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Premier, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

Premier

Contents:

--Letter from the Dean

--MES Program Becoming Popular Route to Physical Therapy Careers

--Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Wraps Up Work

--Schindler Education Center Undergoes Renovation

--Teacher Leadership for International Educators: Impacting Far and Near

--Education Major Appointed to BOR

--Faculty Member and Student Pair to Teach Forgiveness

--Alumni Return to Share Wisdom

--HPELS Program Helps Prepare Tuttle for Future

--Student Teachers Learn About Poverty, & Challenges Facing Area Families

--The Story Writers

--Invest in a Better Future

--Class Notes

--Educate Serve Lead Annual Report

Coe Acclaim, Fall 2015, Issue 9 [10], University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

COE Acclaim

Inside This Issue:
--Jacobson Center celebrates 25 years of Reading Recovery in Iowa
--Youth Academy Cafe discusses challenges facing area youth
--Grant ensures qualified early childhood special ed teachers
--COE conferences offer a variety of learning opportunities
--UNI faculty work with Waterloo schools for STEM education
--Therapeutic Recreation students tour Mayo Clinic
--Awards and Honors
--Presentations
--Publications
--Grants and Contracts Completed
--Community Involvement
--Schindler Education Center Renovation

Notes With Interest: Department Of Finance Newsletter, N04, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Finance.

Department of Finance Newsletter

News about the activities of the Department of Finance

Faculty Tenure Report, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness.

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Statistical report showing the number of faculty that are tenured, on the tenure track, or not on the tenure track, broken down by college, department, gender, minority status, and if full or part time.

Ica Newsletter, Fall 2015, Iowa Communication Association.

ICA Newsletter

Contents:

--President’s Message
--2015–2016 ICA Executive Committee
--Stick, Vogel Nominated for NSAC awards; Stick Named NSAC Winner
--Vogel Accepts Citation Award
--IWCC Faculty Promoted
--DMACC Hosts Speech Contest
--Nominations Open for Outstanding Adjunct Teacher Award
--Outstanding Teaching Award Call
--Sioux City’s Western Iowa Tech to Host Joint Conference in March
--DMACC Begins Workshop Program
--Westphal Student Paper Competition Call: ICA 2016 Convention
--Iowa Journal of Communication (IJC) Call for Manuscripts: Vol. 48 (2016)
--Fall Conference Highlights

Theatre Uni Alumni Newsletter, Fall 2015-Spring 2016, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Theatre.

Theatre UNI Alumni Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

-- Letter From the Department Head
-- UNI Students Taking (Summer) Stock
-- Ruth Margraff
-- Independence
-- Recent Alumna
-- Taft at Okoboji
-- Isabella and the Mountain
-- Touring with Feld Entertainment
-- Iowa Thespians Festival
-- Alumni Profiles
-- Puppets on Tour
-- Spectrum
-- Phelps Conference/ Audition Support Fund

Rhythms: Music At The University Of Northern Iowa, V34, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Rhythms: Music at the University of Northern Iowa

Contents:

Concert Chorale Tour to Estonia --- 5
Panther Marching Band in London --- 3
UNI Opera's "Merry Wives of Windsor" --- 6
From the Director --- 2
Autism and Arts Symposium --- 4
Hearst Visiting Artist Series --- 7
Hall of Fame and Honorary Doctorate --- 9
Scholarship Benefit Concert --- 11
Community Outreach --- 12
Jazz Division News --- 13
Student Awards and Honors --- 14
Alumni Spotlight --- 16
Donor Spotlight --- 17
Guest Artists 2014-14 --- 18
Faculty News and Activities --- 21
Faculty Spotlight --- 24
Alumni News and Updates --- 25
Emeritus Faculty News …

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Fall 2015, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, September 30, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, September 28, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, September 28, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Uni Scholarworks Quarterly Report, September 2015, Ellen E. Neuhaus

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Vulnerability And Children With Disabilities: Ethical Spheres Of Concern In Research And Practice, Chris Kliewer, Susan Etscheidt

Ethics Conference

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services requires that research involving children, including highly vulnerable social categories of children, detail adequate provisions to solicit the assent of children (in addition to receiving parental permission). The purpose appears to recognize the autonomy of children.

In this presentation, we raise questions about the autonomy and rights of children in both research projects and educational/therapeutic practices (often the focus of research projects). Commonly, justification for research and/or practices proceeds from two seemingly complementary orientations: (1) a deficit/deficiency model of disability and (2) a utilitarian ethical consideration focused on a rather narrow analysis …

Stem Education, Ethics & Communication, Laura Terlip, Jeffrey Brand

Ethics Conference

This session will focus on the need for integrating ethics education in general and communication ethics specifically into K-12 STEM education. The authors will discuss their previous work on science communication and ethics and present the results of a survey conducted to ascertain K-12 educator perceptions about the need to incorporate ethics into K-12 STEM programs.

An Interprofessional Approach To Plagiarism Prevention, Jacqueline Meyer, Lisa Brodersen, Seth Vickers, Dana Wedeking

Ethics Conference

The Graduate Nursing program employs a comprehensive, interprofessional approach to facilitate academic integrity for Master’s of Science in Nursing and Doctor of Nursing Practice students. This panel presentation will address the various facets of this approach, focusing specifically on plagiarism prevention.

An Academic Integrity Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) addresses expectations for students in regard to all aspects of academic integrity, including plagiarism. In addition, this SOP establishes a mechanism for dealing with instances of plagiarism when they occur. As a condition of the SOP, students sign the plagiarism policy at program orientation and annually thereafter. During their “Academic Success and …

Student Perspectives On Academic Ethics, Laura Terlip, Parker Bennett, Samantha Johannsen, Toril Eintman, Lanie M. Crouse

Ethics Conference

This panel will consist of undergraduate and graduate students who will answer specific questions regarding academic ethics and discuss their positions with the audience. Case study examples will be posed for student/audience discussion and interaction.

The Ethics Of Words In An Ethical (Academic) World, Bill Koch

Ethics Conference

The topic of my presentation was prompted by a question I’ve asked students in my writing class: why is it that colleges almost uniformly require students take courses on writing and speaking in their first year of college? Why do programs like Cornerstone usually consist of courses on writing and speech and not, say, biology and business? Why are words in spoken and written form so important? My presentation will answer these questions and show that the ethical issues related to integrity and cheating can be greatly clarified when students and faculty engage more deeply, radically with their words.

This …

Cheating Resistant Pedagogies: Applying Insights From “Cheating Lessons” In The Classroom, Martha Reineke, Kim Baker, Lisa Brodersen, Timothy Adamson

Ethics Conference

Our panel discussion will focus on James Lang’s Cheating Lessons. Our goal is to capture the attention of any faculty members who suffer from plagiarism fatigue and think that everything that can be said about cheating in higher education has already been said. Our presentation will demonstrate that Lang breaks new ground. He draws on case studies of cheating, but not primarily to teach his readers about why students plagiarize or commit other academic ethics infractions. Rather, Lang invites his readers to treat each case as a distinct lesson in how students learn. Focusing on contextual rather than dispositional factors …

Applying The Model Of Human Occupation In The Development Of Consistent Ethical Behavior, Cindy Hahn, Margo Kreger

Ethics Conference

Health care education programs are struggling in preparing future graduates for ethical practice. Students need to not only develop a better understand ethics, but also value them and learn to self-evaluate their progress in becoming ethical practitioners. To this end, educators need to imbed ethics into all classes and allow for consistent skill practice. Incorporating “habitual” practice can support later consistent skill performance. According to the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO) developed by researcher and occupational therapist, Dr. Gary Kielhofner, “habituation is an internalized readiness to exhibit consistent patterns of behavior guided by our habits and roles and fitted to …

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, September 16, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Stem Stories, September 2015, #3, Daniel Vorwerk

STEM Stories

Organization Spotlight - Pre-Professional Clubs

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, September 14, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Minutes Of Graduate College Committee On Curricula, September 9, 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

Academic Affairs Update, September 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of The Provost And Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs.

Academic Affairs Update

Inside this issue:

-- From Provost Wohlpart
-- Academic Master Plan Open Forums
-- New Faces/New Positions at UNI

Uni Grad Student News, V13n2, September 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

UNI Grad Student News

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- Current Faculty Profile: Barbara Cutter
-- Current Student Profile: Renae Beard, NISG Vice President
-- Alumni Profile: Brady Fritz
-- Faculty Profile: Dr. Todd Bohnenkamp
-- Distance Learning Feature
-- RaeAnn Swanson Awarded the 2015 Burns H. Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize
-- Graduate Student Information Meeting
-- Brown Bag Lecture
-- Study Spots on Campus
-- Live Like a Student
-- Upcoming Events at Strayer-Wood Theatre
-- Keeping your resume or curriculum vitae (CV) updated
-- Graduate College Staff and Contact Information

Stem Stories, September 2015, #1, Daniel Vorwerk

STEM Stories

Student Profile - Samuel Kapler

Rod Library Annual Report 2015, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

We are pleased to share our 2015 Annual report with those who helped make it all possible. 2015 was a year for challenges, growth and success.

This past year we completed a strategic planning process which resulted in new mission and vision statements. Our vision set our focus for the future: "to be the best comprehensive university library in the country."

Rod Library is being challenged to better meet the needs of today's students, faculty and community. While Rod Library's core mission of information access persists, we are always seeking new and interesting ways of strengthening our connection to the …

Uni Scholarworks Readership Snapshot, September 2015, Bepress

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Voting At Home Is Associated With Lower Cortisol Than Voting At The Polls, Jayme Neiman, Karl Gieseffi, Kevin Smith, Jeffrey French, Israel Waismel-Manor, John Hibbing

Faculty Work

Previous research finds that voting is a socially stressful activity associated with increases in cortisol levels. Here we extend this research by investigating whether different voting modalities have differential effects on the stress response to voting. Results from a field experiment conducted during the 2012 presidential elections strongly suggest that traditional “at the polls” voting is more stressful, as measured by increases in cortisol levels, than voting at home by mail-in ballot or engaging in comparable non-political social activities. These findings imply that increased low-stress voting options such as mail-in ballots may increase political participation among individuals who are sensitive …

Report On 2014-2015 Compliance With Continuous Quality Improvement Legislation, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

A report provided to the Iowa Board of Regents regarding continuous improvement processes in courses at the University of Northern Iowa.