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University Facilities and Educational Services Centrally located on campus, Rod Library supports the curricular and informational needs of UNI's students and faculty. Library collections include more than 886,000 paper volumes, 3,300 current periodical and newspaper subscriptions in print, and subscriptions to an increasingly broad array of full-text electronic resources. Other collections include: over 275,000 U.S. paper documents, 300,000 U.S. and Iowa documents on microfiche, and 40,000 flat maps. Rod Library faculty and staff provide reference, interlibrary loan, library instruction, and many other library services to assure an information-rich academic environment for study, teaching, and scholarship. Rod Library occupies a modern, four-story building in the heart of campus. The library building provides seating for 1,600 library users at study carrels and tables, and has more than 550 additional seating spaces in lounge areas and in group, graduate, and faculty studies. Rod Library also houses the Center for the Enhancement of Teaching, a Student Computer Center managed by the university's Information Technology Services, the School Library Media Studies program of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and a Print Services facility. A few services of special note are: UNISTAR - an integrated, online library system supporting an online public access catalog and automated circulation and acquisitions functions; reserve services; interlibrary loan services; online access to LEXIS/NEXIS, PROJECT MUSE journals, ERIC, and many other databases and full-text scholarly journals; library instruction; photocopying (including staffed and self-service copiers); and microform reader-printers. Most computer databases are available to UNI students and faculty, within the library building and at a distance, through the Web via Rod Library’s home page at www.library.uni.edu Additional information about the library can be obtained through this website. Additional collections include: general reference; U.S. and Iowa depository documents and maps; art and music; youth materials collection, career materials; special collections, and the university archives. The circulating books and the current and bound journals collections are in open stacks, shelved by the Library of Congress classification system. The Reference Collection includes resources in all disciplines taught at the university. The Art & Music collection includes reference sources for those subject disciplines, and has an extensive collection of phonodiscs, cassettes, and compact disks, as well as listening rooms and equipment. The Youth Collection holds a representative sample of fiction and non-fiction materials for K-12 students. The University Archives holds historical materials concerning the Iowa State Normal School, the Iowa State Teachers College, the State College of Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa. Special Collections includes rare books and specialized materials such as the (Senator Charles) Grassley Papers and the American Fiction Collection. For an extensive introduction to the history and other aspects of the University of Northern Iowa, see the Special Collections and University Archives website http://www.library.uni.edu/speccoll/. Many items not held by Rod Library locally can be obtained from other libraries through its Interlibrary Loan Service. The Rod Library building is open 106.5 hours per week during the spring and fall sessions. Summer hours are set according to the requirements of curriculum offered during the various summer sessions. Variations from regular schedules are posted in the main lobby of the library and are published in the Northern Iowan and on the library's website. Many Rod Library collections are available 24 hours a day at www.library.uni.edu. The Maucker Union, located east of the UNI Library, serves as an informal meeting place for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests of the university. The unique facilities of the Union are useful for a wide range of activities including cultural, recreational, and conference events. General services include: a campus information center, check cashing service, meeting rooms, a billiards game room, and dining services. The building houses the offices of the campus newspaper, student government, student radio, and other student organization offices. The Student Activities Office of Maucker Union is responsible for the programs which focus on co-curricular development of the student. Leadership development, skills development, support for student organizations/interest groups, Greek life, and programming are central to this office and the Union as a whole. Social and cultural activities include art, movies, comedy, forums, and lectures. The Union is financed through fee monies, general education funds, and income-producing services within the building. More information about Maucker Union and special programs and events can be obtained at www.uni.edu/maucker. The Commons serves the university community in a variety of ways. The Georgian Lounge and Slife Ballroom are available for meals, receptions, conferences, and dances, and are open to students, staff, and campus guests. Additionally, dining facilities are provided here for students. The Georgian Lounge is used for teas, receptions, and other special occasions; the Slife Ballroom is a multi-purpose room used for banquets, movies, dances, and lectures. The University Museum, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is used extensively as an educational resource by both university classes and regional schools and as a cultural facility by local organizations and individual visitors. The museum offers permanent and changing exhibits, tours, lectures, and special programs, as well as internships and research opportunities for students. The collections of the museum embrace four major subject categories: geology, biology, anthropology, and history. The geology collection consists of minerals, rocks, and fossils of worldwide distribution. The biology area includes a bird collection consisting of most birds indigenous to the midwest as well as some exotic, rare, and extinct species. Large and small mammals, reptiles, fish, anthropods, and marine invertebrates, including a vast collection of shells from around the world, are also a part of the biology collection. University, Iowa, and local history are represented by a wide variety of artifacts, printed documents, and a costume collection. The anthropology section includes important prehistoric and ethnographic collections from North America, South America, Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and the Middle East. A public support group known as the Friends of the UNI Museum serves to help the Museum through financial and volunteer support. Membership is open to anyone with the desire to see the museum grow and expand its services. Located at 3219 Hudson Road, the museum is open, free of charge, daily from 9:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. during the school week. It is closed on legal and university holidays. The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 1:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m. Although large groups such as clubs and classes are asked to telephone or write the museum for appointments, all other visitors are invited to come without appointments any time the museum is open. For further information visit www.uni.edu/museum. Marshall Center School Built in 1893, the Marshall Center School is a symbol of UNI’s contribution to Iowa’s long record of excellence in education. This historic structure was moved from Pocahontas County in western Iowa to the campus in 1987 to celebrate the early history of the campus as a teachers college. It now serves as a museum telling the story of early Iowa education. The school served as a school, community meeting place, district school board meeting room, and voting place from 1893 until 1944. It has been restored and furnished as it would have looked circa 1920 and is one of the most authentic one-room school museums in Iowa. Programs are presented at the school to campus classes, regional elementary school groups, and the general public. Storytelling, reenactments, and presentations help visitors step back in time to visualize a typical day at a rural school. The school is located at the corner of 23rd and North Minnesota Streets and open by appointment only. Programs for campus groups, classes, and public groups can be scheduled by contacting the University Museum. For further information visit www.uni.edu/museum. The University of Northern Iowa operates two separately-programmed public radio services. KUNI-FM serves the Cedar Falls/Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Iowa City areas at 90.9 FM. KUNI can be heard at 101.7 FM in Des Moines, 98.7 FM in Dubuque, 102.1 FM in Eldridge, and 94.5 FM in the Quad Cities. In addition, KUNI programming is heard in the Mason City and Southern Minnesota area on KUNY at 91.5 FM and on KRNI 1010 AM. The station broadcasts high quality music and programs from National Public Radio. KHKE, at 89.5 FM (also known as "H-89.5"), serves the greater Black Hawk County area with a comprehensive schedule of jazz and classical music. KHKE is also heard in Mason City-Clear Lake at 90.7 FM. The stations have a large core of active volunteers and are supported by the university and contributions from the listening public. Student internships are available at the stations through the Communication Studies Department. Studios and offices are housed on the third floor of the Communication Arts Center. For further information, visit www.kuniradio.org or www.khke.org. Office of University Marketing and Public Relations The Office of University Marketing and Public Relations, in concert with the various university constituents, develops and coordinates the implementation of an integrated marketing program. Designed to enhance the visibility and to accurately project the culture of the University of Northern Iowa, the plan reflects and works toward the goals of the university’s strategic plan through the judicious use of a variety of communications. Areas of public relations emphasis and thematic approaches in publication and advertising design correspond with and support the mission and select areas of excellence. Priorities are set within these parameters. A high priority of the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations is media relations, which includes developing internal credibility to assure that information is provided to media accurately and in a timely fashion. Prompt response to media queries and counsel to university officials in crisis situations are of primary importance. The office recognizes that news media are not in the business of promoting the university, and that their dissemination of our information to their readers/viewers on such things as programs, activities, or cultural events is done as a public service. Of equal importance to the Office of Marketing and Public Relations is the projection of the institutions’s image and vision through communications media that are designed with integrity and consistency of central message, and in compliance with institutional identity standards. Central to all the Office’s efforts is the portrayal of outcomes that best illuminate the university’s core goals. Student achievement, faculty research and accomplishments, the results of programs and initiatives, the partnerships that effect economic development, and promotion of the liberal arts core curriculum all comprise tangible evidence of UNI’s mission. The University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association The Alumni Association's beginnings date back to the days of the Iowa State Normal School. At the commencement exercises of the Class of 1879, it was decided that the graduates would meet again in one year for the first alumni social. On June 22, 1880, the class met on campus and drafted a constitution and program that would set the course for what is now the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association. In its first years, the Alumni Association served mainly as a social and literary group. In 1893, however, a move came from within that suggested the association should do more for the future of its alma mater. Association members worked closely with then-President, Homer Seerley, and were instrumental in the materialization of the University Auditorium in the early 1900s. In 1914, the association helped raise money for a project that would come to stand as a forever symbol of the university and its alumni, the Campanile. During the 1920s the Alumni Association expanded its programming to include the celebration of President Seerley's retirement (after 42 years of service) and the institution's 50th anniversary, as well as the expansion of the association into intra-state branches. The latter was the beginning of a formal system of UNI Alumni Clubs. The first clubs were organized in Des Moines (1906), Waterloo (1907), and Iowa City (1908). Out-of-state expansion included a club in Chicago (1910), and alumni meetings in California and Washington state in 1915 and 1916, respectively. In 1915, the Alumni Association also produced its first alumni newsletter, The Alumnus, to publicize university- and association- sponsored events. Throughout the next decades, the Alumni Association continued to grow and increase its activity to match the expansion of the university and its alumni base. On July 14, 1972, the Board of Directors voted to incorporate the association and to institute a dues-paying membership program when the costs of conducting extensive alumni programming began rising beyond its revenue. The role of the Alumni Association in the 1970s and 1980s was to assist in lobbying the Iowa State Legislature for necessary university appropriations, hosting class reunions, coordinating the activities of the UNI Parents Association and presenting educational events, both on- and off-campus. The University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association Today -- In the past few years, the Alumni Association has conducted record business. In its 2000-2001 fiscal year alone, the association sponsored five class reunions and more than twenty-four UNI Alumni Club events and alumni receptions. As of November 2001, there were more than 7,300 annual, lifetime, and student members of the Alumni Association, and more than 90,000 graduates’ records were contained in the alumni database. More than half of all living UNI alumni live in the state of Iowa, although UNI's alumni presence extends worldwide. Alumni activities for on-campus organizations On-campus departments and organizations may receive support from the Alumni Association in the form of alumni lists and, at times, financial support for their alumni-related activities. UNI Alumni Clubs The Alumni Association has a system of alumni clubs nationwide with each club hosting at least one event per year. These events bring area alumni together for the opportunity to socialize, network, and reconnect with the university. Many events feature guests from UNI who provide updates on campus activities and programs. Class Reunions Every spring the Golden Reunion honoring the 50th anniversary class is celebrated with a three-day event. This reunion takes place in conjunction with the university's spring commencement. The celebration culminates with the reunion class participating, complete with cap and gown, in commencement exercises. The 60-year reunion takes place during June, while the 5-, 10-, 25-, 30-, and 40-year class reunions occur during the annual Homecoming celebration. Heritage Honours Awards Each year the Alumni Association recognizes alumni and friends of the University of Northern Iowa for their outstanding professional accomplishments and service to the university. The Alumni Achievement Award, the most prestigious award, recognizes alumni who have achieved distinction in their discipline or profession. The Alumni Service Award is presented to alumni who have performed meritorious service to the University of Northern Iowa and their communities. The Young Alumni Award recognizes alumni 35 or younger for their major professional accomplishments. The Friend of the University Award honors individuals who are not alumni, but who have given specific service to the University of Northern Iowa. The Distinguished Leadership Award is given to former students of the university, graduates and non-graduates alike, in recognition of the leadership they have demonstrated. Homecoming Each year the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association and University Homecoming Committee welcome UNI alumni back to campus during a week-long celebration. The annual event usually takes place in mid-October. Highlights of the festivities include window painting on the Hill, Campaniling, and the annual Homecoming parade and football game. Legislative Advocacy The Alumni Association plays an active role in carrying out UNI's action plans in the Iowa State Legislature. We have assisted UNI’s Office of Governmental Relations in creating UNITE, an organization of alumni and friends dedicated to advocacy for UNI. For more information, please visit UNITE online at www.uni.edu/govrel/unite. Lux Service Award Of central importance in the official university seal is a burning lamp of knowledge and the Latin word for light, Lux. The Lux Service Award is conferred in the spirit of keeping the light of service to others burning brightly at the University of Northern Iowa. Since 1984, the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association, Foundation, and Homecoming Committee have annually awarded the Lux Service Award to two undergraduate students who best represent the ideal of service to the university community. Three outstanding finalists are also recognized in the awards ceremony held before the Homecoming football game. To nominate a deserving undergraduate student, contact the Alumni Association. The Student Alumni Ambassadors (SAA) were organized in 1989 by the Alumni Association and the Office of Admissions. They are a select group of fifty students invited to serve on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and commitment to promoting the University of Northern Iowa. SAA members are interviewed and selected for membership by the Membership Development Committee and work on a volunteer basis. The Ambassadors are the official hosts to campus visitors and represent the university through their service to the Alumni Association, Office of Admissions, Advancement Division, and the UNI Foundation. They maintain a high profile by giving campus tours to prospective students, parents, reunion classes, prospective faculty members, and visitors to the community. Student and alumni activities sponsored by the Student Alumni Ambassadors include New Student Bash, Homecoming, Family Weekend Tailgate, and Panther Push. For more information about the University of Northern Iowa Alumni Association call (319) 273-2355 or e-mail info@unialum.org. Visit us online at www.unialum.org. The University of Northern Iowa Foundation The University of Northern Iowa Foundation is a non-profit corporation formed in 1959 to assist the university in projects which are vital to its growth and development but are most appropriately financed from private funds. Many accounts within the foundation have been established as memorial funds for members of the faculty, staff, or alumni. Through its annual giving program, the foundation provides alumni and friends of the university an opportunity to assist in extending the usefulness of the university, providing that margin of excellence which is characteristic of a quality university. As an additional service for alumni and friends, the foundation staff will provide assistance in estate planning. The foundation is the official channel through which gifts, both large and small, are given for the benefit of the University of Northern Iowa. Individuals and organizations are assured of continuity of management of such funds and of their being used for the purposes which the donor intended. As a charitable organization, all gifts to the foundation are tax deductible. Gifts or questions should be addressed to: UNI Foundation Information Technology Services Information Technology Services (ITS) provides support for computing and networking; multimedia, distance learning, satellite uplink and downlink, imaging, video distribution and production, courseware production, instructional web page design, administrative systems, telephone services, office and productivity software, technology training and consulting to the students, faculty, and staff of the University of Northern Iowa. The university's extensive computing resources are available through an expanding network and complemented by documentation, training, and consulting services. The Network: A multi-layered, campus-wide data communication network provides primary access to the UNI computing and information resources. The network consists of a fiberoptic backbone interconnecting university mainframes, minicomputers, Local Area Network file servers, and network access servers. Individual workstations may be connected to the network directly, through local area networks, or via modems and telephone lines. A subset of the UNI network, ResNet, provides high-speed local area network connections to all residence hall rooms. The network provides access to all major UNI computing resources, including resources provided through the Rod Library, the colleges, and divisions. The UNI network is an Internet domain (uni.edu). UNI's Internet membership enables students, faculty, and staff at UNI to access to an extensive and rich variety of computing and information resources from all over the world. Access to the Internet is via a fractional DS3 connection to the Iowa Communications Network (ICN). Central Facilities: Academic use of central systems is spread across a variety of platforms. Electronic mail and statistical computing is provided through a cluster of Hewlett-Packard Alpha systems running the Open-VMS operating system. UNI’s World Wide Web (WWW) space is a complex mix of UNIX and Microsoft NT servers providing development and storage capability for web development. A portion of the UNI WWW space is also housed on college and division servers. All faculty have access to a course management platform, WebCT, enabling them to create modern learning environments for students. The Multimedia Storage, Production, Conferencing, and Distribution (MSPCD) system includes a large network-accessible storage facility available to both faculty and staff to store and deliver multimedia materials. Information in the central administrative database resides on an IBM mainframe running the MVS operating system. SUN hardware running the SOLARIS operating system serves as the platform for the Modern Executive Management and Financial Information System (MEMFIS). Many self-service applications and information, as well as other university databases and computer files, are easily accessible through a Web-based portal called "MyUNIverse". Students use this system to access biographical information, transcripts, class schedules, and registration, along with a variety of other applications and resources. It also provides faculty and staff with efficient access to various reports, forms, and self-service applications. Student Computer Centers: Hundreds of personal computers are available for student use in Student Computer Centers strategically located throughout campus. The computers in these centers are connected to the UNI network for access to all campus computing resources. Equipment in these centers consists predominantly of IBM PC compatibles running the latest Microsoft operating systems, and Apple Macintosh systems. Laser printers are available in all of the centers. The Student Computing Advisory Committee plays an active and meaningful role in recommending policies, priorities, and strategic plans for the Student Computer Centers as well as other student and university computing resources. Special Facilities: In addition to campus-wide computer centers, colleges maintain a variety of specialized facilities. For example, the College of Natural Sciences provides graphics capability of varying types using IBM compatible systems and Apple Macintoshes. The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences provides digitized and plotting equipment as part of its Geographic Information System. The College of Humanities and Fine Arts uses Macintoshes in a special music lab and in a graphics arts lab. The Colleges of Business and Education also maintain facilities with specialized software for students in those disciplines. UNI is an Affiliate Member of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, located at the University of Illinois. This affiliate membership provides supercomputer access to students and faculty members whose academic pursuits require it. Software: Programming languages available through the UNI network include Ada, APL, BASIC, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal, and MACRO. Statistical packages include SPSS, SPSS Graphics, Minitab, SAS, SAS Graphics, and several microcomputer-based statistical packages. WebCT is the current learning management system used in many courses. UNI serves as the WebCT Institute for the State. A variety of popular web page development software is available, as well as HTML editing. Word processing software includes Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, and a number of editors available on a variety of equipment ranging from microcomputers to central systems. Other software resources include popular spreadsheets such as Excel, communications software such as NetScape and Internet Explorer, and database software such as MicroSoft Access, along with a variety of special-purpose and discipline-specific offerings. Services: A Computer Consulting Center is available during normal working hours for answering computer-related questions and assisting with the solution of problems. The Consulting Center telephone is answered by machine at times when staff are not available. Responses to questions are generally provided within one working day. A comprehensive collection of documentation is available from a variety of sources, including the computers themselves, UNI's world wide web pages, the Consulting Center assistants, and the ITS staff. Extensive technology training is offered to faculty, staff, and students. Workshops designed specifically for incoming students are offered along with general workshops for the entire university community. Each week during the academic year there are typically six to eight offerings, all free of charge to UNI faculty, staff, and students. In addition, through grants and contracts, specialized training is provided to off-campus constituencies throughout the State. Consultation, design, and production for imaging and courseware are provided for a wide variety of media. Services include design and development of instructional web sites; multimedia courseware applications; audio and video digitalization; CD-ROM production and duplication (data, audio, video, photo) within copyright guidelines, location photography (film and digital); photographic copy from artwork, printed materials, and photographs; computer slide generation and reproduction; production and duplication of slide graphics including titles, charts, graphs, and diagrams; original artwork; digital color modification, cropping, and image manipulation and conversion; sound slide series production; and sound track recording, mixing, and synchronization for slide and multi-image series, along with planning, production, and programming. Support, coordination, and training are also provided for using the Iowa Communications Network (ICN) for distance learning and multimedia conferencing. A wide variety of audiovisual equipment is maintained and loaned for use by faculty, staff, and students. Media is distributed over cable and other TV systems on campus and in Cedar Falls. Satellite downlink is supported to receiving satellite-based programs and conferences as well as providing uplink capabilities to support interactive participation. Video conferencing services are available through the Internet. Student employees are heavily utilized to assist in providing technology services. Students working in this capacity receive extensive training along with professional supervision and experience that augments and enhances their academic experience at UNI. Instructional Resources and Technology Services Instructional Resources and Technology Services, within the College of Education, is for teacher education students and faculty. Many of the services are also available for N/K-12 grade teachers and administrators. IRTS offers resources and technological services for the pursuit of curriculum and instructional development. The mission of the Instructional Resource and Technology Service facility is to provide students, faculty and in-service teachers/administrators with laboratories in which to examine and evaluate new curriculum resources. These resources include textbooks, professional materials, computer software, Macintosh and Windows microcomputers, NASA videos, and multimedia systems. Instructional Resources and Technology Services consists of the Curriculum Laboratory, Macintosh Laboratory, Windows Laboratory, and Technology Methods Lab. The Curriculum Laboratory is located in Room 222 of the Schindler Education Center. Materials available in the Curriculum Laboratory include N/K-12 textbooks, curriculum guides, resource units, professional books, education journals, kits, games, and software. The Curriculum Laboratory provides group orientations, consultations, reference assistance, a reserve desk, bibliographies, newsletters, and new materials notices. Macintosh Laboratory in the College of Education is located in Schindler Education Center, Room 206 within IRTS (SEC 222). This space is used for classes and is also open for student computer use. Designed for instruction, this lab has 21 PowerMac 7600 workstations and is equipped with a projector that displays data, video, and laser disk images. In addition, the lab has the capacity to distribute satellite and cable television feeds. The computers use software that accommodates all standard productivity needs including spreadsheets, database management, and word processing. Student computer fees have funded hardware, software, and furniture for this lab. Windows Laboratory for the College of Education is housed in Schindler Education Center 123A. This instructional lab is equipped with 18 computers each equipped with an internal zipdrive, CD-ROM, and multimedia speakers. The computers use software that accommodates all standard productivity needs including spreadsheets, database management, and word processing. Both the Macintosh and Windows Laboratories are instructional labs in which classes are held. Reservations for individual users must be made at least one day in advance; a maximum of two hours may be reserved. Non-reserved computers are available on a walk-in basis when classes or workshops are not in session. A LCD projector allows for effective display of computer, laser disk, and video images. The labs have software collections consisting of numerous N/K-12 grade non-networked educational packages. A directory of all programs is kept with the software in the cabinets in the lab. CD-ROMs are available for viewing and can be accessed at the circulation desk. The goal of the Technology Methods Lab (TML) is to create and explore models for technology-rich K-12 classrooms. This is an environment where pre-service and professional teachers can gain experience with the use of computing technology for teaching and learning. The lab is not a general purpose computing lab, but an in-depth learning lab for innovative computing applications in the UNI teacher education curriculum. Twenty iMAC desktop computers are available as well as one Macintosh G3 presentation station. A Macintosh G3 server provides AppleShare IP services over a 100 base network infrastructure. Currently, the lab owns more than 150 different software titles relevant to various curricular areas. This teaching lab is housed in Schindler Education Center, Room 127/128. Educational Opportunity Programs/Special Community Services (EOP/SCS) The University of Northern Iowa places a high priority on providing quality education to financially-disadvantaged and minority students. To fulfill this commitment for all students, the university has established the Office of Educational Opportunity Programs and Special Community Services. The Educational Opportunity Programs (EOP) are designed and coordinated specifically to meet our students' educational, social, and financial needs. A primary goal for the EOP staff is to provide supportive services to all project students, thus enhancing the successful completion of the student's college career. The Educational Opportunity Programs and Special Community Services structure includes the following working components: The Center for Academic Achievement provides the university community with a variety of supportive services that will enhance students' academic achievement and persistence toward graduation. Staffed by full-time professionals and part-time student assistants, the center focuses on the areas of math, writing, study/life skills, and community service involvement. The goal of the center is to provide UNI students long-term, transferrable learning skills that can be used both in and out of the classroom. The center also serves as a resource for faculty and staff as a support system for student learning. The Math Lab provides individualized and small group instruction and practice in math and related disciplines. The Writing Center offers individualized assistance to students in all aspects of the writing process within any academic discipline. The course Academic Skills Achievement Program (200:180) offers university students of all majors the opportunity to provide a community service and tutor children/youth in a variety of educational settings. The Center staff is also available to provide supplemental advising-type services to students needing additional help. The University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education (UNI-CUE), located in the heart of the urban area of Waterloo, Iowa, is the university's community connection. As one of the components of the University's Educational Opportunity Program and Special Community Services (EOP/SCS), it represents the university's strong commitment to cultural diversity. UNI-CUE’s mission is to provide a positive environment for lifetime learning. Individuals may pursue and continue their educational goals and prepare for careers. The UNI-CUE staff collaborate with other campus departments and community programs to match the center's resources with community needs. UNI-CUE fully embraces the concept of continuing and part-time education. The UNI-CUE facility houses a variety of programs including: Educational Talent Search (6th - 12th grade); Upward Bound (high school students); Educational Opportunity Center (19 years and up); and university courses for credit through continuing education. Meeting the challenge of providing educational opportunities for people of all ages and races in a comfortable and confident learning situation, the center focuses on community needs. The various programs available benefit both the participants and university students who want to pursue selected educational experiences in an urban environment. The many opportunities provided by UNI-CUE's wide scope of programs show that UNI-CUE is maintaining and enhancing the university's commitment to life-long learning. The Educational Opportunity Center program is an academic counseling program which promotes postsecondary education in communities with large populations of low-income, first-generation adults who are often unaware of educational and career opportunities. Professional career and education counselors assist eligible adults with selecting a postsecondary institution or training program suited to their interests. Counselors assist clients with the completion of admissions and financial aid applications, scholarship searches, and defaulted student loans, as well as provide academic development workshops (study skills, test taking, college writing, and basic reading and math skills) and academic advising. The Educational Opportunity Center program also coordinates job and college fairs and media promotion of education. All services are free to eligible participants. The Educational Talent Search Program identifies, motivates, and assists low-income, first-generation youth to complete high school and enter and persist in higher education. Talent Search also serves high school dropouts by encouraging them to re-enter the educational system and complete formal education. The goal of Talent Search is to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds who complete high school and enroll in postsecondary education. Talent Search serves 6th-12th grade students by providing academic, financial, career, and personal counseling; tutoring; information about postsecondary education and college admissions and financial aid applications; preparation for college entrance exams; and middle school students and family involvement activities. The Educational Talent Search Programs provides services to 1300 students each year. For additional information about the program, inquiries should be made by calling (319) 433-1220 or by visiting the program at 800 Sycamore Street, Waterloo, IA. The Department of Education announced the University of Northern Iowa was selected to receive funding under the GEAR UP Program. The purpose of the GEAR UP grant is to provide Logan Middle School students with the skills, motivation, and preparation needed to pursue postsecondary education. The program will: 1) inform students and their parents about college options and financial aid, 2) develop a solid academic foundation, 3) promote improvement in teaching and learning methods, and 4) provide ongoing staff training and professional development. The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair program) is designed to encourage low-income and first-generation undergraduate students, especially minorities, to consider careers in college teaching as well as to complete advanced degrees through effective preparation for doctoral study. Students who participate in the program are provided with academic enrichment programs that provide tutoring, academic counseling, summer internships, financial aid and admissions assistance, research opportunities, and a faculty-directed mentoring program. The Student Support Services (SSS) Program was established at the University of Northern Iowa to provide services to low-income, first-generation, and disabled college students. Program services are designed to increase the retention and graduation rates of eligible students, and foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of low-income and first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities. The primary goals of the UNI Student Support Services are: -- to improve and/or maintain the academic performance level of each Student Support Services participant continued persistence and, ultimately, graduation from UNI; and -- to provide opportunities for participants to enhance their intellectual, cultural, and social development. The Program offers a number of free services to achieve these goals, such as: academic advising and assistance with course selection; tutoring; career advising; assistance with educational and long-range planning; academic and cultural activities designed to enhance the student’s personal and intellectual development; and admission assistance for enrollment in graduate and professional programs. The Student Support Services Program is located in the Student Services Center, Room 214. Classic Upward Bound is a college preparatory program designed to empower program participants with the academic skills and motivation necessary for students to be successful in high school and, ultimately, college. This program serve students from low-income, first-generation families who demonstrate "potential for college" as measured by standardized tests, high school grades, and written recommendations from a school administrator, counselor, or teacher. The Classic Upward Bound Program has two components -- the academic year and the summer enrichment program. During the academic year, the Classic Upward Bound Program serves 75 students. This component focuses around the after-school Supplemental Instructional/Tutorials program in which students receive academic supportive services in their respective high schools. The academic year program includes, but is not limited to, academic advising and counseling, career exploration, college tours, study skill development workshops, and leadership conferences. During the summer component, the Classic Upward Bound Program serves 60 students. These students spend six weeks living in dormitories on the UNI campus. Students are enrolled in enrichment courses in mathematics (algebra and pre-calculus), English (literature and composition), science (biology and physics), foreign language (Spanish and French), economics, and computer science. In addition to their course work, students participate in cultural enrichment activities. After a Classic Upward Bound student successfully graduates from high school, they are enrolled in college classes during UNI’s summer session. All of these courses are transferrable to the college or university that the student chooses to attend in the fall. During the summer, these participants are housed in dormitories with other UNI college students. The Classic Upward Bound Program accepts applications from students who have completed eighth grade or are currently enrolled in ninth, tenth, or eleventh grades and attend a Waterloo or Cedar Falls school. Interested parents or students may receive applications by stopping by the office at 800 Sycamore Street, Waterloo. Parents or students may obtain information by calling the Classic Upward Bound Program at (319) 433-1250 or from their high school guidance office. The Upward Bound Math and Science Center (UBMS) is an academic enrichment program with an emphasis on math and science for Iowa high school students. The center is designed to strengthen their skills in math and science while providing intensive college preparation for students from low-income or first-generation families. UBMS encourages these students to study math and science in high school and then enroll in a college or university and major in math or science. The program has two components -- the summer program and the academic-year component. During the summer component, students participate in a supervised six-week residential program on the UNI campus. The purpose of the summer session is to introduce students to the world of math and science through a non-traditional, experiential-learning method in which the major components of the math and science curriculum are laboratory-based. The aim is to continue to spark students’ interest and give them laboratory skills they may not experience in their high school courses. Students are required to take biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, integrated mathematics, computer programming, technical writing and a foreign language. In addition to classes, students are engaged in educational field trips and introduced to guest speakers from various math and scientific careers. Students also have opportunities to participate in a wide range of recreational activities. During the academic-year component, the participants design, create, and implement a math or science project each semester with assistance from their mentor. The UBMS Center requires that participants select a mentor from their community who has a college degree and works in a math- or science-related career. The students are required to meet with their selected mentor regularly. Students may participate in the program until graduation from high school. The Upward Bound Math and Science experience allows students to grow both educationally and personally. Participants are afforded an opportunity to live and study in a safe university environment over the summer. This allows participants to: 1) become better acquainted with a university, students, faculty, and facilities; 2) meet high school students with similar interests; 3) take advantage of educational opportunities that may not be available at their local high schools, and 4) be exposed to current technological trends in mathematics, sciences, computer science, and career opportunities while exploring opportunities for college. The Upward Bound Math and Science Center accepts applications from Iowa students in ninth or tenth grades who are interested in or excel in math and science. Interested parents or students may receive applications by stopping by the office at 800 Sycamore Street, Waterloo. Parents or students may also obtain information by calling the Upward Bound Math and Science Program at (319) 433-1260, by email at ub-math-science@uni.edu, or from their high school guidance office. Inquiries regarding specific Educational Opportunity Programs and
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Inquiries not related to any specific area should be directed to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, EOP/SCS, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0707, (319) 273-6205. For more information regarding our programs, visit www.uni.edu/vpaa/eop.html. Located on the north edge of the campus, Price Laboratory School serves as a direct experience laboratory for professional education programs of the university. The school provides an educational program for a diverse student body in nursery school-kindergarten and grades one through twelve, including special education. In addition to its role as a teacher education laboratory, the Laboratory School is widely recognized for its innovative and experimental programs, and for its work in research and curriculum development. The school is strongly committed to service to the elementary and secondary schools of the state, providing leadership through regularly-sponsored conferences, workshops, and publications, and through its heavy involvement in the UNI program of extension and consultant services. The Laboratory School operates on an open-door policy; visitation and consultation are encouraged. The Roy Eblen Speech and Hearing Clinic This clinic offers speech and hearing services both to university students and others outside the university community. These clinical services form an integral part of the program of professional preparation in speech-language pathology and audiology. Majors in communicative disorders, speech-language pathology and audiology carry out clinical services under the supervision of the instructional staff of the university. Services offered include audiological evaluations, speech and language evaluations, and remediation for individuals with speech, language, and hearing problems. Students, faculty, and staff of the university are eligible to enroll their children ages 6 weeks to 5 years in the UNI Child Development Center. Located on the lower level of the Price Laboratory School, the center is a licensed child care facility offering full-time care to a maximum of 53 children in four classrooms. The center operates on the university calendar, offering both academic year and summer programming. The Child Development Center also serves as a field experience site for students in Early Childhood Education, as well as a model program for educators across the state. Certified teachers, assisted by university students, staff the multi-age classrooms. Innovative curriculum and research are additional goals of the center, as well as the development of teacher education curriculum and evaluation procedures. |
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