Executive Vice President and Provost

Concert Band

Fri, 04/26/2013 - 7:30pm

Under the direction of UNI School of Music graduate student conductors, the Concert Band will offer a spring concert. This event is free and open to the public.

Location: 
Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Caroline Boehmer
Phone: 
(319) 273-2028

1367022600

Mathematics Colloquium

Fri, 04/26/2013 - 3:15pm

Dr. Patrick N. Dowling, Department of Mathematics at Miami University of Ohio will discuss "Grothendieck compactness principles."

Location: 
Room 217, Wright Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Marius Somodi

1367007300

Trauma-Informed Care Training Conference

Fri, 04/26/2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm

The National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC) will provide training to faculty, staff, students and local agency administrators regarding the following:

-Definition of trauma and its impact on the brain

-Life stories

-Information and techniques for a trauma-informed approach, including the use of seclusion and restraints

-Practitioner self-care 

Location: 
Old Central Ballroom, Maucker Union
Contact Information
Name: 
Shantel Leary
Email: 
Phone: 
(319) 504-4593

1367010000

8th Annual Mini-Sumo Robot Invitational

Fri, 04/26/2013 - 9:00am - 12:00pm

The competition will be held in the Hemisphere Lounge of Maucker Union from 9 a.m.-noon. The competition will be broadcast live. For more information visit www.narobotics.org/.

Location: 
Hemisphere Lounge, Maucker Union
Contact Information
Name: 
Cliff Chancey
Phone: 
(319) 273-2425

1366995600

Observatory Show

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 9:00pm - 10:00pm

View the evening sky from the UNI observatory located on the roof of McCollum Science Hall. Meet near the polar bear outside of room 137 before 9 p.m. to be escorted to the roof. The event goes forward regardless of the weather. Potential targets for viewing through the telescope include the Saturn and various nebula.

Location: 
Room 137, McCollum Science Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Siobahn Morgan
Email: 
Phone: 
(319) 273-2389

1366945200

Jazz Panthers ftg. Tom Barry Retirement Celebration

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 7:30pm

Under the direction of conductor Robert Washut, the UNI Jazz Panthers will offer a spring concert. The concert will feature a special celebration and tribute to retiring School of Music professor and artist Tom Barry. This event is free and open to the public.

Location: 
Bengtson Auditorium Russell Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Caroline Boehmer
Phone: 
(319) 273-2028

1366936200

Final Thursday Reading Series: Jen Percy

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 7:00pm - 9:00pm

The Final Thursday Reading Series of 2012-13 concludes with a reading by Jen Percy, author of Demon Camp: A Soldier’s Exorcism. The book details the story of a Special Ops soldier returned from Afghanistan with PTSD who seeks solace in people who profess to be exorcists. In so doing, it tells a story about the United States in an era of war, exploring the lives of soldiers and widows in the fragile period after the war.

Open mic signup is at 7 p.m. and begins at 7:15 p.m. Share your best five minutes of poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction. Singer/songwriters are welcome and can use of the Hearst Center's grand piano. Percy will take the stage at 8 p.m. followed by Q&A as time allows.

Location: 
Hearst Center for the Arts
Contact Information
Name: 
Jim O'Loughlin
Phone: 
(319) 273-2002

1366941600

Earth Week Bean Bag Tournament

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Join us for a bracketed style partner's bean bag toss tournament! Register with a partner at www.rrttc.com and enjoy dinner on us. The winning team will receive a special prize. For more information or to register for the tournament, visit www.rrttc.com and click “Earth Week Bean Bag Tournament.”

Location: 
Lawther Field
Contact Information
Name: 
Scotti Schon
Email: 

1366934400

Chemistry and Biochemistry Department Seminar

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Katie Mauger-Sonnek will give her M.S. Chemistry thesis presentation "Colorful Crystalline Structures and Adsorption Properties of Cobalt Nitrat eand 4,4'-Bipyridine Metal Organic Frameworks." 

Location: 
Room 201, McCollum Science Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Dr. William Harwood
Phone: 
(319) 273-2052

1366927200

Study Abroad Information Session

Thu, 04/25/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

The Study Abroad Center will provide information about study abroad opportunities for short-term and Capstone programs.

Location: 
Room 009, Gilchrist Hall

1366923600