Executive Vice President and Provost

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

Study Abroad Information Session

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

The Study Abroad Center will provide information about studying abroad, including fees, deadlines, the application process and answer participant's questions.

Location: 
Room 007, Gilchrist Hall

1366923600

Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 7:30pm

Under the direction of School of Music professor and conductor Rebecca Burkhardt, the Northern Iowa Symphony Orchestra will offer their spring concert. The concert will feature faculty artist Dmitri Vorobiev performing Brahms' Piano Concerto.This event is free and open to the public.

Location: 
Great Hall, GBPAC
Contact Information
Name: 
Caroline Boehmer
Phone: 
(319) 273-2028

1366849800

Earth Week Bike Ride

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Join us for a bike ride on local trails in honor of UNI Earth Week. Cyclists will meet at Mulligan's on18th St. and ride as a group with assistance from the Cedar Valley Cyclists. Enjoy a leisurely paced two wheeled ride and make new friends! Helmets are required; pre-register for a free t-shirt at www.rrttc.com under Current Events. 

Location: 
Mulligan's Restaurant, 18th St.
Contact Information
Name: 
Scotti Schon
Email: 

1366851600

The Violence Against Women Act: Its Past and Future

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Bonnie J. Campbell, the first head of the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women and former Attorney General of Iowa, will discuss the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), its recent reauthorization and what the future holds for this pathbreaking piece of legislation.

Location: 
Room 002, Sabin Hall
Contact Information
Name: 
Donna Hoffman
Phone: 
(319) 273-5916

1366841700

Study Abroad Information Session

Wed, 04/24/2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

The Study Abroad Center will provide information about study abroad opportunities for a semester and/or academic year.

Location: 
Room 009, Gilchrist Hall

1366837200