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Designing after Disaster
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - What impact will the destruction of the World Trade Towers have on architecture, engineering, and related design fields? Should the towers be rebuilt or replaced with memorials? These and other questions will be discussed by:Mark Stankard, assistant professor of architecture, teaches the history of architecture and was a finalist in the Oklahoma City Memorial competition; Mira Engler, associate professor of landscape architecture, has written about memorials and researches landscapes of waste and dereliction; Robert Abendroth, associate professor in civil and construction engineering, teaches building design and structural steel design courses; Jim Bolluyt, assistant professor in civil and construction engineering, will moderate.

From Sabbath to Sunday - Samuele Bacchiocchi
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Samuele Bacchiocchi is professor of theology at Andrews University and author of the books including The Christian and Rock Music: A Study on Biblical Principles of Music and The Sabbath Under Crossfire: A Biblical Analysis of Recent Sabbath/Sunday Developments. He studied for his doctorate at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the first non-Catholic admitted in over 450 years. He was awarded a gold medal by Pope Paul VI for academic distinction.

Hispanic Heritage Month - Fantasia Juvenil
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Fantasia Juvenil is a Puerto Rican dance troop from Chicago with 25 performers ranging in age from 7-18 years. The group performs a wide range of dances, in a variety of costumes, from Central and South America.

Cars, Stamps, Telephone Dials and Hot Links: Some Thoughts About 37 Years of Conducting Sample Surveys - Dr. Dillman
3:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Dillman developed "The Total Design Method" which has defined the way social scientists conduct survey research. He has made important contributions to the U.S. Bureau of the Census and impacted the way the Census Bureau conducts its census surveys. He is Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Policy at Washington State University, and professor in the Department of Sociology and Rural Sociology and Deputy Director for Research of the Social and Economic Sciences Research Center. He received the Roger Herriot Award for Innovation in Federal Statistics, and was just awarded ISU Alumni Association's Distinguished Achievement Citation. Dr. Don A. Dillman received all of his degrees from ISU, a BS in Agronomy (1964), MS in Rural Sociology (1966) and a Ph.D. in Sociology (1969).

Protestant Scholar in the Vatican: An Inside Story - Samuele Bacchiocchi
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Samuele Bacchiocchi is professor of theology at Andrews University and author of the books including The Christian and Rock Music: A Study on Biblical Principles of Music and The Sabbath Under Crossfire: A Biblical Analysis of Recent Sabbath/Sunday Developments. He studied for his doctorate at the Pontifical Gregorian University, the first non-Catholic admitted in over 450 years. He was awarded a gold medal by Pope Paul VI for academic distinction.

A Forum - Why God Didn't Answer on September 11: An Alternative Non-Religious View - Hector Avalos
7:00 PM – Campanile Room, Memorial Union - Hector Avalos is associate professor of Religious Studies. John Patterson is professor emeritus of materials science and engineering, and long-time opponent of creationism and all things paranormal.

Iowa State University Distinguished Alumni: A Long Journey Begins with One Step - Leah Marangu
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Leah Marangu was the first woman in East Africa to be named full professor, and the first woman to serve at the helm of a university in Kenya when she was named Vice-Chancellor (President) of Africa Nazarene University. She has been a tireless advocate for equitable opportunities for girls and women, and more than a dozen Kenyan women have received their doctorates through her support. She received her Masters of Science in Family Environment, and a doctorate in Home Economics Education in from Iowa State University. She has been honored with Silver Star of Kenya, a national honor presented by the President of Kenya, and the Iowa State University Alumni Award, the highest award given by the University to honor an alumni.

Leadership, Democracy and Freedom - Lech Walesa
8:00 PM – Stephens Auditorium - Lech Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and became Poland's first democratically elected President in 1990. He began his career as an electrician active in the underground labor movement in the Gdansk shipyard where he headed the striking, outlawed union "Solidarity." In addition to many other honors, he was named Man of the Year by Time magazine, The Financial Times, The London Observer, Die Welt, Die Zeit, L'Express, and Le Soir.

Performance: Slam Poetry - Stacey Ann Chin
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Stacey Ann Chin is a performance poet who has appeared on campuses across the country and on "Showtime at the Appollo." She is the winner of a number of slam poetry contests and was featured on CBS's "60 Minutes." Her chapbook is entitled Wildcat Woman and she appears in several anthologies including Skyscrapers, Taxis and Tampons and Poetry Slam. Part of Women's Week 2001

Women Waging War and Peace: Assessing the Gender Dimension of Conflict - Vijitha Mahadevan Eyango
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Vijitha Mahadevan Eyango has been named Gender and Education Advisor for the Asia/Near East Bureau of the U.S. Agency for International Development. She is chair of the Institute for the Study of Gender in Africa (ISGA) at the UCLA James S. Coleman African Studies Center, and principal investigator and project director for the Gender, Science, and Technology in Africa Project. Synopsis: The gender dimension in conflict analysis has focused almost exclusively on women as victims of war with inadequate attention paid to women as participants in conflict or on their roles in conflict resolution. Women play an integral and multidimensional role in situations of armed conflict, both as perpetrators and victims, and as an effective force in mediation and post-war reconstruction. Using specific examples from South Asia, this presentation will assess women's roles in conflict, making the case for the global integration of gender considerations in conflict analysis. Part of Women's Week 2001