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
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa— The University of Northern Iowa, in conjunction with the Iowa Association of College Admissions Counselors, is inviting students from 30 Iowa high schools to participate in the 2000 UNI-Dome College Fair Tuesday, Sept. 26.
High school juniors and seniors will be able to visit with representatives from more than 90 post-secondary institutions during the fair, from 9 to 11 a.m., in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.
Institutions represented will include 2-year, 4-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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NOTE TO EDITOR:Listed below alphabetically by high school names are those schools invited to the College Fair in the UNI-Dome. If town name is not indicated in the high school name, it is given in parentheses.
HIGH SCHOOL
Alden Community H.S. Independence High School
Aplington/Parkersburg H.S. Janesville High School
Cedar Falls H.S. Maquoketa Valley H.S.
Clarksville H.S. Nashua H.S.
Columbus H.S. (WATERLOO) Northern University H.S. (CEDAR FALLS)
Denver H.S. Tripoli H.S.
Dike/New Hartford H.S. Union H.S. (LAPORTE CITY)
Don Bosco H.S. (GILBERTVILLE) Walnut Ridge H.S. (WATERLOO)
Dunkerton H.S. Wapsie Valley H.S. (FAIRBANK)
East Buchanan H.S. (WINTHROP) Washington H.S. (VINTON)
Expo H.S. (WATERLOO) Waverly-Shell Rock H.S.
Greene H.S. Wellsburg-Steamboat Rock H.S.
Grundy Center H.S. Waterloo East H.S.
GED Program-Hawkeye Comm. College (WATERLOO) Waterloo West H.S.
Hudson H.S. West Delaware H.S. (MANCHESTER)
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Ruth Ratliff, director, Central Development, UNI Office of Development (319) 273-6078
Gwenne Culpepper, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The University of Northern Iowa has received a $1 million gift from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust.
The gift, made to the university's $75 million “Students First” campaign, is earmarked for the purchase of scientific instrumentation and equipment for new chemistry and biology laboratories in McCollum Science Hall at UNI. Aaron Podolefsky, UNI provost and vice president, noted that since 1990 the number of biology majors at UNI has increased by 220 percent, and the number of chemistry majors by 250 percent. “UNI awards more baccalaureate degrees in chemistry than any other college or university in the state,” said Podolefsky. “We need to continue to advance technology within the department, especially in the science hall which houses biology and chemistry.”
Through a planned expansion that will cost $16.9 million, the size of the building will nearly double, and state-of-the-art laboratories will be created. The university is seeking additional private support for scientific instrumentation for the facility. The project will be finished by the start of the 2003-04 academic year.
“One of the hallmarks of an education at UNI is the opportunity for undergraduate students to engage in serious research experiences under the guidance of an accomplished faculty mentor, both through regular course work and through special experiential learning opportunities,” said Podolefsky. “This gift will enable our biology and chemistry students to have unprecedented, hands-on exposure to sophisticated equipment that will make them exceptionally well-prepared for graduate education and the modern work environment.”
Barbara Hetrick, head of the university's Department of Biology, said that in the past the university has not had a mechanism for purchasing large, expensive equipment. “The amortization process allows for the replacement of equipment we've had 15 or more years but,” said Hetrick, “most of the equipment we need now didn't even exist 15 years ago. In order to expose our students to the modern tools of science, we have to be able to purchase the new, state-of-the-art equipment.”
The UNI Foundation board of trustees voted in April to authorize the $75 million “Students First” campaign – the next generation of a recent, highly successful scholarship campaign that exceeded its goal, raising $14 million. The new, broader “Students First” campaign will focus on scholarships, academic programs and facilities.
“Nearly two-thirds of the funds will go directly to meet the needs of students through scholarships and academic programs,” said Bill Calhoun, vice president for University Advancement. “The remaining one-third will support students through construction of new facilities, and through equipment upgrades and renovation for existing facilities.”
New construction will include the McLeodUSA Center sports arena, the Freeburg Early Childhood Program, and a human performance center. Facilities needing renovation or equipment are Russell Hall, Lang Hall and McCollum Science Hall.
The Carver Charitable Trust is the largest private foundation in the state of Iowa. It was created through the will of Roy J. Carver, a Muscatine industrialist and philanthropist who died in 1981. Including the gift to the McCollum Science Hall project, the Carver Trust has awarded more than $2.8 million to support educational projects and research at UNI.
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