March 5-6, 2009 |
Provost’s Forum 2009: Schedule
Thursday, March 5
8:30 a.m.
Light breakfast
9:00-9:45 a.m.
Frank D. Bean, "U.S. Immigration Trends and Policies: The Intersection of Demographic and Workforce Issues Going Forward"
9:45-10:15 a.m.
Q & A
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30-11:00 a.m.
Screening of the video "European Union: At the Crossroads" (26 minutes)
11-11:45 a.m.
Discussion and Commentary by UI Faculty and Guests
11:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Break for lunch
2:00-2:45 p.m.
Lecture by Gay Seidman, "Markets, Corporations, and Citizens: Labor Rights and Transnational Activism"
2:45-3:15 p.m.
Q & A
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30-4:00 p.m.
Screening of the video "Immokalee"
4:00-4:45 p.m.
Discussion and Commentary by UI Faculty and Guests
Break for dinner
7:00 p.m.
Public forum at the Iowa City Public Library “Exploitation and Opportunity in the Global Economy.”
Friday, March 6
8:30
Light breakfast a.m.
9:00-9:45 a.m.
Shivali Shah, "The Exploitation of Asian Laborers in the Middle East”
9:45-10:15 a.m.
Q & A
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Screening of the video "Slavery: A Global Investigation" (80 mins)
12:00-1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Discussion and Commentary by UI faculty and guest
1:00-2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00-2:45 p.m.
Lecture by Kathleen Kim, "The Civil Rights of Trafficked Workers”
2:45-3:15 p.m.
Q & A
3:15-3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Screening of the video "Maid in America" (58 mins)
4:30-5:15 p.m.
Discussion and Commentary by UI Faculty and Guests
5:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks