4/25/02

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

Artist Photographer Sandy Skoglund is Hearst Visiting Lecturer at UNI April 29-30

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Artist/Photographer Sandy Skoglund will be a Hearst Visiting Lecturer in the University of Northern Iowa Department of Art Monday and Tuesday, April 29-30. She will present a lecture on her work " Reality Under Siege" at 8 p.m., Monday, in the Art Auditorium, Room 111 of the Kamerick Art Building. She also will be meeting with students in advanced photography classes during her stay.

Skoglund is a graduate of the University of Iowa. She is best known for her elaborately staged environments that are then photographed, according to Richard Colburn, UNI professor of art and chair of the Hearst Lecture Series.

Skoglund's work has been exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide and is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City; Eastman House in Rochester, N.Y.; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; and, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, Calif.

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.

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4/25/02

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Del Jaramillo, UNI Student Employment Coordinator, Office of Financial Aid, (319) 273-6394

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

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UNI names student employees of the year

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa celebrated National Student Employment Appreciation Week, April 7 - 13, in a variety of ways, most notably with the selection of Student Employees of the Year.

This is the third year for the campus-wide awards at UNI. Four students were honored with personal plaques and a luncheon April 11, attended also by their parents, the supervisor who nominated them and UNI President Dr. Robert Koob and Roland Carrillo, Director of Financial Aid. Their names will be added to a plaque in the Financial Aid Office.

from New Hampton, who works as a peer instructor at the Student Services Center, nominated by Karen Agee, Reading and Learning Strategies Coordinator; Sara J. Christensen, senior organizational communications major from Marion, who works as team leader of the Northern Iowa STARS, nominated by Sara Zubrod, Assistant Counselor/Telecounseling Supervisor.

Also, Sarah McGlynn, senior education major from Webster City, a student assistant in the Office of Financial Aid, who was nominated by Michelle Galanits receptionist in the Student Employment Office; and Lisa Swanson, senior computer information systems major from Cedar Falls, assistant image analyst III for Earth Science, nominated by Alan Czarnetzki, Associate Professor & STORM Project Director.

This year's winners were selected by a committee of five representatives from different campus departments, including two students, according to Del Jaramillo, UNI Student Employment Coordinator. To be eligible, Jaramillo said students must be enrolled at least nine hours as undergraduates or six hours as graduate students, be in good academic standing and have been on the UNI payroll for at least two years, though not necessarily in the same department.

Sponsored by UNI Financial Aid / Student Employment Office, Jaramillo said the award was established "to recognize outstanding student employees who go beyond the job requirements and provide exemplary service to UNI. Many student employees exhibit extraordinary skills and commitment to their work throughout campus. Student employees are not only vital to the goals of the university, but they bring with them a refreshing quality to departments where they work."

"Coordinating National Student Employment Week is one of the most enjoyable parts of my job," said Jaramillo. Those nominated but not selected as winners will receive a certificate of recognition signed by the UNI President Robert Koob. The UNI Financial Aid/Student Employment Office offered candy, popcorn and prizes to student employees all over campus, said Jaramillo. "The primary purpose of the week is for the individual departments to do something special for their student employees," said Jaramillo. There are about 4,000 students employed on the UNI campus this year.

The UNI celebration was held in conjunction with National Student Employment Appreciation Week, April 7-13, sponsored by the National Student Employment Association.

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