9/19/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Roger Kueter, head, UNI Department of Teaching, (319) 273-2203
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI program to boost number of Iowa's master teachers
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- In an effort to increase the number of master teachers in Iowa, the University of Northern Iowa will now offer Certificates of Value to those who work with student teachers. The certificates may be applied toward one graduate hour of credit at UNI, and are currently valued at $206.
In Iowa, teachers enroll in graduate courses for professional development or certification.
"We are rewarding teachers for their commitment to our teacher-education program," explained Roger Kueter, head of the UNI Department of Teaching. "It's a win-win situation for everyone involved. We're providing incentive for teachers to obtain professional development at the university, and making it financially attractive as well. Teachers will benefit, their students will benefit and Iowa will benefit." Kueter continued, saying the program also will help attract Iowa master teachers to serve as cooperating teachers.
Each year nearly 1,200 teachers worldwide cooperate with UNI's Department of Teaching by allowing student teachers to train in their classrooms. In the past those cooperating teachers have been paid $75.
Teachers can still opt to receive the cash payment, or can earn up to two certificates in one year.
Kueter noted any teacher in the world, with a UNI student teacher training in the classroom, can participate. "Because UNI offers courses via the ICN and the Web, teachers out of state can still cash in a certificate," he said.
The non-transferable certificates will be available for this year's cooperating teachers, with the first ones distributed in October. Each certificate is good for three years after the date of issue.
For more information about the certificates, contact Kueter, (319) 273-2203.
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9/19/01
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UNI hosts Martin Luther King III visit
The son of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., will speak at 2 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 4, in Lang Hall. Martin Luther King III will be available to the media from 11:30 a.m. to noon, in the Maucker Union Expansion. No photographs or interviews will be allowed at any other time. There will be no photography allowed before, during or after his address. A 200 dpi JPEG image of Martin Luther King III is available via the Web at http://www.uni.edu/pubrel/newsroom/photos/mlk.jpg.
Seating is limited. Reporters interested in attending should contact Gwenne Culpepper in the Office of University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761.
King is speaking at UNI as part of Day of Peace activities, being hosted by UN'I in Peace, a student group.
Contact:
Emiliano Lerda, president, UN'I in Peace, (319) 268-4171
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
9/19/01
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UNI professors available to discuss today's military developments
This morning the first deployment order for U.S. Air Force troops and equipment was signed. At the same time, Pakistan's president told his nation America's hunt for Osama bin Laden is not an attack on Islam or the people of Afghanistan.
Several professors at the University of Northern Iowa are well-versed on the possible ramifications of these situations, and are available to talk with the media.
Effects of the media/news criticism
Christopher Martin, associate professor, communication studies, (319) 273-2788
Tony Thompson, adjunct professor and military reservist, communication studies, 291-2587, ext. 120.
International relations
Mike Hall, instructor, political science, (319) 273-3144
Political ramifications
Tom Rice, head, political science, (319) 273-7490
Steven Lobell, associate professor, political science, (319) 273-2647
Mid-East politics
Dhirendra Vajpeyi, professor, political science, (319) 273-2275
Crisis mentality -- how crises affect people
David Towle, director, counseling center, (319) 273-2676
Bias between racial/ethnic/religious groups
Helen Harton, assistant professor, psychology, (319) 273-2235
Islam/religious organizations
Mohammed Fahmy, professor and local Islamic leader, (319) 273-2563, 277-7210, 504-4483
Kenneth Atkinson, assistant professor, philosophy and religion, (319) 273-6990
Betty DeBerg, head, philosophy and religion, (319) 273-6221
Proper use/display of the American flag
Michael DePuglio, head, military science, (319) 273-6220
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
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9/19/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Leah White, associate professor, communication studies, (319) 273-7200
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI Forensic Program to host one of nation's largest debate tournaments Saturday-Monday (Sept. 22-24)
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Forensic Program will host the 2001 Ulrich Season Opener Debate Tournament Saturday through Monday, Sept. 22-24. More than 100 debate teams representing approximately 50 different colleges and universities are expected to attend.
"The tournament is one of the largest in the nation," said Leah White, UNI director of forensics. "We already have entries from schools as far away as Harvard, University of Texas, and California State University-Fullerton."
Classrooms in buildings across campus will be used on Saturday and Sunday. The tournament elimination rounds will be held Monday, at the Waterloo Holiday Inn and Convention Center.
The Ulrich Season Opener Debate Tournament is named in honor of the late Walter Ulrich, former debate coach at UNI. Ulrich was dedicated to the debate activity, in all of its forms. He was a prolific author of articles on debate theory and argumentation, a respected judge, and a friend to most in the debate community, according to White.
The UNI Forensic Program is open to all students interested in competitive speech and debate. Last year, the UNI debate program was ranked 18th in the nation according to the Cross Examination Debate Association yearly rankings, and the UNI Speech team was 19th at the National Forensic Association National Championship Tournament. Catherine Palczewski is the director of debate at UNI and Margaret Kaszonyi is the director of individual events (speech).
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9/19/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Connie Hansen, student outreach coordinator, Office of Admissions, (319) 273-2281
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
University of Northern Iowa to host UNI-Dome College Fair Sept. 25
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa, in conjunction with the Iowa Association of College Admissions Counselors, is inviting students from 29 Iowa high schools to participate in the 2001 UNI-Dome College Fair Tuesday, Sept. 25.
High school juniors and seniors will be able to visit with representatives from more than 85 post-secondary institutions during the fair, from 9 to 11 a.m., in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Institutions represented will include two-year, four-year, public, private, technical and cosmetology schools, as well as the armed services. A browsing format will be utilized with special information sessions addressing career counseling and financial aid.
For more information, contact the UNI Office of Admissions at (319) 273-2281, or toll-free at
1-800-772-2037.
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9/19/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Linda Love, program assistant, UNI Continuing Education \ Non-Credit Programs, (319) 273-6855
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
40th Annual K-12 UNI Fall Mathematics Conference Friday, Sept. 21
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- More than 250 mathematics teachers from throughout the state will be on the University of Northern Iowa campus Friday, Sept. 21, for the 40th Annual K-12 UNI Fall Mathematics Conference, being held in Schindler Education Center, beginning at 9 a.m.
"This event is recognized as one of the best one-day conferences of its type," according to Larry Leutzinger, UNI associate professor of mathematics and conference chair. He said about 150 college and university mathematics majors from UNI and around the state are also expected to attend.
The conference will begin with a keynote address by Paul Trafton, UNI professor of mathematics, on "Moving Ahead on the Road Toward Change…with Confidence and Caution," in Room 244-245 SEC. Following his address, participants will have an opportunity to attend several of the 25 sessions planned for the rest of the conference. The sessions are divided into three age-specific strands -- grades K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 -- designed to provide on-target information to those who teach within a specific range of grades.
The conference is sponsored by the UNI College of Education, the College of Natural Sciences, Non-Credit Programs in the UNI Continuing Education Division and the Iowa Council of Teachers of Mathematics. For more information, contact Linda Love, program assistant in UNI's Non-Credit Programs office, (319) 273-6855.
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9/19/01
FOR IMMEDIEATE RELEASE
Contact:
Joel Haack, professor of mathematics, (319) 273-2631
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI to host symposium to celebrate 500th birthday of Cardano, noted mathematician and scientist
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Department of Mathematics and the College of Natural Sciences will host a symposium "Cardano" at 7:30 p.m Monday, Sept. 24. in Latham Hall, room 125.
"Girolamo Cardano, a physician, astronomer, astrologer, philosopher, gambler, and scoundrel, was arguably the greatest mathematician of the 16th century," according to Joel Haack, UNI professor of mathematics and one of three symposium participants. Other participants are Michael Millar, UNI emeritus professor of mathematics, and Jeremy Fry, Hawkeye Community College instructor.
The symposium, in honor of the quincentennial of Cardano's birth on Sept. 24, 1501, will examine his life and the mathematical setting of European mathematics in the 16th century, his great work "Ars Magna," and the very early role he played in the mathematical formulation of probability theory.
The symposium is free and open to the public.
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9/19/01
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UNI professor says Midwesterners are the quiet sort
Barbara Lounsberry, professor of English, will present, "Yup, Nope, and Why Midwesterners Don't Talk Much," at 7 p.m., Thurs., Sept. 20, in Room 247 of Schindler Education Center.
Lounsberry says the presentation "is a half-in-jest, whole-in-earnest multi-media look at the 'quiet culture' of the Midwest, and ways to respond to it."
Contact:
Barbara Lounsberry, professor, English language and literature, (319) 273-2639
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761