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Nov 29, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Kenneth Atkinson, associate professor of history at the University of Northern Iowa, will give a talk titled "Queen Salome: Jerusalem's Warrior Monarch of the First Century B.C.E.," at noon, Monday, Dec. 3, as part of the Current Research on Women and Gender (CROW) Forum. The forum will be held at the Center for Multicultural Education, Room 109A, on the UNI campus.
Atkinson's presentation will focus on Queen Salome...
Nov 29, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Associate Professor of Management Information Systems Rex Karsten will hold the first Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Professorship at the University of Northern Iowa, a title that recognizes his solid academic credentials, practical experience in his field and ability to teach and connect with students
Karsten has a Ph. D. in management information systems from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His research focuses...
Nov 29, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will present "B.F.A. Group Exhibition" from Thursday, Dec. 6 through Saturday, Dec. 15. A reception for the exhibition will be held at 7 p.m., on Dec. 6, at the UNI Gallery of Art.The artwork of four art students will be presented through the exhibition, each conveying unique styles and techniques.Zachary Bowman, a senior from Coon Rapids, Iowa, has an emphasis in sculpture....
Nov 28, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Interior Design program will host its annual Senior Portfolio Show from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 2, in the Center for Energy and Environmental Education atrium. Students will share their projects and answer questions. Refreshments will be served.
The event will showcase the work of 12 interior design students in the areas of residential, office, hospitality and healthcare design, among others...
Nov 27, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Two University of Northern Iowa professors of special education, Christina Curran and Susan Brennan, have been granted funding from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust for a project that includes a new Assistive Technology Lab for all UNI teacher education students. The lab, called T2:PAL: Teachers and Technology -- Promoting Accessible Learning, will hold an open house from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Schindler...
Nov 20, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa's Department of Political Science will host a forum discussing "Election 2012: What did it Mean" from 3 to 5 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 28, in Sabin Hall, Room 002.
Four members of the political science department will discuss topics that include the presidential and congressional returns and their possible implications, state election results, campaign communications of the 2012 elections, and...
Nov 20, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa students, faculty and staff will work with an AmeriCorps group to clear brush from the Cedar Bend Savanna Nov. 26 through 29. This work week is a part of an ongoing project to restore the remnant oak savanna.
"Part of our mission here at the Tallgrass Prairie Center is to assist conservation agencies with managing rare prairie plant communities around the state," said David Williams, prairie...
Nov 20, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Benjamin Ginsberg, author of the widely acclaimed book "The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters," will speak at the University of Northern Iowa at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 29, in the Commons Ballroom.
In his book, Ginsberg documents the biggest change in higher education in recent years to be the growth of administrative bureaucracy and the concurrent decline in faculty.
He is...
Nov 19, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "What is my American Dream?" This is the question asked to sixth-grade students at the George Washington Carver Academy in Waterloo. The University of Northern Iowa Reaching for Higher Ground Series will host two events to showcase the students' photography and writing on the topic. The first showcase will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Carver Academy cafeteria. The second event will be at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 5...
Nov 19, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Graduates of the University of Northern Iowa Real Estate Program, retroactive to the 2004-2005 academic year, are now approved to have satisfied 267 hours of credit toward the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria for the Certified General Appraiser licensing.
The UNI program is only the third program in the United States to receive this level of approval from the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) of The...
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