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Monarch Conservation: Saving an Iconic Insect - Karen Oberhauser
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Karen Oberhauser is the director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and the founder and director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, a nationwide citizen science project. She will discuss the ways in which human activities affect monarch butterfly habitats, including her research on habitat management and availability and the risks posed by global climate change and pest control practices. Oberhauser has a strong interest in engaging K-12 students and teachers in inquiry-based science and promoting scientific and environmental literacy. As part of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, she developed a comprehensive science education program, Monarchs in the Classroom. Paul L. Errington Memorial Lecture The University Bookstore will be on site to sell copies of The Monarch Butterfly.

William K. Deal Endowed Leadership Lecture - Jim Knuth
7:30 PM – Dolezal Auditorium, Curtiss 127 - Jim Knuth is Senior Vice President for Farm Credit Services of America. He has over 35 years of commercial and agricultural lending experience and leads Farm Credit Services of America’s Iowa retail financial services division. The financial services division includes all agricultural lending activities and the largest crop insurance agency in the state of Iowa. Farm Credit Services of America serves over 21,000 Iowa producers and includes over $8.8 billion in loan assets. Knuth grew up on a beef cattle ranch and is an Iowa State University graduate.

Soulware: The American Spirit in Global Higher Education - Dr. Way Kuo
4:10 PM – Alliant-Lee Liu Auditorium, Howe Hall - Dr. Way Kuo is the president of City University of Hong Kong and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Kuo will discuss how the process of internationalization in higher education has enabled the rapid development of universities around the world. Many people have been learning the America’s higher education system. However, there is still a lack of what he refers to as proper “soulware”, i.e. a type of culture, mentality, professionalism, behavior and way of thinking; a certain quality among educators that needs to be cultivated in order to create an innovative environment in which academics and students fulfil their potential so that universities are regarded as necessary rather than as ornaments for learning. Dr. Kuo was previously on the senior management team at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dean of Engineering at the University of Tennessee, and Head of Department of Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University. He worked for Bell Labs before assuming professorship at Iowa State University in the 1980s.

The Case Against Free Speech - P.E. Moskowitz
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - P.E. Moskowitz will discuss their new book The Case Against Free Speech. The book looks at how one of our most treasured rights - free speech - is rarely the equalizer we assume it to be, but rather is defined and re-defined by those in power to reflect their ideals and agenda. A former staff writer for Al Jazeera America, P.E. Moskowitz has written for publications like the Guardian, New York Times, NewYorker.com, Wired, and Slate and is the author of How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood. They also created the media support group Study Hall. Constitution Day Lecture The University Bookstore will be on site to sell copies of Case Against Free Speech and How to Kill a City.

Channeling Mextasy: Latinxers in the Digital Age - William Nericcio
1:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - William “Memo” Nericcio is a Mexican-American public intellectual, artist, cultural critic, and professor of comparative literature at San Diego State University. He will speak about the many stereotypes of Mexicans and other Latinas/os in American mass media and popular culture, when and how they were introduced, and why they persist. It is the topic of his book Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of "Mexicans" in America as well the art exhibition, Mextasy. Nericcio currently directs San Diego State’s Master of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences Program and serves on the faculty of the Center for Latin American Studies. U.S. Latino/a Studies Program’s 25-Year Anniversary Symposium Keynote The exhibition Mextasy will be on display in the Memorial Union Multicultural Center September 10-October 30, 2019, as part of Iowa State’s U.S. Latino/a Studies Program’s 25th-Anniversary celebration and Hispanic Heritage Month. The University Bookstore will be on site to sell copies of Tex[t]-Mex: Seductive Hallucinations of "Mexicans" in America.

Our Digital Future (Through the Lens of the Past) - Dr. Douglas Van Houweling
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Dr. Douglas Van Houweling is a professor emeritus in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. He has had a long career in higher education information technology leadership and management. He has led the information technology function at Cornell University, Carnegie-Mellon University, and the University of Michigan. He has also led in the development and deployment of advanced network infrastructure for higher education and research, first with the NSFNET project and then leading Internet2. In 2005, Dr. Houweling became the inaugural recipient of the ISU’s John V. Atanasoff Discovery Award, and in 2014, he was inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame. Computer Science 50th Anniversary Keynote. Houweling will discuss how, “Digital technology has transformed our world and our lives over the last 50 years. We’ve come from punched cards to social networks and artificial intelligence. Looking back, what have we learned? Looking forward, where are we headed? What should we hope for? How can we realize a better future?” Dr. Douglas Van Houweling keynote address is free and open to the public. A reception will immediately follow. Computer Science 50th Anniversary (September 26-28): Students, Department of Computer Science alumni and friends are invited to participate in the 50th anniversary festivities. Registration is required to attend the full day of events, including the anniversary banquet on Friday, September 27.

Ivy College of Business CEO Speaker Series - Beth Ford, Land O’Lakes
2:10 PM – Stark Lecture Hall, 1148 Gerdin Business Building - Beth Ford is president and CEO of Land O’Lakes and an Iowa State Ivy College of Business graduate. She is the first female CEO of Land O’Lakes, one of the nation’s largest food and agricultural cooperatives, and the first openly gay woman to lead a Fortune 500 company. Ford, who has been listed among Fortune Magazine’s “World’s Greatest Leaders” and “Most Powerful Women in Business” was raised in northwest Iowa, one of eight children whose first job was detasseling corn. Prior to joining Land O’Lakes in 2011, Ford had excelled in executive operations management and supply chain roles at International Flavors and Fragrances, Mobil Corporation, PepsiCo, and Scholastic. Ivy College of Business CEO Speaker Series

Literacy as Action in Enduring Climates of Xenophobia - Dr. Cati de los Ríos
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Cati de los Ríos is an Assistant Professor in the School of Education at UC Davis. De los Ríos’s research explores the intersections of adolescent literacies, transnationalism, translanguaging, ethnic studies, and teacher education. In her talk, Dr. de los Ríos will bring to attention, "Using photographs, interviews, students’ literacy artifacts, focus groups, and field notes, this talk asks (a) What do literacies look like in an Ethnic Studies course that designed learning around local community knowledge and sanctuary? And (b) How do students respond to such curricular designing?" 2019-2020 Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair Series

Free Speech and Academic Freedom - Henry Reichman
5:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Henry (Hank) Reichman, professor emeritus of history at California State University, East Bay, will speak on the topic of his new book, The Future of Academic Freedom. In the wake of the 2016 election, challenges to academic freedom have intensified, and issues of free speech on campus have grown increasingly controversial. As an expert on campus free speech and former chair of the Association of American University Professors Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, Reichman discusses the meaning of and current challenges to academic freedom, including political, corporate, and donor interests and influence as well as the impact of social media, student activism, and outside speakers. The University Bookstore will be on site to sell copies of The Future of Academic Freedom.

My Battle with Mental Illness: Finding Hope in the Midst of Suffering - Jake Sullivan
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - The Story County Mental Health Resource Fair will precede the lecture, 6:00-7:00pm, in the South Ballroom. Cyclone basketball legend Jake Sullivan was a student athlete at Iowa State from 2000 to 2004. He was a 3-time All-Big 12 selection, 3-time Academic All-American, and was voted to the Iowa State All-Century Team. In the midst of his many athletic and academic accomplishments Sullivan also silently battled depression and obsessive compulsive disorder. He will speak about the steps he took to navigate his challenges with mental illness and the importance of recognizing that mental illness can affect anyone - even people who appear to have it all. National Recovery Awareness Month - Story County Mental Health Expo Representatives from ISU Police Department and Student Health and Wellness will be available to share information on campus resources during the closing Q&A discussion.