Maucker Union

International Philosopher Fr. Nathan Cromly will challenge those in attendance to ponder the basis of human rights, and recognize how differing philosophies of lawmakers directly affect their own lives. Following the presentation, there will be a question and answer session. Students, faculty, staff and members of the Cedar Valley community are welcome. This event is being sponsored by the Student Organization Speakers Fund and is being hosted by the student organization UNI Right to Life. 

This program allows women to get a glimpse of what sorority life is like at UNI. Chapter houses will be open for tours with informal sessions at each house. Meet at Maucker Union's Old Central Ballroom and recruitment guides from Rho Gamma will lead participants to each house.

Quest to Unravel Alzheimer’s Scavenger Hunt (QUASH) is a part physical, part mental, campus-wide scavenger hunt that raises awareness and funds to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Teams of 2-4 compete against one another and the clock to complete challenges and solve clues in an effort to be crowned the “QUASHmasters." Registration, required, begins at 5 p.m. with the event kicking off at 6 p.m.

The Philosophy Club and Computer Club will host Diane Michelfelder of Macalaster College. Her lecture is titled "Homo Applicans: On Being Human in a World of Disappearing Things." The focus is on the philosophy of technology. The abstract of her lecture is as follows:

While the development of one technological artifact does not have to lead to the disappearance of another—witness the continued endurance of the acoustic guitar despite the invention of its solid-body electric cousin in the 1950s—it is often the case that one technological innovation (think digital cameras) eventually replaces another (think Kodak film or the Polaroid). What distinguishes technological development in this century, though, is less the replacement of one innovation by another but more the replacement of material things themselves by applications.

Looking at the ethical impacts of technological artifacts has long been a central concern for the philosophy of technology, but generally (as in recent debates over whether it is ethical to “moralize” technology by intentionally designing artifacts so as to privilege particular moral outcomes over others) the focus of this concern has been on material objects themselves. But what if we shift this focus of concern to the loss of physical objects and the rise of applications? What might the impacts of this transition be on our abilities to sustain ethical relations with those others in our midst?

This event is an opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember those who have lost the battle, but also to raise funds and awareness to help save lives. The opening ceremony is at 6 p.m., the Survivor Lap starts at 6:30 p.m. and the Luminaria ceremony is at 8 p.m.

Wanda Everage, vice provost for student affairs at Drake University, will present "The Expanding Definition of Diversity." The lecture is sponsored by the Student Affairs Pre-Professional Association, in collaboration with NISG. Everage is a recipient of numerous awards for leadership, diversity, and career and educational excellence.

For most students, faculty and staff at UNI the most basic tasks of humanity require little thought, such as what bathroom to use, what pronoun you are called, if you are safe in the residence halls and at home. However, for students, faculty and staff who do not identify with the gender and/or sex assigned to them at birth, students, faculty and staff with disabilities, students, faculty and staff with children, and other student, faculty and staff populations who somehow identify on the outskirts of “normal”, finding a safe bathroom is an important concern for which they struggle daily. This event will serve two goals:
1. To raise awareness regarding trans*gender issues on campus and in our society.
2. To bring the discussion of gender neutral bathrooms and gender neutral housing to the attention of the general campus community in an informative manner.

Starting at 10:30AM, a group of protest volunteers will be lined up outside the Ballroom bathrooms and using the restrooms as a collective, not assigned by their gender.

R. York Moore will deliver the keynote lecture for Freedom Week. The lecture will highlight the issue of modern-day slavery, explaining the social, spiritual and economic forces behind it and inviting us to respond on a personal and corporate level. Moore has worked as a modern-day abolitionist for 10 years and is the National Campaign Director for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Sponsored by UNI BASIC and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

Alpha Delta Pi sorority will host its annual all you can eat Lion Share Challenge Spaghetti Dinner. Tickets purchased prior to the event are $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12; children 5 and under are free. Those who purchase a ticket before the event receive a free raffle ticket.Tickets at the door will be $7 for adults and $5 for children. Raffle tickets for gift baskets will be sold at the event; one ticket for $1, six tickets for $5 and 15 tickets for $10. Other activities include Mr. Nick, the balloon twister; bozo buckets; pin the tail on the lion; and a spaghetti eating contest. Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Multiethnic groups will artistically represent the journey to freedom for communities facing the reality of modern-day slavery around the world. 

Sponsored by UNI InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in partnership with other multiethnic organizations