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Contact:
Duane Bartak, professor and head of the UNI Department of Chemistry, (319) 273-2437 or duane.bartak@uni.edu
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa —A chemistry lecture honoring long-time professor of chemistry and department chair Leland Wilson will take place on the University of Northern Iowa campus with a presentation by Steve M. Heilmann, UNI alumnus and corporate scientist at Central Research Laboratories at 3M.
The 4th Annual Leland Wilson Chemistry Lecture, "Educating Our Future Business Leaders," will be presented by Heilmann, at 8 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 14, in Seerley Hall, Room 115. He will discuss the change in industrial research and development over the last 25 years, how to develop or enhance effective researching, and how universities can better respond to the development of technical people who will become tomorrow's business leaders.
The Department of Chemistry will host a dinner at The Broom Factory restaurant in Cedar Falls prior to the lecture. Social time will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the dinner to follow at 6 p.m.
Wilson, who died in 1993, was head of the UNI Department of Chemistry from 1968 to 1975. He received the Centennial Outstanding Alumnus Award from Eastern Kentucky University in 1974 and the UNI Dean's Award for Superior Achievement in 1979.
“The faculty that knew him have such a high regard for him that we thought we could carry on some of the good work he started,” said Duane Bartak, professor and head of the UNI Department of Chemistry.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Dinner at the Broom Factory is $15 per person. Dinner reservations must be made by Friday, Sept. 1, by telephone (319) 273-2437 or fax at (319) 273-7127.
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8/31/00
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Contact:
Kathy Gulick, Director of university health services, (319) 273-6921
Vicki Grimes, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa —“Sole Power,” a project designed to encourage non-motorized commuting to campus, will hold a fall kick-off at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14, outside Maucker Union on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa.
“The goal is for people to leave their cars at home and instead walk, bike or skate to campus,” said Kathy Gulick, UNI director of university health services. "It's part of the "green triangle model." By leaving your car at home, you promote good physical fitness, the environment and reduce the stress on your finances."
Several "Sole Power" activities are scheduled: UNI Public Safety will register bikes; Arrive Alive will sell Bell helmets for $7; Europa Cycle & Ski will provide bike tune-ups; the Panther Pacers Running Club will give information on the organization; UNI Panther Shuttle representatives will explain their program; and T-shirts, water bottles and bike bells can be earned for pledging to increase car-free commuting. Information promoting campus recreational walking routes and the Cedar Valley Recreational Trails also will be available.
Assisting Gulick in the event are UNI students Nicole Plowman, Bloomfield, and Katie Beadle, Dubuque.
For more information, contact Gulick at (319) 273-6921.
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Contact:
Roy Behrens, UNI professor of art, (319) 273-2260
Vicki Grimes, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa —Seventy-five examples of sand art are on exhibit in hallway cases outside the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, located in the Kamerick Art Building, through Friday, Sept. 8.
“Sand art, also known as “sand packing” and “art craft sands,” was a popular tourist handicraft along the Mississippi River in Northeast Iowa in the mid-to late-19th Century,” said Roy Behrens, UNI professor of art.
The artworks on display were made 70 years ago by an amateur artist from McGregor, named Herbert J. Metcalf. Highly detailed pictures and abstract geometric shapes were made by packing grains of colored sand in glass jars and bottles. These were sold as souvenirs to the passengers on river boats.
The works in the exhibition are on loan from the UNI Museum. Information accompanying the exhibit was provided by Terry Vidal, collections manager at the UNI Museum.
The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Behrens at (319) 273-2260.
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