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Book Review: Communication Ethics Literacy: Dialogue & Difference, Maryl Mcginley

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Front Matter - Table Of Contents - Preface

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Iowa Journal Of Communication, Volume 53, Number 2, Fall 2021 [Download Entire Issue]

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Facebook Top Fans, Opinion Leadership, & Percieved News Bias: A Modern Application Of Two-Step Flow To Online News Distribution, Sherice Gearhart, Bingbing Zhang, Sydney E. Brammer

Iowa Journal of Communication

News distributed via Facebook feature comments, which influence audiences. Integrating hostile media bias and two-step flow, this study tests whether an individual’s issue positions, experiences, and exposure to comments influence how Top Fans and others perceive news bias. A survey experiment using a nationwide sample of Facebook users (N = 319) tested the influence of the opinion climate on COVID-19 vaccinations and federal student loan forgiveness. Results show visible opinion leaders (i.e., Top Fans) differently perceived bias in news content.

Book Review: Computer Mediated Communication Strategies For Organization During Covid-19 Pandemic, Paul A. Lucas

Iowa Journal of Communication

No abstract provided.

Human Impact On The Environment: A Middle School Project Based Learning Unit Development, Shannon Power

Graduate Research Papers

I chose to focus my creative component on the development and implementation of a Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) aligned earth science unit for an 8th grade science course taught using Project Based Learning (PBL) and graded using Standards Referenced Grading (SRG) philosophies and a proficiency scale. The unit focused on the Performance Expectation MS-ESS3-3: Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment (NGSS, 2013e). This standard includes the Science and Engineering Practice (SEP) of constructing explanations and designing solutions, a Cross Cutting Concept (CCC) of cause and effect, and a …

Data-Driven Decision Making In Nonprofit Organizations, Amanda Kline

Graduate Research Papers

In recent decades the nonprofit sector has come under significant scrutiny from funders, clients, and the general public. This has led to a focus on programmatic and organizational outcomes data gathering and reporting aimed at increasing accountability throughout the sector. This study analyzes the literature on how nonprofit organizations use this data to drive strategy and decision making. The three specific area reviewed are strategic fundraising, mission drift avoidance, and limitations and obstacles organizations encounter regarding data gathering and analysis usage in the decision making process. Implications and recommendations for nonprofit professional are also discussed.

Iowa Conference On Communicative Disorders [Program, 2021], Iowa Conference On Communicative Disorders

Iowa Conference on Communicative Disorders Programs

The Iowa Conference on Communicative Disorders provides continuing education activities in speech- language pathology that are acceptable to the State of Iowa and the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association. Areas of emphasis include adults and pediatrics.

Community Diversity Influences Selection On Nutrient Resorption In Panicum Virgatum, Michael J. Lashbrook

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Panicum virgatum L. (switchgrass) is a bioenergy crop shown to conserve and recycle nutrients through a process known as nutrient resorption. While there are many studies looking at various aspects of nutrient cycling in switchgrass, it remains unclear whether selection is acting upon increased nutrient resorption in this species. Further, there are no phenotypic selection studies coupling empirical sexual and asexual reproduction data.

A field study and a modeling study were conducted to determine phenotypic selection on nutrient resorption and the influence of resorption on asexual reproduction in switchgrass. For the field study of phenotypic selection, I hypothesized selection favors …

Pasting Our Past: Cultural Memory, Family Photographs, And Ephemeral Street Art, Isaac Wilson Campbell

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This thesis examines ephemerally pasted vernacular photograph murals positioned as artifacts of cultural memory. The creative method portion of the thesis, in partnership with the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Northern Iowa, and funded through a Cedar Falls Community Betterment grant and an Iowa Arts Council project grant, includes the Spring 2021 production of a series of nine pasted murals of vernacular photographs sourced from the Fortepan Iowa archive. The creative component of the thesis project is a public art exhibition preserved through a photographic record of the installation process, the completed murals, and a framework …

Public Perception Of Adults With Adhd In The United States: Stigma Vs. Strengths, Peyton S. Barton

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Stigma is a stereotyped judgement of a group of people (e.g. people with a mental illness; Goffman, 1963). Mentally ill individuals are often assumed to be dangerous, irresponsible, or incapable of taking care of themselves (Rüsch et al., 2005). The type of judgement and the level to which individuals are judged is influenced by the sociodemographic factors of the observer as well as the stigmatized individual (Martin et al., 2007). Additionally, in some cases people judge those with mental illness as having strengths; for example, believing people with bipolar disorder to be particularly creative (Galvez et al., 2011; Kiume, 2017). …

Agrochemicals And Rural Women's Health In The Volta Region Of Ghana, Sedomda Kpikpitse

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Steered by the demand to improve and increase farm production, agrochemicals are regularly used by many farmers globally. However, agrochemical usage has contributed to many chronic illnesses experienced by users such as reproductive disorders, different kinds of cancers, and some chronic respiratory diseases. There are several regional and global coalitions to regulate the prevalence of agrochemicals to ensure their safe usage. Even though people can have access to some approved chemicals, the proper handling of these chemicals is not guaranteed. Many qualities of the person handling the chemical could increase or reduce the risk associated with agrochemicals. The behavior of …

Covid-19 Sick Leave Extended, December 23, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Annouces the extension of "COVID Leave" through June 30, 2021.

Forward Together Update [Vaccine Update & Quarantine Change], December 11, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Announces initial plans for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available to campus and a change in the quarantine protocol for people in close contact with someone with COVID-19.

42 Update: F20 Survey Results On Draft Guidelines, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The report on the campus survey to get feedback on the category descriptions of the general education program done in Fall 2020.

From The Provost: Ultramarathons And Covid-19, December 4, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo encouraging the faculty as the end of the fall semster of 2020 approaches.

Winter Operations At Uni, December 3, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Oultines the buildings and services available during the December 11, 2020 to January 19, 2021 winter interim.

Library Connection, V8n1, Fall 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Connection

Contents:

--New Beginnings New Leadership
--Student Success: In the Middle of a Global Pandemic
--Expansive Reach of UNI ScholarWorks
--Partner Highlight: Forteplan Iowa
--Capturing the COVID-19 Experience

Forward Together Update [Covid-19 Response Team & Winter Break], November 23, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo from the COVID-19 Response Team reminding the UNI community to stay vigilant during the winter break and continue efforts to reduce the spread of COVID and that they will update information during the break. Also provides information on Student Health Clinic hours and useful links.

40 Update: Draft Course Guidelines Presented To Senate 11-9-20, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

A draft of guidelines for course proposals to be considered for addition to the new general education program. The guidelines include what student learning outcomes should be covered by the course for every category.

Free Uni Face Coverings, November 18, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Announces the availability of free face masks for the UNI community available from the UNI Bookstore or Essentials in the Maucker Union.

From The Provost: Spring 2021, November 18, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo from Provost Wohlpart providing some information concerning the pallning for the Spring 2021 semester.

Forward Together Update [Update To The Panther Health Survey], November 13, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Explains the update to the Panther Health Survey based on new guidance from the Black Hawk County Health Department. Questions were revised to include the household members as a component of determining COVID exposure.

Uni Test Iowa Now Open, November 10, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Outlines the procedures for students, faculty, and staff to get tested for the Coronavirus at the UNI Test Iowa site. Also, a reminder of the counseling resources available.

Covid-19 Response Team Update, November 6, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Provides an update on the infection rate on campus and a reminder to follow the mitigation efforts through the end of the fall semester.

Forward Together Update [Prevent Spread Of Covid-19], November 3, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A reminder of the steps to take to prevent the spread of COVID-19 both on and off campus.

Demechanizing Whiteness: Lessons From Theatre Of The Oppressed, Elizabeth J. Simpson

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

The Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) provides small group techniques to strategize and “rehearse” for collaborative liberation using popular education forms of systems analysis, bolstered by practices that counter implicit biases and habituated behaviors. This essay draws on interviews with jokers at CTO-Rio to advocate the need for continual engagement of demechanizing practices both within TO and in the lives of practitioners in order to demechanize the tenets of white supremacy that we are born into, despite our essential loving nature, with particular focus on counteracting a the habit of exploiting Black suffering for creative capital.

Don't Poke The Bear - A Project Report, Nicole Kontolefa, Grace Cannon

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

In 2018, four applied theatre practioners created a forum theatre play and workshop for a small Wyoming community. They wanted to engage participants in a dialogue about inclusion, racism and homophobia, in particular how it manifests in a state known as the "Equality State."

Forum theatre focuses on a protagonist experiencing oppression and how they may break their own bonds. In this report, two of the facilitators and creators reflect on how using forum theatre to follow the actions (or inaction) of a potential ally in a play about the exclusion of a gay woman of color was useful in …

Highlander Center: Hotlines And Cultural Bazaars, Je Naé Taylor

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

Since the pandemic’s arrival,Highlander has created specially tailored on-line community-building spaces, programs, and re-granting opportunities for artists working at the intersection of cultural production and social change. This report documents two examples. The first is a “Cultural Workers Hotline” for BIPOC artists to share struggles, needs, and strategies for (a) coping with the impact of the pandemic on their livelihoods and (b) creating change-oriented artistic responses to the pandemic in their communities. Highlander staff have held multiple weekly virtual spaces for all of our programs, and each gathering has employed an artist to be a graphic note taker. Illustrations are …