2006-2008 Catalog of Courses

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Kamerick Art Building

The Kamerick Art Building, which houses all divisions of the Department of Art, was built in 1985. An award-winning structure that is based on an elegant modular plan, it is among the finest and most attractive art buildings in the country. Planned in consultation with one of the foremost authorities on health hazards in the arts, it is both functional and safe. Inside, more than 67,000 square feet is divided among studios, classrooms, administrative and faculty offices, Art Auditorium, Computer Lab, Visual Resources Center, Student Study Center, Art Store and the Gallery of Art. The building is connected to the Communication Arts Center and is in close proximity to the Strayer-Wood Theatre and Russell Music Hall. Together, these units define the geographic focus for the fine and performing arts on the UNI campus. The Kamerick Art Building also serves as the architectural end of the main east-west campus walk, terminating in the atrium of the building which leads to the bridge across Hudson Road to the UNI-Dome.

UNI Art Gallery and UNI Permanent Art Collection

On the first floor inside the Kamerick Art Building is the UNI Gallery of Art, a large professional exhibition space in which six to eight major art exhibitions and a number of smaller auxiliary shows are presented each year. Major attractions include the annual exhibition of work by art faculty in the fall semester and a competitive student exhibition in the spring. The gallery also oversees the UNI Permanent Art Collection, which includes works by such prominent artists as Berenice Abbott, Josef Albers, Eugéne Atget, Romare Bearden, John Buck, George Grosz, Philip Guston, Pablo Picasso, and Jerry Uelsmann. These collections are complemented by a number of sculptural works across campus by such notable sculptors as Dennis Oppenheim, Fletcher Benton, Walter Dusenberry, Dale Eldred and Roberta Lord, Janet Loftquist, and Cork Marcheschi. The UNI Gallery provides educational opportunities for students who would like to learn about arts administration and the operation of galleries through the university's Cooperative Education and Work Study Programs.

Computer Lab

The Computer Lab is located on the second floor of Kamerick Art Building, adjacent to the graphic design studios. Used by students and faculty in the Department of Art, it offers a rich and impressive array of high tech equipment and software.

Art Store

The Department of Art has its own in-house store in Kamerick Art Building for the convenience of faculty and students. Supplies are ordered for all classes so that students are able to easily access the materials they need for their courses at UNI.

Department of Communication Studies

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Lang Hall

UNI Interpreters Theatre in the recently renovated Lang Hall serves as both a teaching studio for performance studies classes and as a performance/rehearsal space for public performances based on social and cultural issues, oral histories, and traditional performances of literature. The 100-seat flexible black-box style studio is equipped with full light and sound support.

School of Music

Russell Hall

Russell Hall has been the home of the School of Music since 1962. The building contains a 600-seat auditorium, large choral and instrumental rehearsal halls, recording facilities, a music technology lab, a music education resource room, office space for music faculty and staff, and over 40 practice rooms. In spring of 2000, the School of Music expanded into the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, creating additional space for School of Music students, faculty, ensembles, and concert events. For more information go to www.uni.edu/music.

Department of Theatre

The Strayer-Wood Theatre

Constructed in 1978, the Strayer-Wood Theatre was the first theatre built in Iowa with public funds, acknowledging the state's responsibility to serve the campus and the community through the arts. The building features two fully-equipped theatre spaces: a 500-seat convertible thrust/proscenium theatre and a black box (see "The Bertha Martin Theatre" below) as well as support spaces, an alternative performance space, classrooms, and offices for the Department of Theatre and Theatre UNI. The university's student-performed plays, musicals, and operas occur in the Strayer-Wood.

The Bertha Martin Theatre

A part of the Strayer-Wood complex, the Bertha Martin Theatre is a 125-seat flexible black-box style theatre with full light and sound support. Used primarily for public performances of plays and musicals, the theatre is also in heavy use as a rehearsal and training space for theatre classes. It was equipped and partially funded with a bequest from the students of Bertha Martin, the founder of the theatre program at the university.

The Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

The $23 million, 100,000 square foot complex, containing three state-of-the-art concert halls, seating 1600, 300, and 125 respectively, opened in April 2000. The premier arts center in Northeast Iowa is home to UNI music ensembles, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, and a major new visiting artist series featuring internationally-acclaimed music, theatre, and dance ensembles.

The Great Hall is an acoustically-excellent, multi-purpose performance hall seating 1600.

Two additional performance spaces include the Davis Recital Hall, a 300-seat acoustically-excellent recital hall appropriate for concerts, lectures, and other presentations. Jebe Hall seats 125 for concerts and lectures and features a new 38-rank pipe organ.

Programs

Department of Art

Visiting Artists and Scholars Program. Each year, the Department of Art invites to the UNI campus a number of prominent artists, designers, art critics, and art historians for the purpose of lectures and workshops. Through seminars, receptions, and workshops, students have the opportunity to exchange ideas with these guests, with the purpose of learning directly about contemporary trends, critical issues, and career alternatives. Over the years, dozens of nationally-known figures have participated in the Visiting Artists and Scholars Program.

Annual High School Art Scholarship Day. Each year, the Department of Art has a number of full-time, four-year scholarships to award to high school graduates planning on attending UNI and majoring in Art. The scholarship portfolio reviews and applicant interviews take place early in April. High School Art Scholarship Day also includes tours of Kamerick Art Building, opportunities to meet the faculty, and the chance to view the UNI Student Art Exhibition. Lectures, demonstrations, and other special events provide a great deal of information about the programs and facilities of the Department of Art.

Student Exhibition Opportunities. Students are encouraged to exhibit their work in a variety of gallery spaces on campus, in addition to the UNI Gallery. These include: The Dean's Triangle, the gallery triangular area in the Communications Arts Center outside the office of the Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts; the Maucker Union Expansion Lobby; and the small experimental In Use Gallery in Kamerick Art Building. In addition, there are numerous exhibition cases on both floors of Kamerick Art Building for the exhibition of student work, as well as in the Student Study Center.

Department of Communication Studies

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UNI Interpreters Theatre is a co-curricular program in the Department of Communication Studies that involves students from across campus. In this performance group, small-scale productions based on social and cultural issues, oral histories, and traditional performances of literature are created and performed. Some of the subjects covered in the past include eating disorders, children's literature, rural farm families, and romance readers. Students do not need to have prior performance experience to participate. For further information, contact Dr. Karen Mitchell in the Department of Communication Studies at 319-273-2640.

School of Music

Undergraduate Programs. The School of Music at UNI enrolls approximately 300 students in various degree programs. These students participate in a wide array of course offerings including music theory, music history, performing ensembles, and applied lessons. Undergraduate course programs include the core curriculum (Liberal Arts Core) plus courses specific to the selected major in music. These degree programs range from 120-147 credit hours for completion. Majors in Music: Bachelor of Arts; Bachelor of Music in Performance; Bachelor of Music in Composition-Theory; Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Choral/General Emphasis); Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Instrumental Emphasis); Bachelor of Music in Music Education (Jazz Emphasis). Minors in Music: Music; Jazz Studies.

Graduate Programs. The UNI School of Music awards graduate degrees (Master of Arts and Master of Music) with seven areas of concentration. Each degree requires a minimum of 30 semester hours in graduate-level courses for degree completion. Majors in Music: Master of Arts; Master of Music in Performance; Master of Music in Composition-Theory; Master of Music in Music Education (on-campus program); Master of Music in Music Education (off-campus program); Master of Music in Music History; Master of Music in Conducting; Master of Music in Jazz Pedagogy; Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy.

Department of Theatre

In addition to a full curriculum of theatre classes, the Department of Theatre offers a full range of productions throughout the year. It normally produces drama, musicals, opera, theatre for young audiences, and original or experimental work.

Theatre UNI. The production arm of the Department of Theatre, Theatre UNI produces a fully mounted 4-6 show season of work featuring student performers and technicians in the Strayer-Wood Theatre.

UNI Lyric Theatre. A collaborative endeavor of the Department of Theatre and School of Music, UNI Lyric Theatre presents an opera or major musical production performed and built by students each year in the Strayer-Wood Theatre.

Sturgis Youth Theatre. This program seeks to provide theatre education classes to and in the community and produce high quality theatre by and for young audiences off-campus.

The Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Visiting Artists. Over 20 internationally-acclaimed artists are presented each season in UNI's Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Spanning from Broadway to baroque to the blues, the center hosts performances as well as educational residencies, allowing UNI students to interact with world stars.

Student Participation and Organizations in the Arts

Department of Art

All UNI students and staff are invited to participate in the programs of the UNI Gallery and the Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Program, which are free and open to the public. Students are also encouraged to enter the competitive student exhibition held in the gallery in the spring, at which a large number of merit and purchase awards are presented.

Arts UNI. All students are invited to join Arts UNI, the Department of Art student organization sponsored by the UNI student government, and open to all students interested in organizing art-related events at UNI.

SAEA. The Student Art Education Association allows Art Education majors in the Department of Art to interact with the Art Education faculty, the Iowa Art Education Association, and the parent National Art Education Association; allows networking with student teachers and alumni teaching in the field; and sponsors art education-related events at UNI.

Department of Communication Studies

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UNI Performance Studies Program. All university students and staff are invited to attend public performances in the UNI Interpreters Theatre, free of charge. Participation in productions is open to all UNI students and community members. Auditions are held at various times throughout the academic year. Those interested in non-performance participation are also needed for technical support. For further information, contact Dr. Karen Mitchell in the Department of Communication Studies at 319-273-2640.

School of Music

Many music organizations and ensembles are open to all students by audition or application. Participation by non-music majors is encouraged. Credit is available to all who participate. Among the groups offered are: VOCAL -- Chamber Choir, Concert Chorale, UNI Lyric Theatre, UNI Singers, Varsity Men's Glee Club, Women's Chorus, Cantorei Singers, and Women's Unity Chorale; INSTRUMENTAL -- Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Bands I, II, III, Panther Marching Band, Symphonic Band, Symphony Orchestra, and Wind Symphony; SPECIALTY GROUPS -- Chamber Winds, Horn Choir, Jazz Combos, Northern Iowa Flute Choir, Percussion Ensemble, String Chamber Music, UNITUBA Ensemble, and West African Drum Ensemble. For additional information visit www.uni.edu/music.

Department of Theatre

All university students and staff are invited to attend the productions in the Strayer-Wood and Bertha Martin Theatres at a nominal charge for tickets. Various ticket packages and season subscription arrangements are available at the beginning of the academic year. Theatre productions are often used in other university classes as experiential learning opportunities

All productions of Theatre UNI and UNI Lyric Theatre are open to participation by any enrolled UNI student. Auditions are held early in the semester or at times publicized on the theatre Web site (www.uni.edu/theatre) and in the campus press. Students interested in non-performance participation can make a contribution in scenery and properties construction, costume and wardrobe, makeup and hair, lights and audio production, front of house, and stage management by contacting the theatre office 319-273-6386 or the production's director.

UNISTA. The UNI Student Theatre Association is housed within the Department of Theatre and is composed of any students involved in theatrical production on campus; they need not be theatre majors or minors. It functions as an independent production organization that produces several small budget plays or musicals each year in the Strayer-Wood Theatre or other venues around the campus on an application basis.

Theta Alpha Phi. A National Honorary Fraternity for students participating in theatre at UNI. This organization performs service projects around the community and hosts an annual awards and honors banquet commemorating the previous year's season.

The Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

The new GBPAC hosts over 20 internationally-acclaimed artists each year, offering a culturally-diverse palette of dance, theatre, jazz, classical, world music, spanning from STOMP and Penn & Teller to the Moscow Ballet in its 1600-seat main hall. Discounted tickets are available to UNI students. In addition, many visiting artists participate in educational residencies, interacting with UNI students in workshops and master classes. The center also provides experiential learning opportunities for UNI students in marketing, ticketing, stage production, and in-house management. For more information call 319-273-3660.

Community Participation and Organizations in the Arts

Department of Art

The Department of Art takes its role very seriously as a proponent of the arts within the community. To this end, the department actively interacts with community, statewide, and professional organizations, including the organization and presentation of a visiting artists and scholars lecture series that is free and open to both the university and the general communities; the presentation of joint projects and exhibitions between the UNI Gallery of Art and community organizations such as the Hearst Center for the Arts and the Waterloo Museum of Art; and faculty involvement in the organization of projects for community art organizations. In addition, faculty often serve as active members on boards, committees, and panels of local, state, and national professional organizations.

School of Music

UNI Suzuki Program. The UNI Suzuki School, founded by Martha Holvik in 1976, offers individual and group lessons in violin, viola, cello, and flute (based on the Suzuki philosophy) to 190 northeast Iowa students age 3 to 18. In addition, the school includes a clarinet class based on the Kinder-Klari method, several levels of theory classes, small ensemble sessions, and participation with visiting artists to the university community. The school provides annual individual/group recitals and outreach performance opportunities. It also sponsors an advanced violin performance group AFiddlesticks@, the Northern Iowa Junior Orchestra (area string students in grades 6-8), and the Northern Iowa Youth Orchestra (area string students in grades 9-12). The school is also part of a collaborative effort with the Center City for the Arts in Waterloo to bring quality violin instruction to students in the urban neighborhood. This project is called Music Works and provides year-round scholarships and instruments to these youths. There are opportunities for UNI students to teach and observe.

UNI New Horizons Band. Started January of 1999, this group gives an opportunity for those 50 years of age or older to take group lessons and play in band. This includes beginners, those who may have previously played or those who currently play a band instrument. There are opportunities for UNI students to be involved in teaching group lessons to members.

Northern Iowa Children's Choir (NICC). The NICC was formed in January of 1997 in order to provide an additional choral experience for the students in the Cedar Valley area, to offer opportunities for the music education majors at UNI to work with children in a choral setting, and to serve as a model for teaching, conducting, and management for all UNI students. The members of NICC represent 30 different schools and range in age from those entering grade four to those completing grade eight. These students have been accepted into the choir through audition.

For more information about these community groups click on "Ensembles" at the Music home page www.uni.edu/music.

Department of Theatre

S.T.A.G.E., Inc. UNI's oldest community support organization and one of the nation's first community support organizations for an academic theatre program, was founded in 1978 as a way for the local community to recognize and support the contributions made by the theatre and its programs. It has supported visiting artists, scholarships, and theatre trips to London, Minneapolis, and Chicago. Over the years, it has provided volunteers, works of art for the theatres, and generous hospitality to the theatre's patrons.

The Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center