Iowa Studies Forum
on Friday, April 11, 2008,
at Des Moines Area Community College,

Theme: The World in Iowa
Immigrants & Immigration

The Iowa Studies Forum on Friday, April 11, 2008, at Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny campus and the Iowa State Historical Building in Des Moines will feature lectures, roundtable discussions, re-enactments, multi-media presentations, workshops, etc. – all focusing on Iowa’s history and heritage. This festival will be a multi-generational event held in the morning and early afternoon on the Ankeny DMACC campus and in the late afternoon and evening at the State Historical Society Building in Des Moines. This will be a precedent-setting event, and our hope is to make this an annual or semi-annual celebration of Iowa’s past and present. Stephen Bloom, author of Postville: A Clash of Cultures in the Heartland (2000) is scheduled as the keynote speaker.

This new Iowa Studies Center at Des Moines Area Community College will provide the collaborate piece between elementary schools, high schools, four year colleges, other community colleges, businesses, government departments, non-profit agencies, museums, and the general public to better coordinate and promote the continuing exploration of Iowa's history, science, literature, politics, and art.

Proposals are invited on various Iowa topics, especially the conference theme of immigration, from high school students and teachers, college students and instructors, museums, genealogical societies, local history organizations, and other interested parties. Please e-mail or send via post a one-page proposal which summarizes the presentation along with contact information (e-mail, address & number) by Tuesday, March 11, 2008.

Dr. Lisa Ossian, Co-Director
Iowa Studies Center
Des Moines Area Community College
2006 South Ankeny Blvd., Building #2
Ankeny, IA 50023
llossian@dmacc.edu 515/964-6568