Editor's Note: Editor's Note: Presenting the award were Dave Mills, master of ceremonies, and Joe Mowers of Gov. Vilsack's office. Mills noted that Stensrud's former students describe him as a champion who works quietly and diligently behind the scenes to change the system. "They caution that Dr. Stensrud is the kind of man who will not be thrilled to receive this award," Mills added. "Since he came to Drake University in 1988, he has written and received grants to train professional to work with people with disabilities. He brings millions of dollars into the state of Iowa and he mentors students, but not for his own glory. Dr. Stensrud needs to receive this award for exactly that reason. He has, quite literally, been the 'wind beneath the wings' of many of us working in the disability field in Iowa as well as across the country." While the Iowa Commission of Persons with Disabilities is primarily interested in how Dr. Stensrud assists Iowans with disabilities, we also recognize his national and regional activities, Mills said. "He has been invited to be a part of the leadership forum studying mentoring and transitioning for youth with disabilities by the Office of Disability Employment Policy," Mills added. "He is on the steering committee for the Intergovernmental Committee on Disability Research to help improve federal policies. He is also on the steering committee that the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research is sponsoring to develop best practices on disability and employment. In addition, Dr. Stensrud has published many articles and made multiple presentations in Iowa and the nation." Drake President David Maxwell will welcome the attendees. Nussle, a Republican, will speak at 2:20 and Culver, a Democrat, will speak at 2:50. Among the issues the candidates will discuss is access for more than 250,000 uninsured Iowans and how they plan to improve the quality and safety of long-term care in Iowa. In addition, they will answer questions submitted by attendees to the event. The non-partisan event, convened by the National Health Policy Council, the National Coalition on Health Care and AARP, is one of a series of similar events to be held across the country featuring key governor races. The event is free to the public, courtesy of Allergan Inc., the national sponsor of the event. Advance tickets are no longer required. The event will be broadcast live on Mediacom Connections Channel. The free-spirited entrepreneurs described how they started their ice cream business, expanded it and developed the Ben and Jerry's Foundation to donate 7.5 percent of their pretax profits to charitable organizations. Cohen noted that business is the most powerful force in today's society and encouraged business leaders to measure success not just in terms of profit but also in community service. Mark your calendar now for the next Bucksbaum Lecture, which will feature sportscaster Bob Costas on April 19, 2007. Corrigan, director of cinema studies and professor of English, German and art history at University of Pennsylvania, focuses on modern American and international cinema as well as film pedagogy. His published works include "New German Film: The Displaced Image," "The Films of Werner Herzog: Between Mirage and History" and "A Cinema Without Walls: Movies and Culture after Vietnam." His latest research focuses on the works of such filmmakers as Herzog, Chris Marker, Agnes Varda, Derek Jarman and Trinh T. Minh-Ha. The event is sponsored by the Drake University English Department and the Drake Center for Humanities. For more information, contact Dina Smith at x3127 or dina.smith@drake.edu. Lyons, who joined the Drake faculty in 2000, regularly teaches courses on the history of modern and contemporary art. Her research focuses on the art of the United States. In 2005 the University of Massachusetts Press published her book, "William Dunlap and the Construction of an American Art History," in which she analyzes the first published history of American art from the 1830s. Her colloquium presentation grows out of a recently completed manuscript that explores the notion of homeland as a way to understand a landscape painting by the 20th century artist Rockwell Kent (1882-1971). The talk will consider the painting against the backdrop of two periods of global crisis: the 1940s, when it was created, and today. Other confirmed performers include Meredith Corp. CFO Suku Radia, Mike Tousley of The Weitz Co., Tim Neugent of The Neugent Group, Martha Willits of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Doug Reichardt of Holmes Murphy & Associates, Terry Rich of Blank Park Zoo, Johnny Danos of the Greater Des Moines Community Foundation and Rich Willis of Betts Auto Campus. Other business leaders participating include Ed Wilson of WHO-TV 13, Dave Busiek of KCCI, Steve Berry of Prairie Meadows, Matt Wilson of the Davis Brown Koehn Shors & Roberts Law Firm and Jay Byers of the Greater Des Moines Partnership. The performance will be preceded by a reception from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Levitt Hall. Tickets are $30 for adults and free for students. For tickets or more information, visit "This event is designed to show off a different side of area business leaders, to show that they're not only terrific business people but that they're also engaged in the community - they're reachable," said Greater Des Moines Partnership Executive Vice President Mary Bontrager. Proceeds from ticket sales will be used to enhance the partnership's new community marketing campaign, which will focus heavily on recruiting and retaining a workforce that meets the needs of area employers. Tickets for the football game are $1 alone, while hot dogs and popcorn also will be sold at the concession stand for a dollar. San Diego has been ranked No. 1 all season in three NCAA I-AA Mid-Major polls. Sellout Saturday will feature a Hog Roast tailgate party before the football game that is open to the public in the north concourse of Drake Stadium, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for youth (4 to 18), which includes a ticket to the football game. The Coca-Cola Family Fun Zone, which features an inflatable game area for children will be open from 4 p.m. until halftime of the football game. In addition, fans purchasing tickets to any Drake home sporting event on the weekend of Oct. 20-21 will be admitted free to the other Bulldog home athletic events that same weekend. The Drake women's soccer team will start the big weekend with a Friday, Oct. 20, home match against Evansville at 7 p.m. at the Cownie Soccer Complex. On that Saturday, Oct. 21, the Drake women's volleyball team will play host to Creighton at 4 p.m. in the Drake Knapp Center. The Drake football game against San Diego will start at 6 p.m., while the Drake men's soccer team will host Missouri State in a 7 p.m. match at the Cownie Soccer Complex. Tickets are available by contacting the Drake Athletic Ticket Office at xDOGS, The Drake Athletic Ticket office, located at the south entrance to the Drake Knapp Center, is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit, which contains works by imprisoned mothers and their children, opened Monday, Oct. 9, in the Mezzanine Lounge on the top floor of Olmsted Center and continues through Oct. 31. Curator Rickie Solinger gave a presentation Monday evening titled "Who Gets to Be a Real Mother? From Slavery Time to the Era of Incarceration: Race and the Politics of Maternity." Solinger is director of WAKEUP/ARTS, an organization that presents traveling public art exhibitions featuring the impact of incarceration on American families. The exhibit, which has visited numerous college and university campuses around the nation, presents a compelling case for prison reform. The exhibit is open to the public. The gallery area will be open from 8 a.m. until midnight Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. until midnight on Sunday. "Interrupted Life" is sponsored by Drake's Women's Studies Program, Department for the Study of Culture and Society, Women's Action Coalition, Rainbow Union, La Fuerza Latina, the Coalition of Black Students, First-Year Seminar Program and the Honors Program. Discount tickets are available for $3.95 -- savings of $1 for children and $4 for adults -- at CHARACTER COUNTS! is a process of teaching, encouraging, advocating and modeling six universal ethical values: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. The Institute for Character Development (ICD) is a non-profit organization housed at Drake University. The mission of the ICD is "to recognize, enhance, and sustain the positive qualities of Iowans in order to promote civility through character development." The ICD is entirely supported by grants, private donations and fee-based trainings. Senteza, associate professor of finance at Drake University, is organizing a course, "Sustainable Development in Africa," that involves a 21-day journey to Uganda that will examine globalization from the perspective of a sub-Saharan African country where the term can mean grinding poverty or opportunity. As a boy growing up in Uganda, Senteza experienced first-hand the time period depicted in the movie "The Last King of Scotland." Though he witnessed the pitfalls of Uganda's previous regimes, he also has observed the gradual progress made by subsequent governments to improve living standards. Although current media accounts depict much of Africa as being frequently riven by civil wars, Senteza said Uganda is by and large a safe country, and has been for more than 20 years, with the exception of a low-level civil war in the country's northern quarter. The course's excursions will avoid this area to be on the safe side, although Senteza said a recent signed peace treaty means that area is safe as well. "My colleagues and I would never organize anything that we thought would put our students at risk," he says. "We'll be going to places that we believe are reasonably safe for travelers." The one lesson that Senteza hopes trip participants take away from his course is the realization that development and globalization has created extreme differences in living standards around the world. To drive that point home, participants will spend an entire day with a rural Ugandan family, who typically wake up, work in the fields, find sticks to cook their meals, and walk to their village for water that may or may not be safe to drink. Another trip to a health clinic will explore the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa, with the director of Uganda's AIDS program in the health ministry. "They will learn to appreciate what they really have and what development really means," Senteza said. "I think it will be a life-changing experience." Three other Drake faculty members are working with Senteza in the development and teaching of the course - Deb Bishop, assistant professor of information systems; Glenn McKnight, associate professor of history; and Tom Root, associate professor of finance. To learn more about the five-credit course, attend an informational session at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25, in room 201 of Aliber Hall or call Senteza at x3716. Information also is available on the course Web site at "The event was a smashing success and everyone who attended was very pleased," said Nicholas Roth, assistant professor of piano and a former student of Votapek. "When an artist of international stature such as Ralph Votapek gives a student a half-hour of his undivided attention, sharing his secrets to a more meaningful musical approach, it has tremendous impact on one's self-esteem, encouraging the student to strive for a higher level and to consider their relationship with music on a deeper level than before. "Interestingly enough," Roth added, "though the comments for these master classes are especially intended for musicians, I have discovered that people of other disciplines find the forum very engaging and enlightening as well. As I continue to organize these classes, I hope to encourage more students and faculty campus-wide to attend." Each student who participates in the program will receive one complimentary ticket to a Drake men's basketball game for the 2006-07 season beginning Oct. 31. |
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