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Song For Alice Munro, J. R. (Tim) Struthers

Short Story

No abstract provided.

Finance Newsletter, N01, Winter 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. Department Of Finance.

Department of Finance Newsletter

News about the activities of the Department of Finance

Unibusiness: The Alumni Magazine Of The College Of Business Administration University Of Northern Iowa, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Business Administration.

UNIBiz

Inside This Issue:
-- Message from the Dean ••• 2
-- Reflections from "Three Boys from the B-School" ••• 4
-- Subject to Debate: Economics, Energy & the Environment ••• 10
-- UNI Department of Economics: A Launch Pad for Careers in Law ••• 12
-- In Memory of Christine Bauman ••• 13
-- UNIBusiness in Action ••• 14
-- UNIBusiness International ••• 16
-- Annual Report on Giving ••• 18
-- Donor Spotlight ••• 22
-- Faculty ••• 24
-- UNIBusiness Diversity ••• 26
-- Professional Readiness Program ••• 27
-- Graduation Celebration ••• 28
-- UNIBusiness Alumni ••• …

Csbs Statements, V15, 2013, University Of Northern Iowa. College Of Social And Behavioral Sciences.

CSBS Statements

Contents:

-- From the Desk of the Dean
-- Stephen Quirk
-- CSBS faculty provides social science research support to YESS
-- CSBS alumna served as YESS intern and found her place
-- Quirk family leaves legacy in CSBS
-- A Young Hopeful
-- "We need to take care of each other."
-- From our Director of Development
-- The Dean's Fund for Excellence
-- College of Social & Behavioral Sciences Loyalty Roster
-- Dean's Fund Inner Circle
-- 2013 Distinguished Alumni Day
-- Center for Violence Prevention
-- Center for Social & Behavioral Research
-- GeoTREE Center
-- New …

Outlaw, Stuart Levine

Short Story

No abstract provided.

Abused: The Postville Raid [Postcard] (Iowa Public Tv Premier)

Postville Project Documents

A postcar promoting the Iowa Publc Television premiere of the Luis Argueta documentary film "AbUSed: The Postville Raid."

Logistics For The Fifth Anniversary Event

Postville Project Documents

Information for the event commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Agriprocessors immigration raid.

Archaeal Assemblages Inhabiting Temperate Mixed Forest Soil Fluctuate In Taxon Composition And Spatial Distribution Over Time, Colby A. Swanson, Marek K. Sliwinski

Faculty Work

This study explored the persistence and spatial distribution of a diverse Archaeal assemblage inhabiting a temperate mixed forest ecosystem. Persistence under native conditions was measured from 2001 to 2010, 2011, and 2012 by comparison of 16S rRNA gene clone libraries. The Archaeal assemblages at each of these time points were found to be significantly different (AMOVA, P < 0.01), and the nature of this difference was dependent on taxonomic rank. For example, the cosmopolitan genus g_Ca. Nitrososphaera (I.1b) was detected at all time points, but within this taxon the abundance of s_SCA1145, s_SCA1170, and s_Ca. N. gargensis fluctuated over time. In addition, spatial heterogeneity (patchiness) was measured at these time points using 1D TRFLP-SSCP fingerprinting to screen soil samples covering multiple spatial scales. This included soil collected from small volumes of 3 cubic centimeters to larger scales—over a surface area of 50 m², plots located 1.3 km apart, and a separate locality 23 km away. The spatial distribution of Archaea in these samples changed over time, and while g_Ca. Nitrososphaera (I.1b) was dominant over larger scales, patches were found at smaller scales that were …

University Of Northern Iowa Graduating Senior Survey Report 2012-2013, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

2012-2013 Survey Highlights --- 1

Survey Administration --- 2

Distribution of Respondents by College --- 3

Plans Following Graduation --- 4

Characteristics of Respondents --- 6

Institutional Summary of Results --- 8

Summary of Responses by College --- 10

Multiple Year Comparison --- 18

Appendix A --- 26

Average Budgeted Salaries Of Faculty Staff 2013-2014, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Gives the average salaries of faculty broken down by rank and college and the distribution of salaries of the professional and scientific category.

Analyzing The Creative Problem-Solving Process: Inventing A Product From A Given Recyclable Item, Caralee K. Doak, Stacey M. Jambura, Jason A. Knittel, Audrey C. Rule

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

Detailed documentations of creative invention are scarce in the professional literature, but could be useful to those engaging in or studying the problem solving process. This investigation describes the creative process of graduate students (7 female, 4 male) in a problem-solving theory and practice course grappling with the task of creating products from four identical recyclable items that were circular, star-impressed bottoms of plastic juice bottles. Several popular models of the problem-solving process are compared to the participants’ steps in this invention problem. Participants first provided emotional reactions to the given ill-defined problem of making a product from the specified …

Possessing Brazil In Print, 1630-54, Elizabeth Sutton

Faculty Work

The maps of Brazil published during the tenure of the Dutch Republic’s possession of the territory (1630–54) share common features that demonstrate how existing conventions in rhetoric and iconography were used by publishers to convey Dutch ownership. In the maps, the land was visually controlled by ground plans distinguishing cultivated and occupied lands from uncultivated, unoccupied territory, and the texts drew upon contemporary legal and engineering theories developed from antique precedents. Texts and images of Pernambuco published by Claes Jansz Visscher and by Joan Blaeu served as important means for defining the Dutch nation by reinforcing Dutch conceptions of property …

On The Difference In Quality Between Current Heuristic And Optimal Solutions To The Protein Structure Alignment Problem, Mauricio Arriagada, Aleksandar Poleksic

Faculty Work

The importance of pairwise protein structural comparison in biomedical research is fueling the search for algorithms capable of finding more accurate structural match of two input proteins in a timely manner. In recent years, we have witnessed rapid advances in the development of methods for approximate and optimal solutions to the protein structure matching problem. Albeit slow, these methods can be extremely useful in assessing the accuracy of more efficient, heuristic algorithms. We utilize a recently developed approximation algorithm for protein structure matching to demonstrate that a deep search of the protein superposition space leads to increased alignment accuracy with …

The Economic Impact Of Des Moines Parks & Recreation Services, Kristine Fleming, Oksana Grybovych, Brian Gedlinske, Wade P. Kooiman, Jill Lankford, Sam Lankford

Other Faculty and Staff Publications

Park and recreation programs provided by the City of Des Moines deliver services that have a range of benefits or values to residents, businesses, economy, and local government. Many of these benefits are often overlooked and rarely quantified. The purpose of this effort is to quantify the economic value received due to the operation of the City of Des Moines’ Parks and Recreation Department. These values are arranged to reflect factors that produce revenue for the city government, wealth increasing factors for citizens and businesses, cost saving factors to citizens, and cost saving factors for the city government.

Included in …

Motivational Changes In Reading Recovery Children: A Pre And Post Analysis, Salli Forbes, Susan King Fullerton

Curriculum & Instruction Faculty Publications

This investigation set out to determine whether Reading Recovery students demonstrate positive responses in regard to motivational constructs of self-concept, competence beliefs, and/or valuing of reading within Reading Recovery.

Graduate Student Senior Survey Report: Students’ Reflections Of The Uni Graduate Program, 2012-2013 Academic, Megan Vogt

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

-- Abstract --- iii
-- Demographics --- 1
-- Principal Activity after Graduation --- 2
-- Location --- 3
-- Educational Plans --- 4
-- Participation of Scholarly & Academic Activities --- 5
-- Importance of Program --- 6
-- Satisfaction of Program --- 7
-- Preparation of Future Career Skills --- 8
-- Academic & Social Environment --- 9
-- Survey Highlights --- 10
-- Appendix --- 11

Annual Report Of The Registrar 2012/2013, University Of Northern Iowa

Institutional Effectiveness & Planning Documents

Contents:

--- Definitions
--- Some Comparisons
--- Annual Report Data
--- Summary of Attendance
--- Attendance by Session
--- Full-Time Equivalency Enrollment
--- Degrees Granted 2012/13
--- Degree Summary 2012/13
--- Program Certificates 2012/13
--- Miscellaneous Enrollment Information
--- Degrees Granted by College, Degree and Racial/Ethnic Classification

Using Tpack To Promote Effective Language Teaching In An Esl/Efl Classroom, Wilson M. Rojas Bugueño

Graduate Research Papers

Technology integration in English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL) using Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge (TPACK) (Mishra & Koehler, 2006) seems to be a new territory for teachers and researchers. For this reason, this literature review explores the use of TPACK in the EFL/ESL classroom. In this review, principles, methods and activities related to English teaching are reviewed and discussed. Also, the foundations of TPACK, activity types and their applications not only in other subject areas, but also in the EFL/ESL area are explored. For this purpose, articles, studies and books were consulted …

Comparison Of Student Achievement, Understanding, Enjoyment, And Motivation In Mathematics Units For High-Achieving Fifth Graders With And Without Creative Problem Solving Games, Kalyn Jon Cody

Graduate Research Papers

Students in our public schools often struggle to create deep, personal meaning regarding mathematical concepts. Perhaps our students do not spend enough time studying mathematics during the day. Perhaps our teachers do not have a deep understanding, which leads to problems in teaching at a deep level. Or perhaps our students simply are not motivated to study the subject at a deep level because it does not seem interesting. In this pretest/post-test repeated measures study of 24 fifth grade students in a grade-accelerated mathematics class, a link between achievement scores and understanding of mathematical concepts through the use of invented …

Literature Circles And Technology : A Study Of Students' Attitudes, Laura Ann Edwards

Graduate Research Papers

Technology and collaboration are important to students in the reading classroom. This paper investigates students' reading attitudes after participating in a literature circle with technology. This study compared students' reading attitudes prior to participating in the literature circle with technology unit and after participating in the unit using a survey and interview of selected students. The selected students were to represent four categories: introverted, unmotivated, high achieving, and low achieving. The results suggest that students have positive reading experiences when using technology. Additionally, the results suggest that students' reading attitudes are more positive when they are able to collaborate with …

The Effects Of Peer-Conferencing On Writing Revisions In A Second Grade Classroom, Emily C. Guetzlaff

Graduate Research Papers

Writing has long been known as one of the three "R's" in education. However, many educators lack instructional knowledge on how to teach writing. Revision and conferencing are part of the writing teacher's vocabulary, but little research exists on these topics. This study utilized qualitative and quantitative data to compare the effects of students trained in peer-conferencing and students not trained in peer-conferencing and the effect on their writing. The introduction presents the problem that led to the development of this study. A literature review provides existing research related to writing workshop, instruction in writing, revision, and collaboration through conferring. …

Books, Blogging, And Boredom : The Impact Of One-To-One Computing On Student Engagement And Literacy, Amanda M. Hudson

Graduate Research Papers

As one-to-one computing infiltrates education across the United States, stakeholders question the impact this technology will have on all involved. Teachers are realizing the effect that one-to-one computing has on the school, classroom, and curriculum as districts jump on the bandwagon and purchase laptops for every student. Research shows that classrooms, including language arts classrooms, incur many positive changes. One such change is the inclusion of new literacies into the curriculum. These new literacies will change how students read and write. Course management systems have also become common in many classrooms; and teachers, students, and parents are learning to negotiate …

How Educators And Parents Can Collaborate To Improve Student Reading Fluency, Jackie M. Mcdermott

Graduate Research Papers

In this project, fluency practices are defined and explored in relation to an elementary school setting that is partnering with parents on how to promote fluency practices in the home. The Literature Review describes the importance of fluency instruction, how fluency instruction supports literacy instruction, and finally how educators and parents can begin partnering to provide literacy practices in the home. Following the literature review, there is a professional development plan that lays out the key components of collaborating with parents to implement fluency practices in the home.

A Professional Development Program For Balanced Literacy, Sheila Charlene Mccullough

Graduate Research Papers

A balanced literacy framework is a complex yet comprehensive avenue for literacy instruction that has been successfully implemented by the author in a low socioeconomic kindergarten classroom with remarkable achievement gains. This research project first describes the successful implementation and relates it to the professional literature on balanced literacy. A professional development program is then developed that will help teachers discover the importance of implementing balanced literacy practices and gain knowledge and understanding on how to implement the components of a comprehensive balanced literacy framework into their practice.

Integrated Curriculum In The Elementary Classroom, Katherine Decker Simpson

Graduate Research Papers

Integrated curriculum can be broadly defined as using a theme to connect standards and objectives from multiple subject areas in a meaningful way to create relevant, student-centered learning tasks that promote social growth and deep comprehension. This type of instruction can promote higher-order thinking skills, cooperative learning, motivate students to engage in their own learning, and many other "intangibles".

The purpose of this project was to create an integrated unit for a first-grade classroom. The outcome will be an actual unit that can be used as a guide for teachers. However, another purpose of the project was to grasp the …

A Need For Motivation : Increasing Engagement To Bolster Success, Libbie M. Willert

Graduate Research Papers

Educators want to create a sustained, life-long reader in their students. This overview of the literature will share with educators valuable insight into how increasing motivation and student engagement will help create more involved readers. Key themes in the literature include: increasing literacy motivation, increasing literacy engagement, and applying thoughtful literacy practices. This review will also highlight several helpful strategies on how educators in today's classrooms can help increase student motivation and engagement related to literacy.

Strategic Planning In Nonprofit Organizations: Its Role, Significance And Determining Effectiveness, Janelle Darst

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study is three-fold: (1) to understand the process of strategic planning in nonprofit organizations, (2) the role and significance it plays, and (3) if there is measureable effectiveness in those nonprofit organizations that have a successful strategic planning process.

In the paper, Best Practices Strategic Planning, it says for any organization strategic planning is a valuable tool for ensuring success. It is a process of devising a series of attainable steps that will both propel the nonprofit toward a more accomplished future, and help it to focus on successfully fulfilling its mission (2001).

Strategic planning is …

Developing Easy To Use Exercise Videos For Classroom Physical Activity Breaks, Holly Fencl

Graduate Research Papers

Recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (1976-1980 and 2003- 2006) indicated that the prevalence of obesity in children ages 6 to 11 years has increased from 6.5% to 17% (Babkes Stellino, Sinclair, Partridge, & McClary, 2010). An additional 20.4% of 6 to 11 year olds and 15.3% of 12 to 19 year olds were considered overweight in 2004 (Lee, Burgeson, Fulton, & Spain, 2007). Childhood obesity can lead to several complications including heart disease, diabetes, and low self-esteem (Beaulieu, Butterfield, & Pratt, 2009). Regular physical activity plays a crucial role in increasing physical fitness in obese children as well …

The Effects Of Instrument Assissted Soft Tissue Mobilization On Hamstring Strains: Prospective Studies, Megan Elizabeth Heimerdinger

Graduate Research Papers

One of the biggest challenges to the health care profession is the treatment of strains of the posterior thigh musculature. Much of the research has been focused around building strength and increasing flexibility of the hamstring complex, however the research surrounding the implementation of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) into a rehabilitation protocol has been limited. Therefore, two related studies have been created aimed at including the integration of two different types of IASTM into a hamstring rehabilitation program.

The purpose of the first study is to include the use of one common type of IASTM called Gua-Sha into …

An Examination Of The Policies, Procedures, And Complexities Of Gift Acknowledgement And Donor Recognition In Higher Education Philanthropy, Lia Kampman

Graduate Research Papers

No abstract provided.