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The Healing Power of Language and Culture for Education - Tobasonakwut Kinew
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Tobasonakwut Kinew is scholar-in-residence and visiting instructor at the University of Minnesota and is a leader and elder in Anishinaabe society in Canada and the U.S. American Indian Symposium

The Status of Women in Islam - Mamdouh Mohammad
7:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Mamdouh Mohammad is a consultant and curriculum designer at American Open University and author of Introduction to Islam.

African Reactions to the Plight of Refugees in Africa - Students and Refugee Experts
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - ISU students from Mauritania, Liberia,Sierra Leone, Rwanda, and Sudan discuss the topic. Representatives from the Iowa Department of Human Services Refugee Program, Catholic Social Services and Lutheran Social Services will discuss their role in helping refugees.

George Perkins Marsh: A Nineteenth-Century Environmental Pioneer - David Lowenthal
All Day – Memorial Union - David Lowenthal is emeritus professor of geography and honorary research fellow at University College London.

Burma: South Africa of the 90's - Ohmar Khin
All Day – Memorial Union - Ohmar Khin is a student refugee from Burma working in support of the country's democracy movement.

Journey to Excellence - Paula Mahone
All Day – Memorial Union - Paula Mahone is medical director of perinatal services at Iowa Methodist Medical Center and helped deliver the McCaughey septuplets.

A Performance: A Musical Romp Through Women's History - Gerri Gribi
All Day – Memorial Union - Gerri Gribi is a musician, historian and storyteller playing the autoharp, mountain dulcimer and guitar. She has recorded three albums, ""Womansong,"" ""Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here"" and ""The Womansong Colleciton.""

The Artist as the Voice of Social Conscience - Alvin Singleton
All Day – Memorial Union - Alvin Singleton was composer-in-residence with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, served as resident composer at Spelman College and was the Unisys composer-in-residence with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Many of his compositions deal explicity with societal and politcal issues including 56 Blows, a commentary on the Rodney King beating.

Who Abuses Animals and Why - Randall Lockwood
All Day – Memorial Union - Randall Lockwood is vice president of Training Initiatives at The Humane Society of the United States and also the principal spokesperson for the ""First Strike"" campaign at The Human Society.

Critical Race Feminism: An International Perspective - Adrien Wing
All Day – Memorial Union - Adrien Wing is professor of law at the University of Iowa and author of Critical Race Feminism.