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Apr 2, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Howard Reich, arts and jazz critic for the Chicago Tribune and child of Holocaust survivors, will present the fifth annual Norman Cohn Family Holocaust Remembrance and Education Lecture at 7:30 p.m., Monday, April 15, in Sabin Hall, Room 002, on the UNI campus.
Reich will present excerpts from and discuss his film, "Prisoner of Her Past," based on his book "The First and Final Nightmare of Sonia Reich." The film documents...
Mar 29, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host Hans Herren, internationally recognized scientist and World Food Prize winner, at 7 p.m., Monday, April 8, in the auditorium of UNI's Center for Energy & Environmental Education (CEEE). Herren's lecture, "Changing Course in Global Agriculture," will emphasize the urgent need to adopt policies that lead to biological diversity, soil and water conservation, and climate protection....
Mar 29, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Majora Carter redefined the field of environmental equality, starting in the South Bronx. Now she's leading the local economic development movement across the U.S. Carter is a keynote speaker for the University of Northern Iowa's Sustainability Dialogue and Action Conference, scheduled for April 12 and 13. She will present "Home(town) Security" at 7 p.m., Friday, April 12, in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center...
Mar 28, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host presentations and a roundtable discussion about teaching language from 4:30 to 6 p.m., Monday, April 8, in Seerley Hall, Room 212. There will be a Q&A opportunity following the presentations.
Leading scholars from UNI, the University of Minnesota, University of Iowa and Iowa State University will discuss their latest innovations in teaching different languages, including critical...
Mar 28, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa College of Education will induct 250 students into the teacher education program at the Teacher Education Induction Convocation at 4 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, in the Great Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. A reception will follow in the GBPAC lobby.
This will be the 45th group of candidates inducted into the Teacher Education program since formal ceremonies began in 1991....
Mar 27, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education will host the seventh annual Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony in the Cedar Valley at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 7, in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center lobby. The ceremony is held in conjunction with the 2013 National Days of Remembrance. The theme of this year's Days of Remembrance is "Never Again: Heeding the Warning Signs."
The ceremony...
Mar 27, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Strayer-Wood Theatre will present William Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice (BEACH)!" at 7:30 p.m., April 11 to 13 and April 18 to 20, and at 2 p.m., April 14 and 21, in the Strayer-Wood Theatre on the University of Northern Iowa campus.
In this comedy, Shakespeare weaves together two ancient folk myths. One involves a vengeful, greedy Jewish creditor trying to exact a pound of flesh from a Christian over an unpaid debt...
Mar 26, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's LGBT student organization, UNI Proud, will host the annual campus-wide Pride Week Monday, April 1 through Saturday, April 6. "Pride and Progress" is the theme of this year's pride week, with events that focus on the political aspects of the LGBT movement.
The week's events will begin Monday, April 1 with a march around campus at noon, beginning at the fountain by Maucker Union. The queer...
Mar 25, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Department of Art will host a symposium on graphic design for design professionals, educators and students. The event will take place starting at 5 p.m., Friday, April 26 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, April 27, in the Kamerick Art Building, Room 111.
The event, titled Envisioning Design, will start with an annual portfolio night. Upper-level UNI graphic design students will present their...
Mar 22, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Department of Physics will host the UNI/Area Education Agency 267 Regional Physics Competition from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 27, in the McLeod Center on the UNI campus. Approximately 150 high school students from across Iowa are expected to participate.
The competition is a series of six events. It stresses creativity and ingenuity, as well as an understanding of physics-related...
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