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UNI News -June 2005
In this issue:
1. Upcoming Alumni Association Events 2. Director of Alumni Relations Accepts New Position at UNI 3. Alumni Association Accepts Fundraising Challenge 4. UNI Plans "Lifelong University" 5. UNI's Price Lab School Named One of Five New "First Amendment Schools" 6. Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Announces Schedule for 2005-2006 7. Athletic Club Summer Golf Tour
1. Upcoming Alumni Association EventsJune 24-26 - Des Moines Arts Festival July 15-16 - College Hill Arts Festival July 23 - Phoenix Alumni Event August 7 - Twin Cities Alumni Event with Iowa and Iowa State Alumni August 30 - Chicago Alumni Event For more information on these events or to register online, visit http://www.unialum.org/events.shtml <http://www.unialum.org/events.html>.
2. Director of Alumni Relations Accepts New Position at UNIAfter 17 years as the director of alumni relations and president of the Alumni Association, Noreen Hermansen '71, has been appointed to the position of vice president of the UNI Foundation. In her new role, Hermansen will focus on generating endowment support, particularly for intercollegiate athletics and scholarships. The appointment will be effective July 1. A search for her replacement is underway.\
3. Alumni Association Accepts Fundraising ChallengeThe Alumni Association has accepted a challenge to raise $200,000 to complete the hospitality suite within the McLeod Center. Alumni Association members and other alumni and friends are invited to be a part of this new initiative. Meeting this fundraising goal ensures the completion of this component of the McLeod Center, which will be named the UNI Alumni Association Hospitality Suite. Complete details, including artist renderings of the space, are available online at http://www.unialum.org/alumnisuite.
4. UNI plans 'Lifelong University'The University of Northern Iowa will offer a series of educational opportunities through a new program called "Lifelong University." The program will offer non-credit courses in a variety of subject areas including foreign affairs, religion, aging well, Iowa history, the arts, and more. Courses will be taught by retired and current UNI faculty and staff. Formats will vary to include four-week courses, half-day workshops, and lunch-n-learn programs. UNI plans to offer classes this fall. For more information, or to be added to the mailing list, call 319-273-6728, or send an e-mail to stacey.christensen@uni.edu <mailto:stacey.christensen@uni.edu>.
5. UNI's Price Lab School Named One of Five New 'First Amendment Schools'The University of Northern Iowa's Malcolm Price Laboratory School is one of five schools selected from a national pool of candidates to become a First Amendment Project School. It will receive a $10,000 stipend from the First Amendment Schools initiative, a multiyear reform effort of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the First Amendment Center designed to transform how all schools practice and teach the rights and responsibilities of the First Amendment. Other schools joining the program are Bronx Preparatory School, Bronx, NY; Red Mesa High School, Teec Nos Pos, AZ.; Goodyear Middle School, Akron, OH; and Northport Pathway, Northport, NY. For more information on the First Amendment School project or the College of Education, visit
6. Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Announces Schedule for 2005-2006Many outstanding shows will be coming to the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center as part of the 2005-2006 Artist Series. Performances include Chubby Checker, Blast!, Russian National Ballet, Cirque Eloize, Natalie MacMaster, and many more. Tickets are now on sale to the general public. Visit http://www.uni.edu/gbpac or call 319-273-SHOW for a detailed schedule of events or to purchase tickets.
7. Athletic Club Summer Golf TourThe UNI Athletic Club has begun its annual Summer Golf Tour, which supports Panther Athletics. Visit http://www.unigolftour.com <http://www.unigolftour.com/> and click on '05 Schedule, or call Nate Clayberg at 319-273-3860, for a full list of golf tour events.
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