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What Happens To A Dream Deferred? March 13, 2013 [Program], University Of Northern Iowa. School Of Music.

Music Recital Programs

Program of a music recital given by faculty, students, or guest artists from the School of Music at the University of Northern Iowa.

The Update, March 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

Update

Inside this issue:

-- Biology Professor Awarded Fulbright Fellowship in Colombia
-- Department News
-- Biology Student Gets Photo Published
-- School of Music Events
-- Alumni Spotlight: Mathematics: Kate Degner
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Mathematics: Adam Feller
-- Women's History Month Events
-- 2013 Addy® Awards
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Theatre: Jessica Moore
-- Featured Organization: TESOL Club
-- Richard Jourdan Scholarship

Contributors

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, February 25, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, February 21, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. Secondary Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Secondary Senate

Meeting minutes from the Secondary Teacher Education Senate of the University of Northern Iowa.

Minutes Of Graduate College Curriculum Committee, February 20, 2013, 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.

Ists, February 2013, Iowa Academy Of Science

ISTS Newsletter

In this issue:

--Messages

--News

--Opportunities

Speaking Politely, Kindly, And Beautifully: Ideologies Of Politeness In Japanese Business Etiquette Training, Cynthia Dickel Dunn

Faculty Work

In recent years, politeness theory has increasingly focused on speakers’ own conceptualizations of polite behavior, viewing politeness concepts as a type of language ideology. This article examines the construction of Japanese politeness concepts in the business etiquette training provided for new employees in Japanese companies. Drawing on participant-observation of business etiquette seminars offered by five training companies, it analyzes how employees are taught to show deference through appropriate honorific use, to speak in ways which are seen as kind or considerate, and to speak and move in ways the instructors define as ‘beautiful.’ The analysis demonstrates how etiquette training conflates …

Iowa Academy Of Science: The New Bulletin, V10n1, Winter 2013, Iowa Academy Of Science

New Bulletin

Inside This Issue:

--Message from the Executive Director

--Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

--2013 ICTM-ISTS Fall Conference Photo Album

--New Facilitators Dive into Project WET

--Attention Teachers: New Environmental Education Opportunities

--Experiencing REAP

--Students as Part of School Leadership for Promoting Reforms in Science

--Starr Student Research Grants

Degradation Of Algal Palynomorphs On 34-Yr-Old Microscope Slides, Lynn A. Brant

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Reexamination of 34-yr-old microscope slides of palynological preparations reveals the loss and degradation of algal palynomorphs, in particular the green alga Pediastrum and the desmid Pleurotaenium. Results from this study suggest that great caution should be used when referring co archived palynological slides.

Proceedings Of The 125th Annual Meeting Of The Iowa Academy Of Science [Program, 2013], Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contents:

Program Summary --- 2-3
Acknowledgements --- 4
Contents --- 5
Iowa Junior Academy of Science Competition --- 6
General Session I --- 7
Iowa Junior Academy of Science Award Luncheon --- 8
Iowa Academy of Science Business Meeting --- 8
Necrology --- 8
Friday Special Events (EPIC-AIMS Reception & Science at Simpson) --- 9
Iowa Academy of Science 2012-2013 Volunteers --- 10-11
Symposium A --- 12
Symposium B --- 13-14
Symposium C --- 14-15
Senior Poster Session Program --- 16-19
Social Hour --- 20
President's Banquet --- 20
General Session II --- 21
General Session III --- 22
Excellence …

Drycleaner Compliance Manual, Iowa Waste Reduction Center., Iowa. Department Of Natural Resources.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Book Gallery

The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) at the University of Northern Iowa has provided environmental services including business assistance, industry training, as well as research and development for nearly 25 years. Since inception, the center has conducted over 3,600 on-site reviews in all 99 Iowa counties and as a result has become a national leader in small business environmental assistance. The IWRC works with dry cleaning facilities providing environmental on-site assistance offering recommendations for air, hazardous waste, wastewater, and solid waste compliance issues. The Iowa Air Emissions Assistance Program (IAEAP) at the IWRC, supported by the Iowa Department of Natural …

Short Story, Volume 21, Number 2, Fall 2013 [Download Entire Issue]

Short Story

No abstract provided.

Uni Today, V95n3 [V96n4], Winter 2013, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:

-- UNI's biggest ally
-- 25 years of strengthening Iowa
-- A great day in Panther wrestling history
-- The woman who never gives up
-- Going global
-- Finding different ways to learn
-- Entrepreneurial students get boost from local foundation
-- New book highlights history of UNI Athletics
-- Imagine the Impact's finale
-- Ella's legacy
-- Top 10 reasons to join the UNI Alumni Association
-- Class Notes
-- Calendar of alumni events

The Real Story, Laurie Champion

Short Story

No abstract provided.

A New Plant Record For Iowa: Lactuca Hirsuta (Asteraceae), Thomas L. Eddy

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

A new record of a native vascular plant, Lactuca hirsuta Muhlenberg ex Nuttall var. sanguinea (Bigelow) Fernald, is reported for Iowa. A specimen was collected in 1983 by the author during a study of the Swaledale railroad prairie in Cerro Gordo County, north central Iowa (Eddy 1988). The plant was inexplicably excluded in the species catalogue when a Swaledale railroad flora was published in 1988; thus, this “new” Iowa record in 2013 was collected 30 years prior. The voucher specimen was “re-discovered” by Dr. Neil A. Harriman at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (OSH), and its identification verified.

Smaf: A Soil Health Assessment Tool, D. L. Karlen, C. D. Nance, D. L. Dinnes, D. W. Meek

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

The Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF) was developed to help quantify soil quality/health effects of tillage, crop rotation, and other soil management practices. Our objective was to determine if the SMAF could detect soil health differences after growing a single winter triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) crop. Soil samples were collected from 0 to 7.5- and 7.5 to 15- cm depth increments during the 2003 – 2004 and 2004 – 2005 growing seasons near Ames and Lewis, IA, and analyzed for several potential soil quality indicators. The SMAF analysis showed higher soil quality ratings for surface than subsurface samples. It also …

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Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

No abstract provided.

The Vascular Flora Of Clay Prairie State Preserve (Butler County, Iowa): Recommendations To The Iowa State Preserve System, Edwin L. Freese, William R. Norris

Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

Clay Prairie State Preserve (1.2 ha) is an upland prairie located in Butler County, IA, and represents one of the last remnants of black-soil tallgrass prairie in northeast Iowa. An annotated checklist of the vascular flora of Clay Prairie is presented here, based on a previously published flora of the preserve and recent field work conducted by the authors between 1997 to 2001, and 2008 to 2011. The preserve contains a diverse vascular flora representing 50 families, 145 genera and 214 taxa (174 native to Iowa). In comparison with 26 larger prairies (4 to 121 ha) protected in the Iowa …

2013 Biennial Faculty Activities Report, University Of Northern Iowa, University Of Iowa, Iowa State University

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Report of faculty activity broken down by rank and compared to the other Regents institutions

Csbs Statements, V15, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Statements

Contents:

-- From the Desk of the Dean
-- Stephen Quirk
-- CSBS faculty provides social science research support to YESS
-- CSBS alumna served as YESS intern and found her place
-- Quirk family leaves legacy in CSBS
-- A Young Hopeful
-- "We need to take care of each other."
-- From our Director of Development
-- The Dean's Fund for Excellence
-- College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Loyalty Roster
-- Dean's Fund Inner Circle
-- 2013 Distinguished Alumni Day
-- Center for Violence Prevention
-- Center for Social & Behavioral Research
-- GeoTREE Center
-- New …

Using Tpack To Promote Effective Language Teaching In An Esl/Efl Classroom, Wilson M. Rojas Bugueño

Graduate Research Papers

Technology integration in English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) using Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge (TPACK) (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) seems to be a new territory for teachers and researchers. For this reason, this literature review explores the use of TPACK in the EFL/ESL classroom. In this review, principles, methods and activities related to English teaching are reviewed and discussed. Also, the foundations of TPACK, activity types and their applications not only in other subject areas, but also in the EFL/ESL area are explored. For this purpose, articles, studies and books were consulted …

Comparison Of Student Achievement, Understanding, Enjoyment, And Motivation In Mathematics Units For High-Achieving Fifth Graders With And Without Creative Problem Solving Games, Kalyn Jon Cody

Graduate Research Papers

Students in our public schools often struggle to create deep, personal meaning regarding mathematical concepts. Perhaps our students do not spend enough time studying mathematics during the day. Perhaps our teachers do not have a deep understanding, which leads to problems in teaching at a deep level. Or perhaps our students simply are not motivated to study the subject at a deep level because it does not seem interesting. In this pretest/post-test repeated measures study of 24 fifth grade students in a grade-accelerated mathematics class, a link between achievement scores and understanding of mathematical concepts through the use of invented …

Books, Blogging, And Boredom : The Impact Of One-To-One Computing On Student Engagement And Literacy, Amanda M. Hudson

Graduate Research Papers

As one-to-one computing infiltrates education across the United States, stakeholders question the impact this technology will have on all involved. Teachers are realizing the effect that one-to-one computing has on the school, classroom, and curriculum as districts jump on the bandwagon and purchase laptops for every student. Research shows that classrooms, including language arts classrooms, incur many positive changes. One such change is the inclusion of new literacies into the curriculum. These new literacies will change how students read and write. Course management systems have also become common in many classrooms; and teachers, students, and parents are learning to negotiate …

Mega Events: Review Of The Economic And Social Impacts Of The Olympic Games And World Cup Tournaments, Robby J. Krapfl

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is to research and analyze the economic and social impacts of mega-sporting events. This paper will explore various aspects of hosting the event including costs, urban development, theoretical issues, residents' support, and intangible benefits. In particular, this study may help to assist event stakeholders in Brazil. Brazil is on the verge of hosting two of the largest mega-events in the world. The 2014 World Cup and 2016 Summer Olympic Games will both be held in Brazil. This study will focus extensively on previous literature provided by academic scholars in the field of sports economics and …

The Effectiveness Of Selected Components Upon Childhood Obesity Prevention, Brian Kliegl

Graduate Research Papers

In the past few decades there has been a pandemic, but it is not an infectious or a communicable disease it is childhood obesity. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2011 ), the definition of obesity in children is having a Body Mass Index (BMI) equal to or greater than the 95th percentile for age, weight and height. The BMI percentile indicates the relative position of the child's BMI among children of the same sex and age. Other weight categories used with children and teens are underweight, healthy weight, and overweight. Underweight is defined as BMI …

Alignment Of A 9th Grade Earth Science Curriculum With The Iowa Core, Courtney Elizabeth Giesel

Graduate Research Papers

In 1990, education was brought to the forefront of federal law with the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The Act was continued during the Bush administration under the name No Child Left Behind (NCLB) (P.L, 2002). These laws became the framework for guiding state education policy (Massell, 2008). Education began experiencing growing pains as lawmakers decided there needed to be better continuity within the American education system, hence the birth of standards-based education.

High School Physics: Virtual Circuit Construction Vs. Real Circuit Equipment, Charlie Leslie Gardner Jr.

Graduate Research Papers

It is amazing to think about the transition of the computer's importance and the abundance of computers within schools. In the last couple of decades, the main purpose has shifted from teaching basic clerical work, to everyday use. It has gone from schools with a single computer room full of bulky desktops, to multiple computer labs, mobile laptop carts, and even personal laptops. Today, advances in technology are taken for granted as we continuously find ourselves surrounded by it. In 2000, there were approximately 1000 American schools using a 1:1 model, which totaled 150,000 laptops (Johnstone, 2003; Dunleavy, Dextert, & …

Student Centered Instruction & Incorporation Of Information, Communications And Technology (Ict) Into The Life Science Curriculum, Cathy Hones

Graduate Research Papers

My job as a high school teacher is a continual quest for helping my students explore and learn about the biological world. However, I also would like them to be self-motivated learners who develop 21st Century Skills to help them succeed as they move on to future learning, working and living experiences. I would like to use ICT (Information, Communications & Technology) tools such as Google Apps and Moodie along with other Web 2.0 tools and incorporate them into my life science curricula in order to meet the following three goals:

The first goal is to take advantage of the …

Science Teaching Methods That Work With At-Risk Students In An Urban Setting, Devin Bryce Yeoman

Graduate Research Papers

Urban science education programs have a plethora of problems associated with them. These include, but are not limited to: a shortage of qualified teachers, declining infrastructure, limited resources, and lack of student interest. Along with these problems, a significant number of students attending urban schools are at-risk of dropping out of school. These students tend to come from low socioeconomic households, they speak English as a second language, and/or they are already low-performing students. Each of these factors places a student at risk of failing. Research studies focusing on improving academic success in inner-city science programs were read and analyzed …