5/21/01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Maria Basom, head, Department of Modern Languages, (319) 273-2749

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

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Eight University of Northern Iowa students will spend six weeks in Spain as part of the Iowa Hispanic Institute. Through the program, students live with a Spanish family and enroll in courses at the Universidad de Valladolid.

Classes are in session for five weeks. Students spend the sixth week traveling in Spain, or other parts of Europe, while working on a special project.

UNI students traveling to Spain are: Benjamin Bergman, senior political science major and international affairs minor from Frederika; Kelly Hansel, senior French major and Spanish minor from Dubuque; Nicole Harris, junior marketing and Spanish major from Washington; Amber Leytem, junior health promotion: global health and Spanish major from Dubuque; Stacey Norton, senior Spanish major from Spirit Lake; Keri Parks, junior social work major from Spencer; Kristine Ugai, junior elementary major from Woodbury, Minn.; and Amy Jo Wikert, junior Spanish major from Holland.

For further information, contact Maria Basom, assistant professor and head, UNI Department of Modern Languages, (319) 273-2749.

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5/21/01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Maria Basom, head, Department of Modern Languages, (319) 273-2749

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

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa students will be in Austria June 23-July 27 at the Paedagogische Akademie in Klagenfurt. This study abroad program offers students the opportunity to learn language and culture while living in Austria.

Students will stay in Austrian homes and are expected to function in a German-speaking environment and participate in family life.

The students traveling to Austria are Patrick Burke, junior computer science major, German minor, Omaha, Neb.; Ben McCloud, senior technology education major, German and electrical and electronics minor, Altoona; Nathan Meyer, junior German major, Spencer; Amy Schmitt, sophomore marketing, management major, Sumner; and Jeremy True, junior teaching English to speakers of other languages major, Mason City.

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5/21/01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Maria Basom, head, Department of Modern Languages, (319) 273-2749

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

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa students are traveling to Lyon, France, through a study abroad program sponsored by the Board of Regents, State of Iowa. Students will spend seven weeks with a French family and study with French instructors, under the supervision of a professor from one of Iowa's three regent universities.

They will take classes at Sofogest-Pitiot, a private school located near the Place Bellecour in the heart of Lyon. In addition to course work, there are excursions to other cities in France.

Students studying abroad in Lyon are Katie Hartz, senior psychology and French major from Rockford, Ill.; Katherine Kessler, junior French and Spanish major from Ankeny; Kristen McKinney, junior management-human resources major and French minor from Indianola; and Melissa Thompson, sophomore French major from Fairfield.

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5/21/01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Keevan Kosidowski, director of special gifts, UNI Foundation, (319) 273-6078

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

CEDAR FALLS -- Twin sisters who graduated Sunday, May 20, from North-Linn High School were named the first recipients of the Michael D. Krob Memorial Scholarships to attend the University of Northern Iowa.

The $1,500 scholarships, named in honor of 1991 North-Linn and 1995 UNI graduate Michael Krob, were awarded to Kaylene Reilly and Kerry Reilly, daughters of Donald and Mona Reilly, of rural Coggon. Both young women excelled academically and were heavily involved in school and community activities, demonstrating leadership abilities, requirements for the scholarship.

Kaylene Reilly plans to study graphic design at UNI and hopes to own her own advertising business. Kerry Reilly will be majoring in business administration at UNI, and then plans to pursue a degree in culinary arts, working toward a goal of opening her own restaurant

This year would have been the 10th anniversary of Michael Krob's graduation from North-Linn, where he was involved in school activities and president of his senior class. He received a degree in business management from UNI in 1995, but lost his life to a farm accident in April of 1999.

His parents, Penny and Mike Krob of Walker, said education was always an important part of their son's life and they decided to establish the $50,000 endowed scholarship fund with the UNI Foundation and the College of Business Administration in his name. Scholarships will be awarded annually to two North-Linn seniors accepted by UNI and planning to study in the College of Business Administration.

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