Constitution Day September 14-18

In compliance with federal law, Iowa State University will provide educational programming during the week of September 14-18 to recognize Constitution Day. Programming information for the week is available below:

Torture, Detention and the Rule of Law:  A Panel Discussion

Thursday, September 17, 2009, 7:00 PM @ Great Hall, Memorial Union
Clark Wolf is director of the Bioethics Program, and much of his published work is in political and legal philosophy, including a forthcoming project covering torture and human rights. He will lead a discussion with Alex Tuckness, director of the Public Policy and Administration Program and associate professor in the Department of Political Science, and Ben Stone, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa. The American Civil Liberties Union recently won a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit forcing the release of a report providing a detailed description of torture and abuse of detainees.  A Constitution Day Event and part of the World Affair Series.

U.S. Leadership in the Global Fight Against Slavery - Luis CdeBaca

Thursday, October 15, 2009, 8:00 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial Union
Ambassador Luis CdeBaca has worked under three presidential administrations to combat human trafficking and modern-day forms of slavery. He was recently appointed by President Obama to direct the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the Department of State, which is dedicated to pressuring foreign governments to free persons forced to work, under threat of violence, for no pay beyond subsistence.  He served formerly as Counsel to the House Committee on the Judiciary, where his portfolio included national security, intelligence, immigration, and civil rights. CdeBaca attended Iowa State University and received his law degree from the Michigan Law School. World Affairs Series, Constitution Day Speaker and part of the Latino Heritage Month Celebration.

Ames City Council Candidate Forum

Monday, October 5, 2009, 7:00 PM @ Sun Room, Memorial Union
The Government of the Student Body will host a forum with  profitability of Enron, then a darling of the stock market. Her article "Is Enron Overpriced?" was the first in a national publication to openly question the company's dealings. In 2003 she cowrote a book about the scandal that led to the energy company's collapse, The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron, which was developed into a documentary in 2005. She worked as an investment banking analyst at Goldman Sachs until 1995, when she joined Fortune as a reporter. The 2009 Chamberlin Lecture.