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Managing Risk in a More Uncertain World: What We Can Learn from Surfers, Studs, and Sexworkers - Allison Schrager
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Allison Schrager is an economist, award-winning journalist at Quartz, and author of An Economist Walks into a Brothel. She has spent her career examining how people manage risk in their lives and careers and will discuss five principles for dealing with risk shared by some of the world’s most interesting risk takers. Schrager has worked in finance, policy, and media and currently teaches at New York University. She is also cofounder of LifeCycle Finance Partners, LLC, a risk advisory firm that develops innovative technology solutions to finance retirement.

The Women's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote - Elaine Weiss
1:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Elaine Weiss is an award-winning journalist and writer whose latest book, “The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote,” chronicles one of the greatest political battles in American history: the ratification of the constitutional amendment that granted women the right to vote. It tells the story of American women’s seven-decade struggle to win the ballot, as it all came down to a pitched battle in Nashville, Tennessee, to gain the final state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment. The central character is Iowa State alumna and national suffrage leader Carrie Chapman Catt. As part of her visit to Iowa State, Weiss will speak about the lessons of the woman suffrage movement and the relevance of its themes in 2020, as the nation marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Weiss holds a graduate degree from the Medill School of Journalism of Northwestern University. Weiss’ keynote is part of the larger celebration of the commemoration centennial. Mary Louise Smith Chair in Women and Politics Let's celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage! 19th Amendment Centennial Commemoration Statewide Kickoff This event is the kickoff of a whole year of events that are being scheduled across the state of Iowa to celebrate 100 years of women's suffrage. Join us for a half-day commemoration of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which will celebrate the diverse voices of the women’s suffrage movement in Iowa and note other important landmarks in the American journey to universal adult suffrage. Although the vote was hard won, the work is not yet done. Click Here for more information and schedule of events. WHY CELEBRATE ON VALENTINE'S DAY? In her presidential address at the National American Woman Suffrage Association’s 50th convention in St. Louis in 1919, Carrie Chapman Catt proposed the creation of a league of women voters to “finish the fight” and aid in the reconstruction of the nation. On Feb. 14, 1920, the national League of Women Voters was formally organized by Catt at NAWSA’s convention in Chicago, six months before the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote was ratified. This event is free and open to the public.

A Rewarding Career at the Mayo - Dr. Kai-Nan An
7:00 PM – Great Hall - Dr. An, director emeritus of the orthopedic biomechanics laboratory at the Mayo Clinic, will discuss his ongoing studies about medical and biochemical factors influencing soft tissue integrity, performance, and remodeling. Dr. An will also discuss the culture in health care and his personal life lessons from working at the Mayo Clinic. The Pease Family Scholar in Kinesiology

Legislative Wake-Up
8:30 AM – Rm 3512, Memorial Union - Students and faculty and staff are invited to meet with Ames and Story County's representatives in the Iowa Legislature. You will be able to ask questions about legislation being considered this session. This event is cosponsored by the Ames and Story County League of Women Voters and the Committee on Lectures.

White Immunity: Working Through the Pedagogical Pitfalls of Privilege – Dr. Nolan Cabrera
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Dr. Nolan Cabrera is a nationally-recognized expert in the areas of racism/anti-racism on college campuses, whiteness, and ethnic studies. This presentation is Dr. Cabrera’s development over “White Privilege.” In it, he explores the historical development of whiteness, and shows how white advantage developed through systemic racism to which white people were socially inoculated. This lecture links the history of racial Oppression to contemporary times, and helps work through some of the pitfalls of privilege such as, “How can white kids from Appalachia be ‘privileged’?” Dr. Cabrera is currently an Associate Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, and was the only academic featured in the MTV documentary White People. 2019-2020 Helen LeBaron Hilton Chair Series

Through the Banks of the Red Cedar - Maya and Gene Washington
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Through the Banks of the Red Cedar, a play on the Michigan State University fight song, follows the 50 year legacy of the filmmaker’s father, legendary Vikings wide-receiver Gene Washington (College Football Hall of Fame, Big Ten Ford-Kinnick Leadership Award, Michigan State Athletics Hall of Fame, 50 Greatest Vikings Honoree) from the segregated South to MSU alongside highly decorated teammates Bubba Smith (Defensive Lineman), George Webster (Rover Back) and Clinton Jones (Running Back) as they become members of the first fully integrated football team in America, later making history as first round picks in the 1967 Draft. The film unfolds through the eyes of the filmmaker, Maya Washington, Gene's youngest daughter, as she uncovers her father's journey and the impact of this legacy on the present generation. Maya traces her father's footsteps from the segregated south to the north, over the course of a modern football season. As she uncovers both the triumphs and defeats of her father's team, she develops a newly formed appreciation for the game and a deeper connection to her father, just in time to witness MSU Spartan Football team ascend to national prominence 50 years later. Q&A after with filmmaker Maya Washington and father Gene Washington

National Security and the Presidential Race - Dave Harden
5:30 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dave Harden is a foreign policy expert currently serving as the Managing Director for the Georgetown Strategy Group which works within the realm of international development. He recently served as the Assistant Administrator for the US Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance in the Obama Administration, and spearheaded all USAID efforts to respond to crises and stabilization efforts – including responses in Haiti, Iraq, and Libya, to name a few. Harden is a recent endorser of Joe Biden, and presents this lecture at Iowa State as a campaign surrogate for the presidential hopeful. Part of the Campaign Series in 2020.

C-SPAN Bus on Campus
12:30 PM – West Loop, MU (across from Lake LaVerne) - The C-SPAN Bus is an interactive, multimedia mobile classroom that travels the country to engage with community members and elected officials, showcasing C-SPAN's public affairs programming and resources. This state-of-the-art customized motor coach gives students an inside look at C-SPAN's comprehensive educational and political resources.

How to Be an Antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi
7:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Martin Luther King Jr Legacy Convocation Join us for our celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Legacy Convocation. This year the 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series Keynote will feature Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, the author of the best-selling books: How to Be an Antiracist and Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America. Dr. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. Instead of working with the policies and system we have in place, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. Dr. Kendi is the Founding Director of The Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University in Washington, D.C. He is one of America's foremost historians and leading antiracist voices.  The Advancing One Community Awards will be awarded prior to the keynote address.

Now You See Me, Now You Don't: Defense Coloration Triggers in Feather Lice - Dr. Dale Clayton
7:00 PM – Troxel Hall - Dr. Dale Clayton, a professor of biology from the University of Utah, will be speaking about the coloration defense triggers of feather lice. This talk will include discussion of host and parasite coevolution and adaptation. Dr. Clayton has a master's degree in entomology from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in evolutionary biology from the University of Chicago. Most of his research involves the coevolutionary interactions between birds and feather lice from around the world. Since 2008, he has lead a team conducting research on the impact of an invasive species of parasitic fly on Darwin's Finches and other birds in the Galapagos Islands. Charles E. Bessey Lecture