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Contact:

Martha Reineke, chair, UNI Hearst Lecture Series Committee, (319) 273-6233

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

Illness forces cancellation for tonight's Hearst Lecture at University of Northern Iowa

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The illness of scheduled speaker Michael Eric Dyson has forced the cancellation of tonight's (Thursday, April 26) Hearst Lecture at the University of Northern Iowa.

Dyson, Ida B. Wells-Barnett University Professor at DePaul University, was slated to speak at 7:30 p.m. in Davis Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on "African-American Religion and Culture in the Twenty-first Century."

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4/25/01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Stephen Fortgang, associate professor of education and trip sponsor, (319) 273-2049

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

University of Northern Iowa education majors gain new insight after trip to Chicago schools

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Eleven education majors from the University of Northern Iowa have a broader concept of their field after a recent four-day visit to six inner city and alternative schools in Chicago.

The trip, earlier this month, was the 26th annual visit to Chicago sponsored by the Kappa Delta Pi education honor society. Stephen Fortgang, UNI associate professor of education and KDP sponsor, accompanied the students.

"This trip was conceived as a way to allow education students to see things they wouldn't ordinarily be able to see in our UNI program," Fortgang says. "We saw some unusual sights, in addition to visiting six diverse schools in three days. The trip gives the students an idea of all the ways there are to teach, in addition to the classroom."

(Name) of (Hometown) is/are among the students who traveled to Chicago.

While visiting schools, the students had a few opportunities to help teach small student groups, and the interaction proved enlightening, according to trip leader Molly Krekel of Burlington.

"The trip to Chicago helped knock down a lot of stereotypes I had," says Krekel,. “The trip opened my eyes to the possibilities of teaching and allowed me to realize everyone can learn. We visited a school in which every child was below the poverty line and they were very smart children."

Students were chosen for the trip through an application process that included information about their involvement in KDP and educational activities, and the reasons they wanted to travel to Chicago to visit the schools.

For more information, contact Fortgang at (319) 273-2049.

NOTE: to obtain a listing of the students who participated, please contact the Office of University Marketing & Public Relations, (319)273-2761.

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