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Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 11, Winter 2023-2024, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

In this issue:

EVERY ISSUE
Message from the Dean --- 4
Donor Feature --- 5
CHAS Briefs --- 38
Class Notes --- 44

FEATURES
Cave Research --- 6
From Student to CEO --- 10
Alum Opens Math Museum --- 14
New Class ExploresVideo Game Music --- 18
Wise Broadway Tour --- 24
Public Art Incubator --- 28
Alum Finds Success as Celebrity Videographer --- 34

STORIES
Science Trip to Iceland --- 22
Clinical Ethicist Alumnus --- 32
Computer Education Grant --- 33
ESL Program Grant --- 40
Floral Macrophotography --- 42

The Total Solar Eclipse Of 1869 In Iowa: What Remains Today, Jacob P. Baskin

Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Symposium

On August 7th, 1869, a total solar eclipse was visible in the United States. It carved a path through the heartland, nearly bisecting the state of Iowa as it ran from the northwest corner of the state, through Des Moines, and down through the southeast. As the scientists of the day flocked from universities and observatories on the east coast to the Midwest for a chance to make observations and measurements, many of the teams chose to set up in Iowa. Along the path of the eclipse, the parties built temporary observatories to house their telescopes, or simply picked buildings …

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 10, Summer 2022, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

In this issue:

EVERY ISSUE
Message from the Dean ---- 4
Donor Feature ---- 5
CHAS Briefs ---- 38
New Faculty ---- 42
Class Notes ---- 44

FEATURES
Photographing Art ---- 6
Video Games Meet Neuroscience ---- 10
James Webb Telescope ---- 14
Meskwaki Soil Testing ---- 18
Actuarial Science Grad ---- 34

STORIES
Speech Therapy in Africa ---- 22
Diversity in Theatre ---- 24
Curating a Crab Collection ---- 26
Working on a COVID Drug ---- 28
Women in STEM ---- 29
Speech & Debate Success ---- 30
Opera-Singing Sensation ---- 32
Historic NAR Team ---- 40
Benitez Wins …

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 9, Fall 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Inside This Issue:
EVERY ISSUE
--4 Message from the Dean
--5 Donor Feature
--38 CHAS Briefs
--44 New Faculty
--46 Class Notes
FEATURES
--6 Diversity in STEM
--10 Cave Exploration
--14 Medieval Musical Manuscript
--18 Local Artist Residency
--26 Marine Adventures
--34 A Career in Conservation
STORIES
--22 Multicultural Theatre
--24 Learning with Drones
--30 Mastering Metal Casting
--32 Lessons in Slang
--33 PWR 50th Anniversary
--40 Parkinson's Research
--42 Secondary Teacher Prep
--45 Religion in the Classroom

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 8, Fall 2019, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Inside This Issue:
EVERY ISSUE
--4 Message from the Dean
--5 Donor Feature
--34 CHAS Briefs
--42 New Faculty
--44 Class Notes
FEATURES
--6 Cyber Defense Team
--10 Christine Stewart: Poet Laureate
--14 A New Data Degree for the Future
--28 How Puppets Can Teach Art
STORIES
--18 Prairie Dedication
--20 CS Endorsement
--22 Legacy of Light
--25 EMBARC Program
--26 Metal Casting Center
--32 Periodic Table Lecturer
--36 Sertoma Lab
--38 Golf Internship
--40 Art, Biology and Autism
--47 Visiting Author

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 7, Fall 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Inside This Issue:

EVERY ISSUE
--4 Message from the Dean
--5 Donor Feature
--34 CHAS Briefs
--42 New Faculty
--44 Class Notes
FEATURES
--6 Printmaking Awards
--10 Micro-CT
--14 YWCA Partnership
--22 Science in the Media
STORIES
--18 Mastodon Tusk
--20 Documentary Film Clips
--21 Tom Hockey’s Asteroid
--26 Conference Table
--28 Lake Michigan Ozone Study
--30 Strong Estate Marketing
--32 Wetland Restoration
--36 Alumni at NASA
--37 Theatre CR Artistic Director
--38 Human Rights Fight
--40 Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Analysis Of Vibrational Modes Of Chemically Modified Tone Wood, Madison Flesch

Honors Program Theses

It is generally accepted that every violin has different tone quality in terms of intonation and the depth of the harmonics produced. The best violins are made by experienced luthiers that craft each with precision to produce the best possible tonal quality. The quality of the finished violin is dependent upon both the specific shape and the vibrational response of the wood used in its construction. Because the hard wood used in violin construction is inhomogeneous, the composition and structure of material used is critical to the final product.¹ Luthiers would initially rely on their experience to feel the …

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine, Volume 6, Fall 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Inside this issue:
-- Message from the Dean
-- CHAS Briefs
-- Class Notes
-- Into the Woods
-- Wilson Lecture Turns 20
-- Environmental Ethics
-- Hearst Lectureship
-- Proud & Torn
-- Carver Grant Awarded
-- Physics 3 + 2 Program
-- Alum Speaks to UN
-- Clinic Director Named
-- Cornucopia
-- Woman in Innovation
-- Susan & Paul Rider

Beauty Outside Our Doors: Conservation Stories Of Black Hawk County, University Of Northern Iowa. Environmental Literature (Spring 2017).

Environmental Literature Project

Beauty Outside Our Doors collects stories, poems, essays, and interviews with people of Black Hawk County, Iowa, giving voice to their relationship to the land, in their own words. From beekeeping to family farms to kayaking down the Cedar River and nature therapy, this work serves as a witness to the beauty to be found here—and the challenges we still face as citizens and lovers of the natural world.

Published as a collaboration between the Soil and Water Conservation District and students in the Spring 2017 Environmental Literature class at the University of Northern Iowa, this unique anthology invites you …

The Update, January-April 2017, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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In this issue

-- CHAS Briefs
-- Alumni Spotlight - Mason Greer
-- Student Spotlight - Lucas Beving
-- Alumni Spotlight - Caleb Vander Wiel
-- Student Spotlight - Micayla Dawson
-- Department of Art Hearst Lecture Series
-- Communication Studies Digital Media Program
-- Computer Science National Cyber Defense Competition
-- Earth and Environmental Sciences Geo-Service Project
-- Faculty Spotlight Kyle Gray
-- Faculty Spotlight Suzanne Dripps Communication Sciences
-- Calendar of Events April - May

The Update, November-December 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside This Issue:
--CHAS Briefs
--Spotlight--Alumni Derek Miller
--Spotlight--Faculty Sade Barfield
--Women's and Gender Studies Clothesline Project
--Computer Science Sara Diesburg
--Featured Story--Heather Hamilton
--Spotlight--Alumni Amanda Chan
--Spotlight--Alumni Kelly Bahl
--Calendar of Events

The Update, August-October 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside This Issue:
--CHAS Briefs
--Spotlight-Student: Tsering Kyi
--Spotlight-Faculty: Nikki Harken
--Science in the Media
--Cornerstone Theatre Performance
--Senior Seminar Service
--NSF at UNL
--Calendar of Events

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine,Volume 5, Summer 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Inside this issue:

-- Dean's Message
-- Candid: Fortepan Iowa
-- News in Short
-- Art + Science = "Big Bang"
-- Frontline Philosophy: Herrera
-- Pressing Forward: North American Review
-- CHAS Applause
-- Book Nook
-- Away in the Alpine
-- Printing Press
-- Nepal
-- Expanding Horizons
-- Donor Feature: Gary Sholten
-- National Science Foundation Funding
-- Metal Casting Center Moves
-- Transitions
-- Yager Awards
-- Students in the News
-- Coding Against Cancer
-- Dean's Fund Donor Listing
-- Alumni News

The Update, March-May 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside This Issue:
--CHAS Briefs
--Spotlight– Alumni Katy Slaven
--Spotlight – Faculty Dr. Rui He
--School of Music Women's Choir Tours Ireland
--Spotlight – Student Cassara Higgins
--Featured Story: ECO+House Art Exhibition
--Communication Sciences & Disorders
--ICCD Conference
--Spotlight – Student Bob Spielbauer
--Spotlight – Student Lisa Diercks

The Update, January-March 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside This Issue:

--CHAS Briefs
--Spotlight – Faculty Kyle Gray
--CHAS News Diversity Training
--Biology Celeste Underriner
--Featured Story: IEEE Demonstration Awards
--Spotlight – Alumni Meghan Reynolds
--Spotlight – Student Alyssa Adamac
--Theater – Rent
--Spotlight – Student Kyle Spurgeon
--ABC Competition
--UNI Construction
--Management Club

Three Men In The Wilderness: Ideas And Concepts Of Nature During The Progressive Era With Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot And John Muir, Jeffrey A. Duke

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

When I began this research in the summer of 2014, I endeavored to find out how Americans comprehended nature in the Progressive Era. By the Progressive Era the historian Frederick Jackson Turner declared the frontier to be closed. This notion that no wide open spaces remained to be conquered altered the American people’s attitude towards nature. The perspectives of three men who were at the forefront of environmental policy illustrate how America’s understanding of nature had changed. These three men were twenty-sixth President Theodore Roosevelt, professional forester Gifford Pinchot and naturalist John Muir. Describing the similarities and differences in these …

The Update, November/December 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- Chas Briefs
-- Student Spotlight: Philosophy and World Religions: James Keane
-- Chas News Arts and Sciences Day
-- Earth Science Yellowstone
-- Languages and Literatures: Final Thursday Reading Series
-- Alumni Spotlight: Art: David Schmitz
-- Student Spotlight: Languages and Literatures: Makenzie Nokes
-- School of Music UNI Men's Glee Club Christmas Show
-- Communication Studies: Delany Langel, College Hill Farmers Market
-- Alumni Spotlight: Math Education: Connie Terry
-- Calendar of Events

The Update, August/September 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- CHAS Briefs
-- Alumni Spotlight: Women's and Gender Studies:Robin Summers
-- Chas News Clohesy Documentary Film Series
-- Student Spotlight: Speech-Language Pathology: Megan Butz
-- Chemistry and Biochemistry Wilson Lecture
-- Earth Science Observatory Show
-- Student Spotlight: Languages and Literatures: Hannah Carr-Murphy
-- UNI Gallery of Art Roman-Roamin'
-- Calendar of Events

The Update, April/May 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- Free Bird: UNI Printmaking Students and Professors Travel to Tennessee for the Southern Graphics Council International Conference
-- Department News
-- School of Music Events
-- TedxUNI is Hosted at GBPAC: Tedx Brings Big-Name Speakers to UNI
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Computer Science: David Schmüdde
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Languages and Literatures: Susan Kerns
-- Department of Art Portfolio Night: Graphic Design Students Show their Portfolios
-- 2015 Hari Shankar Lecture: UNI Department of Mathematics Hosts this Year's Hari Shankar Lecture
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Science Education: Jessica Wayson
-- Panther Marching Band, …

The Update, March 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- UNI & the Arts: Department of Art Faculty Engage Students at Waterloo East High School
-- Department News
-- School of Music Events
-- UNI Wins Big at AAF: UNI Department of Art Students Bring Home the Gold
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Philosophy and World Religions: Rick Grisel
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Theatre: Michaela Nelson
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Angela Weepie
-- Mesa Española, Department of Languages and Literatures
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Theatre: Cory Skold
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Computer Science: Mojtaba Alfardan
-- Physics Club, Department …

The Update, January/February 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- FORTEPAN Iowa: UNI Professors Collaborate to Build a Digital Database of Iowa Photographs

-- Department News

-- School of Music Events
-- Theatre UNI Spring 2015 Shows
-- Yager Awards: Annual Yager Awards Event Yields a Memorable Experience
-- Alumni Spotlight: Technology: Greg Smith
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders: Jamie Flatness
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Mathematics: Jacob Snyder
-- Featured Organization: Philosophy Club, Department of Philosophy and World Religions
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Art: Justin Allen
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Music: Malcolm Burke
-- Featured Organization: Women in Computing, …

Communiqué: College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine,Volume 4, Winter 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts, And Sciences.

Communiqué: College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences Alumni Magazine

Inside this issue:

-- Dean's Message
-- Harlem Hellfighters
-- American Panthers in London
-- Little Free Libraries
-- Special Olympic Torch
-- Vertigo A-GoGo
-- World of Kurt Vonnegut
-- Donor Feature Regina Neville
-- CHAS Applause
-- News in Short
-- A New Learning Environment
-- Castle in Budapest
-- INSPIRE
-- Sixteen Strong: NCUR
-- Biology Living and Learning Community
-- Yager Award
-- Roboshop
-- Students in the news
-- Transitions
-- Book Nook
-- Donor Feature Gerald Intemann
-- Dean's Fund Donor Listing
-- Alumni News

Reconciling The Two Cultures : A Case Study Of The University Of Northern Iowa, Elizabeth Ann Collins

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

In 1959, chemist and author Charles Percy Snow gave a Rede Lecture at the University of Cambridge in which he named “Two Cultures”—the sciences and the humanities—which, according to his experience as someone who worked in both, were at odds with one another. His words elicited impassioned responses from critics who either agreed with Snow, believing this to be a detriment to society, or vehemently disagreed, believing Snow’s statements to be unfounded, and even antagonistic. This conversation, which had also found relevance in the United States, continues to be important today, and has changed over the years as institutions of …

The Update, December 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- Harlem Hellfighters: UNI Alumnus Publishes Award Winning Book
-- Department News
-- School of Music Events
-- Science Students Travel to Minneapolis: 50th Anniversary of the Nobel Conference
-- Faculty Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Awards
-- Graphic Design Students Create Work for the Community: Students Created Work for the Hearst Center for the Arts and Cedar Rock State Park
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry: Dane Jacobson
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Physics: Jack Dostal
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Earth Science: Cara Wright
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Philosophy & World Religions: …

The Update, October [November] 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- Nature's Toolbox: Exhibition at the UNI Gallery of Art
-- Department News
-- School of Music Events

-- Art Works for Change
-- UNI Gallery of Art Awarded $32,500 Grant by Institute of Museum and Library Services
-- Faculty Awards
-- Dr. Wendy Miller Selected as Iowa's Outstanding Higher Education Art Director
-- Spooky Stuff: UNI Chemistry & Biochemistry Host Annual Halloween House Event
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Languages and Literatures: Vanessa Espinoza
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Communication Studies: Mikayla Lien
-- Alumnus Spotlight: Department of Art: Andrew Van Fleet
-- Student Spotlight: Department …

The Update, October 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue:

-- WGS Internship in Guatemala: UNI Student Travels to Guatemala
-- Department News
-- School of Music Events
-- Communication Sciences and Disorders Trip to Managua, Nicaragua
-- UNI Sustainability Certificate: Board of Regents Certification
-- Midwest International Piano Competition
-- PACA Convention: Listening: An Essential Element of Communication
-- Panther Days: Panther Open Houses and UNI Up-Close
-- New Faculty Join the CHAS Team
-- New CHAS Ambassadors
-- New Promotions Assistants
-- Alumni Spotlight: Department of Music: Nicolle Foland
-- Alumni Spotlight: Science Education: Lisa Chizek
-- Graduate Student Symposium: UNI Department of Technology Students …

The Update, April/May 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue...

-- Student Spotlight: Biology: Susan Graves
-- Department News
-- UBS Outstanding Teacher Award Recipients
-- School of Music Events
-- Celebrate Earth Week with the RRTTC
-- William & Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series
-- UNI Botanical Center to Hold Its 15th Annual Spring Plant Sale
-- Alumni Spotlight: Computer Science: Tony Bibbs
-- Alumni Spotlight: Communication Studies, Language & Literatures: Therese Kuster
-- Alumni Spotlight: Mathematics: Ben Wadsley
-- Featured Organization: George Walker Society of Music, School of Music
-- Featured Organization: Grafx Club, Technology
-- Professionals and Students Awarded 19 American Advertising Awards
-- …

The Update, March 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue...

-- Slam Dunk : Featured Org, English Club
-- Department News
-- School of Music Events
-- Interpreters Theatre Productions Schedule
-- Department of Technology to Host "Expanding Your Horizons"
-- Two CHAS Alumnae Presented Outstanding Thesis Awards
-- Cyberdefense Competition Team
-- Featured Organization: Women in Physics Club
-- Shane Lies: Student Spotlight, Chemistry
-- Leanne Hotek: Alumni Spotlight, Philosophy & World Religions
-- Coming Up at Theatre UNI: Mauritius & August: Osage County

The Update, January/February 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

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Inside this issue...

-- Name That! App
-- Department News
-- Name That! App
-- School of Music Events
-- UNI Students Write "The World of Kurt Vonnegut"
-- Just Ann: A Musical about the Life and Times of Former Texas Governor, Ann Richards
-- Interpreters Theatre Productions Schedule
-- Student Spotlight: School of Music: Claudia Restrepo:
-- UNI Women's & Gender Studies Presents: CROW Forum
-- Student Spotlight: Mathematics: Benjamin Castle
-- Featured Organization: Construction Management Club
-- Alicia Jessip Receives Diversity Matters Award
-- Coming Up at Theatre UNI: Mauritius & August: Osage County
-- Student Spotlight: Art: …

Comparison Of Life Experiences Of Men And Women In The Sciences, Tori Nicole Quist

Honors Program Theses

A lack of sense of belonging and stereotype threat have been shown to contribute to women leaving the sciences (Seymour, 1997; Beasley & Fischer, 2012; Deemer et al., 2013). Contributing to this is the fact that most women find affirmation externally (through friends, family and professors) for their life decisions (Seymour, 1997; Zeldin, 2000). A set of comparative studies in 2000 and 2008 were done examining factors affecting women’s and men’s choices of majors and careers (Zeldin, 2000 and Zeldin, 2008). These studies concluded that men relied on achievements in science as the source of their career decisions to enter …