Greenlee week has speakers, panel

Members of various organizations in the school of journalism have organized the first Greenlee School of Journalism Week, which is this week.

On Wednesday, Jim and Larissa Grunig will speak at 7 p.m. in Curtiss Auditorium about career experiences. Jim Grunig, an ISU alumnus, is one of the most esteemed public relations researchers and educators in the world and is known for his symmetric-asymmetric models of public relations, situational theory of publics and excellence theory. Larissa Grunig has more than 150 publications to her credit, covering topics such as public relations, organizational responses to activism and science writing.

The week concludes with a professional panel that will speak about various roles in the industry and how the various areas of journalism interact. The panel is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Gallery Room of the Memorial Union.

– Michelle Kann

Astronaut to speak about experiences

ISU graduate and astronaut Clayton Anderson will speak about his experiences in the space program Thursday.

Anderson received a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from Iowa State in 1983 and is the only ISU graduate involved in NASA’s astronaut program.

The College of Engineering is sponsoring a reception for Anderson 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday in Howe Hall, where he will give a short and informal speech about his experiences after graduating from Iowa State. The reception is open to the public.

Before the reception, Anderson will participate in two sessions over the Iowa Communications Network with about 25 schools, where he will talk about how astronauts choose and view space food.

At 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Maytag Auditorium at Iowa Public Television in Johnson, Anderson will deliver a one-hour speech directed toward junior high students titled “So You Want to Be an Astronaut.”

This presentation is also open to the public.

– Jeff Morrison