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Global Food Issues - Raymond Hopkins
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Raymond Hopkins is Chair of the Department of Political Science and Director for the Food Policy Program at Swarthmore College. He is author of Political Roles in a New State. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Close to the Bone: Chemical Traces of Prehistoric Human Diets - Stanley Ambrose
8:00 PM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Stanley Ambrose is the assistant professor of anthropology, University of Illinois. Dr. Ambrose has had numerous articles, including Nature and the Journal of Human Evolution. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Economic Development in Medieval China: Social and Technological Progress in the Sung Dynasty - Qi Xia
8:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Professor Qi Xia is the director of the Graduate Institute of Social Sciences at Hebei University. He is author of The Economic History of the Sung Dynasty and Qui Shi Te. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Atomic Comic - Fran Peavey
8:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Fran Peavy, the Atomic Comic, uses global comedy to relieve the tedium of crisis-driven news reporting and brings a humorous perspective to current events. She is author of Heart Politics and her album is entitled "How to Read the Newspaper and Commit Other Acts of Bravery in the 1980s." From the University lectures Program archive.

Every Day Life in the Soviet Union - Alexander and Olga Khomenko
4:00 PM – Gallery, Memorial Union - Alexander and Olga Khomenko has taught Intensive Russian Language Courses in Hungary, Italy, and Finland and now teaches at the Russian Language Section of the Union of Friendship Societies. Olga Khomenko taught Russian to foreign students in Moscow institutes and is now working on her Ph.D. From the University Lectures Program archive.

U.S. Soviet Friendship, the Cornerstone of Global Security - John Randolph
8:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - John Randolph is the National Chairman of the Council of American-Soviet Friendship. He is a Tony-Award winning actor who has appeared on television and in such films as Prizzi's Honor and Wizard of Loneliness. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Science and Technology: A Challenge for the Next Century - Raul Alvarado
3:00 PM – Oak Room, Memorial Union - Raul Alvarado is a project engineer in space transportation division at Rockwell International. He is also chairman of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers Foundation in Los Angeles. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Electromangetic Engineering : Some Technical Considerations - Anthony Bajarno
8:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Anthony Bajarno is an ISU Hispanic Graduate with Rockwell International at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Engineering Education: Perspectives for Hispanics and Minorities - David Reyes-Guerra
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - David Reyes-Guerra is the executive director of the Accredidation Board for Engineering and Technology. He received his master's from Yale University and doctorate from Lawrence Institute of Technology. From the University Lectures Program archive.

International Trade Disputes : Explaining the Dynamics of Conflict - John Conybeare
8:00 PM – 2050 Agronomy - John Conybeare is Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa. His books include Trade War: The Theory and Practice of International Commercial Rivalry and The United States' Foreign Economic Policy and the International Capital Market. From the University Lectures Program archive.