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Understand the complexities of balancing the federal budget and the difficult policy choices lawmakers face in this interactive workshop led by staff from the non-partisan Concord Coalition. This 2-hour event kicks off with a short overview of federal spending, followed by the 90-minute Principles and Priorities exercise. Working in small groups, participants will review current federal spending priorities, tax policy and entitlement reform options and apply their own principles and negotiating skills to put forward a consensus-based deficit reduction plan. It’s an eye-opening experience designed to educate voters on the political will and compromise required to address our spiraling national debt.
David Oman, Senior Advisor to the Concord Coalition and former Chief of Staff for Governors Robert Ray and Terry Branstad, will facilitate the workshop. The Concord Coalition is a bipartisan national organization that for 25 years has worked to encourage a balanced federal budget.
Participants are asked to attend the entire 2-hour event.
Sponsored by the Department of Political Science and American Democracy Project.
This panel will help participants become acquainted with key ethical issues involved in quantitative research and scholarship. It will include presentations and interactive discussion on such topics as integrity in authorship, data management, and collaboration as they pertain to quantitative research methods. This panel discussion will be led by Helen Harton, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and include other faculty members who are experts in quantitative research methodologies. Panel members will be Andrey Petrov, Associate Professor of Geography; Mary Losch, Director and Professor, Center for Social & Behavioral Research; and Josh Sebree, Assistant Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Registration Requested.
The Spiritual Leaders Association invites all faculty and staff to a soup and sandwich lunch in appreciation for all they do for our students.
The third film in a series of international film screenings about the Hispanic Family and Film.
March 4,5, and 6: showing of series. March 11: Panel discussion.
Panelists: Kyla Ford, Cierra Robinson, Beverly Robinson and Lisa Ambrose.
For more information, contact robincah@uni.edu or naughtos@uni.edu
In this panel discussion, three faculty scholars will share their research and analyses of the changing socio-cultural perspectives on body size and fatness, including how “obesity” is currently perceived and sometimes mis-perceived by health professionals. Have you wondered, for example, why it is now acceptable to charge fat people more for insurance coverage than thin people? Or does it seem self-evident to you that individuals with perceived behavioral health diagnoses--smoking, addictions, certain genetic conditions--should pay more? Can--and should--we equate how people look with the state of their health? Susan Hill, Professor of Philosophy and World Religions, will discuss the historical context for these kinds of trends and explore the current state of medical research on fatness. A second panel member, Fabio Fontana, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, will share his original research on the identification of anti-obesity biases among exercise-related professionals, whether these biases might translate into negative actions and behaviors of exercise-related professionals toward obese clients, and how weight-related bullying affects children and adolescents (in-progress). Finally, Jesse Swan, Professor of English, will share his perspectives as a humanities scholar on love and hate, fat and fat stigma, and the hidden presumptions of thin privilege. Attendees will be encouraged to explore their own understanding and assumptions about fatness and how those affect their daily lives, interpersonally and professionally. Co-sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. Registration Required.
Please join Women's and Gender Studies for March's CROW (Current Research on Women and Gender) Forum. Yasemin Sari, philosophy and world religions, will present "Refugees & Artifical Equality."
Meet local producers, purchase local food, attend a short film and discussion with our panel, attend a gardening class, browse the Hearst Center for the Arts, Children's Activity sponsored by the Hearst Center. Pick and choose what activities interest you.
The UNI Teacher Fair is a free event for teachers looking for employment in the 2019-20 school year and gives educators the opportunity to meet and interview with school administrators representing many school districts across Iowa, the midwest and the nation.
Join us for a fun night with our favorite Disney Pixar Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class, "Wall-E." This 2008 romantic space adventure features themes of love, sustainability, humanity and hope. Do yourself a favor and plan to watch the adorable little robot at Film Club. All are welcome. There will be a discussion to follow.
We will discuss the differences between refugees and immigrants, as well as the harsh reality of life in a refugee camp.
This special event commemorates the donation of papers related to the Wapsipinicon Almanacto UNI’s Special Collections and University Archives. Timothy Fay will be joined by Jim O’Loughlin and Brian Pals for a look back on the history of the Wapsipinicon Almanac since the magazine launched in 1988 and an explanation of letterpress printing technology.
This event is free and open to the public. Sponsors include Final Thursday Press, the Hearst Center for the Arts, the UNI College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences, the UNI Department of Languages & Literatures and the UNI Rod Library Special Collections and University Archives.
This program is supported by Humanities Iowa and the National Endowment for the Humanities. The views and opinions expressed by this program do not necessarily reflect those of Humanities Iowa or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Our final audition day is for voice students only. For more details on specific locations of area auditions or times, contact the School of Music office at (319) 273-2024.
View the night sky from the comfort and warmth of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences planetarium. Free and open to the public. No cell phones, food or drink allowed.
The Northern Iowa Wind Ensemble and Concert Band will share a late-winter concert, under the direction of Danny Galyen and Justin Mertz. This event is free and open to the public.
Timothy Fay is the publisher of the Wapsipinicon Almanac, which is celebrating its 25th and final issue.
Open mic signup at 7:00 p.m., open mic at 7:15, featured reader at 8:00.
The Final Thursday Reading Series is a collaboration of Final Thursday Press, the Hearst Center for the Arts & the College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences. Coffee provided by Sidecar Coffee. Cream provided by Hansen's Farm Fresh Dairy.