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Teaching Dual-Language Learners: New Science Outlines Effective Practices - Linda Espinosa
7:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Linda Espinosa is nationally recognized for her work to establish effective educational services for children who are acquiring English as a second language. She will discuss how new science on the brain and language development has implications for improving instruction for young dual-language learners. Espinosa has worked extensively with low-income Hispanic/Latino children and families throughout the state of California as a school administrator and program director. She is a Professor Emeritus of Early Childhood Education at the University of Missouri, Columbia. The 2018 Barbara E. (Mound) Hansen Lecture in Early Childhood Education

Ritual Time: Escaping the Cult of Busy - Kimberly Belcher
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Kimberly Belcher, assistant professor of liturgical studies at the University of Notre Dame, will discuss ritual practice as a way of creating contemplative and healing time that buffers us from a culture that demands we overproduce. Ritual time - not just down time but scheduled time to rest, rethink, and even get bored - has taken on an unexpected importance in the contemporary world. Anxieties about employment and success can lead us into a spiral of productivity, stealing our joy in the pursuit of a well-rounded resume. Learn how ancient spiritual practices like annual festivals, fasting, daily routines, and contemplation can nourish a sense that there is "just enough" time to live. Msgr. James A. Supple Lecture Series

The Alchemy of Creativity - Chip Sullivan
6:00 PM – South Ballroom, Memorial Union - Chip Sullivan is a landscape architect, artist, draftsman, and professor at the University of California, Berkley, whose work is devoted to exploring place and promoting landscape architecture as an art form. He has published several books on the creative process of sketching and drawing, including Cartooning the Landscape, The Impulse to Draw, and Drawing the Landscape, a popular treatise on drawing and the creative process. His graphic work illustrating the balance between humans and nature has been exhibited in galleries throughout the world, and his site-specific environmental installations are designed to heighten the observer’s perception and insight of landscape.

Bad Feminist - Roxane Gay
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Doors open at 7:15. Enter through West Lobby/Sun Room Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic whose collection of essays Bad Feminist is considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism. In her most recent book, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body, Gay reflects on her struggles with weight, trauma, and self-image. Her other books include the novel An Untamed State and a collection of short stories, Difficult Women. She recently became the first black woman to ever write for Marvel, with the comic series World of Wakanda. Part of the National Affairs Series and Pearl Hogrefe Visiting Writer Series

The Doctrine of Creation and the Exhilaration of Science: A Different Approach - Craig Bartholomew
6:30 PM – 2019 Morrill Hall - Craig Bartholomew is Director of the Kirby Laing Institute for Christian Ethics and Senior Research Fellow at Tyndale House in Cambridge, UK. Bartholomew is also the H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Religion and Theology at Redeemer University College in Ontario, Canada, and earned his doctorate through Bristol University. He was ordained in the Church of England in South Africa in 1986. He is the author of multiple books, most recently Beyond the Modern Age: An Archeology of Contemporary Culture, co-authored with the Dutch economist Bob Goudzwaard.

Is Your Data Safe? Corruption, Money Laundering, and the Malicious Side of Data - Eric William Davis R.
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Eric William Davis R. will discuss the challenges of protecting the integrity of data collection, analytics, and machine learning in our data-driven world. He is an assistant professor of computer science at Iowa State and the director of the Trustworthy Data Engineering Laboratory. He will share examples from such partners as the World Bank and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in which data collection or the analytics process was intentionally manipulated to avoid regulatory oversite, sanctions, or investigation. The TRUST Lab is leading important research on cybersecurity counter measures to this increasingly common threat of data tampering. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Lecture Series

What Is Possible? Advancing Agriculture through AGvocacy, Partnerships, and Collaboration - Amy Asmus
7:00 PM – Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall - Amy Asmus, vice president of the family-owned chemical supply company Asmus Farm Supply, took an unlikely path to agriculture. The Iowa State grad didn’t grow up on a farm, and she didn’t get a degree related to the farming industry. She joined her husband, Harlan, in running the Asmus family business and became a Certified Crop Advisor as an introduction to the work. Amy Asmus is now a leader in the field, sitting on the Board of Directors at the Agricultural Retailers Association and on the executive committee of the International Certified Crop Adviser board. She is also involved as a partner in SecureTracs, a business helping retailers comply with tank-tracking requirements, and is actively involved with Iowa State University Extension’s "Into the Field" initiative. Carl and Marjory Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture

Using Technology to Help Refugees - Derek Smith
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Derek Smith is a caseworker at the International Rescue Committee in Dallas, Texas, who developed a multilingual, community-sourced app for helping refugees once they have arrived in the United States. The app helps refugees connect with hospitals, schools, ethnic stores, banking and more in their native languages, and is currently available in English, Arabic, Farsi, Kinyarwanda and Kiswahili. Smith will talk about his experience working with refugees in Dallas, why he does this kind of work, and discuss his app, the Collective for Refugees and Immigrants, and the process of creating it.

Sister Survivors: The Gymnasts Who Spoke Out against Abuse - Documentary and Panel Discussion
6:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Join us for a screening of the ABC 20/20 special "Sister Survivors," featuring interviews with the female athletes who broke their silence about the sexual abuse scandal surrounding Larry Nassar. A group of survivors detail the abuse that spanned more than two decades and went unaddressed. A panel discussion focusing on higher education and accountability will immediately follow the 40-minute documentary. Part of Green Dot Action Week 2018 Panelists include Patrice Ayeni, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student Services; Thielen Student Health Center physician Dr. James Bice; Margo Foreman, Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion and Equal Opportunity; Chief Michael Newton, Assistant Vice President for University Services; Holly Roepke, Assistant Athletic Director and Coordinator for Diversity and Inclusion at Grinnell College; and Jennifer Jacobson, Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Wellness and Prevention at Grinnell College. Link to more information about Green Dot Action Week 2018

Forum on Justice Reform - Gubernatorial Candidates
3:00 PM – Dolezal Auditorium, 127 Curtiss Hall - Candidates vying for Iowa Governor will participate in a campus forum. Confirmed candidates include Libertarians Marco Battaglia and Jake Porter. Iowa State student Lance Leski will moderate.