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Oct 18, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will present a new exhibit, "Fritz Hirschberger: Sur-Rational Paintings and The Fifth Horseman" from Monday, Oct. 29 through Tuesday, Nov. 27. A lecture by Jodi Elowitz titled "After Such Knowledge: The Sur-Rational Holocaust Paintings of Fritz Hirschberger" will be presented at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, in the Kamerick Art Building, Room 111. An opening reception will follow....
Oct 18, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy & Environmental Education (CEEE) is partnering with the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative (FFI) to aid local school districts in promoting healthy foods.
Six school districts will participate in the new program: Decorah, Postville, Turkey Valley, South Winneshiek, Waukon and Cresco. The CEEE, along with FFI, will help these six pilot districts create a regional...
Oct 17, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host a series of events in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month from Monday, Oct. 22 to Friday, Oct. 26. The activities will center around the Clothesline Project, an artistic visual representation of the pervasiveness of violence against women, the LGBTQ community and other marginalized populations.
Events include:
Monday, Oct. 22 and Tuesday, Oct. 23, T-shirt decorating for the...
Oct 17, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Claudia Covert, librarian at the Fleet Library, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), will present her lecture, "Bedazzled: World War I Dazzle Ship Camouflage" at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the University of Northern Iowa's Kamerick Art Building, Room 111. The lecture will be followed by a reception and hallway exhibition.
The lecture is a richly illustrated presentation on the bizarre, colorful camouflage patterns...
Oct 16, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's American Chemical Society (ACS) students will host their annual "Halloween House" from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, on the second floor of McCollum Science Hall on the UNI campus. More than 1,000 people are expected to attend this year's event.
The Halloween House is made up of nine themed rooms including the Anthracene Circus, the Devil's Den and Frankenstein's Lab. Each room...
Oct 15, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Center for Violence Prevention and the School of Health, Physical Education & Leisure Services will host a webinar "Hazing: Leading and Responding with Solutions," from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7.
Presenters will share important information about hazing and the negative effects to individuals, teams, schools and the community. Participants will gain valuable tools and strategies...
Oct 12, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Multicultural Education (CME) will host Richard Thompson Ford, an expert on civil rights and anti-discrimination law, at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 23, in Lang Hall Auditorium.
In his presentation "Law, Rights and Universal Principles," Ford will offer an analysis of human rights' struggles across the globe, discussing the realities of observing "universal" principles in specific...
Oct 12, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa will host James Leach, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, at 10 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 26, in the Commons Ballroom on the UNI campus. He will present "Civility in 2012 and Beyond" in conjunction with UNI's Reaching for Higher Ground series.
Leach is the ninth chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Prior to being nominated by President Obama for the post, Leach...
Oct 12, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Cedar Falls and Waterloo have both been selected as demonstration communities in the Blue Zones initiative. A commemorative event will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25, on the south side of Maucker Union on the University of Northern Iowa campus. The event will include informational and interactive tables with games and activities to promote awareness of healthy habits. The event is free and open to...
Oct 11, 2012
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Military and Veteran Student Services Committee, UNI Veterans Association and the Master of Social Work Student Association are bringing awareness to the issues of sexual assault and rape in the U.S. Military with a showing of the film "The Invisible War."
According to the Department of Defense and the Service Women's Action Network), one out of every five female service members is sexually...
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