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Following Mr. Death: Two Architectural Investigations of Auschwitz - Robert Van Pelt
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Robert-Jan Van Pelt is the coauthor of Auschwitz: 1270 to the Present which won the 1996 National Jewish Book Award. The book examines the ties between the unremarkable Polish town of Auschwitz, and the concentration camp which was built in its suburbs. He is Professor of Cultural History, Architecture School, University of Waterloo, Canada, and author of Architectural Principles in the Age of Historicism. From the Lectures Program archive.

Mr. Death: The Rise And Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. -Film
5:00 AM – Varsity Theater across from the Memorial Union - Errol Morris, producer and director of "Fast Cheap and Out of Control" and "The Thin Blue Line," introduces us to engineer Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. who first gained a reputation for trying to make capital punishment more humane. As a gas chamber expert, he was asked by neo-Nazi Ernst Zundel to investigate Auschwitz and determine whether poison gas was ued there. Morris describes his documentary as an examination of vanity and self-deception. From the Lectures Program archive.

Reinventing the Wheel: The Continuous Development of Engineering Education in the 20th Century - Bruce Seely
5:00 AM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Bruce Seely is a Professor of Social Sciences at Michigan Technological University. Seely is th past secretary of the Society for the History of Technology and has worked extensively with ABET, the engineering accreditation agency. He is the author of several books, including Building the American Highway System and Iron and Steel in the Twentieth Century. From the Lectures Program archive.

Is a Global Bioethics Both Desirable and Possible? Some Feminist Perspectives - Rosemarie Tong
12:15 PM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Rosemarie Tong is distinguished professor in Health Care Ethics and faculty associate in the Center for Professional and Applied Ethics in the Department of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her books incldue Feminist Thought: A Comprehensive Introduction; Feminist Philosophies, Problems, Theories, and Applications, and, Feminine and Feminist Ethics. Part of the World Affairs Series: Globalization - Prospects for Democracy and Freedom.

Beyond Reproduction: Older Women's Health Care and Feminist Ethics - M. Therese Lysaught
11:00 AM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - M. Therese Lysaught is assistant professor and acting director of the Graduate Studies Department of Religious Studies at the University of Dayton. She has been published in The Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics, The Journal of Palliative Care, First Things, and Christians Scholar's Review. From the Lectures Program archive.

Feminist Medical Ethics and Abortion - Ruth E. Groenhout
10:00 AM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Ruth E. Groenhout is assistant professor of philosopgy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. She has published in the Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, The Journal of Peace and Justice Studies and in Christian Scholar's Review. From the Lectures Program archive.

Feminist Medical Ethics Conference Feminist Bioethics: Where We've Been, Where We're Going - Hilde Lindemann
9:00 AM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Lindemann Nelson is currently functioning as Director for the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics at the Univestity of Tennessee in Knoxville and teaches in the Department of Philosophy. Dr. Nelson has published a number of books and as many edited collections. Some of the titles include Counterstories: A Narrative Response to Ororession, Alzheimers's : Answers to Hard Questions for Families and Stories and Their Limits. From the Lectures Program archive.

Panel: Feminisim and Technology: The Role of Reproductive Technologies in Developing Feminist Philosophy
2:15 AM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Participants in the Feminist Medical Ethics Conference will participate, and include Hilde Lindemann, M. Therese Lysaught, Rosemarie Tong, and Michelle Svatos . Michelle Svatos, in the ISU department of Philosophy and Religious Studies Department will moderate. From the Lectures Program archive.

The Asian Economic Crisis - Nariman Behravesh
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Nariman Behravesh is chief international economist and research director of Standard & Poors DRI where he manages a group of 40 professionals who cover economic, financial and political developments in over 106 countries. He was host of the PBS series "Inside the Global Economy" and has written extensively on global economic issues. Part of the World Affairs Series: Globalization - Prospects for Democracy and Freedom.

World Debt and Jubilee 2000 - Congressman Jim Leach
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Jim Leach represents Iowa's First District in Congress, where he is chairman of the House Banking and Financial Servies Committee. He is chiet sponsor for the Jubilee 200 bill in the House, an attempt to relieve the enormous debt burden of the world's poorest countries. Part of the World Affairs Series: Globalization - Prospects for Democracy and Freedom.