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Principal
James Cleland Gilchrist |
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"It is most important to inaugurate an institution designed to maintain that noblest of enterprises - education of all the people. . . We build a new fortress - the Iowa State Normal School to defend against the incursions of the hosts of ignorance, superstition, and sin." |
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Horatio Seerley 1886-1928 Biography |
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"Iowa has a right to lead the world in all good things for her children. . . by providing the means whereby this school for teachers can become one of the leading schools of its class in the United States." |
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Orval
Ray Latham |
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"At this college we believe that students should have an opportunity to express themselves in every way that will lead to the development of well-rounded personalities and to the formation of the best habits of cultural and recreational life." |
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Malcolm
Poyner Price |
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"The college maintained a proper balance between the general education of the student and the professional education of the individual as a teacher. As a result, the graduate possessed the broad training essential to effective citizenship plus the theoretical and practical discipline required of the teaching profession." |
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| J.W.
Maucker 1950 to 1970 Biography |
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"The most transforming development between 1950 and 1970 would have to be the two-step process by which the legislature changed the institution from a teachers college to a university. It was a natural evolution based on the desire to provide broader opportunities for students and increased services to the state. From its inception in 1876, the school strove consistently to put the needs of students above all other considerations; broadening the educational offerings was a vital application of this basic principle." |
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| John
Joseph Kamerick 1970 to 1983 Biography |
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"During my years as president, I would judge that the development of University of Northern Iowa from a primarily single-purpose institution into a genuine multi-purpose university was the biggest transforming development. This enabled the university to serve a larger and more diverse student population with a greater variety of programs at a more demanding scholarly level. With the needs of students the first concern, the broadened curriculum was accompanied by a more highly qualified faculty, a large increase in the number of academic buildings and facilities, and additional professional accreditations of distinction. All of these were, and are, of great importance to students and graduates. The last development during my tenure was approval to proceed with programs at the doctoral level, thus serving an additional student constituency." |
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| Constantine
W. Curris 1983 to 1995 Biography |
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"In the late 1980s, UNI implemented stricter admissions standards. Raising the requirements for admission meant Iowa's high schools had to make curricular changes to ensure that their students would have adequate preparation for acceptance to UNI. Requiring students to be better prepared increased their opportunity for a successful university experience. UNI's initiative ultimately impacted all students in the state when the University of Iowa and Iowa State raised their standards in 1990." |
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| Robert
D. Koob 1995 to the present Biography |
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"By taking the time to review how technology services were organized late in 1995 and early in 1996, UNI began a transformation that has led to recently winning a highly coveted national recognition, the Educause Honorary Mention in Networking. Taking a step at a time, the campus has achieved a fully networked status with state-of-the-art voice and data networks, leading-edge student services programming, and near term implementation of entirely new business services software. The tools provided have also been used by faculty to change the way teaching and learning are accomplished and library services delivered. Step by step, technology has truly transformed UNI." |
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