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Jan 31, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa professor of anthropology Mark Grey will deliver his lecture, "Immigration and Ethnic Diversity in Iowa," at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, in Seerley Hall, Room 115. The lecture will focus on the arrival of diverse immigrant and refugee populations in Iowa and other major factors in the state's changing landscape.
The lecture is a part of the UNI Department of History's Phi Alpha Theta lecture series...
Jan 30, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The third and final candidate for the position of president of the University of Northern Iowa will visit the UNI campus next week. The two-day visit will include meetings with students, faculty and staff and a public forum where each will make a presentation and address audience questions.
The third candidate is Michael A. Wartell, (wohr-TEL) chancellor emeritus, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), who...
Jan 29, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa's Interpreters Theatre will present "CONVICT," a play written and directed by Joshua Hamzehee, instructor in communication studies at UNI, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31 through Saturday, Feb. 2, in the Interpreters Theatre, in Lang Hall, Room 040. The cast includes students, instructors and professors from UNI and students from Hawkeye Community College.
"CONVICT" works to create a dialogue...
Jan 29, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Overseas Placement for Educators, a program of UNI Career Services, will host the 37th annual Overseas Recruiting Fair Feb. 1 through Feb. 3, at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center in Waterloo, Iowa. The fair will host more than 200 recruiters from 132 schools worldwide. More than 700 educators are expected to attend the event.
The fair is the oldest international education...
Jan 29, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa's National Ag-Based Lubricants Center and Iowa company Marion Mixers will announce a new partnership to commercialize technology that has the potential to reduce U.S. energy consumption by 8.5 percent, or 338 million barrels-of-oil equivalent per year, at an annual cost savings of $31 billion.
The announcement will take place at an open house at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, at Marion Mixers,...
Jan 29, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The final round of the University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration (UNIBusiness) Diversity Case Competition will begin at 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, in Curris Business Building Room 109.
The UNIBusiness Diversity Case Competition poses a diversity-related problem to students who then apply the knowledge and skills they have gained during their lives and studies to come up with a solution. After a...
Jan 25, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Three candidates for the position of president of the University of Northern Iowa will make campus visits during the next two weeks. The candidates' two-day visits will include meetings with students, faculty and staff and a public forum where each will make a presentation and address audience questions.
The second candidate is Avijit Ghosh (ah-VEE'-jiht GOHSH), senior adviser to the president, University of Illinois at...
Jan 24, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa assistant professor of sociology, Ruth Chananie-Hill, will present her lecture, "Effects of Social Movement and Institutional Networks on University Diversity Policies, Initiatives and Culture," from noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 4, in the Center for Multicultural Education, Room 109A.
"One of my main research interests is in social movements, and I was curious as to whether and how students'...
Jan 24, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa has enhanced its university website, including the UNI newsroom site. The site, www.uni.edu, now has a link for "News Media" that will direct media to the newsroom. The site includes greater search functionality, campus stories, story tips and more lists of faculty and staff experts. Visit the newsroom at www.uni.edu/newsroom.
UNI has also unveiled a brand new communication platform called "...
Jan 23, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Three candidates for the position of president of the University of Northern Iowa will make campus visits during the next two weeks. The candidates' two-day visits will include meetings with students, faculty and staff and a public forum where each will make a presentation and address audience questions. The first candidate is William N. Ruud, (ROOD) president of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, who will visit...
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