10/8/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Katie MacDonald, program manager-special programs, UNI Regional Business Center, (319) 236-8123
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Tax workshops for small businesses, tax professionals being offered by UNI Regional Business Center Oct. 11 and 12
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Two IRS tax workshops, one for small business and a second for tax professionals, will be offered by the University of Northern Iowa Regional Business Center and the Compliance Alliance, a federally funded association of states, Thursday and Friday, Oct. 11 and 12.
The "IRS Small Business Tax Workshop" will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, at the UNI Regional Business Center, 212 E. 4th St., Waterloo. Participants will learn about deductible business expenses, health insurance deductions for the self-employed, payroll taxes, deposit requirements, record keeping and tax returns to file. A representative from the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance will discuss state sales tax.
Cost for the small business tax class is $35 per participant and includes a light lunch.
The "IRS Workshop for Tax Professionals" will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, also at the Center, 212 E. 4th St., Waterloo. Among topics covered, participants will learn about the 441 Internal Revenue code changes for the 2001 filing season. A general law review will cover problem areas, common errors to avoid and rebate issues. Individual and business issues also will be discussed.
Cost for this workshop is $85 per participant and includes a light lunch.
For more information, or to register for either class, contact the UNI RBC at (319) 236-8123 or (888) 237-8124.
Compliance Alliance is an association formed by Iowa, Texas and Nevada. The states have banded together to create models for compliance with OSHA, EPA and IRS regulations, focusing on small businesses. These models are being used for training throughout the country.
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10/8/01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Pat Geadelmann, chair, Lang Hall Rededication Committee, (319) 273-6144
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
UNI Lang Hall rededication Friday, Oct. 12
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- For more than a century, Lang Hall has stood on "The Hill" as a center of learning and activity for generations of University of Northern Iowa students, faculty and staff who passed through its halls. Following its recent $13.5 million renovation, a rededication ceremony will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, in the Lang Hall Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.
Following a welcome by UNI President Robert Koob, former presidents James W. Maucker and Constantine W. Curris will join Len Froyen, emeritus professor of education, and Threase A. Harms-Hassoun, former Northern Iowa Student Government president, in "Remembering Our Heritage."
A short readers theatre presentation, "Echoes of Footsteps," adapted from "Once Upon a Time," a short history of Lang Hall, will be presented. Written by Marilyn Shaw, undergraduate advising coordinator for the UNI Department of Communication Studies, the presentation will feature cast members Susan Cusmano-Reans, adjunct instructor in communication studies; and senior communications majors Justin George of Newton; Adam Hill of Emmetsburg; Jason Humke of Dubuque; and Candace Weiland of Britt.
Representatives of state bodies, and UNI faculty and students, will address comments toward "Celebrating the Future." Speakers will be State Rep. Bill Witt, State Sen. Don Redfern, and Board of Regents, State of Iowa President Owen J. Newlin. Mary Bozik, professor of communication studies, will represent the faculty, while stuent speakers will be Adam Briddell of West Des Moines, president of Northern Iowa Student Government; Sonya Kaufman of Cedar Falls, senior organizational communications major; and Myriam Tyson of Waterloo, public policy graduate student.
Closing remarks will be given by Koob. A reception and tours of the building will follow. Music will be provided by the UNI School of Music's Northwind Quintet. Faculty in the group are Tom Barry, oboe; Dominique Cawley, flute; Jack Graham, clarinet; David Rachor, bassoon; and Thomas Tritle, horn. -MORE-
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Ground was broken for the original Auditorium Building in 1900, and work was completed in December 1901, at a cost of $120,000. The building featured three stories and a basement with high ceilings, an auditorium with seating for 2,000, a gymnasium, 50 classrooms, recitation rooms, six large society halls and offices. An addition in 1953 brought a drama shop and additional dressing rooms, and brought the total cost to $164,000.
In addition to theatrical productions, musical concerts and meetings, speakers appearing on its stage have included Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, Itzhak Perlman, Kurt Vonnegut and Salvador Dali.
The latest addition and renovation began in 1998, and retained the auditorium within the building as a lecture classroom, with some improvements to enhance the use of space and to restore historical features. An addition on the northwest corner, adjacent to the auditorium, includes a two-story interpreters theatre, a two-story television studio, a scene shop and storage space. North- and south-end additions provided elevators, fire stairs and restrooms. In addition to classrooms, the building now houses the Department of Communication Studies, the Office of the Graduate College and the Graduate Program in Public Policy.
Originally known as the Auditorium Building, the facility was renamed Lang Hall in 1995, in honor of the late William C. Lang, long-time history professor, UNI vice president, and a co-author of the two-volume "A Century of Leadership and Service: A Centennial History of the University of Northern Iowa."
The renovation was funded by $12.9 million in state appropriations, with the remaining $600,000 a combination of private funds given through the UNI Foundation and funds from the Building Fund for Student Activities.
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