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The Impact of the Science/Technology/Society Movement on Our Lives - Robert Yager
All Day – 221 MacKay - Rober Yager is a Professor of Science Education and Director of the Science Education Center at the University of Iowa. The S/T/S Movement includes an educational approach that equips persons with higher order thinking skills to appraise the impact of technology on their lives. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Restoration of Plants on Mt. St. Helens - Larry Bliss
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Professor Larry Bliss is the Chair of the Botany Department at the University of Washington. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Star Wars: The Promises and Perils - Jack Smith
All Day – 205-206 Memorial Union - Jack Smith is the Senior Associate Director for the Stanley Foundation, an organization which encourages citizen study of the international issues and participation in the U.S. foreign policy decision-making process. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Quality Family Life: Perspectives for the Future - Nick Stinnett
All Day – Cardinal Room, Memorial Room - Nick Stinnett is Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles. He is founder of the National Symposium of Building Family Strengths. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Ecological Foundations for Sustainable Agriculture - Miguel Altieri
All Day – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Miguel Altieri is an Assistant Professor at the University of California Berkeley, and is the author of "Agroecology: The Scientific Basic of Alternative Agriculture." From the University Lectures Program archive.

Increasing the Impact of Theory and Reaserch on Teacher Preparation Programs and Continuing Programs - Harold Mitzel
All Day – W142 Lagomarcino - Harold Mitzel is Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Psychology and Educational Psychology at Pennsylvania State University. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Shakespeare Symposium Keynote - John Houseman
8:00 PM – Benton Auditorium, Scheman Building, Iowa State Center - John Houseman has a 50-year career as stage actor, director, teacher, and author, and is co-founder of The Acting Company. He became known for his highly publicized collaboration with director Orson Welles from their days in the Federal Theatre Project through to the production of Citizen Kane, and his collaboration with writer Raymond Chandler. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield in the 1973 film The Paper Chase, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Return to Bear Paw - Janet Campbell Hale
All Day – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Janet Campbell Hale is an instructor of Adult Basic Education at the United Indians of All Tribes Foundation in Seattle. She is author of "The Jailing of Cecelia Capture," and "The Owl's Song." From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Ecology of Evil: Deviance in the Urban Neighborhood - Rodney Stark
All Day – Cardinal Room, Memorial Room - Rodney Stark is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington and is author of "Religion and Society in Tension," "A Theory of Religion" and "Public Riots: Collective Violence and Law Enforcement." From the University Lectures Program archive.

A Poetry Reading - Lance Henson
All Day – Gallery, Memorial Union - Lance Henson has published six books of poetry, including "Keeper of Arrows," "Naming the Dark," "A Circling Rememberance," "Selected Works," and "Solitary Songs." From the University Lectures Program archive.