Date: 3/9/00
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Contact:
Libby Vanderwall, UNI placement fair coordinator, (319) 273-2062
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa— Over 100 school districts from across the United States will be recruiting 400-500 educators from the University of Northern Iowa and 25 co-sponsoring Iowa colleges and universities in Maucker Union on Saturday, March 25. The National Educator Expo allows school districts to broaden their search for teachers or administrators that are needed for the 2000-01 school year.
Teacher registration will take place at 8 a.m. in Sabin Hall. The interview sign-up will be held in Maucker Union from 9 a.m. to noon. Interviews will take place from 1 to 8 p.m. in Maucker Union.
Currently, the school district registration is full and about 20 school districts are on a waiting list, according to Libby Vanderwall, UNI placement fair coordinator. Educators may register in Sabin Hall on the day of the event. The walk-in registration fee is $25 for all candidates.
A registration form, a list of participating school districts and other information can be found on the UNI Placement and Career Services website: www.uni.edu/placement/events/fairs/nee.html. For further information, contact Vanderwall at (319) 273-2062.
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Contact:
Kenneth De Nault, UNI associate professor of earth science, (319) 273-2033
Vicki Grimes, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—Students from the University of Northern Iowa will participate in the Earth Science Geology Trip to Rapa Nui, or Easter Island, on a seven day exploration of the island's volcanoes and environment, March 11-17.
Rapa Nui is a volcanic island that has three main volcanoes and several smaller volcanoes. Participants will journey across Rapa Nui on horseback, explore the ancient Rapa Nui port, study the Moai statues and altars, and visit a local museum.
“Rapa Nui is the remotest spot on the Earth,” said Kenneth De Nault, associate professor of earth science, who is leading the trip. “I've been to Easter Island before — it's very ethereal and provocative with an incredibly expressive civilization.”
Students meet once a week for lectures on volcanology as well as cultural aspects about the island. All of the students have assignments they must accomplish before and after the trip, which includes a paper on a specific volcano and another paper on what they saw. They are also learning the Rapa Nui language that is slowly fading from the island, according to De Nault.
Also making the trip will be: Thomas Hockey, UNI professor of astronomy; Alice M. Hoffman, civil engineer, Crownsville, Md.; Wayne I. Anderson, professor of geology and former head of the UNI department of earth science; Jan Anderson, retired elementary school teacher, Cedar Falls; Shirley Cropper, retired adjunct instructor, UNI Department of Earth Science; Lee Potter, alumnus, Phelps Dodge Corporation, Morensi, Ariz.; Betty DeBerg, professor of religion and head of the UNI Department of Philosophy and Religion; Mary Youngquist, clinical psychologist, St. Paul, Minn.; Wendy Fahey, 3rd and 4th grade teacher, Garner School District, Raleigh, N.C.; Mat Fahey, gymnasium manager, Raleigh, N.C.
For more information, contact De Nault at (319) 273-2033, or kenneth.denault@uni.edu.
Note: to obtain a complete listing of the students going on the trip, please contact the Office of Public Relations at (319)273-2761.
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Contact:
Scott Cooley, Center for Energy and Environmental Education, (319) 273-6895
James O'Connor, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Note to editors/news directors – The commemorative Yards for Kids poster, by Gary Kelley, is an eye-catching visual. It can be downloaded from the Yards for Kids Web site at: www.wplwloo.lib.ia.us/yardsforkids
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy and Environmental Education (CEEE) and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will present the Ecological Lawn and Garden Fair on April 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Arts and Crafts Building on the National Cattle Congress grounds, Waterloo. Homeowners will learn practical and cost effective methods of managing and beautifying lawns and gardens without the use of conventional chemical pesticides.
The fair will feature: businesses and organizations that offer ecological alternatives to lawn and garden pesticides; an in-depth workshop at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on lawn and garden care without chemicals; food, books, educational materials, Yards for Kids signs and commemorative posters by Gary Kelley.
Yards for Kids is a program of the CEEE that works with Waterloo/Cedar Falls metro area schools and parks officials, churches, child care centers and businesses to reduce the use of lawn pesticides.
For more information on the Ecological Lawn and Garden Fair or the Yards for Kids program, contact Scott Cooley or Kamyar Enshayan, assistant professor of physics, at (319) 273-6895, or visit the Web site: www.wplwloo.lib.ia.us/yardsforkids.
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