Executive Vice President and Provost

William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series: "We Still Live Here"

Wed, 10/09/2013 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm

The William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series will host distinguished documentary filmmaker Anne Makepeace. Makepeace will spend several days on campus lecturing, interacting with students and screening films.

Location: 
Auditorium, Lang Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
David O'Shields

1381375800

William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series: "Rain In A Dry Land"

Wed, 10/09/2013 - 5:30pm - 7:30pm

The William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series will host distinguished documentary filmmaker Anne Makepeace. Makepeace will spend several days on campus lecturing, interacting with students and screening films.

Location: 
Auditorium, Lang Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
David O'Shields

1381365000

William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series: "Baby It's You"

Tue, 10/08/2013 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm

The William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series will host distinguished documentary filmmaker Anne Makepeace. Makepeace will spend several days on campus lecturing, interacting with students and screening films.

Location: 
Auditorium, Lang Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
David O'Shields

1381289400

William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series: "Robert Capa In Love and War"

Mon, 10/07/2013 - 8:00pm - 10:30pm

The William and Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series will host distinguished documentary filmmaker Anne Makepeace. Makepeace will spend several days on campus lecturing, interacting with students and screening films.

Location: 
Auditorium, Lang Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
David O'Shields

1381203000

Aristotle, Eastwood and Other-Selves: Aristotelian Ideas of Friendship in the film "Million Dollar Baby"

Fri, 09/20/2013 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Jason Grinnell, assistant professor of philosophy at Buffalo State in New York, will discuss the ways that the ideas of friendship offered by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle are embodied in the recent film, "Million Dollar Baby," directed by Clint Eastwood.  

Location: 
Room 115, Seerley Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Jerry Soneson
Email: 
Phone: 
(319) 273-6221

1379716200

Full Faculty Meeting

Mon, 09/16/2013 - 3:30pm - 5:00pm

This will be the Fall meeting of the full faculty.

Location: 
Auditorium, Lang Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Jeffrey Funderburk
Phone: 
(319) 273-2266

1379368800

The Panther Plot Harvest Festival

Thu, 09/12/2013 - 3:30pm - 6:30pm

Join us for a celebration of the harvest season! The Panther Plot, the on-campus student vegetable garden, invites all students, staff, faculty and community members for a sampling of local foods, live music and garden tours.

Location: 
The Panther Plot (Behind the Biology Research Complex)
Contact Information
Phone: 
(319) 775-0814

1379028600

Graduate Student Information Meeting

Wed, 08/28/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:15pm

The Graduate Student Information Meeting provides information on graduate student life. Included on the program is a Resource Fair, presentations, and a student panel.

Location: 
Maucker Union Old Central Ballroom
Contact Information
Name: 
Susie Schwieger
Phone: 
(319) 273-3044

1377724500

The Physics of Mario Kart

Mon, 07/22/2013 - 10:00am - Fri, 07/26/2013 - 4:00pm

What is it? A camp where students will build and study the physics of a life-size Mario Kart: a go kart that uses a real Wii remote to control just about everything.

What will you learn? Students will learn about Physical Computing – the use of computers (in this case an Arduino microprocessor and Motion Capture Video) to interact with the physical world. Programming, Electronics, Engineering and Motion will all be explored.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily 

Ages: High School (entering 9-12 grades)

Cost: $150

Location: 
Begeman Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Dr. Kidd
Email: 
Phone: 
(319) 273-2380

1374872400

Leadership For Diversity Inclusion Workshop

Tue, 07/16/2013 - 8:30am - 4:00pm

The Diversity Inclusion Workshop offers participants an opportunity to meet people from across campus with a community-building, highly interactive and positive skill-based approach. All students, merit staff, professional & scientific staff, administrators and faculty are invited and strongly encouraged to attend. The workshop is facilitated by the NCBI-UNI Campus Coalition Builders and sponsored by the Offices of the President, Executive Vice President & Provost, Vice President for Student Affairs and Vice President for Administration & Financial Services. Lunch is provided. Participants must pre-register and be able to attend the entire day.

To register:

http://fulldaydiversityworkshop.eventbrite.com/

For assistance: Victoria Pruin DeFrancisco (defran@uni.edu or 3-2517)

Location: 
Center for Multicultural Education
Contact Information
Name: 
Victoria Pruin DeFrancisco
Email: 
Phone: 
(319) 273-2517

1374008400