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February 9, 2012 - 3:52pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Strayer-Wood Theatre will present "Dying City" by Christopher Shinn at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 23 to 25 and March 1 to 3 and at 2 p.m., Feb. 26 and March 4, inside the Strayer-Wood Theatre's Bertha Martin Theatre on the University of Northern Iowa campus.
In "Dying City," a young therapist, Kelly, whose husband Craig was killed while on military duty in Iraq, is confronted a year later by his identical twin Peter, who suspects that...
February 9, 2012 - 3:59pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa alumni are invited to apply for a 2012 Merchant Scholarship. Merchant Scholarship recipients must be attending or planning to attend an accredited graduate or professional school at an educational institution as a full-time student.
The scholarships are awarded from a trust established in 1951 to honor Frank Ivan Merchant and his sister, Kate Matilda Merchant. Frank was a professor of Latin and...
February 8, 2012 - 5:31pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The National Association of Schools of Music (NASM) Commission on Accreditation has voted to continue the University of Northern Iowa's School of Music in good standing through 2021. The School of Music has been an institutional member of NASM since 1942. More than 340 music majors are enrolled in degree programs in the School of Music, along with hundreds of other UNI students who participate in more than 15 ensembles. The...
February 8, 2012 - 3:09pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host a dance marathon from noon to midnight, Saturday, Feb. 25, in Maucker Union. Dance Marathon is a nationwide movement involving college and high school students at more than 150 schools across the country to raise money for the Children's Miracle Network hospital in their community. This will be the first year UNI hosts the event.
Each hour of the marathon will have themes that...
February 8, 2012 - 5:37pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Accounting students at the University of Northern Iowa are providing free income tax assistance again this year through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program will run from Feb. 13 through April 11, excluding the week of March 12 through 16. Sessions are from 5 to 7 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays in the 223 Curris Business Building. No appointment is necessary. Taxpayers are encouraged to arrive at 5 p...
February 8, 2012 - 5:53pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) will continue its Inspirational Film Series with a showing of "Confessions of a Superhero" on Wednesday, Feb. 22, in the GBPAC Great Hall.
Films will be shown each month, which will include "Ten Questions for the Dalai Lama" in March, "Wretches and Jabberers" in April and "The Power of Two" in May. Each film includes free popcorn with...
February 8, 2012 - 9:03pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Environmental regulations are a complex and ever-changing challenge for almost every small-business owner, which is why the Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa offers a free onsite review program for Iowa businesses with fewer than 200 employees.
"Being in compliance with environmental regulations not only saves your business from potential fines, but also can improve the overall efficiency...
February 6, 2012 - 4:09pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center (RRTTC) will show the films "Crude Impact" and "Scarred Lands and Wounded Lives" as part of the Environmental Health and Sustainability film series.
"Crude Impact" will be shown Monday, Feb 13, and "Scarred and Wounded Lives" will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 21. Both films will begin at 7 p.m., in the auditorium at the Center for Energy and...
February 2, 2012 - 10:29pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The fourth annual Darwin Week will be held on the University of Northern Iowa Campus Feb. 13 through 16. The annual event celebrates science through a series of faculty and visiting speakers. All activities are held in UNI's Center for Multicultural Education (CME) and are free and open to the public. Each day will feature a different theme including skepticism, sexuality, diversity and origins.
This year's speakers include...
February 2, 2012 - 10:53pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- John Pappajohn, Iowa's premier venture capitalist, has announced the launch of the 2012 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition. This is the seventh-annual business plan competition for Iowa sponsored by Pappajohn. Since 2006, more than $300,000 in prizes has been awarded to start-ups across the state. This year, a total of $50,000 will be awarded to the top three submitted business plans: $25,000 for first prize, $15,...
