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University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, April 27, 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Annual Graduate Faculty Meeting [Program], April 24, 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College.

Annual Graduate Faculty Meeting & Awards Ceremony Programs

No abstract provided.

Honors Research Conference [Program] April 18, 2009, University Of Northern Iowa

Honors Research Day Programs

No abstract provided.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, April 13, 2009, 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 Today, V93n1, Spring 2009, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:

-- It's a great time to be a Panther!
-- No need to wrestle for words
-- Oh Baby!
-- Louise Braklow, UNI's oldest known alum
-- UNI's youngest-known graduate Maude Gilchrist
-- Presidents and Politics
-- UNI School of Music alumna performs at Presidential Inauguration
-- Sand Mandala
-- UNI CATS awarded Governor's Volunteer Award
-- UNI Recipe Roundup Monster Cookie
-- U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks at UNI
-- Foundation Update
-- Legacy of family, community and ISTC: Robert and Eloise Dennis pay it forward
-- Scholarships influence research, deepen understanding of the …

Instruction Size Report, Spring 2009, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Gives breakdowns of student credit hours offered by status of instructor, average class size overall, and average class size by status of instructor.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2009, 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.

Instruction Cost Report, Spring 2009, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Shows the costs associated with running the University of Northern Iowa broken down by college and department

Second Annual Graduate Student Research Symposium [Program], 2009, University Of Northern Iowa

Annual Graduate Student Symposium Programs

Schedule and Table of Contents
--Welcome Letter from Dr. Sue Joseph
--Creative Performances
--Keynote Address
--Poster Presentations
--Acknowledgements & Notes

4th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], March 9, 2009, 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.

Contributors

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Using The Delphi Method To Collect Feedback On Student's Perceptions Of Teaching Quality, Otto H. Maclin, M. Kimberly Maclin, M. Catherine Desoto, Robert T. Hitlan, John E. Williams

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

In educational institutions, teaching effectiveness is a highly valued asset among administrators, professors, and students alike. Information gathered from students is often used as a basis for promotion and tenure decisions (Abrami & d’Apollonia, 1999; Waters, Kemp, & Pucci, 1988), and, ideally, formative purposes. However, students do not always believe that their evaluations carry much weight (Chen & Hoshower, 2003; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). This is likely due to the fact that summarized results from student evaluations often do not get in the hands of professors until after that particular course has concluded and, therefore, the feedback does not directly …

Weaving The Web Of Inquiry: An Activity Introducing Students To Marine Food Webs, Jena Kline, Ryan Dickinson

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This activity engages students in a biological investigation focusing on marine life. Students receive pictures of several marine organisms, make observations, and propose a possible food web which includes each of the organisms. Students also explain to the class their rationale behind the construction of their food web. This activity promotes increased familiarity with food webs, ecosystems, and energy flow. While this activity focuses on marine life, the activities and strategies could be used with most any ecosystem of interest. This activity promotes National Science Education Standards A, C, F and G, and Iowa Teaching Standards 2, 3, 4, and …

Facebook : Friend Or Foe, Angela Draeger

Graduate Research Papers

Facebook is an online social networking site that is growing with popularity daily. Due to the current lack of research on this social network the researcher has proposed the following study. This study would survey three populations: high school students, college students, and community members. Areas of interest are: communication, miscommunication, self-esteem, introversion, extroversion, friendships, long distance relationships, and closure.

Applications For Parent-Child Relationship Concerns, Christy A. F. Jenkins

Graduate Research Papers

The parent-child relationship is the foundation for formative life experiences and is a common diagnosable concern in the professional counseling and human service field. This work briefly addresses the DSM-IV-TR diagnosis V 61.20 Parent Child Relational Problem, providing prevalence rates, and related risks as well as two specific intervention strategics. Intervention strategies include the use of temperament traits and the communication of love between individuals. A handout follows the text of this work which may be used with clients.

Cinematherapy And Bibliotherapy : Counseling Lgbt Clients In The Coming Out Process, Stephanie A. Germann

Graduate Research Papers

Research indicates lesbians and gay men report higher rates of therapy than heterosexuals, of which 20% sought counseling during the coming out process (Murphy et al., 2002). This implies the need for counselors to be aware of the challenges and concerns involved in the coming out process, as well as counselors being knowledgeable with appropriate counseling interventions for the LGBT population. Current literature purports the effectiveness of using cinematherapy and bibliotherapy for LGBT clients. This paper includes various movie and book recommendations and how to use them to promote personal growth in clients during the coming out process.

Dance Therapy, Darcy Gene Feuerbach

Graduate Research Papers

"The arts, often a source of joy and expression, have helped us to say what we could not say in words" says Fran Levy, who is a psychotherapist and creative arts therapist. Whether it is music or drama, art or dance, all of the arts can have implications for the counseling process. This project focuses specifically on Dance Movement Therapy. Dance/movement therapy has been developing ever since the early 1900s and it is based on the notion that mind and body are inseparable. (Levy 1)

Olanzapine Vs. Conventional And Other Atypical Antipsychotics In Response And Side Effects For The Treatment Of Schizophrenia, Jade A. Knutson

Graduate Research Papers

The efficacy and side effects of olanzapine (an atypical antipsychotic) for the treatment of Schizophrenia were compared over ten different studies. The methods, findings, and limitations of olanzapine treatment when compared to conventional antipsychotics, monotherapy atypical antipsychotics, and combination atypical antipsychotics were addressed. These studies looked at populations of people with first-episode Schizophrenia, chronic cases, and resistant positive and negative symptoms. Olanzapine showed to have an equal to or greater decrease in negative symptoms and also an equal to or greater reduction in positive symptoms. Olanzapine also showed to have a reduction in extrapyramidal symptoms and an increase in neurocognitive …

Stress And Coping Behavior : The Effects Of Poverty On Women And Children, Laura J. Sorensen Lyons

Graduate Research Papers

The following paper reviews research on poverty, its effects on women and their children, and how they cope with the increased level of stress. There are more single headed households now than ever, the majority headed by women. This adds an increased level of stress on both the women and the children they care for. Research also shows that a large number of these families are also coping with the special needs of their children. This stress leads many women and children to cope in some conventional and unconventional ways.

Schools are playing an increasingly larger role in the lives …

Think Like A Mountain : The Need For Nature For Increased Mental Health, Erin M. Mclaughlin

Graduate Research Papers

Nature has been an integral part of the human life for thousands of years. Only in the most recent hundred years, societies have begun to view nature as a foreign concept outside of the normal realm of daily life. Along with this disconnect from nature, mental illness has increased in our societal populations. This paper identifies the correlation of the need for nature, the lack of connection to nature, and the significant increase in depression, ADHD, anxiety, and autism diagnoses, among others. It also identifies therapeutic techniques that incorporate and connect with nature, as well as provides a comprehensive reference …

2008-09 University Of Northern Iowa Women's Basketball Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--Quick Facts --2
--Ticket Information --2
--Covering the Panthers --3-5
--Athletics Directory --5
--UNI Head Coaches --6
--This is UNI --8
--UNI Administration --9
--Rick Hartzell --10
--Academics --11
--Strength and Conditioning --12
--Sports Medicine --13
--UNI We Build Champions for Life --14-15
--UNI Fight Song --16
--Head Coach Tanya Warren --18-19
--Assistant Coach Brad Nelson --20
--Assistant Coach Kelley Jacobs --21
--Assistant Coach Nate Oakland --22
--2008-09 Preview --24-28
--The 2008-09 Panthers --30-39
--Support Staff --40
--2007-08 Review --42
--Results and Leaders --43
--Final Stats --44
--Superlatives --45
--Team GBG --46
--PRA Chart --47
--MVC All-Game Team Stats …

2008-09 University Of Northern Iowa Panther Basketball Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--This is UNI Basketball --3
--Outstanding Coaching --4
--Panther Success --5
--The UNI Experience --6-7
--First-Class Facilities --6-9
--UNI Gameday --10-11
--Missouri Valley Conference --12-13
--The University --14-15
--Academic Support --16-17
--Traveling with the Panthers --18-19
--Media Coverage --20-21
--UNI Athletics --22-23
--The Cedar Valley --24
--Community Outreach --25
--Strength and Conditioning --26
--Sports Medicine --27
--Alumni/Hall of Fame --28
--President Allen --29
--Board of Regents --29
--Director of Athletics Troy Dannen --30
--Athletic Staff --31
--Panther Head Coaches --32
--Head Coach Ben Jacobson --34-35
--Assistant Coach Kyle Green --36
--Assistant Coach P.J. Hogan --37
--Assistant Coach Ben Johnson …

Field Research Experience: Earth Science And Iowa Core Curriculum, Michael Goudy

Graduate Research Papers

Due to the retirement of the former earth science teacher I was given the opportunity to take over the earth science elective classes. Oskaloosa Senior High School is based on a trimester school year. The third trimester earth science course was formerly called Wilderness Adventures. I renamed the course as Field Research Experience. This added greater value due to emphasis on more science skills and possible career application. As an active outdoorsman and former Boy Scout leader I was excited to incorporate the skills needed to enjoy outdoor recreation into those required of persons involved in doing scientific field research.

When The Personal Becomes Professional: Surveillances Of A Professor's Eating Disorder Personae, April Chatham-Carpeneter

Iowa Journal of Communication

Four personae are presented as ways in which I act out my role as a professor studying eating disorders: (a) a former anorexic, (b) a seasoned professor, (c) a concerned, yet controlled, mother, and (d) a partner of my eating disorder. Using autoethnography, I present the internal wrestling match I go through on what to expose about myself as a scholar. In doing so, I experience a surveillance type of watching from various audience members, including myself, and this puts the anorexia back in my face again as a possible option. I reveal the myth of controlling one's research or …

That’S Not My Style: Myths About Learning And Teaching, Jerrid Kruse

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

The notion of “Learning styles” seems to be very popular these days in education. The idea that we all learn differently is intuitively appealing with the varied personalities, successes, and struggles of our students. However, the notion that each person learns differently is likely a myth (Olson, 2006; Feldon, 2005; Willingham, 2005). Students don't possess different learning styles; rather every student has unique prior knowledge, experiences, and developmental levels.

Social Phobia, Sarah S. Cosley

Graduate Research Papers

Social phobia is a common diagnosis for people of all ages. In the United States alone millions of people suffer from Social Phobia. People who suffer from social phobia can have problems in many areas of their life including: work, school, relationships, and daily functioning. Symptoms associated with social phobia can range from general fears to specific fears. A discussion of the definition of social phobia, symptoms, treatment, and application will be explored in the following paper.

Locating Community, Memory And Meaning-Making In The Performative Gap: An Experiment In Aesthetics, Autoethnography, And The Ethic Of The Unfinished, Rebecca M. Kennerly

Iowa Journal of Communication

I perform here a complex triangulation of shifting centers of geography, intellect, and memory as I investigate the practice of marking sites of death on the road with a shrine. This essay introduces a close-to-the-bone layer of sound/experience that emerged while in-field and in memory, as I risk revealing what Pollock (2006) calls "going under," a process which "folds back on the researcher-subject, catching her in . . . processes of transformation" (pp.327-328). Following Bowman (2002), I become "lost in my own back-yard" (p.349), as I chase (listen for) the spectral voices of the dead. Accidentally on purpose, my work …

2009 University Of Northern Iowa Panther Track & Field Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--General Information --1
--Media Information --2
--The UNI Experience --3-16
--Coaching Staff --17-24
--Meet the Panthers --25-55
--Women's Bios --32-39
--Men's Bios --40-55
--Cross Country --56-60
--History --61-74
--Records --75-79
--NCAA Qualifying Standards --80

2009 University Of Northern Iowa Panther Baseball Media Guide, University Of Northern Iowa

Athletics Media Guides

Contents:

--General Information --1
--About UNI --4
--UNI Admin/President/Cabinet --5
--Athletics Director --6
--Academics --7
--Covering the Panthers --8-9
--Strength and Conditioning --10
--Sports Medicine --11
--UNI Collage/Fight Song --12
--Alphabetical Roster --14
--Numerical Roster --15
--Head Coach Rick Heller --16
--Assistant Coaches --18
--Preview --19-20
--Meet the Panthers --21-34
--Year in Review --36
--Game-by-Game --37
--Overall Stats --38
--MVC Review --39
--Players of the Year --40
--Division-1 Yearly Stats --41
--Career Records --42-43
--Single-Season Records --44
--Single Game Records --45
--Honors --46
--Coaches' Records --47
--Panthers in the Pros --48-49
--Year-by-Year Leaders --50-51
--Miscellaneous Stats --51
--All-Time Results --52-59 …

2009 Annual Governance Report On Faculty Activities, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Report of faculty activity broken down by rank