4/9/02
For Immediate Release:
Contact:
Katie MacDonald, program manager,UNI Regional Business Center, (319) 236-8123
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Basic retailing strategies to be covered in day-long workshop at UNI Regional Business Center April 27
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "Back to Basic Retailing Strategies" will be offered by the Iowa Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Northern Iowa Regional Business Center Saturday, April 27, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is one of nine statewide workshops planned by the Iowa SBDC's Targeted Small Business Program.
The day-long workshop, to be held at 212 E. 4th St., in downtown Waterloo, is designed to give retailers many of the tools they need to be successful. Organizers say small businesses play a vital role in Iowa's economy, and in order to encourage their growth, it is important to give potential and existing business owners all the tools they need to be successful. They say success in the future will depend upon the level of understanding retailers have about the new values, expectations, and needs of the customer.
Cost for this workshop is $30 per person, which includes workshop materials and lunch. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Katie MacDonald, program manager for UNI's Regional Business Center, at (319) 236-8123 or (888) 237-8124, or log on to the center's Web site at www.unirbc.org.
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4/9/02
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UNI officer returns from Ground Zero
Lt. Milissa Wright of the UNI Department of Public Safety recently returned from a weeklong stay at Ground Zero in New York City, where she and other members of an Iowa contingency, helped NYC police officers de-stress. The effort was organized by the Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance (POPPA), and allowed Wright and others from across the nation to talk with the officers about the Sept. 11 incident, assisting them with post-traumatic stress disorder and other shock-related symptoms
"Even though it's been a while, a lot of the officers we encountered are still in stages of shock," explained Wright. "They are autopilot, where a person just keeps going, without having had time to stop and think about the tragedy. POPPA is confident that a number of suicides were prevented through this effort."
Wright works third shift, but will return messages to set up interview times.
Contact:
Milissa Wright, lieutenant, UNI Department of Public Safety, (319) 273-2712
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
4/9/02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Joan Thompson, health aid coordinator, Wellness & Recreation Services, (319) 273-2198
Deedra Billings, wellness resource coordinator, Wellness & Recreation Services, (319) 273-7162
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI Wellness and Recreation Services names February employees of the month
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - - The University of Northern Iowa's Wellness and Recreation Services has chosen February employees of the month: Lisa Lydon, a Waukon senior in health promotion; and Alicia Symonds, a senior social sciences education major from Urbandale.
Lydon works as a massage therapist and a peer health educator. "Lisa does an outstanding job of communicating healthy lifestyle choices to students through her programs," according to Joan Thompson, health aid coordinator.
Symonds has worked in the Wellness Resource Lab for four years as a desk assistant. "She is organized, dependable and customer-service oriented," according to Deedra Billings, wellness resource coordinator.
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