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Chris Larimer, political science, and Nadene Davidson, department of teaching, were quoted in the Quad City Times. Mark Grey, sociology, anthropology, & criminology and Michele Devlin, HPELS, were quoted in the Des Moines Register.
The University has several items for sale on Public Surplus, including two 2006 Ford Tauruses and a 1998 GMC 1500. Other items include a John Deere Gator and a 40' x 60' tent. For more information, contact Jon Westhoff at 273-6246.
Beginning Monday, Aug. 13, regular business hours (8 a.m. - 5 p.m.) for university offices resume. Supervisors with staff who don't have email access should inform them of regular business hours.
Forty-four additional A stalls were made available in the upper portion of the MMTC to offset the loss of stalls from the Bartlett A construction project. The stalls will be available throughout the construction period and will revert back once the project is done, as will the accessible spaces added to the Bartlett lot. Each individual stall is marked.
The Student Involvement & Activities Center and the Student Leadership Center, both located on the plaza level of Maucker Union, have been consolidated and renamed Student Involvement Center. Visit the new website. If you have any questions, call 273-2683.
Fall 2012 courses in workplace communication are in need of individual and organizational clients who wish to have print and digital publications created, e.g., newsletters, brochures, flyers, proposals, report documents, websites and exhibition storyboards. Contact Adrienne Lamberti for more information.
Helen Haire has been named chief of police and director of public safety at UNI. Haire currently is division commander for special services for the Louisiana State University Police Department in Baton Rouge, La. She will assume her new duties in early September. Read the full news release.
The UNI Physics Department has opened a recruiting partnership with Hubei Shashi High School in Jingzhou, China. Hubei Shashi officials were interviewed about the partnership on Jingzhou TV and videos about UNI were broadcast. The interview video has English subtitles, and is available on Youku.
The annual UNI Fall Faculty Workshop will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, in the Ballroom, MAU. Guest speaker is Todd Zakrasjek, who will lead a day-long workshop on “How Students Learn: Strategies for Teaching from the Psychology of Learning." RSVP by Aug. 10.
A free MyEntre.Net webinar will offer quick, street-smart tips for building and promoting your business blog in seven easy steps. The webinar will be held at noon, Thursday, Aug. 9. Attendees will learn how to generate 52 blog post ideas in 30 minutes, the best way to promote a blog and how to turn blog visitors into customers. Visit Myentre.net for more information.
“Welcoming Diversity and Building Community Through the NCBI Model,” will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15, in the Oak Room, MAU. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. The workshop will be facilitated by faculty and staff who have been certified by NCBI.org and are members of the UNI Campus Coalition Builders. Those interested in learning more about participating in the initiative are invited to attend. No prior workshops are required, but participants must attend the full day. Register online. For more information, contact the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.
UNI's Lifelong University will offer five courses this fall. UNI faculty will teach "Why We Travel," "Quilting: Linking the Local and the Global," "Local Food Economy in the Cedar Valley," "America: A Conflict of Cultures" and "The U.S. Home Front During World War II." For more information or to register, visit the Lifelong University website or email Lindsay Cunningham.
For upcoming lectures, conferences, performing arts or athletic events, please visit the UNI Calendar of Events.
The latest faculty, staff and student job openings at UNI can be found on the UNI Employment website. Referrals are encouraged.
Fitness classes, intramural sports, outdoor recreation opportunities.