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Holocaust: A Survivor's Story - Daisy Miller
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Daisy Miller,born in Yugoslavia, hid with her family for years to survive Nazi occupation. She now works with the Shoah Foundation in Los Angeles, an organization founded by director Stephen Spielberg to tape and perserve the stories of Holocaust survivors.

Bruce Lee Meets Snoop Doggy Dog - Tou Ger Xiong
3:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Tou Ger Xiong is a Hmong comedian, cultural consultant, storyteller, rap artist and actor. He developed Project Respectism, a program that provides cultural entertainment and education for people of all professions and backgrounds. His work as an artist and activist has been featured on national television and radio. His documentary Hmong Means Free is currently airing on the International Cable Channel.

The Creative Writing Business: How to Get Published - Margaret Weis
5:00 AM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Margaret Weis is a freelance author, editor, consultant to T. S. R. Inc., and co-owner of Gameguild. She is author of Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight, Dragons of Winter Night and Dragons of Spring Dawning.

George Washington Carver Spring Scholar: A Evening with Mari Evans - Mari Evans
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Writer, poet, educator, and musician known for her classic poem "I Am a Black Woman," her volume Nightstar, and most recently A Dark and Splendid Mass, and a collection of essays about African American women writers. She recently adapted Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God into a musical drama.

Global Water Issues - Wulf Klohn
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Wulf Klohn is a senior engineer at the Food and Agriculture Organization, Water Resources, Management and development services, affiliated with the United Nations.

Helen Lebaron Hilton Chair: Welfare Reform in Iowa: Welfare or Poverty Reduction? - Shirley Zimmerman
3:00 AM – Pioneer Room, MU - Shirley Zimmerman is a professor in the department of family social sciences at the University of Minnesota. A panel of state and local policy makers will respond.

Presidential Caucus Series: A Vision for Rural America - Lamar Alexander
12:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Governor Lamar Alexander will be the first in a lectures series of candidates who will be running in the Iowa caucuses in February 2000. This series is designed to provide students with an opportunity to hear from every candidate before they participate in this unique Iowa event.

Designing Cost Effective Employee Wellness Program: What Works? - Larry Chapman
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Larry Chapman is chairman and senior consultant for the Summex Corporation, a firm that provides integrated health management services to employers, hospital systems and managed care organizations. He has published 13 books and is consultant and advisor to the United States Air Force, National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Pervention.

Debate: Evolution or special Creationism - Dune Gish and John Patterson
8:00 AM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Duane Gish is the vice president at the Institute for Creation Research, was a researcher at Cornell University Medical School. John Patterson is an emeritus professor of Materials Sciences and Engineering at Iowa State University.

Islam: The Misunderstood Religion - Abdel Azim Elsiddig
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Abdel Azim Elsiddig is director of the African-American Society of Hummanitarian Aid and Development organization which links African-American Muslims to their African Islamic roots. He is also vice president of Islamic Call Organization where he participated in educational and interfaith dialogues.