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All day	"Women as Makers" "Women as Makers" Monday, January 8, 2018 - 10:00 am to Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 7:00 pm A UNI Permanent Art Collection Exhibition co-curated by Dr. Elizabeth Sutton and Gallery Director Darrell Taylor. This presentation seeks to make visible some of the objects in the UNI Permanent Art Collection made by women artists and elevate contributions of women as makers. Note, the Gallery will be closed Mon., Jan. 15 for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Free and open to the public. Location: UNI Gallery of Art Contact Information Name: Darrell Taylor Email: darrell.taylor@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-6134 Link to Event: "Women as Makers" Monday, January 8, 2018 - 10:00 am to Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 7:00 pm "Anastylosis Project" "Anastylosis Project" Monday, January 8, 2018 - 10:00 am to Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 7:00 pm An exhibition by Mary Griep, retired Associate Dean of Fine Arts at St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN representing nearly two decades of work inspired by 11^th and 12^th century sacred architecture from around the world. Among the large-scale artworks on display are Notre Dame Cathedral of Chartres (France), the Hindu temple of Angkor Wat (Cambodia), the Mayan temple El Castillo (Mexico), and the artist’s newest work, the Baptistery of Saint John, in Florence (Italy). On Wed., Jan. 17 at 6:00 p.m., Griep will present a lecture about her work in Kamerick Art Building, room 111. An opening reception will follow. Location: UNI Gallery of Art Contact Information Name: Darrell Taylor Email: darrell.taylor@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-6134 Link to Event: Anastylosis Project Monday, January 8, 2018 - 10:00 am to Tuesday, February 27, 2018 - 7:00 pm Private Tolkatchev at the Gates of Hell: Majdanek and Auschwitz Liberated: Testimony of an Artist Private Tolkatchev at the Gates of Hell: Majdanek and Auschwitz Liberated: Testimony of an Artist Monday, January 22, 2018 (All day) to Thursday, February 1, 2018 (All day) To commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018, the UNI Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education presents an exhibit of reproductions of the drawings made by Zinovii Tolkatchev, a Soviet artist who accompanied the Red Army forces that liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp on January 27, 1945. The exhibit also includes reproductions of a few drawings he made at the Russian-liberated Majdanek concentration camp outside of Lublin, Poland. Biographical information and excerpts from Tolkatchev's testimony complete the exhibit. All material comes a virtual exhibit created by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem. Location: UNI Museum (1st Floor of Rod Library) Contact Information Name: Stephen J. Gaies Email: gaies@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-3870 Link to Event: UNI Museum Monday, January 22, 2018 (All day) to Thursday, February 1, 2018 (All day) Holiday Card Hoorah Holiday Card Hoorah Monday, January 22, 2018 - 8:00 am to Friday, January 26, 2018 - 12:00 pm The Holiday Card Hoorah has been extended until Jan. 26. If you are still cleaning up from the holidays and need a place to recycle used holiday cards, you can place them in drop boxes located in Maucker Union, Wellness/Recreation Center, Gilchrist Hall and Rod Library. Location: NA Contact Information Name: RRTTC Email: rrttc@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-3689 Link to Event: NA Monday, January 22, 2018 - 8:00 am to Friday, January 26, 2018 - 12:00 pm
12pm	Study Abroad on the Galapagos Islands information session Study Abroad on the Galapagos Islands information session Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 12:15 pm Learn about this May 2018 option for experiencing the Galapagos Islands while completing either biology credit or the capstone LAC requirement. The Ppogram leader will be there to discuss course expectations, program itinerary and application process with interested students. Location: Room 075, McCollum Science Hall Contact Information Name: Charity Eckhardt Email: charity.eckhardt@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-7078 Link to Event: NA
4pm	TPC Restoration and Natural Management Seminar TPC Restoration and Natural Management Seminar Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 4:00 pm Kristine Nemec will present "Creating the Case for Habitat in Rights-of-Way." The public is welcome to attend this free event. This event was originally scheduled for 1-11-18 but postponed due to inclement weather. Location: Tallgrass Prairie Center, 2412 W. 27th Street Contact Information Name: Staci Mueller Email: staci.mueller@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-3866 Link to Event: NA Creative Teaching Capstone in Italy information session Creative Teaching Capstone in Italy information session Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 4:00 pm This study abroad program in Reggio Emilia, Italy, where students will live and learn for one week, is world famous for its innovative education and sustainable development with the community. Open to all majors. Participate for either Education (ELEMECML 4123) or Capstone credit. Learn more about the course expectations, program itinerary and application process. Location: Room 408, Schindler Education Center Contact Information Name: Charity Eckhardt Email: charity.eckhardt@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-7078 Link to Event: NA
6pm	Joint Piano Studio Recital Joint Piano Studio Recital Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 6:00 pm Students from the studio of Sean Botkin, UNI faculty, and Ksenia Nosikova, University of Iowa, will present a piano recital. This event is free and open to the public. Location: Davis Hall, GBPAC Contact Information Name: Caroline Francis Email: caroline.francis@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-2028 Link to Event: School of Music Events
7pm	Planetarium Show Planetarium Show Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 7:00 pm to 7:40 pm View the night sky from the comfort and warmth of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences planetarium. Free and open to the public. No cell phones allowed. Location: Latham 105 Contact Information Name: Siobahn Morgan Email: morgans@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-2389 Link to Event: EES Planetarium Final Thursday Reading Series featuring Timothy Fay Final Thursday Reading Series featuring Timothy Fay Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 7:00 pm Fay is the publisher and editor of the Wapsipinicon Almanac, an annual collection of essays, fiction and reviews produced in Anamosa, IA since 1988. Open mic signup at 7:00. Bring your best five minutes of poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction to share (singer/songwriters are also welcome). The open mic starts at 7:15 and the featured author takes the stage at 8:00. A Q&A will follow each reading. Books by regional writers will be available for purchase. The Final Thursday Reading Series is a collaboration of Final Thursday Press, the Hearst Center for the Arts, and the University of Northern Iowa College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences. Coffee is provided by Sidecar Coffee Roasters and cream is provided by Hansen's Farm Fresh Dairy. Location: Hearst Center for the Arts Contact Information Name: Jim O'Loughlin Email: jim.oloughlin@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-2002 Link to Event: Final Thursday Reading Series featuring Timothy Fay Hearst Lecture Series: Bob Ryan Hearst Lecture Series: Bob Ryan Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 7:00 pm Bob Ryan is a retired sports writer for the Boston Globe and a regular contributor for ESPN’s “Around the Horn.” He has been referred to as “the quintessential American sportswriter” and a guru of basketball. He retired from the Globe in 2012 after the winter Olympics but continued to report and appear on ESPN and elsewhere and has his own podcast, Bob Ryan’s Boston Podcast.” The lecture is open to the public, free of charge. Location: Alumni Suite, McLeod Center Contact Information Name: Nikki Harken Email: nichole.harken@uni.edu Phone: (319) 505-0031 Link to Event: Hearst Lecture Series: Bob Ryan
7pm	Guest Recital: Peter Steiner, trombone Guest Recital: Peter Steiner, trombone Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 7:30 pm Visiting artist Peter Steiner will present a trombone recital. Steiner currently serves as trombonist for the Vienna State Opera and Vienna Philharmonic. Prior to that engagement, he served as Principal Trombonist with the Colorado Symphony for the 2014-2015 season. He has performed as guest principal trombonist with the Munich Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Dresden, New York Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra and BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. This event is free and open to the public. Location: Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall Contact Information Name: Caroline Francis Email: caroline.francis@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-2028 Link to Event: School of Music Events
8pm	Planetarium Show Planetarium Show Thursday, January 25, 2018 - 8:00 pm to 8:40 pm View the night sky from the comfort and warmth of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences planetarium. Free and open to the public. No cell phones allowed. Location: Latham 105 Contact Information Name: Siobahn Morgan Email: morgans@uni.edu Phone: (319) 273-2389 Link to Event: EES Planetarium