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UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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Preface: On The College Of Humanities Fine Arts Graduate Student Symposium, Samuel Lyndon Gladden

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

In the fall of 2006, we sat down to discuss the possibility of creating a venue for the celebration of excellence in student work in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. Although we initially considered large-scale models that would include both undergraduate and graduate students and that would make space for the presentation of traditional research, creative work, and performance, we soon realized the wisdom of “starting small” by focusing on graduate-level work representing traditional research in the humanities. From the beginning, the goal has remained the same: to provide space for the presentation of excellent work, nominated by …

Mentor's Introduction [To Diong Trong Hue's Paper], Victoria De Francisco

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Duong Trong Hue from Dong Ha city, Vietnam, was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to complete an MA degree in Communication Studies at UNI. His research focus was the study of communication in organizations, and he specialized in the communication effectiveness of health-related Non-Governmental Organizations. “Using Communication Theories in Mine-Risk Education Campaigns: The Case of Vietnam” was written for a class during his first year of a two-year academic program. His final research paper required for the graduate degree includes a case study of the advocacy strategies used by an NGO based in Washington, D.C. Duong has had a longtime …

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UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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Communication Dimensions Of Supervisor-Subordinate Conflict: Perceptions By Subordinates Of Sex/Gender Differences In Supervisors’ Conflict Strategies, Maria Del Pilar Montoya

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

My personal interest about conflict in the workplace and its relation with sex/gender started early in my first years as a communication practitioner, and later became a topic for my academic research. After I did not find satisfactory answers among the popular beliefs and perceptions to the inquiries about conflict in the workplace, I turned my search to what the social sciences have investigated. I have to recognize that at the beginning my internal explanations about the reasons why conflict with supervisors happened were biased on traumatic conflict experiences with female supervisors as a participant and an observer, in which …

Manipulating The Public Agenda: Why Acorn Was In The News, And What The News Got Wrong, Peter Dreier, Christopher R. Martin

Faculty Publications

This study, which received no outside funding from any organization, analyzed the complete 2007‐2008 coverage of ACORN by 15 major news media organizations, and the narrative frames of their 647 stories during that period. The news media analyzed include the four the highest circulation national newspapers—USA Today, New York Times, Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal—and an analysis of the transcripts of reports from leading broadcast news organizations: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, National Public Radio (NPR), and NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS). We also analyzed stories from three local newspapers …

Mentor's Introduction [To Maria Del Pilar Montoya's Paper], April Chatham-Carpenter

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Pilar’s paper was initially developed in a graduate-level Quantitative Research Methods class. She surveyed nontraditional students at a university about their perceptions of sex/gender differences in female supervisor’s conflict strategies. The paper does a good job overviewing the literature in the field and applies an already recognized scale to explore male and female students’ perceptions of their female bosses. This work serves as a foundation for Pilar’s ongoing thesis project, looking at the role of sex and gender in supervisory conflict behaviors.

Mentor's Introduction [To Tanna White's Paper], April Chatham-Carpenter

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Tanna’s paper does a good job investigating the socialization graduate students at UNI experience while going to graduate school. The findings in the paper could be used by university graduate programs to help improve life for graduate students at their schools. Her findings demonstrated a significant difference between graduate students and graduate teaching assistants in their identification with the university.

Mentor's Introduction [To Kyle G. Wilson's Paper], Pierre-Damien Mvuyekure

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Kyle Wilson developed “Mental Realities of the Multi-Culture: Multiple Othering in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart” in my Seminar in Literature: Post-Colonial Literatures and Theory in the fall of 2008. First, he presented it as part of the conference presentations in class. Everyone agreed that Kyle Wilson had developed something truly interesting: an original work of scholarship on Achebe’s most famous, most frequently taught novel. After the presentation, I encouraged Kyle, along with his classmates, to submit a conference proposal to the National Association of African American Studies and Affiliates. Kyle submitted his proposal and was invited to present the …

Mentor's Introduction [To Matt Foy's Paper], Paul J. Siddens

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Matthew Foy writes stories that sometimes focus on fictional violent situations, loves heavy metal music and playing video games, and has worked professionally as a newspaper journalist and photographer. He currently resides in Bourbonnais, IL, with his wife and son, where he is completing the final revisions of his M.A. thesis. He also works there as a sports reporter for the Kankakee Daily-Journal and teaches speech and developmental writing courses at Kankakee Community College.

Mentor's Introduction [To Kaori Yamada's Paper], Catherine Palczewski

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Fall 2009 finds Kaori Yamada in her third semester of graduate study in the Department of Communication Studies and continuing her coursework for a Graduate Certificate in Women’s and Gender Studies. She comes to UNI after completing her undergraduate degree in English at Dokkyo University in Soka, Japan. The selection of Ms. Yamada’s essay for presentation at the Spring 2009 CHFA Graduate Research Symposium is particularly impressive because it was written during her very first semester at UNI for the Gender Issues in Communication class. The essay also has been competitively selected for presentation at the 2009 National Communication Association …

Editor's Introduction, Jesse Swan

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

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Provost Colloquium On Interdisciplinarity, Jesse Swan Secretary

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Provost Gibson is facilitating a discussion of interdisciplinarity at UNI, responsive to reactions of colloquium participants. The exchanges have mostly been informal among participants, but there has been one gathering so far. UNIversitas is sponsoring the colloquy.

At the fall gathering of participants, Gibson started with what she values of faculty, the most abstract, intellectual, and creative mode of thought, and then she moved onto other modes, both to accommodate the feelings of participants and to guide participants into free and imaginative expression.

For the abstract, intellectual, and creative mode of thought, Gibson picked up on UNI President Allen’s …

An Interdisciplinary Consideration Of Marginality, Marybeth C. Stalp, Catherine Helen Palczewski

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

As the university increases its commitment to interdisciplinary studies, it is imperative that we find productive models of interdisciplinarity in scholarly and creative activities, teaching, and institutional structures. This coauthored essay, written in the spirit of sharing work across disciplines, seeks to participate in the conversation about interdisciplinary scholarship.

Interdisciplinarity in scholarship can be discussed in two ways. First, interdisicplinarity can be enhanced by encouraging people to read across the disciplines. Second, it can be enhanced by encouraging scholarship that is interdisciplinary and multi-methodological. This essay speaks to both of these levels.

Sean Botkin, Piano, August 28, 2009 [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.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, August 24, 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 Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, August 24, 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 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, August 24, 2009, 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 Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, August 24, 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Spatio-Temporal Cluster Analysis Of County-Based Human West Nile Virus Incidence In The Continental United States, Ramanathan Sugumaran, Scott R. Larson, John P. Degroote

Faculty Work

Background: West Nile virus (WNV) is a vector-borne illness that can severely affect human health. After introduction on the East Coast in 1999, the virus quickly spread and became established across the continental United States. However, there have been significant variations in levels of human WNV incidence spatially and temporally. In order to quantify these variations, we used Kulldorff's spatial scan statistic and Anselin's Local Moran's I statistic to uncover spatial clustering of human WNV incidence at the county level in the continental United States from 2002– 2008. These two methods were applied with varying analysis thresholds in order …

Uni Diversity Assessments: Organizational Diversity Assessment; Student Climate Assessment; Diversity Key Performance Indicators [2009], Kristin Moser, Shashi Kaparthi

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

An analysis of the organizational diversity survey and the student climate assessment survey results on diversity from 2009.+E248E240:E247

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 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.

Inside College Of Humanities And Fine Arts, Summer 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities And Fine Arts.

Inside: College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Inside this issue:

-- Message from the Dean
-- The Times They Are A-Changin
-- Research: It's Not Just for Faculty Anymore
-- Student Excellence
-- Faculty Excellence
-- Around the College
-- What Ever Happened to ?
-- Emeritus Faculty Tribute
-- James Lubker Recognized
-- Class Notes
-- Message from the Development Director

Iowa Academy Of Science: The New Bulletin, V05n2, Summer 2009, Iowa Academy Of Science

New Bulletin

Inside This Issue:

--Message from the Executive Director

--IJAS Students Speak with NASA Scientists

--Geological Society of Iowa Field Trips

--Announcements, Events & Deadlines

--2009 IJAS Annual Meeting Winners

--2009 IAS Speaker Series at the Saylorville Visitor Center

--Remembering Dr. Thomas Huston Macbride

--Iowa Science Teaching Section Fall Conference

--Project WET

Alumnae Nominated By Obama, Northern Iowan, June 26, 2009

Noteworthy People of UNI Documents

Nancy J. Powell graduated from UNI in 1970 with a History major and taught Social Studies in Dayton, Iowa for six years. Since her career move to the U.S. Foreign Service, Powell has held several positions since 1977, including Director of International Intelligence for South Asia and Ambassador to Uganda and Nepal. She was named the first woman Ambassador to India in 2012.

President Obama Nominates Uni Alumna Nancy Powell As Director General Of U. S. Foreign Service, News Release, June 19, 2009

Noteworthy People of UNI Documents

Nancy J. Powell graduated from UNI in 1970 with a History major and taught Social Studies in Dayton, Iowa for six years. Since her career move to the U.S. Foreign Service, Powell has held several positions since 1977, including Director of International Intelligence for South Asia and Ambassador to Uganda and Nepal. She was named the first woman Ambassador to India in 2012.

Super Bowl Xliii: Panthers Partake, The Northern Iowa Today, June 1, 2009

Noteworthy People of UNI Documents

Kurt Warner graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in 1993 and was named the Gateway Conference's Offensive Player of the Year. He played for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League and for the St. Louis Rams, the New York Giants, and the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He is the only person to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the Arena Football Hall of Fame. In the 1999 season playing for the St. Louis Rams, he was named the NFL Most Valuable Player and the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V2n1, June 2009, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

-- UNISTAR
-- Rod Library Multipurpose Room
-- WAVES Come Ashore at UNI
-- New Library Website Coming this Summer
-- Graphic Novels

Help Given To Immigrants Affected By Iowa Raid Called Faith In Action, Joseph O'Brien

Postville Project Documents

Catholic News Service article from May 18, 2009: After the first anniversary observance of the immigration raid in Postville May 12, Archbishop Jerome G. Hanus of Dubuque said he hoped the event would show the world that faith in Christ ended in action.

Ists E-Newsletter, May 15, 2009, Iowa Academy Of Science

ISTS Newsletter

In this issue:

--Message from the ISTS Chair, De Anna Tibben

--Message from the Fall Conference Chair, Morgan Masters

--Message from the Vice Chair, Kathy Megivern

--Announcements

--Opportunities

--Book Review

--News

--Your ISTS Leadership Team