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Academic Affairs Report, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of The Provost And Executive Vice President For Academic Affairs.

Academic Affairs Update

Inside this issue:

-- Ever-Present Committee Work: Necessary and Important
-- New Committees Initiated
-- A $750,000 Boost: Arctic Research at UNI
-- Century-Old Building Receives Facelift
-- UNI Professors Win Civil Rights and Immigrant Champion Awards
-- The Payoff of UNI Pre-Tenure Fellowships
-- UNI Summer 2013 Pre-Tenure Fellowship Recipients
-- The Teacher-Student: Peer Learning at UNI
-- The Awards and Rewards of Being a Part of UNI
-- UNI 2013-14 Capacity Building Grant Recipients
-- First-Hand Look: The National Coalition Building Institute
-- Lecture Series Explores Smart, Sexy Scholarship and... how Everything Bad Is Good for You
-- …

9th Annual Research In The Capitol [Program], April 1, 2014, 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 Faculty Senate Resolution – Encourages Contribution To The Uni Institutional Repository, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Library Documents & Reports (entire collection)

No abstract provided.

Rod Library Newsletter: Rod Notes, V6n8, April 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Rod Library newsletter: Notes for the Stalled

Contents:

-- Museum Exhibit
-- National Library Week
-- Leanring Commons Open House
-- Flickr
-- Lost and Found

Iowa Academy Of Science: The New Bulletin, V10n2, Spring 2014, 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 2014 Ballot

--Specify where your IAS donation goes

--2013 Member Donations to the Academy

--Announcements, Events & Deadlines

Telemetry, Spring 2014, Mcnair Scholars Program (University Of Northern Iowa)

McNair Scholars Program at UNI Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Upcoming Events
--Message From the Director
--McNair Scholars Facts
--Apply for a Summer Research Internship Today!
--Do you want to be a mentor?
--Faculty Spotlight: Jennifer Garrett
--Shout-Outs
--Diversity Matters
--Get Involved on Campus
--Why Become a McNair?
--Presentations
--Oral Presentations Presented at the UC Berkley McNair Symposium
--Posters Presented at the 22nd Annual National McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair
--Posters Presented at the 23rd Annual Tri-State (COE) Undergraduate Psychology Research Conference
--Posters presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
--McNair Staff and Contact Information

Student Disability Services Campus Newsletter, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Office Of Student Disability Services.

Student Disability Services Newsletter

Inside this issue:

-- Thanks for another great year!
-- The Hot Seat! with SDS Staff
-- Time Management Tips
-- About a Disability: PTSD
-- A Student Hands Me A SAAR Form...Now What?
-- Accommodation Basics: Alternate test formats
-- About a Disability: PTSD (continued)
-- Did You Know?
-- Time Management (continued)
-- Portrayal of People with Disabilities
-- How Do You Talk About People With Disabilities?
-- Portrayal of People with Disabilities (continued)

Coe Acclaim, Spring 2014, Issue 8, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

COE Acclaim

Inside This Issue:
--Unique Cheerleading Squad One of Only Three in Nation
--NPPS Helps Military Families Stay Safe During Play
--Ariel Aloe Receives Grant From NSF
--Education Graduate Program ranked by US News & World Report
--Ed Leadership announces new Legacy Award, seeks nominations
--UNI Day at the Iowa Capitol
--STEP Program looks at Des Moines Parks and Rec
--T2PAL Reads Across America
--HPELS to Host National Workshop

• --African-American Read-In and Children and Families Conference

[Social Work] Newsletter, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Social Work.

Social Work Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

-- Welcoming Dr. Steven Onken ...... 2
-- Undergraduate Student Highlights ...... 4
-- Student Social Work Association ...... 5
-- Graduate Student Highlights ...... 6
-- Master's of Social Work Student Association ...... 7
-- Political Activism ...... 8
-- Message from the Department Head ...... 9
-- Faculty Highlights ...... 10
-- Award Ceremony ...... 12
-- Program Mission ...... 13

Department Of Economics Newsletter, V19, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Economics.

Department of Economics Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Scholarship News
--Alumni News
--Alumni Notes
--Alumni-in-Residence: Reflections from Derek Thoms, '02
--Spin and Win
--Economics Club
--Russia 2013
--Student Writing
--Undergraduate Research Program
--Lawrence M. Jepson International Economics Essay Contest
--Collage
--40 years...and counting!
--Current Faculty Research
-- Economics Students/Faculty Recognition
--From Our Emeritus Faculty
--Faculty Interview: An Interview With Ken McCormick
--Commentaries From Faculty
--Health Economics
--UNI NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative
--ELF Day (Economics, Laughter, & Fun)

The Link, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Division Of School Library Studies.

The Link: A School Library Studies Alumni Newsletter

Inside this issue:

-- Welcome to The Link!
-- New Vision for Teacher Librarians and School Libraries in Iowa
-- Meet Alisa Weeks
-- Going and Coming
-- In Memoriam
-- Meet Jen Keltner, SLS Student
-- Meet Suzi Burris, SLS Alum (2011)

Premier, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Education.

Premier

Contents:

-- Letter from the Dean

-- Center for Educational Transformation Seeks to Enhance PreK-12 Education in Iowa

-- International Opportunities

-- Camp Adventure Child & Youth Services in South Africa

-- Teaching in Tanzania

-- Leader in Me Comes to UNI!

-- Program at UNI-CUE Helps Participants Prepare for College

-- Internalizing Experiences

-- Leaving a S.A.F.E. Legacy

-- 30 Years of Laughter and Learning UNI's Kindergym Program

-- Alumni Return to Advise Students

-- Invest in a Better Future

-- Camp Adventure Loses Longtime Friend

-- Coaches Help Build Strong Athletics Program at UNI

-- Class Notes

-- …

Csbs Kudos, April 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Kudos

Contents:

-- CSBS Faculty & Staff Go "Above & Beyond" for Students
-- Best Wishes...
-- ...and Congratulations!
-- Faculty & Staff Kudos
-- CSBS Shout-out!
-- Student Kudos
-- Collaboration Kudos
-- Alumni Kudos
-- CSBS in Pictures

Certificate Of Appreciation, University Of Northern Iowa. Gender & Sexual Services. Uni Proud.

UNI Proud Documents

A certificate of appreciation presented by the Hispanic Latino Student Union to UNI Proud on behalf of their support of the 2014 Latino Ball.

A Meta Analysis Of Pancreatic Microarray Datasets Yields New Targets As Cancer Genes And Biomarkers, Nalin C. W. Goonesekere, Xiaosheng Wang, Lindsey Ludwig, Chittibabu Guda

Faculty Work

The lack of specific symptoms at early tumor stages, together with a high biological aggressiveness of the tumor contribute to the high mortality rate for pancreatic cancer (PC), which has a five year survival rate of less than 5%. Improved screening for earlier diagnosis, through the detection of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers provides the best hope of increasing the rate of curatively resectable carcinomas. Though many serum markers have been reported to be elevated in patients with PC, so far, most of these markers have not been implemented into clinical routine due to low sensitivity or specificity. In this study, …

Ica Newsletter, Spring 2014, Iowa Communication Association.

ICA Newsletter

Contents:

--President’s Message: Cure for Winter Doldrums
--2013–2014 ICA Executive Committee
--Save the Date: 2014 ICA Conference Sept. 19-20
--Iowa Journal of Communication Manuscript Recognition Awardee
--Ways to Get Involved in ICA
--And The Winner Is…
--Duncan named Teaching Consultant at IWCC
--ICA Outstanding New Teacher Award
--Juranek, Richter receive Excellence Award
--ICA Outstanding Adjunct Teacher Award
--Call for Article Submissions for Iowa Journal of Communication
--Give your students an EDGE in the job market!
--ICA Partners with IAAE
--ICA Top Student Paper Award
--Loras College Students, Faculty Recognized
--Women’s Conference at Westminster College
--BVU’s Final Theatre Show of the …

The Update, April/May 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Humanities, Arts And Sciences.

Update

Inside this issue...

-- Student Spotlight: Biology: Susan Graves
-- Department News
-- UBS Outstanding Teacher Award Recipients
-- School of Music Events
-- Celebrate Earth Week with the RRTTC
-- William & Stephanie Clohesy Documentary Film Series
-- UNI Botanical Center to Hold Its 15th Annual Spring Plant Sale
-- Alumni Spotlight: Computer Science: Tony Bibbs
-- Alumni Spotlight: Communication Studies, Language & Literatures: Therese Kuster
-- Alumni Spotlight: Mathematics: Ben Wadsley
-- Featured Organization: George Walker Society of Music, School of Music
-- Featured Organization: Grafx Club, Technology
-- Professionals and Students Awarded 19 American Advertising Awards
-- …

Earth News, V37, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Earth Science.

Earth News

Inside this issue:

-- From the Department Head
-- News from the faculty and staff
-- Alumni Spotlight: Eve Halligan (Eve Lampson)
-- Sunday at the Quarry
-- Student Spotlight: Maddie Pike
-- News from emeritus
-- 2013 Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award Winners
-- IMPACT
-- A Trip To...Partanna, Sicily
-- 30 Years Ago at UNI: The Two-Hundred Pound Gorilla in the Sinkhole
-- Gamma Sigma Chapter: Sigma Gamma Epsilon
-- In Memoriam: Sam Wood and Jacob Wolter
-- Seminars
-- Internships
-- Student Research
-- Scholarships
-- Graduates
-- News from alumni
-- External Grant Activities in Hydrology …

Panther Press, Spring 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Military Science.

Panther Press

Inside this issue:

-- Greetings from LTC Keith
-- Cadets Lead and Learn from Military Ball
-- Three Cadets Take Oath in McLeod Center to Contract with ROTC
-- UNI ROTC Fact Corner
-- Cadet Highlight: MSII Tyrei Lofton
-- Cadet Battalion Commander (CBC) Miranda Pleggenkuhle
-- Summer Course Offers MSI/II Cadets Leadership Experience
-- Cadet of the Year and Cadets of the Semester
-- Combined Field Training Exercise a Success
-- Cadets Travel to Kansas for Ranger Buddy Challenge
-- Spring Commissioning
-- Student Group Raises Funds to Support ROTC
-- Contact Us
-- Military Science Fund for Excellence …

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, April 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- MSEIs Due Next Month
--- LEAD Adds Blasting to Course Offering
--- Food Waste Reduction Across Iowa
--- On the IWRC Blog
--- Industry News

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter, May 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Iowa Waste Reduction Center.

Iowa Waste Reduction Center Newsletter

Contents:

--- On the IWRC Blog
--- Industry News

Were Revenues Of National Basketball Association Franchises Affected By The Tim Donaghy Gambling Scandal Of 2007?, Travis Buhrow

Major Themes in Economics

In 2007 the National Basketball Association (NBA) endured one of the biggest scandals in the history of professional sports. Tim Donaghy, a referee in the National Basketball Association, pleaded guilty to providing inside information on NBA games to gamblers and receiving money from their winning bets. Through econometric analysis, this paper investigates if the Tim Donaghy gambling scandal of 2007 had an effect on the revenues of NBA franchises. All the statistics and data used in this paper are from the 2002-2003 through the 2011-2012 NBA regular seasons, a total of ten seasons. This paper finds that there is strong …

The Final Four Formula: A Binary Choice Logit Model To Predict The Semifinalists Of The Ncaa Division I Men’S Basketball Tournament, Cameron Fuqua

Major Themes in Economics

The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is one of the most popular sporting events in America. This paper dissects the tournament and attempts to accurately predict the four semi-finalists (“the final four”) using a binary choice logit model. The model does better than any current rating system at predicting these four teams. This paper also examines some common issues about predicting college basketball as a whole. Overall, this paper provides a insights for selection committees, participants in office pools, and coaches to help them achieve their own individual goals.

Automation And The Labor Force, Loren Nerhus

Major Themes in Economics

Technological progress has been the catalyst behind the increases in living standards across time. One aspect of technological progress is automation. Automation, more than other technologies, has significant effects on the labor force. From World War II until now, routine tasks have largely been automated. Perceptive tasks have belonged mainly to the domain of human labor until very recent innovations. These innovations may change the labor force, as new employment opportunities will not replace jobs as quickly as the old ones are automated. The number of labor hours needed to produce the goods in the U.S. economy will soon decrease …

What Motivates U.S. Food Aid Donations? Characteristics Of Countries That Received Food Aid From The U.S. In 2012, Beth Monnier

Major Themes in Economics

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) claims the purposes of U.S. food aid are “to reduce hunger and malnutrition and assure that people everywhere have enough food at all times for healthy, productive lives” (USAID 2014). In this paper, the researcher uses ordinary least squares regression analysis to test how accurately this mission statement reflects food aid allocations in the year 2012. The dependent variable is metric tons of food aid donated to each country by the United States. This study finds that recipient countries with high malnutrition death rates and large populations received a higher percent of …

Royal Flush Or Just A Bluff: Casinos And County Unemployment In The Midwestern United States, Amber Irlmeier

Major Themes in Economics

Legislators and community members alike have discussed the pros and cons of opening casinos. A frequently mentioned benefit of opening casinos is that they will bring jobs and thus reduce unemployment. Past studies have looked at the effect casinos have on unemployment over a period of a few years; this is the first study to look at data from over two decades (1990-2012). This study uses an ordinary least squares regression to look at the effect that 56 commercial casinos in the Midwestern United States have had on county unemployment. A significant correlation is found between the presence of a …

Performance Competition Finals, March 31, 2014 [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 Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Agenda, March 27, 2014, University Of Northern Iowa. Secondary Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Secondary Senate

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

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Minutes, March 27, 2014, 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.

The University Of Northern Iowa Panther Marching Band: A Formal Visit With The Lord Mayor Of The City Of Westminster, Councillor Duncan Sandys, March 26, 2014 [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.