2/8/02

For Immediate Release

Contact:

Mike Hahn, program manager, UNI Regional Business Center, (888) 237-8124

Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Workshop 'Using the Internet for Business Research' Feb. 19 in New Hampton

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Regional Business Center and New Hampton Economic Development will be offering free, hands-on computer training on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m.

The workshop, "Using the Internet for Business Research," will examine technology’s role in small businesses, give participants a chance to search for business information on the Internet, and explore basic marketing strategies. No previous Internet experience is required. The class will be held in New Hampton at a location to be determined

The workshop is provided as part of UNI's 2002 New Hampton Area Business Development Program. Upcoming workshops to be held in New Hampton include:

For more information or to register, contact Tammy Robinson, assistant director of New Hampton Economic Development, at (641) 394-2437 or the UNI Regional Business Center at (888) 237-8124, or click on the New Hampton Area Workshops link at www.unirbc.org.

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2/8/02

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Karen Mitchell, UNI associate professor of communication studies and director of "The Vagina Monologues," (319) 273-2640

Kate Timmermans, UNI student intern with the Women's Studies Program, (319) 277-8199

Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

UNI presents 'The Vagina Monologues,' and related activities

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Members of the University of Northern Iowa community will present "The Vagina Monologues," a play about women's views of their genitalia, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 15 and 16, at 8 p.m. in Lang Hall Auditorium. The play, which has been performed nationwide, and a series of preceding activities are part of the 2002 V-Day College Campaign, a schedule of events that address violence against women and girls. V-Day was created in connection with Eve Ensler's play, "The Vagina Monologues."

The campaign seeks donations for organizations and businesses that directly benefit women and girls who are victims of violence. Proceeds from the UNI production will benefit Family Service League and House of Hope, with a percentage of the proceeds going to the women of Afghanistan.

V-Day week at UNI will begin Monday, Feb. 11, with a noon V-Vigil on top of the Maucker Union.

On Tuesday, Feb. 12, there will be a Rape-Free Zone Campaign from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., centered in Maucker Union. This event is sponsored by members of the university's Students Against a Violent Environment (SAVE) program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Justice Department, Violence Against Women Office. The Feb. 12 project involves handing out red ribbons to all interested persons with instructions to tie them to objects around the campus, declaring that area a "Rape-Free Zone."

A V-Day Band Benefit Show will be Wednesday, Feb. 13, beginning at 8 p.m., at Bourbon Street, a downtown Cedar Falls establishment. Featured will be four local bands: Atomic Hoss, Lifestream, Tammy and Gen Ed. There is no cover charge but donations are encouraged, with proceeds going to the women of Afghanistan.

Thursday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Maucker Union, interested parties can use art supplies to create vaginas.

Tickets for "The Vagina Monologues" are on sale at the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Strayer-Wood Theatre, the UNI Conferences and Visitor Center, the Maucker Union information desk or by calling (319) 273- SHOW. If tickets are not sold out they will be available at the door. Cost is $5 for students with their student I.D. card, and $10 for the general public.

For more information regarding the V-Day events, contact Kate Timmermans, student intern with the Women's Studies Program, at (319) 277-8199, or Karen Mitchell, director of "The Vagina Monologues," at (319) 273-2640. All events are open to the public.

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        2/8/02 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Richard Colburn, UNI professor of art and chair, Meryl Norton Hearst Lecture Series, (319) 273-2036 Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

Graphic designer Thomas Ockerse to be artist-in-residence at UNI Feb. 11-15, as part of Meryl Norton Hearst Lecture Series

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Graphic designer Thomas Ockerse, who teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), will be Artist-in-Residence in the Department of Art at the University of Northern Iowa Monday, Feb. 11 through Friday, Feb. 15.

Ockerse will present a lecture titled "The Partnership of Design and Editorial Architecture", at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in Kamerick Art Building 111. He also will conduct workshops throughout the week. His residency is part of the Meryl Norton Hearst Lecture Series in the UNI College of Humanities and Fine Arts, hosted this year by the art department. All events are free and open to the public. "Good design requires sensitivity toward all aspects of our interaction with objects and information," says Ockerse. "Just as a single part has no meaning in isolation, a single means has limited capacity to invigorate human intelligence The Dutch-born Ockerse heads graduate studies in graphic design at RISD, and was department head there from 1973 to 1993. He holds a B.F.A. degree from The Ohio State University an M.F.A. from Yale University, and has maintained an active design practice since 1965. He is especially active in work for non-profit organizations, including The Humanity Foundation. Before coming to RISD he taught at Indiana University. A frequent lecturer on his work and design education, he has been known since 1965 for his explorations in language experiments (concrete poetry, bookworks, visual-linguistic systems) and theories in semiotics and concretism applied to design practice and education. His works have won awards and are represented in numerous expositions, anthologies and publications.

The lecture and workshop sessions are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the UNI Department of Art, (319) 273-2077.

The Meryl Norton Hearst Lecture Series is supported by an endowment from James Schell Hearst, author, poet and professor of creative writing at UNI from 1941 until his retirement in 1975. ###