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Film: The Learning Tree
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - The story is set in a small midwestern town during the 1920's where a young black boy learns about the beauty of nature, about fear, sex, death and love. He also learns about honor and integrity when, all alone with his conscience, he has to decide to save a white man's life at the sacrifice of a black man's life. Part of the National Affairs Series

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Juvenile Delinquents - James Kunen
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - James Kunen has worked with the juvenile justice system as a public defender in Washington, DC, and in the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services as they were moving to deinstitutionalize the system. He has written several books including Why Are You Defending Those People? and is currently an assistant editor for Newsday. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

Children in Jeopardy - Margaret Hess, Judge Glenn Sedgwick, James Kunen, Valerie Hyman
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Valerie Hyman will moderate this discussion of children in the legal and social services system. Margaret Hess is director of Prevention Education at Youth and Shelter Services. Glenn Sedgwick is District Associate Judge and served as Story County juvenile court judge. James Kunen has worked as a youth service worker and a public defender and is the Wednesday evening speaker. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

Innocent Shame: The Legacy of Child Sexual Abuse - Valerie Hyman
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Valerie Hyman is a senior reporter with WSMV-TV in Nashville where she produced her award-winning series on child sexual abuse. She received her M.S. in Telecommunications News and Public Affairs from Indiana University and worked as a public television producer and assistant news director before accepting her current assignment. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

The Business of Teaching - Floretta McKenzie
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Floretta McKenzie is the Superintendent of the District of Columbia's Public School System which has 180 schools and 5,600 teachers. She was the first woman to hold the post of Deputy Commissioner of Education and was one of the primary architects of the Department of Education. Mrs. McKenzie has experience as a teacher, administrator, counselor, curriculum specialist, and national advocate for public education. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

Something There Is That Loves a Family - Marilee Fredericks
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Marilee Fredericks is a psychologist and Director of the Child Guidance center in Des Moines. She is a consultant and family life educator, and member of the Board of Trustees of the National Council on Accreditation for Services to Children and Families. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

A Landless People: Impacts of the Farm Crisis on Rural Families - David Ostendorf
12:00 PM – Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union - Rev. David Ostendorf is Associate Director of Rural America in charge of the Midwest Regional Office in Des Moines. The Midwest Office has operated a farm crisis line since January 1982 and has helped organize farm survival committees throughout Iowa. He is an ordained United Church of Christ minister, served as consultant to the movie "Country" and was named to Esquire magazine's list of Americans under 40 with high achievements. Rev. Ostendorf is a graduate of Union School of Theology and the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

Television: The Far-Reaching But Short-Sighted Teacher - Ron Slaby
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Dr. Ronald Slaby is Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development in the Graduate School of Education at Harvard University and is involved in the Department's Center for Research in Children's Television. He has written on the developing child, effects of television on infants, sex-role development, and co-authored Social Development in Young Children. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

Childhood: An Endangered Concept - Margaret Weiser
3:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Dr. margaret Wiser is a Professor of Early childhood and Elementrary Education at the University of Iowa and received her Ed.D. from the University of Illinois. She has written numerous journal articles in addition to the book Group Care and Education of Infants and Toddlers, and is a member of the Iowa Professional Teaching Practice Commission. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.

In Defense of Children - Noreen and John Gosch
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - Since the disappearance of their son John, in 1982, the Gosch's have been very active in raising the public consciousness about child abduction cases. They have appeared on the "Donahue Show", and Mrs. Gosch has been a guest on NBC's "Today" show. Part of the National Affairs Series: Growing Up in America.