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Teaching Bioethics with Case Studies - Karen Muskavitch
4:10 AM – Horticulture - Karen Muskavitch is in the Biology Department of Indiana University, Bloomington, and is also a research associate with the Poynter Center for the Study of Ethics and American Institutes.

Women and Leadership - Elizabeth Dole
2:30 AM – C.Y. Stephen's ISU Center - Elizabeth Dole has a long career in public service, holding positions under five administrations, including secretary of transportation under President Ronald Reagan and secretary of labor under President George Bush. She was the first woman to hold the transportation secretary position, and was appointed director of the American Red Cross in 1991. She took a 14-month leave of absence, from November 1995 to January 1997, to accompany her husband, former Sen. Robert Dole, during his presidential campaign. Dole, who has been named by the Gallup Poll as one of the world's most admired women, has received numerous awards for her public service and leadership. They include the Women Executives in State Government Lifetime Achievement Award, the League of Women Voters Leadership Award and the Raoul Wallenberg Award for humanitarian service. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics Mary Louise Smith Scholar

The Choral Profession: Preparing Now for Tomorrow's Success - Weston Noble
7:30 AM – 130 Music Hall - Weston Noble is a professor of music and director of music activities at Luther College.

Science and Technology for Sustainable Development:Two Atmospheric Problems - Sherwood Roland
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Sherwood Roland is the Donald Bren Reseach Professor of Chemistry and chair of the department at the University of California , Irvine. He is the first scientist to warn of chlorofluorocarbons released in to the atmosphere depleting the earth's ozone layer. He is also investigating the impact of methane gas. Full Title:Science and Technology for Sustainable Development:Two Atmospheric Problems: Stratospheric Ozone Sun Depletion, and Smog a the Earth's Surface

Myth of Race and Reality of Racism - Sedric McClure
12:00 PM – 224-246 Memorial Union - Sedric McClure co-facilitates cultural diversity workshops and is involved in community intiatives to empower people of color to take control of their destiny, including working on th staff of theFannie Lou Hammer National Institute on Citizen and Democracy.

Slide Presentation: The Great Bear Rainforest - Dave Damstrom
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dave Damstrom is an environmental activist with First Nation, a group in British Columbia working to sav Great Bear Rainforest. It is the world's largest temperate rainforest.

Images of St. Francis Through the Ages - Jaime Vidal
8:00 AM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Jaime Vidal is first holder of the Msgr. James Supple Chair of Catholic Studies at Iowa State.

The Business of Entertainment: From Iowa to Hollywood
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, MU - Carmen Weets worked as associate producer, production coordinator, writer, researcher, and as assistant to producer/director Nora Ephron, Director Jesse Nelson and producer Lynda Obst. National Affairs Series.

The Business of Entertainment: From Iowa to Hollywood - Carmen Weets and Chris Brock
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Panel: Carmen Weets worked as associate producer, production coordinator, writer, researcher, and as assistant to producer/director Nora Ephron, director Jesse Nelson and producer Lynda Obst. She has worked with Tom Hanks, Jeff Bridges, Meg Ryan, Whoopie Goldberg, Steve Martin, John Travolta, and Robin Williams on various feature films, and now heads her own new York production company, writing, developing and producing independent films. Christopher Brock is counsel a Twentieth Century Fox where he handles legal aspects of the creative process. this includes negotiating agreements related to motion picture production, development and marketing concerns involving actors, directors, producers, writers, and rights. Before joining Fox, Chris worked a the law firm of Proaskauer Rose, where he represented entertainment industry clients, including the Walt Disney Company, Time Warner and DC Comics. Part of the National Affairs Series.

Shock Value - John Waters
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - John Waters is a director whose film career has spanned three decades and includes Pink Flamingos, polyester, Hairspray, Serial Mom, and the recently released Pecker. He will discuss the beauty of "good bad taste" and the absurdity of censorship in society. His books include ShockValue, Crackpot: The Obsessions of John Waters, Trash, and Director's Cut. Part of the National Affairs Series.