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"Paper Giants"

"Paper Giants"

Monday, January 13, 2020 - 10:00 am to Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 5:00 pm

"Paper Giants" is an ongoing project between Ky Anderson, Meg Lipke and Vicki Sher. The artists met in New York where they live and work. They will present a public lecture on Thursday, January 23 at 6 p.m. in KAB 111, and an opening reception will follow. Sponsored in part by the Florence Hartwig Foundation and in association with the UNI Printmaking Labs. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and by appointment. Please note, the Gallery will be closed Jan. 20th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. 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: "Paper Giants" art exhibition

 
"Empowered"

"Empowered"

Monday, January 13, 2020 - 10:00 am to Saturday, February 29, 2020 - 5:00 pm

"Empowered" is a UNI Permanent Art Collection exhibition presented in the Mary Haskell-Hansen Room of the Gallery. It was co-curated by Dr. Elizabeth Sutton and Gallery Director Darrell Taylor. Featured artists include Gladys Nilsson, Birgit Skiold, Sister Mary Corita Kent, Yayoi Kusama, UNI art instructors and alumni as well as objects from UNI Special Collections. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday; noon to 5 p.m., Friday and Saturday; and by appointment. Please note, the Gallery will be closed Jan. 20th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Free and open to the public. The exhibition will continue March 23 – April 18 and April 27 – May 9.

Location: UNI Gallery of Art

Contact Information

Name: Darrell Taylor
Email: darrell.taylor@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-6134

Link to Event: "Empowered"

 
World War I : Lessons and Legacies

World War I : Lessons and Legacies

Wednesday, January 8, 2020 - 12:00 am to Saturday, February 15, 2020 - 12:00 am

Rod Library will have a special exhibition exploring how the lessons and legacies of World War I continue to affect the United States today. World War I: Lessons and Legacies is on view Jan. 6-Feb. 15. The poster exhibition is courtesy of the Smithsonian and The United States World War I Centennial Commission. UNI Museum and Special Collections & University Archives will display artifacts supporting the exhibit. 
 
At noon Wednesday, Jan. 22, Emily Machen, history department, will present "Warriors, Caregivers, and Patriots: Women's Experiences in the First World War" followed by a Special Collections and University Archives open house from 1 to 3 p.m. At noon Wednesday, Jan. 29, Thomas Connors, history department, will present "For the Fallen: Military Cemeteries of the Western Front." Both presentations will be in the ScholarSpace, 301 LIB. The exhibition is on the main floor of Rod Library.

Location: Rod Library, Learning Commons Exhibition Wall

Contact Information

Name: JulieAnn Beddow
Email: lib-prc@uni.edu
Phone: NA

Link to Event: Rod Library exhibit

 
2pm
Flash mob filming greeting for 5th Annual FIRST Robotics Competition Regional

Flash mob filming greeting for 5th Annual FIRST Robotics Competition Regional

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Help UNI celebrate five years of hosting the FIRST Robotics Competition Iowa Regional by participating in a flash-mob celebration message to FRC teams, filmed by a UNI drone. Wear purple; no high heels or dress shoes with black soles. Filming will be complete by 3 p.m.

Location: McLeod Center

Contact Information

Name: Marcy Seavey
Email: seavey@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-6253

Link to Event: FRC Iowa Regional

 
4pm
TPC Restoration and Management Seminar - Leland Searles

TPC Restoration and Management Seminar - Leland Searles

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 4:00 pm

Leland Searles, consultant and owner of Leeward Solutions, will be visiting as part of the 2020 Restoration and Management seminar series. He will present "Prairie Pothole Wetlands: Reconstructing Vegetation from Roadside Surveys." Refreshments will be served.

Location: Tallgrass Prairie Center, 2412 W. 27th Street, Cedar Falls

Contact Information

Name: Staci Mueller
Email: staci.mueller@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-3866

Link to Event: NA

 
7pm
Planetarium Show

Planetarium Show

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 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. Seating is limited; late arrivals will not be admitted. 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

 
8pm
Planetarium Show

Planetarium Show

Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 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. Seating is limited; late arrivals will not be admitted. 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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