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Uprising, Issue 6, Fall 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Northern Iowa Student Government.

Uprising

Contents:

Women Power --- 6
YE is in the Building --- 10
The Last Straw --- 12
Playing Doubles --- 14
White Noise --- 16
October --- 19
Artist to Watch For --- 20
Player One --- 22
Better Off Without You --- 29
Humanize My Hoodie --- 30
Remember --- 34
Untitled --- 36
Speak Up: A World Women Fear --- 37
Unappreciated --- 41
Cloud Nine --- 42
Doll Face --- 43
Addicted --- 46

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

Contents:

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

Skooz Be Hat’In: My Story Navigating And Negotiating Standard American English, Lisa M. Westbrooks

Spect-actor: A Journal of Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed

In most education systems, African American Vernacular English is not considered a language or variety of English and students who speak it are coerced into using Standard American English only. Using autoethnographic methodology I examine my personal language navigation and negotiation of Standard American English and the oppression of language and identity that accompanied it. I use storytelling to draw the reader into my childhood memories and the drifting away of my first language. As a young student and English as a Second Language teacher I have learned from these experiences and share strategies so that others may successfully reduce …

Uni Grad Student News, V17n1, September 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside this issue:

-- Graduate College Updates
-- Graduate Student, Faculty, and Alumni Profiles
-- New Graduate Student Orientation
-- Graduate Student Social Mixer
-- Annual MBA Conference
-- Altrusa Scholarship Recipients
-- Suicide Prevention Month
-- Professional Development Opportunities
-- Student Accolades

Relationships Between Fluvial Ecosystems And The Iowan Erosion Surface, Lilian Heinzel, Chad E. Heinzel

Undergraduate Student Work

The streams and rivers of the Iowan Surface partially form the foundation of our local ecosystems, everything from providing drinking water to producing floods. The Black Hawk Creek, Cedar River, and Maquoketa River were studied in the months of June and July of 2018. The goal of the research was to understand the ecology of each water way, how life was sustained by these rivers and creek and how the surrounding landscape may have determined the features of the waterways. Datasheets were filled out describing the sites’ ecological and geologic makeup, and GIS Trimble units were used to chart the …

Implementation Of Brain Breaks((R)) In The Classroom And Effects On Attitudes Toward Physical Activity In A Macedonian School Setting, Biljana Popeska, Snezana Jovanova-Mitkovska, Ming-Kai Chin, Christopher R. Edginton, Magdalena Mo Ching Mok, Serjoza Gontarev

Health, Recreation, and Community Services Faculty Publications

The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of Brain Break((R)) activities on interest and motivation for physical activity among schoolchildren and the contribution of such activities on learning for health and holistic development. The study sample was comprised of 283 participants, primary school students from 3rd to 5th grades from two public schools in the Republic of Macedonia. Six experimental and six control groups were included in the study. Interventions in classroom settingsbased Brain Break((R)) video exercises were introduced in the experimental group during a period of three months. Students' attitudes toward physical activity were tested using …

Proceedings Of The 130th Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science [Abstracts & Program, 2018], Iowa Academy Of Science.

Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science [Programs & Abstracts]

Contains information about the schedule and presentations for the 2018 annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, including abstracts.

Infusing Forgiveness Education Into Hope Tree Acres Summer Camp, Suzanne Freedman

Community Engagement Celebration Day

The purpose of this project is to teach a curriculum on forgiveness education using children’s literature to children attending Hope Tree Acres’ Nature and Animal camp. Hope Tree Acres Nature and Animal Camp is a week long camp for children who have experienced trauma in their lives and are experiencing anger, anxiety and/or depression because of their past negative experience(s). Students who would be potential campers include foster children, children whose parents are in jail, children whose parents are using or have used drugs, and children who have been physically, emotionally or sexually abused. Hope Tree Acres will hold two …

Csbs Inspire Student Research & Engagement Conference [Program] April 9, 2018, University Of Northern Iowa

INSPIRE Student Research & Engagement Conference Programs

A program for the INSPIRE conference where undergraduate and graduate students present their research, internship, volunteer and study abroad experiences, club activities and creative performances.

Extracellular Atp Effects On Intracellular Actin Fibrils' Location And Characteristics [Poster], Dianna Huisman, David Mcclenahan, Ali Tabei, Joseph Tibbs

Research in the Capitol

Epithelial cells lining secretory units and ducts of bovine mammary glands perform an important role in regulating movement of various macromolecules and whole cells during normal lactation and mastitis. During mastitis, host and bacterial produced substances can affect the “barrier” function of epithelial monolayers. One potential component is adenosine triphosphate (ATP). ATP likely interacts with P2X7, a purinergic receptor, in mediating some effects associated with mastitis. Bovine mammary gland epithelial cell line, Mac-T cells, were examined for cytoskeletal changes as result of P2X7 interactions. Actin cytoskeletons were stained with phalloidin and effects were examined by fluorescent microscopy. Observable increase in …

Rates And Patterns Of Evolution In A Duplicated Genome In The Family Catostomidae [Poster], Megann Michelle Schmidt, Zachary Sperstad, Peter Berendzen

Research in the Capitol

Whole genome duplication (WGD) is a process in which the entire genome of an organism is duplicated, making redundant genes which are subject to unique evolutionary forces. Various modes of selection create different genetic fates such as retention of ancestral function, development of new function, or loss of function. Because of these differing fates, WGD is hypothesized to be a major driving force behind diversification. In this project, DNA sequences from fish species in the family Catostomidae were examined to observe patterns of evolution following a known WGD. Gene trees were generated for 179 loci to determine the amount of …

Elephants Of The Pink City, Jaipur, India: A Study Of The Captive Elephant Welfare And Management Practice In Ex-Situ Environmental Conditions, Ayan Sasmal

Annual Graduate Student Symposium

Although the arid Rajasthan desert is far from native elephant habitat, captive elephants (Elephas maximus) are managed by some private owners in Jaipur. The semi-arid Jaipur experiences a very hot summer and an extreme cold winter. Along with this, improper management practice and tremendous work load has changed the captive elephant normal life drastically. This study aims to identify the gaps in the management practice of captive elephants. A total of 72 captive elephants were studied in Jaipur. Data about the captive elephant status, veterinary care and the socio-economic conditions of their mahouts were collected through daily observations and conducting …

13th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], April 3, 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. University Honors Program., Iowa State University. Honors Program., University Of Iowa. Honors Program.

Research in the Capitol Programs

Program of research presentations given at the Capitol by students from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Iowa.

Department Of Economics Newsletter, V23, Spring 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Economics.

Department of Economics Newsletter

Inside this issue:
-- Scholarship News
-- Contributions
-- Alumni News
-- Executive in Residence
-- Alumni-in-Residence
-- Student Writing - Undergraduate Research Program
-- Internships and Co-ops
-- Shahina Amin named Lawrence M. Jepson International Professor
-- Who is Lawrence M. Jepson?
-- Italy Trip - 2017
-- Economics Club
-- Homecoming Open House - October 2017
-- Department Retirements
-- New Faculty
-- Faculty Recognition
-- Faculty/Staff Updates
-- Economics Department Faculty and Staff
-- From Faculty - Tax Code Changes May Affect Free Agency
-- The Amazing Amazon!
-- The Final Word

Earth News, V41, Spring 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Earth And Environmental Sciences.

Earth News

Inside this issue:
-- From the Department Head
-- Faculty Updates
-- SGE Newsletter
-- Student Awards
-- Sunday at the Quarry
-- Alumni Spotlight
-- A Unique Honor
-- In Memorium
-- Lake Michigan Ozone Study
-- Student Research
-- Hydrology News
-- Carver Grants
-- 2017-2018 Pictures
-- Alumni-in-Residence
-- Alumni Updates
-- Solar Eclipse Party
-- How Many Snowflakes
-- Geology and Interior Design
-- Beta Project
-- Stem Story
-- Gifts From Alumni & Friends
-- Contribution Form

Exploring Possible Humanoids On Mars: A Lesson Designed For Twice-Exceptional Gifted Students, Younis Al-Hassan, Marie Adebiyi, Shehreen Iqtadar, Dana L. Atwood-Blaine

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This practical article presents a classroom-tested pedagogical plan to assist instructors in teaching thinking skills to gifted students with disabilities in the context of science. The lesson, which focused on using Edward de Bono thinking skills to explore humanoid images that appear in NASA photos, provided accommodations for students with hearing impairment, along with disabilities associated with short and long-term memory. The instructional design team presented the arts-integrated activity of drawing scenes showing possible ways the anomalies could have been generated, and an interactive electronic game using iPads that asked participants to gather needed items for a trip to Mars. …

Exploring Mars Mysteries In Nasa Photographs: Could Some Images Be Animal Skeletons?, Laura Meyer, Rob Griffin, Dan Butler

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

The NASA photographs containing what appear to be animal skeletons have created a mystery that remains unsolved today. Because they generate questions and inquiries in many arenas, the animal skeleton pictures were used to help gifted students critically think about how these structures were created. Several additional exceptionalities common in most groups of students, including attention deficit disorder with and without hyperactivity and difficulties in executive functioning, were addressed through the lesson design. The exceptionalities were addressed through methods that could be used in any classroom while using the Mars Animal Skeletons to motivate and engage students. Incorporation of teaching …

Exploring Animal-Like Images In Nasa Photos Of Mars Using De Bono’S Cort Thinking Skills: Alternatives, Possibilities, And Choices, Compare, And Decisions, Kurt M. J. Devore, Allyson Rafanello, Nicholas Rafanello

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

The use of de Bono’s CoRT Thinking Skills of “Alternatives, Possibilities, and Choices,” “Compare,” and “Decisions” create opportunities for students to critically think about ideas using a new lens of thinking. The lesson was designed to accommodate twice-exceptional students, gifted students with the disabilities of dyslexia and/or dyscalculia, through three of the de Bono’s strategies integrated with activities. Gifted graduate students in this lesson were presented with an opportunity to explore and analyze the animal-like images from Mars using the three CoRT thinking skills. The photographs used in this lesson were provided by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the …

Mars Mysteries: Landform Pictograms, James Zabel, Mathieu Castello, Fiddelis Blessings Makaula

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

Graphic organizers are a way for teachers to accommodate students with disabilities such as poor memory or emotional disorders. This technique allows organization of thoughts and visual representation of relationships between ideas and facts. Indeed, poor memory affects students’ reflection and retention of information while emotional disorders can cause a lack of focus in the classroom. Accommodations for students with these disabilities is important because students with emotional disorders may experience social isolation, which in turn may negatively affect their levels of academic achievement. Twenty high-achieving doctoral students participated in a teaching experience designed to introduce gifted students with learning …

Exploring Mars Glass Tube Anomalies, Kimberly S. Mccoy-Parker, Gary Benda, Stanley Ebede

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This practical article provides information regarding the use of Edward de Bono CoRT thinking skills to broaden and enhance critical and creative thinking skills in twice exceptional students using the Mars Glass Tube Mystery as a vehicle to explore possibilities and spark creative thinking. The exceptionalities addressed in this lesson plan are gifted learners who have one or more additional exceptionalities of slow processing speed and / or poor fine motor skills. Throughout the lesson, the Mars Mystery photos leveraged both prior knowledge and student curiosity to create an engaging activity for the participants. CoRT thinking skills provided a robust …

How Did Those Get There? Exploring Structures And Pyramids On Mars, Abby Rau, Brooke Becker

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

The makeup of students in our classrooms is becoming more diverse. With this change comes the need for educators to provide accommodations for students and to employ a range of instructional strategies. Arts integration in the content areas is one way to engage students and to encourage individual expression. The purpose of this practical article is to highlight a lesson incorporating the arts and Edward de Bono’s CoRT Thinking Skills to support twice exceptional learners, specifically English Language Learners and students with Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Doctoral students considered the formation of pyramids and structures on Mars using …

Spotlight On Edward De Bono Thinking Skills And Twice-Exceptional Gifted Learners Applied To Mars Mysteries In Nasa Photographs, Ksenia S. Zhbanova, Audrey C. Rule

Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions

This editorial provides background information concerning the lessons presented in the eight practical articles of this issue. All of these lessons address Mars Mysteries, anomalous features found in NASA photographs of the Martian surface. These unusual and thought-provoking features are explored by using Edward de Bono CoRT thinking skills to broaden perceptions enhancing critical and creative thinking. The lessons are intended to explore possibilities, but not to provide a definite final answer as to what the anomalies represent. These lessons were designed as enrichment lessons for gifted learners and support Renzulli’s Type I general exploratory experiences that expose students to …

Thanking My Eight Secret Rabbis, Doug Shaw

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The author publicly thanks eight people who taught him valuable lessons, but who he cannot thank in person. He describes what he’s learned from a tale-spinning camp counselor, a stockboy, a dorm-mate with large testicles, a lady at a concert, a stranger at a strip-club, a UNI professor, a Legitimate Actor, and a true-life Jedi Master.

Chicanery And Conspicuousness: Social Repercussions Of World War I Ship Camouflage, Roy R. Behrens

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The possibilities of camouflage will not have been exhausted until appearances become so deeply distrusted that people will stare wide-eyed at the reality of a thing and imagine it to be false. Effective concealment then will be in open and conspicuous display of the thing to be hidden.

SHORTLY AFTER World War I, an American Impressionist artist named Everett Longley Warner prepared a slide presentation on the procedures that he and others had used in designing ship camouflage [2].Warner was an expert on the subject because he had played a prominent role in the U.S. Navy’s development of wartime …

The Postville Raids 10 Years Later: A Reflection, Linda Green

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

May 12th 2008:

Agriprocessors, a preeminent kosher meatpacking plant, was the site of the largest workplace raid in US history. 390 workers arrested out of the approximately 900 employed over three shifts. As is now well-known, hundreds ICE agents in riot gear and fully armed, alongside dozens of Iowa state police, descended on this small rural town of 2,000+ residents in northeast Iowa with its moniker “Hometown to the World.” Two thirds of the workers apprehended by ICE that day were Guatemalan nationals, mostly from rural communities in the Department of Chimaltenango where I have conducted ethnographic research since the …

Dispatch From Postville, Elver Herrera, Jennifer Cooley Translator

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The day starts like any other in Postville, a town in northern Iowa. Years ago, a slaughterhouse and processing plant for beef, turkey and chicken had opened. Its name: Agriprocessors. The typical routine for any worker of the sort that was employed there was to start by getting up at whatever hour their shift demanded. In 1996, when I first began, there were only two: the daily production line, and the nightly cleaning. Working there was like being in a concentration camp; you readers will soon begin to discover why. Essentially, “illegals” don’t have many job opportunities because they fear …

Documenting The Postville Story, Thomas L. Kessler

Postville Project Documents

A description of The Postville Project, an archive of documents and images concering the 2008 Postville immigration raid and the community of Postville, Iowa.

Uni Grad Student News, V16n3, February 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside this issue:

-- Alumni Profile- Deborah Berry
-- Student Profile- Mohammad Intizom
-- Faculty Profile-Dr. James Dietrich
-- Professional Development Opportunities
-- May Commencement
-- Departmental News
-- Community engagement
-- Student Accolades

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, January 22, 2018, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Meeting minutes from the Faculty Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Prairie Restoration Series: Propagating Native Plants, Greg Houseal

Tallgrass Prairie Publications and Reports

Propagating native plants is hands-on learning at its best. Gain experience with individual species' life cycles, growth habits, and natural history…and bring important biodiversity to your outdoor living space at the same time!