7/16/02

News Brief

Following is a story lead and the University of Northern Iowa sources who can best address this topic. Feel free to contact the sources directly.

UNI hosts Board of Regents meeting

The July meeting of the Board of Regents, State of Iowa, will take place at the University of Northern Iowa, Wednesday and Thursday, July 17 and 18, in the Maucker Union Expansion.

Several issues pertaining to UNI will be on the docket. Those issues, and the individuals who can best address them, are as follows.

 

Budget (general questions)

Robert Koob, president, (319) 273-2566

 

New faculty in strategic areas

 Aaron Podolefsky, provost and vice president for academic affairs, (319) 273-2517

 

Compensation increases

 Robert Koob, president, (319) 273-2566

 

Preliminary consideration of fee increase, Price Laboratory School (PLS)

Aaron Podolefsky, provost and vice president for academic affairs, (319) 273-2517

            Nadene Davidson, interim director, PLS, (319) 273-6171

 

Innovative Teaching and Technology Center (East Gym renovation)

            Morris Mikkelsen, director of facilities planning, (319) 273-6181

 

Report on deferred maintenance of campus buildings

Morris Mikkelsen, director of facilities planning, (319) 273-6181

 

Annual internal audit plans

 Tim McKenna, operations auditor, (319) 273-3241

 

Five-year roads program

 Morris Mikkelsen, director of facilities planning, (319) 273-6181

 

Faculty Activity Analysis

 Aaron Podolefsky, provost and vice president for academic affairs, (319) 273-2517

 

7/16/02

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Stephen Fortgang, UNI associate professor of education and Kappa Delta Pi adviser, (319) 273-2049

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

UNI Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi initiates new members; awards new member scholarships

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Seventy-nine education majors at the University of Northern Iowa were initiated into the UNI Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education during the 2002 spring semester.

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Three of the new members, chosen from more than 30 applicants, also were awarded $1,500 Psi Chapter KDP Scholarships.  Scholarship Chair Brandi Crew of Fairfield presented the awards to:  Brian Christensen, son of Barry and Sandy Christensen, Marion, a senior with an elementary education/middle school major; Ethan Weichmann, son of John  and Maureen Allen and Dan and Judy Weichmann, all of Hampton, a senior with a mathematics education major; and Rachelle Zimmerman, daughter of Ken and Paul Zimmerman and Valerie and Arlen Throne, all of Mason City, a senior with an early childhood and elementary education major.

Note: to obtain a complete list of the scholarship winners, please contact the Office of University Marketing & Public Relations at (319) 273-2761.

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