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Telling A People's Story traveling exhibitTelling A People's Story traveling exhibit
Monday, February 4, 2019 (All day) to Sunday, March 31, 2019 (All day)
"Telling A People’s Story" is the first major museum exhibition devoted to the art found within the pages of African-American children’s picture books. The exhibition emphasizes the strength of the illustrations as visual narrative representations of the African-American experience.
This exhibit is in conjunction with the African American Children and Families Conference, UNI Museum, Dr. Sarah Montgomery, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, and education student Danielle Templeton are happy to present a traveling exhibit Telling A People's Story. Telling A People's Story is organized by the Miami University Art Museum through a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. This project is a collaboration with Rod Library, UNI Museum, HNI Corporation Instructional Resources and Technology Services (IRTS), Cedar Falls Public Library, UNI College of Education, and is also sponsored in part by the Cedar Falls Tourism Bureau.
Location: Rod Library, Learning Commons
Contact Information
Name: NA
Email: NA
Phone: NA
Link to Event: Exhibit Dates and Locations
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11am
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Wellness in Rod (Take Time Thursday)Wellness in Rod (Take Time Thursday)
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Join Student Wellness Services for Take Time Thursday each week to experience rejuvenating and interactive activities. We're here to offer support and provide opportunities for you to relax and unwind during the busyness of your day. Drop-in the Makerspace LIB 286 located in Rod Library any time between 11:00am -1:00pm every Thursday while classes are in session.
Location: Rod Library Makerspace, LIB 286
Contact Information
Name: Shawna Haislet
Email: shawna.haislet@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-6119
Link to Event: Wellness in Rod
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12pm
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Wellness Bingo at Maucker Union LiveWellness Bingo at Maucker Union Live
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Test your wellness knowledge with Wellness Bingo! There will be more than $200 worth of prizes!
Location: Maucker Union Coffee House
Contact Information
Name: Beth Chaney
Email: chaneye@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-7216
Link to Event: NA
Hot Wings Hot Topic: ColorismHot Wings Hot Topic: Colorism
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Come join us for an open discussion about colorism and its impact.
Location: CME
Contact Information
Name: Ami Traore
Email: traoraaa@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2250
Link to Event: NA
Hot Wings Hot Topic: ColorismHot Wings Hot Topic: Colorism
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Come join us for an open discussion about colorism and its impact.
Location: CME
Contact Information
Name: Ami Traore
Email: traoraaa@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2250
Link to Event: NA
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4pm
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TPC Restoration and Management SeminarTPC Restoration and Management Seminar
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 4:00 pm
Pete Eyheralde will present "Bison-mediated Seed Dispersal: Restoring Ecosystem Functions in Reconstructed Tallgrass Prairie.” Eyheralde is a professor at William Penn University and specializes in Vertebrate Ecology and Conservation Biology. There is no cost to attend, and registration is not required. Refreshments will be served.
Location: Tallgrass Prairie Center, 2412 W. 27th St., Cedar Falls, IA
Contact Information
Name: Staci Mueller
Email: staci.mueller@gmail.com
Phone: (319) 273-3866
Link to Event: NA
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6pm
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7pm
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Planetarium ShowPlanetarium Show
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 7:00 pm to 7:30 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, food or drink allowed.
Location: Latham 105
Contact Information
Name: Siobahn Morgan
Email: morgans@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2389
Link to Event: EES Planetarium
G.C. Waldrep Poetry Reading G.C. Waldrep Poetry Reading
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 7:00 pm
G.C. Waldrep will read from his new collection, feast gently (Tupelo, 2018). He earned his B.A. from Harvard University, a Ph.D. in history from Duke University and an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Iowa. His collections of poetry include Goldbeater’s Skin (2003), which won the Colorado Prize for Poetry; Disclamor (2007); Archicembalo (2009), winner of the Dorset Prize; Your Father on the Train of Ghosts (2011). Waldrep is also editor of West Branch and editor at large for the Kenyon Review. His honors and awards include prizes from the Poetry Society of America and the Academy of American Poets, fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the North Carolina Arts Council, and residencies from Yaddo, the MacDowell Colony and the Campbell Corner Foundation. He currently teaches at Bucknell University and directs the Bucknell Seminar for Younger Poets.
Location: Room 1017, Bartlett Hall
Contact Information
Name: Rachel Morgan
Email: rachel.morgan@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2016
Link to Event: NA
An Evening of Hip Hop and MoreAn Evening of Hip Hop and More
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
"From China to Thailand to Iowa, An Evening of Hip Hop and More" is a night of hip hop music, art, dance and performance, an outgrowth of community collaboration that led to students from UNI and the Waterloo Community School District performing at cultural festivals in Thailand in January and in China last fall. The UNI community and general public are welcome to attend.
The full line-up of events includes:
- Video of the China trip, including performances by the Waterloo Hip Hop Literacy students at the Hangzhou Citizens Leisure Festival;
- Video of the Thailand trip, part of the Thailand International Folklore Festival, which included the UNI hip hop dance group, The Movement.
- Live performances by both student groups.
- Additional hip hop performances by Des Moines-based Hip Hope, and King Tez and Marcus Jackson, local performers.
- Project presentations by Waterloo students in the Waterloo Writing Project and Youth Art Team
Location: Room 115, Seerley Hall
Contact Information
Name: Shuaib Meacham
Email: shuaib.meacham@uni.edu
Phone: NA
Link to Event: NA
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. ProbateOmega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Probate
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 7:11 pm
Please join the men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. as they present the newest members of the of the Chi Eta chapter at UNI.
Location: Maucker Union Ballroom A
Contact Information
Name: Dominique Jefferson
Email: jeffersd@uni.edu
Phone: NA
Link to Event: Facebook Event
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8pm
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Planetarium ShowPlanetarium Show
Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 8:00 pm to 8:30 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, food or drink allowed.
Location: Latham 105
Contact Information
Name: Siobahn Morgan
Email: morgans@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2389
Link to Event: EES Planetarium
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