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Feb 18, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The second annual Conference on African-American Children and Families will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, in the Schindler Education Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus. A pre-conference will be held from 5 to 9 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Elm Room in Maucker Union.
The event will consist of several breakout sessions on the subjects of education and diversity. The keynote speaker for the...
Feb 18, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa will host James W. Loewen, one of the most acclaimed historians and sociologists of race in the United States, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, March 4, in Lang Hall Auditorium.
The lecture will focus on his award-winning book "Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism," which is the story of thousands of communities that kept out African Americans by force of law. This event is free and open...
Feb 15, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa's "Modern Marvel" has been licensed for commercialization by Iowa company Marion Mixers. Its movement into the market 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 $31billion.
This patented technology, invented at the UNI National Ag-Based Lubricants Center by center Director Lou Honary and...
Feb 14, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host Randall L. Kennedy, the Michael R. Klein Professor of Law at Harvard University, on Thursday, Feb. 28 and Friday, March 1. A reception and brief lecture will take place from 7 to 9 p.m., on Thursday, in the Center for Multicultural Education (CME), and he will present his keynote address at 8:30 a.m., on Friday, in the Maucker Union Old Central Ballroom. Kennedy will be speaking on...
Feb 13, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host Sheri Crawley, the founder and CEO of the Pretty Brown Girl Foundation, during UNI's annual African-American Read-In at 9:30 a.m., on Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Maucker Union Old Central Ballroom. A celebration in honor of the first International Pretty Brown Girl Day, which is Feb. 23, will follow at 1:30 p.m.
The Pretty Brown Girl Foundation was launched in 2010. The organization...
Feb 13, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's College of Education, the Richard O. Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Learning, and UNI's Reading Recovery Center of Iowa will host two literacy events in April. The first Jacobson Center and Reading Recovery Literacy Academy will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, April 18, in the Maucker Union Old Central Ballroom. The 45th Annual Elementary Literacy and Reading Recovery...
Feb 12, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The fifth annual Darwin Week will be held on the University of Northern Iowa campus Feb. 18 through 21. The annual event celebrates science through a series of faculty and visiting speakers. All activities are held in UNI's Maucker Union and are free and open to the public. Each day will feature a different theme ranging from evolution to humanism.
This year's speakers include Mark Edward, former psychic entertainer and...
Feb 11, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa is offering admitted students and their guests a sneak peek at campus and UNI programs during one-day, personalized visits on Friday, Feb. 15 and 22, called "UNI Up Close." UNI Up Close gives prospective students the opportunity to explore majors, university services and get an in-depth look at UNI.
Students and guests will attend academic workshops, departmental and campus tours, the UNI...
Feb 7, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Accounting students at the University of Northern Iowa are providing free income tax assistance through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The program will run from Feb. 11 through April 10, excluding the week of March 18 through 22, and international students will be served starting March 11. Sessions are from 5 to 7 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, in the Curris Business Building, Room 223. No appointment is...
Feb 7, 2013
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The UNI School of Music and Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) will collaborate to present the UNI Opera Gala. The gala will be held at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, in the GBPAC Great Hall, on the UNI campus. A 10 a.m. performance will be offered on Friday, Feb. 22 as part of the GBPAC Kaleidoscope series. The performances will feature the UNI Opera Ensemble under the direction of Sandra Walden, director, and...
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