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Minutes Of Graduate College Curriculum Committee, September 26, 2007, 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 24, 2007, 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 24, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Light Beam Targeting And Positioning System For A Paint Or Coating Removal Blasting System, Richard J. Klein Ii, Christopher A. Lampe

Patents (University of Northern Iowa)

A blasting system for the removal of coatings or paint from an underlying surface uses an optical device to position the blasting nozzle an appropriate stand-off distance from the surface. The blasting media can use a variety of blasting media including abrasives, water, and various specialty blasting media. The preferred optical system is mounted to or integral with the blasting nozzle, and uses a diode laser, a beam splitter and a reflecting mirror to generate a reference beam and a gauge beam. Alternatively, two diode lasers can be used to generate the reference beam and gauge beam respectively. The reference …

Music From The End Of Time [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Holocaust Remembrance And Education Program.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

A poster announcing the performance of Olivier Messiaen's work Quartet for the end of time as well as works by other Holocaust-era composers.

Ists E-Newsletter, September 15, 2007, Iowa Academy Of Science

ISTS Newsletter

In this issue:

--Message from the ISTS Chair, Traci Maxted

--Message from the Fall Conference Chair, Gale Vermeulen

--Message from the Vice Chair, Morgan Masters

--Attend the Fall Conference

--Announcements, Opportunities, News

--Your ISTS Leadership Team

University Of Northern Iowa Graduate Council Minutes, September 13, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate Council.

Documents - Graduate Council

Meeting minutes from the Graduate Council of the University of Northern Iowa.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, September 10, 2007, 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 10, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Botswana: An Example For Teaching The Concept Of Interdependence, Michael Bamidele Adeyemi

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

This paper attempts to describe the concept of interdependence and its rationale. This paper uses the country of Botswana to illustrate the concept to junior secondary school students. In order to do so, this paper gives a brief background to Botswana and a brief description of the concept and rationale of interdependence. Finally, this paper attempts to use Botswana to illustrate the teaching of interdependence by way of education, health services, transportation, and Botswana’s membership in world organization, with reference to some related topics on interdependence from the junior secondary school social studies syllabus.

A Review By Joyce Milambiling Of Writing To Change The World, By Mary Pipher, Joyce Milambiling

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

You have probably heard someone start a comedy routine or conversation with “I’ve got good news and bad news—first, the good news.” This is a popular opening gambit since life can be good and bad almost simultaneously, or because we know that if we approach something from one side in the sunlight, there is likely to be another side in the shadows.

In Writing to Change the World, Mary Pipher starts with the bad news. The world is a mess. She describes how U.S. politics and corporations have contributed to the abysmal state of the world and that “our world …

Considering Men, The Evolving Discourse On Masculinities: Reflections On "Masculinities: Violences, Variations, And Visions", Robert Heasley

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

It has been twenty-five or so years since scholars first took up the mantle of critically examining masculinities in what are now considered classic works by Jack Sawyer, Joe Pleck and Harry Brod. These scholars made persuasive arguments for considering men in the equation of understanding gender. Drawing on a feminist analysis they called into question the perception that biology explains all and that the oppression of women was a de-facto result of how men and women are made, either by God or by nature. Today there is little support for the early essentialist arguments. Men, it turns out, do …

Contributors

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Some Perspectives On The Actuarial Adequacy Of The Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, Andrew Frank Thompson

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

This paper analyzes the actuarial adequacy of PBGC in providing insurance coverage to employees participating in single employer, defined benefit pension plans. The first part of this investigation examines the micro and macro economic factors that impact the financial stability and actuarial viability of PBGC. A second section discusses externalities that may contribute to suboptimal premiums and adverse selection for PBGC. A linear control model is introduced to analyze the most effective way PBGC might use its $100 million credit line with the Department of the Treasury. In addition, a model based on the economic theory of clubs develops relationships …

Liberal Education For A Time Of Uncertainty: Reflections On Mark Van Doren's Liberal Education, Bill Koch

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

For several months now I have been reading up on composition theory, and I’ve noticed that scholars like Anne Berthoff and Patricia Bizzell quote some of the seminal thinkers and philosophers of the early 20th century. These scholars (such as Cassirer, Richards, Whitehead) wrote their most influential texts during the 1930s, as if the awful gathering military storm had pressured these thinkers into formulating crystalline expressions of what the human mind must do to—as Richards puts it—“remedy our misunderstandings.”

John Thomas' Art Rediscovered: An Introduction, Harvey Hess

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

Jerré Tanner's splendid (but by no means exhaustive) monograph, On the Origins and Applications of the Grid in the Art of John Paul Thomas presents the first internet presence, in the twenty-first century, of one of the most significant artists of the twentieth. That a chasm of close to two decades could gape between the most recent examples of Thomas studies, when the internet had not yet begun its astonishing career, seems no less astonishing than that a species of "dark ages" could descend upon the work and fame of an artist of "light," and-as Tanner reveals-a re-creation of pictorial …

From A Different Perspective, Chris Schrage

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

In recent years there have been many celebrity endorsements to programs meant to alleviate poverty. Now marketers are getting people to purchase items with the promise to send so much of the purchase price to various charities. What better way to promote social responsibility while gaining market share and profits? However, poverty is not going away in a manner that one might assume with so much money. Why not?

Editorial, Richard Utz

UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

No abstract provided.

Uni Alumna Nancy Powell Named U.S. Ambassador To Nepal, News Release, July 2, 2007

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.

University Of Northern Iowa Today, V91n2, Summer 2007, University Of Northern Iowa Alumni Association

UNI Today

Inside This Issue:
-- Art & Motion - The creative spirit of UNI alums
-- Greetings
-- Contents
-- About Being Human
-- A Splice of Life
-- Wonderfully Bizarre
-- Hidden Treasures
-- Skill(ed) translation
-- Leaving a Legacy to the Neighborhood
-- UNI music students benefit from $360,000 gift
-- Carver Grants Support Math and Science Programs
-- Beyond Just Running Fast and Turning Left
-- Business and Community Services Building opens
-- Human Performance Center construction in full swing
-- Class Notes
-- What's With That Crazy College Room?
-- Homecoming 2007

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Summer 2007, 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.

Ists E-Newsletter, May 15, 2007, Iowa Academy Of Science

ISTS Newsletter

In this issue:

--Messages from Your President, Traci Maxted

--A Memo from Your Past President, Gale Vermeulen

--Meet the President-Elect, Morgan Masters

--Announcements

--Your ISTS Leadership Team

Spring Commencement [Program], May 5, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Commencement Programs

The program of the commencement ceremonies, including a list of institutional leadership, a list of the departments by college, awards given at the ceremonies, and a list of undergraduate and graduate degree candidates.

Uni Graduating Senior Survey December 2006-May 2007, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

Introduction --- 1

Method --- 1

Results --- 3

Summary of Educational Experiences and Skills --- 20

Summary of Academic and Social Environment --- 43

Multiple Year Comparison --- 70

Appendix A --- 77

What I Believe About Leadership And Education: A Reflective Essay, Douglas M. Spahn

Graduate Research Papers

One of the most important decisions an educational leader must make is whether or not to become a "reflective practitioner". A reflective leader is someone who takes the time to think about what has transpired or what steps should be taken tomorrow. Reflective leaders think before they act and are proactive, not reactive. A reflective leader takes responsibility for making tough decisions and is willing to admit error. Reflective leaders do not act impulsively or overreact to a situation. Instead, they carefully consider all possible options and decide on a course of action. Reflective administrators continually think about instruction and …

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, April 23, 2007, 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, April 23, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Fourteenth Annual Csbs Student Research Conference Program, April 21, 2007, University Of Northern Iowa

INSPIRE Student Research & Engagement Conference Programs

A program for the INSPIRE conference where undergraduate and graduate students present their research, internship, volunteer and study abroad experiences, club activities and creative performances.

Remnants: Performance By Henry Greenspan [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Holocaust Remembrance And Education Program.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

A poster advertising the performance of the play Remnants by Henry Greenspan, based on his interviews with Holocaust survivors.

International Day Of Remembrance: Holocaust Commemoration [Poster], University Of Northern Iowa. Holocaust Remembrance And Education Program.

Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education Documents

A poster announcing the 2007 Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony.