4/23/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Martha Reineke, Hearst Lecture Series Committee Chair, (319) 273-6233 or martha.reineke@uni.edu
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
African-American religion and culture topic of rescheduled Hearst Lecture at UNI, Thursday,
April 26
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "African-American Religion and Culture in the 21st Century" will be presented in the final Hearst Lecture Series program at the University of Northern Iowa, Thursday, April 26.
Michael Eric Dyson, Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor at DePaul University and Baptist minister, will present the lecture at 7:30 p.m. in Davis Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The event is open to the public and free of charge. Dyson was originally scheduled to speak March 27, but that appearance was cancelled, due to extenuating circumstances.
Dyson is the best-selling author of "Between God and Gangsta Rap: Bearing Witness to Black Culture," among other works. Martha Reineke, Hearst Lecture Series committee chair, said "Dr. Dyson is what we call a public intellectual, which means his scholarship is widely known in the public sphere, not just among academic scholars."
Dyson holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Carson-Newman College and master's and doctorate degrees in religion from Princeton University.
Following the lecture, Dyson will take questions from the audience and sign books.
The Department of Philosophy and Religion is the host for this year's series which is funded by the Meryl Norton Hearst Chair in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. The purpose of the series, according to its mission statement, is to bring together a body of speakers who "demonstrate in compelling ways that as we move into a new century, the humanities continue to make significant contributions to our efforts to understand each other and our communities, as we learn from the past, explore the present and shape the future."
The lecture is co-sponsored by the Center for Multicultural Education and the Joint Committee on Diversity Programming.
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4/23/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Steve Murra, head coach, UNI women's rugby team, (319) 266-1266
Jennifer Murra, adviser, UNI women's rugby team, (319) 266-1266
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's women's rugby team will travel to Rockford, Ill., May 5-6, for the national women's Division II rugby tournament. The team qualified for the tourney by winning the midwest territory in November, beating Illinois State in the championship game 49-0.
A pep rally in the team's honor will be at 5 p.m., Thursday, April 26, on the east plaza of the UNI Wellness Recreation Center. In case of rain, the event will be moved indoors to the north gymnasium area. Featured speakers will include Jennifer Murra, adviser for the women's rugby team; Steve Murra, volunteer coach for the team; and Libby Caplan and Jennifer Sinkler, team captains. UNI spirit squad members will be on hand as well.
Ranked first in the Midwest Division, the team boasts a 15-1 record for fall 2000, and a 12-0 record for spring 2001. The team's overall record since being established is 229-12.
The women's rugby team was established in 1994, and is funded in part with student activity fees through UNI Wellness/Recreation Services, business sponsorship, fundraising projects, and donations from parents and friends.
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