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Covid-19 Sick Leave Extended, December 23, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Annouces the extension of "COVID Leave" through June 30, 2021.

Forward Together Update [Vaccine Update & Quarantine Change], December 11, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Announces initial plans for the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine once it becomes available to campus and a change in the quarantine protocol for people in close contact with someone with COVID-19.

42 Update: F20 Survey Results On Draft Guidelines, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The report on the campus survey to get feedback on the category descriptions of the general education program done in Fall 2020.

From The Provost: Ultramarathons And Covid-19, December 4, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo encouraging the faculty as the end of the fall semster of 2020 approaches.

Winter Operations At Uni, December 3, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Oultines the buildings and services available during the December 11, 2020 to January 19, 2021 winter interim.

Library Connection, V8n1, Fall 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Rod Library.

Library Connection

Inside This Issue:
--New Beginnings New Leadership
--Student Success: In the Middle of a Global Pandemic
--Expansive Reach of UNI ScholarWorks
--Partner Highlight: Forteplan Iowa
--Capturing the COVID-19 Experience

Forward Together Update [Covid-19 Response Team & Winter Break], November 23, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo from the COVID-19 Response Team reminding the UNI community to stay vigilant during the winter break and continue efforts to reduce the spread of COVID and that they will update information during the break. Also provides information on Student Health Clinic hours and useful links.

40 Update: Draft Course Guidelines Presented To Senate 11-9-20, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

A draft of guidelines for course proposals to be considered for addition to the new general education program. The guidelines include what student learning outcomes should be covered by the course for every category.

University Of Northern Iowa Elementary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Agenda, November 19, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Elementary Teacher Education Senate.

Documents - Elementary Senate

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

From The Provost: Spring 2021, November 18, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A memo from Provost Wohlpart providing some information concerning the pallning for the Spring 2021 semester.

Free Uni Face Coverings, November 18, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Announces the availability of free face masks for the UNI community available from the UNI Bookstore or Essentials in the Maucker Union.

Forward Together Update [Update To The Panther Health Survey], November 13, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Explains the update to the Panther Health Survey based on new guidance from the Black Hawk County Health Department. Questions were revised to include the household members as a component of determining COVID exposure.

University Of Northern Iowa Graduate Council Minutes, November 12, 2020, 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 Graduate Council Agenda, November 12, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate Council.

Documents - Graduate Council

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

Uni Test Iowa Now Open, November 10, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Outlines the procedures for students, faculty, and staff to get tested for the Coronavirus at the UNI Test Iowa site. Also, a reminder of the counseling resources available.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, November 9, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

41 Update: Draft Outline For Course Applications Presented To Senate 11-9-20, University Of Northern Iowa. General Education Re-Envisioning Committee.

General Education Re-envisioning Committee Documents

The November 2020 draft of the application form for courses and certificates to apply to be part of the general education program.

University Of Northern Iowa Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda, November 9, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. Faculty Senate.

Documents - Faculty Senate

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

Covid-19 Response Team Update, November 6, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Provides an update on the infection rate on campus and a reminder to follow the mitigation efforts through the end of the fall semester.

Isso Weekly Newsletter, November 5, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa. International Students And Scholars Office.

ISSO Weekly Newsletter

Inside This Issue:
--Activities, Events, and Services
--Immigration
--ISSO News

University Of Northern Iowa Secondary Teacher Education Senate Meeting Agenda, November 5, 2020, 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 Agenda, November 5, 2020, 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.

Forward Together Update [Prevent Spread Of Covid-19], November 3, 2020, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

A reminder of the steps to take to prevent the spread of COVID-19 both on and off campus.

Demechanizing Whiteness: Lessons From Theatre Of The Oppressed, Elizabeth J. Simpson

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal

The Theatre of the Oppressed (TO) provides small group techniques to strategize and “rehearse” for collaborative liberation using popular education forms of systems analysis, bolstered by practices that counter implicit biases and habituated behaviors. This essay draws on interviews with jokers at CTO-Rio to advocate the need for continual engagement of demechanizing practices both within TO and in the lives of practitioners in order to demechanize the tenets of white supremacy that we are born into, despite our essential loving nature, with particular focus on counteracting a the habit of exploiting Black suffering for creative capital.

Don't Poke The Bear - A Project Report, Nicole Kontolefa, Grace Cannon

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal

In 2018, four applied theatre practioners created a forum theatre play and workshop for a small Wyoming community. They wanted to engage participants in a dialogue about inclusion, racism and homophobia, in particular how it manifests in a state known as the "Equality State."

Forum theatre focuses on a protagonist experiencing oppression and how they may break their own bonds. In this report, two of the facilitators and creators reflect on how using forum theatre to follow the actions (or inaction) of a potential ally in a play about the exclusion of a gay woman of color was useful in …

Highlander Center: Hotlines And Cultural Bazaars, Je Naé Taylor

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal

Since the pandemic’s arrival,Highlander has created specially tailored on-line community-building spaces, programs, and re-granting opportunities for artists working at the intersection of cultural production and social change. This report documents two examples. The first is a “Cultural Workers Hotline” for BIPOC artists to share struggles, needs, and strategies for (a) coping with the impact of the pandemic on their livelihoods and (b) creating change-oriented artistic responses to the pandemic in their communities. Highlander staff have held multiple weekly virtual spaces for all of our programs, and each gathering has employed an artist to be a graphic note taker. Illustrations are …

Joker Exchange Online - Meeting The Risks And Opportunities Of The Covid-19 Crisis, Uri Yitzchak Noy Meir, Anne Larcher

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal

In this article, we narrate and analyse patterns of engagement and harvest key learning from the Joker Exchange Online (JEO) events on 11th April and May 2nd. We map the impact of these online events to inform future events as an effective collective response/strategy to global challenges. At the same time, we are Theatre of the Oppressed practitioners who attended/presented in the JEO, and this informs our research and engaged interest in theatre and community work on the margins of theatre, activism, and social change. The article has three parts: the first part look at the “triggers” for the Joker …

Virtual Newspaper Theatre: Zoom As A Theatrical Playing Space, Nabra Nelson

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal

This article presents findings from a virtual Newspaper Theatre workshop that took place via Zoom on May 5, 2020 through Seattle Rep. Nelson reflects on the way that the constraints of the Zoom format can add meaning to Theatre of the Oppressed performance techniques in the era of quarantine and social distancing due to COVID-19. The article describes elements of the one-minute performances created during the one-and-a-half-hour workshop, and how the virtual sphere interacted with them and even enhanced them in meaningful ways. Nelson also describes “production” elements unique to Zoom, and the nature of the virtual “spect-actor.”

Application Of Applied Theatre Online With Children And Its Effects In The Indian Perspective During Covid Age, Chetna Mehrotra, Sooraj Amin, Roshan Karkera, Viral Champaneri

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal

Applied Theatre in general and Theatre of the Oppressed in particular have been put into practice for a long time now. Right since when Augusto Boal started Theatre of the Oppressed in the 1960's the tools have been utilized in many oppressive situations. Augusto focused on marginalized societies and their people. He believed that every individual who is not allowed to voice out their opinion, thoughts (political, social), views, and choices can be considered to be oppressed.

Today, in the year 2020 with the current crisis of the breakout of the communicable virus Covid 19 everyone is forced to stay …

Joker's Log 2020: An Odyssey, Julian Pimiento

Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed Journal

Join our passengers as we embark on a voyage of Theatre of the Oppressed discovery during the destabilization of 2020. Experience one Joker’s facilitating choices and how those decisions led to unexpected pedagogical destinations.