Date: 01/28/00
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Contact:
Scott Cawelti, Chair, Celebrating Critical Writing Conference Committee, (319) 273-3810
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The annual Celebrating Critical Writing Conference Committee at the University of Northern Iowa will award $19,250 in tuition waivers and cash prizes to students entering the critical writing competition, held in conjunction with the conference, April 7. The deadline for submission is Friday, Feb. 18.
Scott Cawelti, chair of the conference committee, says the competition is open to any high school, community college and college or university undergraduate student, as well as UNI graduate students.
“This is a state-wide competition,” says Cawelti, “that allows students to write on a wide range of subjects. Awards are available for a variety of disciplines, including poetry, business, languages, American history and Russian history.” Awards range from a $1,000 UNI tuition waiver to college and private cash awards ranging from $100 to $500.
Application forms are available from, and completed essays should be returned to, the Department of English Language and Literature office, Baker Hall 117, and the Department of Modern Languages office, Baker Hall 234. There is a $10 reading fee required of all students submitting essays. Winners will be announced at the end of conference. For those who attend the conference, there is a $15 registration fee payable at the door.
This year's conference features Robert James Waller, author of the bestseller, “The Bridges of Madison County.” Waller will deliver a lecture April 7 on “Getting the Words Rightly Set: Technique, Magic and Execution.” He also will deliver the annual Reninger Lecture, April 6, on “`The Bridges of Madison County': The Perquisites and Costs of Fame.”
The Departments of English Language and Literature, and Modern Languages, and the Celebrating Critical Writing Conference are sponsoring the event.
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Contact:
Gerri Perreault, Director, Leadership Studies Program, (319) 273-6898
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Leadership Studies Program of the University of Northern Iowa is featured in the 1999 edition of “The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.” The national book profiles 405 exemplary leadership programs, 50 college presidents and 100 colleges and universities “that inspire students to lead ethical and civic-minded lives.”
UNI's Leadership Program was featured because of its inspiration in leading students in this direction and its “outstanding efforts on behalf of character development.” The book features programs that encourage student development in a number of issues, such as sexual responsibility and volunteer service. “The Templeton Guide” is a national initiative of the John Templeton Foundation.
Director of UNI's interdisciplinary Leadership Studies Program, Gerri Perreault, says it is a “great honor to be in this national publication.” Perreault says UNI educates students for ethical leadership in a democratic society. “Ethics is considered in almost all LSP activities because the subject of leadership is inextricably intertwined with ethics.”
The program at UNI was started in 1990, and offers certificates and a minor in leadership. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Leadership Studies also sponsors an annual leadership essay contest, and works to “assist students in their development as caring people who can shape a more humane future for all.”
The Templeton Foundation, based in Pennsylvania, states that “the trend toward college programs and courses that address character is very encouraging and we are proud to be among the pioneers in this field.”
For more information, contact Gerri Perreault at (319) 273-6898.
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Contact:
Paul Horton, Malcolm Price Laboratory School instructor and geography bee director, (319) 273-2055
Vicki Grimes, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa— Atulya Iyengar, son of Ram and Sudha Iyengar, won the Geography Bee competition held recently at the University of Northern Iowa's Price Laboratory School. This is his second consecutive win.
Students in grades four through eight answered oral questions on world geography at the first round of the event in the ICN room on closed circuit television.
A sixth grade student at Price Laboratory, Iyengar will advance to the state level of competition by taking a written examination. His examination will be evaluated by the National Geographic Society, and the 100 highest scoring students will participate in the State Geography Bee, April 7. State winners then travel to Washington, D.C., for the National Geography Bee. The first prize at the national level is a $25,000 college scholarship.
The runner-up was Rhiannon Talbot, the daughter of Adrian and Leesa Talbot. Talbot will qualify in his place in the event that Iyengar cannot attend the State Geography Bee.
Students that qualified to compete in the school bee from each grade were: representing the eighth grade—Nathan Hanson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hanson; Katy Huber, the daughter of Robert Huber and Lyn Countryman; Manolo Perez, exchange student staying with Janey Montgomery host family; Alden Turner, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Turner.
Representing the seventh grade—Jen Bertram, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Foster; Katie Hoodjer, the daughter of Kim Hoodjer; Nora Kischer-Browne, the daughter of Karlene Kischer-Browne; and Cyrus Moussavi, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Farzad Moussavi.
Representing the sixth grade—Joel Brumm, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Darryl Brumm; Marshall Hilgemann, the son of Mr. and Mrs. David Hilgemann; and Laurie Reimer, the daughter of Dennis and Janet Reimer. Representing the fifth grade—Shaheed Al-Mabuk, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Radhi Al-Mabuk; Dylan Klenske, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Klenske; Drew Stonewall, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Stonewall.
Representing the fourth grade—Andrew Boody, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Boody; Tommy Woods, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Woods; Stephanie Rapp, the daughter of
Steve Rapp and Dolly Maier; and Carson Turner, the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.C. Turner.
For more information, contact Paul Horton, instructor in teaching at Price Lab School and geography bee director, at (319) 273-2055.
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