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Annual Graduate Faculty Meeting [Program], April 20, 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

Annual Graduate Faculty Meeting & Awards Ceremony Programs

No abstract provided.

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, April 19, 2012, 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.

7th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], April 4, 2012, 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.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2012, 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.

Uni Today, V95n1 [V96n1], Spring 2012, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- Spectrum of joy
-- Campus in color
-- End of an era
-- Panther pride alive and well in Europe
-- Panther art
-- Now showing
-- A message from the president
-- Where in the world is UNI?
-- Discovering why diversity matters
-- Interlude with the first lady
-- Robert James Waller
-- UNI I am carrying on the tradition
-- Class Notes
-- Calendar of alumni events

Iowa Academy Of Science: The New Bulletin, V08n1, Spring 2012, Iowa Academy Of Science

New Bulletin

Inside This Issue:

--Message from the Executive Director

--Candidates for IAS President –Elect

--Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

--Iowa Academy of Science 2012 Ballot

--124th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science

--2011 Member Donations to the Academy

--Announcements, Events & Deadlines

Economic Development Strategy: The Creative Capital Theory, Zach Fairlie

Major Themes in Economics

This paper aims to identify the relationship between the Creative Capital theory and the unemployment rate. Using panel data from 370 Metropolitan Statistical Areas over a 12-year period, this study finds that talent, technology, and tolerance are not statistically significant determinants of the unemployment rate. The result is contrary to what Creative Capital theory suggests.

Coe Acclaim, Spring 2012, Issue 4, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

COE Acclaim

Inside This Issue:
--Are We Really So Different?
--Furthering the Mission
--Program Gains Approval
--Addressing the Current Environment
--Students Earn Scholarships for Internships
--Funding to Aid Students with Disabilities
--Hall of Excellence Members Recognized
--Faculty Acclamations

The Update, April/May 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

Update

Inside this issue:

-- Department of Mathematics Holds Annual Event
-- Department News
-- Earth Week 2012
-- National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association
-- Immigration Policy: Current Crisis & Future Challenges
-- Midwest Pressed Exhibits in New Orleans
-- SAVE: Students Against a Violent Environment
-- School of Music Events
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Physics:Byron Tasseff
-- Two Student Exhibitions Held in Dean's Triangle Gallery
-- UNI Hosts Regional and State Physics Competitions
-- Student Spotlight: Department of Computer Science: Aaron Mangel
-- UNI Forensics
-- UNI Mathematics Faculty Host Waterloo Schools Professional Development
-- Alumni Spotlight: …

Premier, Spring 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

Premier

Contents:

-- A Strategic Approach to Premier Status

-- Passing the Torch, Furthering the Mission

-- Literacy, Communication and Full Participation for All

-- Playing it S.A.F.E.

-- A Treasure for All to Enjoy

-- Full Inclusion for All - A UNIversal Theme

-- RACE: Are We So Different?

-- Catching Up with College of Education Faculty

-- UNI Mentoring: A Best-in-Class Experience

-- Strategic Planning for the Road Ahead

-- Seeing Herself in the Students She Helps

-- Your Gifts Make a Difference

--Educate, Serve and Lead

--Class Notes

--Alumnae Offer Words of Wisdom

--Creating Teachable Moments

Philosophy & World Religions Department Newsletter, V4, Spring 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Philosophy And World Religions.

Philosophy & World Religions Department Newsletter

Inside this issue:

-- Comments on Volume 3's Notes from the Head
-- Notes from the Head
-- Freshman Cornerstone
-- Faculty Spotlight: Margaret Holland, Professor of Philosophy
-- Faculty Spotlight: Betty DeBerg, Professor of Religion
-- Liberal Arts Majors are Very Hirable
-- Faculty Updates: Harry Brod
-- Lectures Presented by Dr. Douglas Hofstadter
-- Student Interview: Kelsey Ihde
-- Student Interview: Kelsey Delap
-- Martie Reineke Recieves American Academy of Religion Excellence in Teaching Award
-- Fred Hallberg, Emeritus Professor
-- Alumni Updates
-- Impact of Scholarships
-- Support for Students or Department
-- Alumni Highlight: Nicholas Baima …

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, March 22, 2012, 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.

Gothic Architecture, Geometry, And The Aesthetics Of Transcendence, Robert Bork

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

In these remarks I will discuss Gothic architecture, geometry, and what I call the aesthetics of transcendence. I’ll focus mainly on the design of great buildings like Strasbourg Cathedral, whose spire is the tallest surviving work of the Middle Ages, a 466-foot symphony of intricately carved stone. I also want to talk about how I came to study and admire this material, starting out from a curiously backdoor approach involving the sciences. Ultimately, therefore, I will argue that Gothic architecture can be fruitfully compared to a variety of things, such as fractals, heavy metal guitar music, and dinosaurs. These are …

Comments From Guest Editor, Charles M. Adelman

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

The Update, March 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

Update

Inside this issue:

-- Tallcorn Jazz Festival Celebrates Another Successful Year
-- Department News
-- Promotions Assistant Receives Two Student ADDY Awards
-- Student Spotlight: Communication Studies: Kristen McPheron
-- School of Music Events
-- The War On Drugs: Is It Time to Reconsider?
-- Student Spotlight: Biology: Susan Meerdink
-- Featured Organization - Explorers of Religion
-- The War on Drugs: Is It Time to Reconsider?
-- Industrial Tech Alum Goes On To Work for John Deere
-- Kinetic Entertainment
-- Bridging the Humanities and Sciences: A Wonderful Success Story About The Merger of Modern Languages and English
-- …

Art, Science, (R)Evolution, Elizabeth Sutton

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Art and science traditionally have been separated in the post-Enlightenment academy. However, the divide that occurred in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries artificially separates the continued interrelation of these two domains. The Art Department’s spring 2011 symposium “Arts and Sciences” provided a venue in which the UNI community was invited to consider the relationships between the arts and the sciences. We saw the merging of the two former colleges of Humanities and Fine Arts and Natural Sciences as an opportunity to highlight the permeable boundaries between disciplines. Moreover, we wanted to highlight the achievements of our students and the high …

Revolutions In Time, Space, And Art: Russian Constructivism, Floris Bannister

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

El Lissitzky opened his essay Art and Pangeometry by writing that “in the period between 1918 and 1921, a lot of old rubbish was destroyed.”[1] This quote encapsulates the tumult of the early twentieth-century, when many long-established orders were overturned, not the least of which were both artistic and scientific in nature. Revolutions in the spheres of politics, mathematics, physics, and art combined in the vanguard movement of Russia known as Constructivism. This movement grew in the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 and thrived in Russia until Stalin took power in 1924. Thereafter, Modernism in general lost …

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, February 20, 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

Special Meeting

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

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, February 16, 2012, 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.

Ists, February 2012, Iowa Academy Of Science

ISTS Newsletter

In this issue:

--Notes and News

--Thoughts

--Opportunities

Faculty Tenure Report, Fall 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of Institutional Research.

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.

Iowa Academy Of Science Position Paper On Biodiversity, Iowa Academy Of Science

Position Papers

No abstract provided.

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, January 19, 2012, 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.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, January 9, 2012, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

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Iowa Science Teachers Journal

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What Should We Flip?, Jerrid Kruse

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Educational fads are nothing new. Renaming or repackaging of old ideas are also not new. Indeed, anyone who has been in education for more than a few years will recognize how the pendulum of educational reform swings back and forth. Unfortunately, although things “change,” the change is not typically accompanied by “improvement” on a grand scale. One current trend is the notion of “flipping” or the “flipped classroom”.

Thinking Outside The Box: Using A Black Box Activity To Kick Off The School Year, Amanda Weeks, Stephanie Schemmel

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This article discusses our approach to the first days of school. Students' first experiences in our classroom set the tone for the rest of the year. We start out the year with a black-box activity to engage students and begin helping our students understand the nature of science. This activity promotes National Science Education Standards G and Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8.

Searching The Web: Observing Spiders To Learn How Different Structures Serve Different Functions, Courtney King

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Through exploration and small group discussion, first grade students made connections between physical structures of organisms and their function. Additionally, students explored various spider “homes”. This activity promotes National Science Education Content Standard C.

Nationwide Efforts To Improve The Health Of Children With Childhood Obesity, Ebony Ellis

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this review was to examine the increase in childhood obesity and current existing programs that seem to be successful in combating this health epidemic. This review will induce descriptions of children's behavioral settings such as their home, school, and community; nutritional and beverage intake; obesity risk factors involving children; possible genetic influence; the influence of physical activity intervention programs; and the White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity. Due to the rapid increase of childhood obesity, preventative measures are considered to improve the health of children as a nation.

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Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science: JIAS

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