint Louis University, and editor of the Journal of Policy History. His books include Intended Consequences: Birth Control, Abortion, and the Federal Government in Modern America; Studebaker: The Life and Death of an American Auto Company; America! A Concise History; and The Brookings Institution, 1916-1952: Expertise and the Public Interest in a Democratic Society. He received his doctorate and masters from the University of California, Berkeley, and his undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University.

From the Daily Show and Comedy Central - Mo Rocca
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium - Admission Free - Mo Rocca, senior political correspondent for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central, is best known for his wacky, tongue-in-cheek news reports. Indecision 2000, The Daily Show's coverage of the presidential race, garnered both an Emmy and a Peabody Award. Rocca and the team from The Daily Show with Jon Stewart were named Rolling Stone's People of the Year 2000.

Presidential Caucus Series - How to Create a Future - Dennis J. Kucinich
2:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio and leader of the Progressive Caucus, is a presidential candidate. This series is designed to provide students, faculty, staff, and community members with an opportunity to question all presidential candidates before the precinct caucuses on January 19.

Destination Iowa State - COMEDY PERFORMANCE! - Andrew Kennedy
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium - Admission Free. - Priority seating for those participating in Destination Iowa State. Andrew Kennedy can be seen on Comedy Central's "Premium Blend," "New Joke City" with Robert Klein and BET's "Comic View Best of." He is half Colombian, half British and fully bi-lingual. Growing up around the world, he has insight into people and culture others do not. A regular on the New York City comedy club circuit, Andrew performs all over the east coast and has over six years of sketch and improvisational comedy experience. His performances at the world famous Apollo Theater and most recently at the Montreal Comedy Festival have created a lot of buzz. The Performing Arts Weekly Back Stage calls him "the breaking talent to watch this year..."