FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Phil Patton, registrar, (319) 273-2283
Clark Elmer, director of Enrollment Management and Admissions, (319) 273-2281
James O'Connor, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — For the third straight year, the University of Northern Iowa has set a fall enrollment record. According to UNI Registrar Phil Patton, 13,774 students are enrolled for the fall semester. The new record eclipses last fall's record of 13,553. The 1998 fall count was 13,329.
“The total increase for fall 2000 is 221 students, or 1.6 percent,” said Patton. “We had increases in every new-student category, including a 21.5 percent increase in minority students.”
The UNI minority population increased by 79 students, establishing a new record for minority enrollment of 666. Minority students now make up 4.8 percent of the UNI student body.
“Achieving a diverse university community continues to be a priority for UNI,” said UNI President Robert D. Koob. “Once again, we're pleased to see an increase in minority enrollment.”
Records also were set in the number of new freshmen, 2,263; and new transfer students, 1,167.
A record number of new graduate students also was established at 365.
“Continued growth confirms that UNI remains attractive to Iowa's college-bound students, and that there is an increasing percentage of Iowa's high school graduates interested in college,” said Koob.
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Provided by UNI Office of the Registrar
Sept. 11, 2000
Total enrollment –
New record set fall semester 2000: 13,774
Previous record set fall semester 1999: 13,553
Increase : +221 (1.6 percent increase)
New Freshmen –
New record set fall semester 2000: 2,263
Previous record set fall semester 1999: 2,177
Increase: +86 (4.0 percent increase)
New transfer students –
New record set fall semester 2000: 1,167
Previous record set fall semester 1995: 1,118
New transfer student enrollment fall 1999: 1,114
Increase: +53 (4.8 percent increase)
New minority students –
New record set fall semester 2000: 243
Previous record set fall 1999: 200
Increase: +43 (21.5 percent increase)
Total minority enrollment by group –
African American: 356 in 2000; 308 in 1999; increase of 48 or 15.6 percent
Native American: 35 in 2000; 33 in 1999; increase of 2 or 6.1 percent
Asian American: 140 in 2000; 141 in 1999; decrease of 1 or 0.7 percent
Hispanic American: 135 in 2000; 105 in 1999; increase of 30 or 28.6 percent
New graduate students-
New record set fall semester 2000: 365
Previous record set fall 1999: 347
Increase: +18 (5.2 percent increase)
Total graduate students-
Fall 2000: 1,556
Fall 1999: 1,569
Decrease: -13 (0.8 percent decrease)
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Contact:
Cheryl Gaston, Office of University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
James O'Connor, Office of University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Cheryl Gaston, APR, has been appointed UNI's first assistant vice president for marketing and public relations. Gaston will lead the university's integrated marketing efforts and will oversee the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations, formerly the Office of Public Relations.
“UNI is in the business of serving the state of Iowa,” said UNI President Robert D. Koob. “The university needs to expand its role in the economic and cultural development of the state. We need to proactively use our resources to more fully examine current social and economic issues. Cheryl's job is to help UNI find innovative ways to transfer the knowledge and information we have to the businesses and people of Iowa.”
Prior to joining UNI, Gaston was director of public relations at Columbus State University (CSU), Columbus, Ga. A native of New Jersey, Gaston previously owned and operated an award-winning public relations and marketing firm; was public information director at The College of New Jersey; and was public information director and publications director at New Jersey Public Broadcasting.
Gaston is accredited in public relations (APR) by the Public Relations Society of America and holds an M.Ed. and B.S. in English from The College of New Jersey.
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