11/15/02
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UNI to celebrate American Education Week
The University of Northern Iowa will celebrate American Education Week, Nov. 17-23, with a series of related events throughout the community. This year's theme is "Making Public Schools Great For Every Child."
"It's an excellent opportunity for UNI to highlight its strong tradition of teacher education, and to share that tradition with young students across the Cedar Valley, "said Stacey Christensen, community outreach manager at UNI.
UNI faculty, staff and students will emphasize education through presentations at area schools. They are listed below.
Monday, Nov. 18
8:30 a.m. "If it is to be, It's up to Me" speech at Malcolm Price Laboratory School
Vergestene Cooper, data tech III, (319) 273-6818
9 a.m. Positive Rap Music at Cedar Heights Elementary School
Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, (319) 273-2007
11 a.m. "If it is to be, It's up to Me" speech at Irving Elementary School
Vergestene Cooper, data tech III, (319) 273-6818
Tuesday, Nov. 19
9 a.m. Young People's Dance Theatre, presentation at Lowell Elementary School
Cynthia Herndon, associate professor, HPELS, (319) 273-6866
1 p.m. UNI Readers at Lowell Elementary School
UNI student-athletes
1 p.m. "Skies of Northern Iowa," presentation at Cedar Heights Elementary School
Michael Roth, assistant professor of physics, (319) 273-7336
Wednesday, Nov. 20
9 a.m. "Fractions for the Pharaohs," presentation at Cedar Heights Elementary School
Joel Haack, professor of mathematics, (319) 273-2170
9 a.m. Young People's Dance Theatre, presentation at Lowell Elementary School
Cynthia Herndon, associate professor, HPELS, (319) 273-6866
12:45 p.m. Positive Rap Music at Lowell Elementary School
Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, (319) 273-2007
1:30 p.m. UNI Readers at Lowell Elementary School
UNI student-athletes
2 p.m. Positive Rap Music at Cedar Heights School
Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, (319) 273-2007
Thursday, Nov. 21
9 a.m. Young People's Dance Theatre at Orange Elementary School
Cynthia Herndon, associate professor, HPELS, (319) 273-6866
9 a.m. "If it is to be, It's up to Me," speech at Orchard Hill Elementary School
Vergestene Cooper, data tech III, (319) 273-6818
1 p.m. "Skies of Northern Iowa at North Cedar Elementary School
Michael Roth, assistant professor of physics
1 p.m. UNI Readers at Cedar Heights Elementary School
UNI student-athletes
Friday, Nov. 22
9 a.m. "If it is to be, It's up to Me" speech at Cedar Heights Elementary School
Vergestene Cooper, data tech III, (319) 273-6818
11 a.m. Positive Rap Music at Orange Elementary School.
Gloria Kirkland-Holmes, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, (319) 273-2007
11/15/02
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Gerald Smith, UNI professor and head of accounting, (319) 273-2394
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Four UNI graduates among nation's top 120 honorees for performance on May 2002 CPA exam
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Four University of Northern Iowa accounting graduates were among the top six award winners from Iowa honored by the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants (ISCPA) at a banquet held September 28 in Des Moines.
Jennifer Duede Brown, formerly of Jefferson and now working for Ernst & Young in Chicago, and Joshua Barnes, formerly of Waterloo and now working at Deloitte & Touche in Davenport, received the ISCPA's Gold Award awards for having the highest scores in the state on the Uniform Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Examination.
Lori Heinrichs, formerly of Sioux City and currently working for Deloitte & Touche in Cedar Rapids, was awarded the ISCPA Bronze Award for the third highest score in the state.
Ryan Schutjer, formerly of Titonka and currently employed at McGladrey & Pullen in Des Moines, was the recipient of the ISCPA Performance With High Distinction award.
Results released by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) list UNI in second place for the pass rate of first-time candidates on the CPA examination in May 2001, the most recent May exam for which national data is available.
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11/15/02
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Brian Roberts, UNI assistant professor of history, (319) 273-3161
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
Middle-class America in mid-19th century topic for UNI history lecture series Wednesday, Nov. 20
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Middle-class America in the mid-19th century will be the topic for the University of Northern Iowa's history lecture series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Seerley Hall, Room 115.
Brian Roberts, UNI assistant professor of history, will present "Exactly What Americans Ought to Be: The Populist Radicalism of the Hutchinson Family Singers, 1842-1844." In his study of the Hutchinson Family, one of the most popular middle-class singing groups in America in the 1840s, Roberts argues that middle-class, mainstream Americans were committed to democratic uplift, social equality and ideals of American communism.
The series is sponsored by the UNI Department of History and the Phi Alpha Theta history honor society. It is free and open to the public.
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11/15/02
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Jeff Weld, assistant professor of biology and science education,(319) 273-2723
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing and Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
'Civil liberties in war time' topic for panel at UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- "Civil liberties in war time" will be the topic for a panel held at 7 p.m, Wednesday, Nov. 20, in Sabin Hall, Room 103, on the University of Northern Iowa campus. The panel is hosted by the UNI Student Pugwash, a student organization dedicated to science and technology in the interest of humanity.
The featured panelists will be Mark Fransdal, a Cedar Falls attorney; John Johnson, UNI professor of history; Mel McCleary, Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation; and Harry Brod, UNI professor of philosophy.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Jeff Weld at (319) 273-2723 or jeff.weld@uni.edu.
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11/15/02
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Siobahn Morgan, professor of earth science, (319) 273-2389
Vicki Grimes, University Marketing & Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
'The Search for Water on Mars' topic for scientific society Tuesday, Nov. 19, at UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa College of Natural Sciences and Sigma Xi, the scientific research society, will sponsor "The Search for Water on Mars," at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, in Room 115 of Seerley Hall.
The speaker will be Donald A. Gurnett, professor of physics at the University of Iowa. Gurnett specializes in the study of space plasma physics. He has participated in 25 spacecraft projects and is the author of numerous research articles and chapters in books and proceedings.
The address is free and open to the public.
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