9/12/01
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Contact:
Katie MacDonald, program manager, UNI Regional Business Center (319) 236-8123 or (888) 237-8124
Vicki Grimes, University of Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
NOTE TO EDITOR: Please note that this release replaces one sent to you Sept. 10. If you have not yet run this story, please discard the 9/10/01 release and replace it with this one. The RBC changed the date after this story was sent. We regret any inconvenience this may have caused.
Starting date changed for Fast Trac entrepreneurial training offered by UNI Regional Business Center
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa--The University of Northern Iowa Regional Business Center and the Iowa Entrepreneurial Consortium will offer Fast Trac, a training program for individuals starting a new business or wanting to expand an existing business.
Originally scheduled to begin Sept. 17, the Fast Trac classes will now begin Monday, Oct. 1.
The Fast Trac classes will be offered from 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, at the UNI Regional Business Center, 212 E. Fourth St., Waterloo, Oct. 1-31.
Fast Trac is a five-week course featuring local business leaders as speakers. This comprehensive entrepreneurial training explores business concepts, how to obtain and use market research, and how to develop a business plan and budget. Training for Microsoft Excel will be available for an additional fee.
The cost is $199 per business. Scholarships and payment plans are available. For more information or registration contact Katie MacDonald at the UNI Regional Business Center, (319) 236-8123 or (888) 237-8124.
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9/12/01
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Michael Blackwell, director, Multicultural Education, (319) 273-2250
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI reschedules Tony Brown address for tonight
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Tony Brown, host of PBS's "Tony Brown's Journal," will speak today at 8 p.m., in the Maucker Union Expansion at the University of Northern Iowa. Brown was scheduled to speak Sept. 11, but was delayed when the U.S. government shut down most airports and grounded most flights.
Brown also is the author of two books, "Empower the People" and "Black Lies, White Lies." Following his address will be a reception and book signing.
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9/12/01
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Lt. Col. Michael De Puglio, head, Department of Military Science, (319) 273-6220
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI ROTC cadets attend advanced leadership training
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- University of Northern Iowa Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets were recently among 4,093 cadets from across the nation who attended the advanced cadet leadership training at Fort Lewis, WA.
The cadets participated in a 32-day leadership development course required for all ROTC cadets to become officers in the U.S. Army. The camp incorporated a wide range of subjects designed to develop and evaluate leadership ability.
UNI Cadet Kathy Dykstra, general education major from Monroe, received the "Best Cadet" award by claiming top honors in leadership and physical fitness evaluations. Other UNI ROTC cadets participating in the advanced cadet leadership training were __(NAME)__, a __(MAJOR)__ major from __(HOMETOWN)__.
According to Lt. Col. Michael De Puglio, head of UNI's Department of Military Science, the ROTC advanced camp is the single most important training event for Army ROTC cadets and National Guard officer candidates. "The camp challenges were rigorous and demanding, both mentally and physically, and tested intelligence, common sense, ingenuity and stamina," he said. These challenges provide a new perspective on an individual's ability to perform exacting tasks and to make difficult decisions in demanding situations.
hand grenades and learn how to survive and perform tasks in a biologically or chemically contaminated environment.
Since its inception in 1916, ROTC has provided the Army with more than 500,000 lieutenants. ROTC graduates, from 270 universities and colleges nationwide, enter the active Army, Army Reserves and National Guard each year as second lieutenants. ROTC programs produce 70 percent of the Army's lieutenants annually.
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