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Jun 19, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Richard O. Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy will host a four-day institute on comprehensive literacy Monday, June 24, through Thursday, June 27, at the Park Place Event Centre in Cedar Falls.
Based on the Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy (PCL) model, the institute offers educators resources aligned with the Iowa Core Literacy Standards, supported by theory and research of...
Jun 17, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Since October 2012, the Iowa Waste Reduction Center has worked on developing a waste reduction project specific to food waste. At the forefront of that project are Dan Nickey, senior program manager, and Jennifer Trent, program assistant. Both will be feature presenters at an upcoming event in July.
"Wasted: Feed the Folks, Starve the Landfills" will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday, July 12, on the University of...
Jun 17, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Urban Education (UNI-CUE) is holding a Leadership Academy from Monday, June 3, through Friday, June 28. The academy is for students starting middle school in the fall, who have displayed potential for leadership and academic success.
During the four-week program, students will participate in math, reading, writing, social justice and conversational Spanish classes. In addition,...
Jun 13, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host a metal casting curriculum development workshop for high school teachers Monday, June 17, through Friday, June 21. The majority of the workshop will be held on the UNI campus. On Thursday, June 20, participants will be given tours of the John Deere Foundry in Waterloo, Viking Pump in Cedar Falls and ATEK Foundry in New Hampton.
Aside from the tours, the workshop will provide...
Jun 13, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Dance Marathon and Relay For Life will receive a 2013 Governor's Volunteer Award during a recognition ceremony at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 25, at UNI's Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
The Governor's Volunteer Awards (GVA) program was created in 1982, with inaugural awards presented in 1983. What began as a small program only available to state government agencies has expanded through...
Jun 11, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host an Iowa Regents Modeling and Physics Resources and Instructional Strategies for Motivating Students (PRISMS) workshop this summer. Twenty-three Iowa high school physics and physical science teachers are participating in the program.
The workshop will be held from Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 28. It will be the third summer workshop in Modeling Instruction for Iowa high...
Jun 7, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's solar boat team will compete again in this year's Solar Splash World Championship of Intercollegiate Solar Boat Racing. The UNI team has participated in the event since 2002 and has placed in the top five overall since 2007.
The City of Cedar Falls, along with a host of other sponsors, will support the event this year, which will be held Wednesday, June 12, through Sunday, June 16, at George...
Jun 7, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) has received a United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant to institute the Iowa Construction and Demolition Waste Reduction Project. The project will focus on helping construction and demolition businesses reduce waste and divert it from the landfills.
"The amount of construction and demolition waste in landfills has steadily increased in recent years and a vast...
Jun 5, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will offer three robotic-themed camps for youth this summer: Introduction to Robotics, MiniSumo Robotics and Physics of Mario Kart.
Introduction to Robotics will offer youth ages 10 through 14 an opportunity to learn about the construction, design and programming of Lego Mindstorms® robots. Camp goers will learn through a series of hands-on training missions, solving increasingly complex...
Jun 4, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Students who texted in class receive lower grades, according to research results published in the Dec. 6, 2012, edition of the Journal of Marketing Education.
"An Introduction to Multitasking and Texting: Prevalence and Impact on Grades and GPA in Marketing Classes," co-authored by University of Northern Iowa professor of marketing Dennis Clayson and Southeastern Oklahoma University associate professor of marketing Debra...
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