8/15/01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Vicki Grimes, Convocation Committee chair, (319) 273-2761

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Morris Dees, chief trial counsel and co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, has been selected as the keynote speaker for the University of Northern Iowa's 2001 convocation, 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, in the UNI-Dome.

Dees will deliver a speech titled "Responding to Hate: Voices of Hope and Tolerance." The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit group that specializes in lawsuits involving civil rights violations and racially motivated crimes.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information on the convocation, call UNI's Office of University Marketing and Public Relations at

(319) 273-2761.

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8/15/01

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Karen Mitchell, associate professor, Communication Studies, (319) 273-2640

James O' Connor, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa's Department of Communication Studies will present "Hookin' Up At UNI: A Gender Violence Prevention Forum." Workshops included in this forum are part of a $500,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant awarded to combat violent crimes against women on campus.

Five one-hour workshops will be presented to all new students during the orientation weekend prior to the start of the fall semester. A session for the public will be held at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, in UNI's Lang Hall Auditorium. For more information contact Karen Mitchell at (319) 273-2640 or e-mail, karen.mitchell@uni.edu.

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