Date: 1/11/00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Allen Brierly, UNI associate professor of political science, (319) 273-6194
Jon Hall, UNI associate professor of communication studies, (319) 273-7159
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—Two professors at the University of Northern Iowa are continuing an Iowa Precinct Caucus Survey Project that focuses on who attends the Iowa precinct caucuses, how active party members are in electioneering and the role of political parties in nominating candidates. This year's caucuses, a first-in-the-nation Presidential event, will be held Monday, Jan. 24, one week before the New Hampshire primary.
Allen Brierly, UNI associate professor of political science, and Jon Hall, UNI associate professor of communication studies, are conducting the survey that traces its roots to 1976, and has been conducted in its present form at UNI since 1988. A questionnaire has been included in the precinct kits for both Republican and Democratic party meeting chairs for all 2,200 precincts in the State of Iowa. They will be distributed in a random system, designed to get a representative sample from among the 4,400 meeting sites for Caucus 2000.
Brierly has expanded the results from previous surveys to include their findings to date. They can be found at www.uni.edu/iowacaucus/main.htm. Completed surveys from 1988-1998 show that slightly more men than women participate in precinct caucuses, however there is a more proportionate attendance between men and women at the Democratic Party meetings; incomes increased for attendees in both Democratic and Republican meetings; typical caucus attendants are 35-65 years old; and the average number of years of school that were completed was 14.4 years— high school plus over two years of college or university, or other postsecondary education.
Their study also found that the Democratic Party caucus had some moderates and conservatives in attendance and the Republican Party attendees were found to have few liberals and moderates. Overall, Brierly and Hall observed that the percentages between 1988 and 1998 were almost constant in their beliefs, although the Republican electorate has become slightly more conservative between 1990 and 1998.
For more information on their findings, contact Brierly at (319) 273-6194, or E-mail him at allen.brierly@uni.edu; or Hall at (319) 273-7159, or E-mail jon.hall@uni.edu.
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Contact:
Randy Pilkington, executive director of Business and Community Services, (319) 273-6069
James O'Connor, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—The University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration has appointed Randy Pilkington as executive director of its Business and Community Services (BCS) division. Initially started in 1985 with a Small Business Development Center, the BCS division has grown to include seven outreach units that provide practical and professional assistance to more than 2,700 businesses and 400 communities in Iowa and the nation.
The BCS division includes the Ag-Based Industrial Lubricants (ABIL) Research Program, the Institute for Decision Making, the Iowa Waste Reduction Center, the Management and Professional Development Center, the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, the Small Business Development Center, and Strategic Marketing Services.
Since 1990, Pilkington has served as the director of the Institute for Decision Making and will continue in that position on a part-time basis. He holds both his undergraduate and graduate degrees from UNI.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tony Stevens, UNI ETS director, 319-234-6819
WATERLOO--High school seniors and their parents are invited to contact the University of Northern Iowa Educational Talent Search (ETS) staff for free assistance in preparing federal student aid applications.
The 2000-2001 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is available at the ETS Program office, located in the UNI Center for Urban Education (UNI-CUE), 715 E. 4th St., Waterloo.
The FAFSA form should be filed as soon as possible after Jan. 1. For those families filing a 1999 income tax return, it is recommended that the return is completed before filling out the FAFSA form. However, income tax returns do not need to be filed with the IRS before completing the FAFSA. Families without taxable income can file immediately.
For more information or to make an appointment with a member of the ETS staff to complete the financial aid form, call (319) 234-6819, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Ron Camarata, UNI biology seminar coordinator, (319) 273-2247
Vicki Grimes, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—The University of Northern Iowa Biology Seminar Series will focus on “Pondscapes,” the basics of pond building and water gardening, Feb. 10, 17 and 24, 7-8:30 p.m., in the Biology Greenhouse Classroom, on the UNI campus.
Seminar topics will include: how to select the best site for a pond or water garden, how to excavate a pond and install a pond liner, how to choose and install a pump and filtration system, pond maintenance, how to enhance the pond with plants, waterfalls and streams; and how to raise fish in the right numbers for a pond.
Seminar presenter will be Chris Wendel, a pond owner and member of the Eastern Iowa Pond Society and the Northern Iowa Association of Pond and Water Gardeners. She also operates her own business, Pondscaping.
The registration fee is $22 if paid by Jan. 31, and $25 beginning Feb. 1. For more information, contact Ron Camarata, UNI Biology Seminar Series coordinator, at (319) 273-2247.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Leonard Upham, assistant professor of teaching and music chair, Price Lab School, (319) 273-2407
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa— Four instrumental groups at Price Laboratory School's Northern University High School and Northern University Middle School will present a “Semester Final Concert” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 13, in the School's Butzier Auditorium.
The NUHS Jazz Band and NUHS Concert Band, along with the NUMS Concert Band, will perform under the direction of Leonard Upham, UNI assistant professor of teaching and head of the PLS music department. The NUMS Orchestra will be under the direction of Michael Fanelli, UNI instructor in teaching.
The concert is free and open to the public. The school is located near the corner of West 19th and Campus Streets. A handicapped entrance is available on the north side of the building.
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