Date: 03/27/00
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Contact:
Mike Millar, chair, UNI Inter-American Studies Committee, (319) 273-2170
Vicki Grimes, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa —Jacqueline Bhabha, the director of the Human Rights Program and the associate director of the Center for International Studies at the University of Chicago, will speak at the University of Northern Iowa at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 29, in Seerley Hall, room 115.
Bhabha's speech, entitled “From International to Global Human Rights: A New Challenge for Policy and Pedagogy,” will address policy challenges currently facing human rights. She will also focus on human rights education that can meet the challenge of bridging theory and practice in this global era. While discussing these topics, Bhabha will describe the University of Chicago's Human Rights Program as well as give examples of its new pedagogic and research initiatives. She will also outline how the program is working to establish a “Scholars at Risk” network that will bring persecuted scholars to North American universities.
This event is sponsored by the UNI Inter-American Studies Committee, the UNI Federation of Teachers, the UNI Office of Academic Affairs, the UNI Graduate College and the UNI-Serve Program. For more information, contact Mike Millar, chair of the UNI Inter-American Studies Committee, at (319) 273-2170.
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Contact:
Rheta DeVries, director, Regents' Center for Early Childhood Development, (319) 273-2101
Gwenne Culpepper, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Although it's been popular since time immemorial to “spare the rod and spoil the child,” Parker Anderson encourages parents to “spare the rod and embrace the child.” The author of a book by the same name, Anderson will speak on this issue as part of the annual Regents' Center for Early Developmental Education's Harman Lecture, Saturday, April 8, at Logan Middle School in Waterloo. The event is sponsored by the Regents' Center at the University of Northern Iowa and Waterloo Community Schools.
Anderson is assistant director for professional development for the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
She says her discipline techniques are useful for parents who have ever asked themselves any of the following questions:
What should I do when my child doesn't ever want to share a toy?
How can I keep my child from throwing tantrums in the middle of a store?
Why does my child not seem to listen to me?
What can I do to keep my child from imitating all of those violent acts on television?
How do I stop the constant yelling I seem to do all the time?
Her address is free and open to the public. It will be followed by a reception. Childcare for children 2 years old and older will be provided at no charge.
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Contact:
Myra Boots, Co-chair, Scholarship Committee, UNI Connection (319) 266-8612
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — Scholarships for nontraditional students, ranging from $500 to $1,000, will be awarded this spring by members of the University of Northern Iowa Connection, an association of university staff and faculty. Applications for scholarships are available at the UNI financial aid office, 116 Gilchrist Hall, and are due by Friday, April 7.
Scholarship funds are donated by members of the association and through a silent auction during the group's annual spring brunch. This year's brunch will be held April 1, at Nickers' on 18th Street in Cedar Falls.
Those persons wishing to contribute to the fund, or donate an item to the silent auction, can contact Myra Boots at (319) 266-8612, or Carmen Halverson at (319) 266-8127.
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Contact:
Marilou Kratzenstein, UNI professor of music, (319) 273-2442
James O'Connor, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Organ recital introduces Jebe Hall at UNI's Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center
CEDAR FALLS — A recital by internationally known organist Wolfgang Rubsam will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14, during the dedication of the Jebe Hall – part of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center “Crescendo Festival” on the campus of University of Northern Iowa.
Wolfgang Rubsam is professor of organ at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater in Saarbrucken, Germany. He simultaneously holds the position of university organist at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisc., where he is artist-in-residence. Prior to these appointments, he had been professor of church music and organ at Northwestern University and organist at the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Chicago.
Widely known for his recordings of Baroque and Romantic organ music, Rubsam has produced nearly 100 CDs and LPs, including two sets of the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach. He studied in Germany and holds a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University. His international career began in the 1970s when he won the prestigious Grand Prix de Chartres competition in France.
The recital inaugurates the Jebe Hall, which features cutting-edge acoustic design and a Wolff Organ which was hand-crafted for the center. Acoustic Dimensions Inc., Larchmont, N.Y., used the most recent developments in acoustic design technology to make Jebe Hall both a performance space for organ music and a rehearsal space for choral music.
The Wolff Organ opus 43 which graces the Jebe Hall was built using centuries-old traditions of hand crafting by Wolff and Associates Ltd., Laval, Canada. The company builds only one organ each year.
Tickets for the recital cost $15 and will be available starting April 1. To order, send a check and stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Organ Dedication Concert, UNI School of Music, 110 Russell Hall, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0246. For more information, call the UNI School of Music at
(319) 273-2024.
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