Diversity Events at UIU
March 21, 2012 - 3:30 p.m., Student Center Ballroom, Fayette campus
Dr. Andrea-Teresa Arenas to speak for Women's History Month. For more information, click here.
February 26, 2012 - 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., Student Center, Ballroom B, Fayette campus
Pastor Charles Wright
February 23, 2012 - 6:00-9:00 p.m., Student Center, Fayette campus
Big Dream Gathering.
February 22, 2012 - 7:00-8:00 p.m., LA Auditorium, Fayette campus
Presentation by Lisa Guinn and Tom Jorsch, UIU Faculty Members.
February 19, 2012 - 6:00-7:00 p.m., Student Center, Fayette campus
Presentation by Beta Phi Omega
January 16, 2012 - 3:15 p.m., Andres Center, Fayette campus
Martin Luther King Celebration.
January 3, 2012 - 3:30 p.m., Student Center Ballroom, Fayette campus
MLK Day Celebration: Presentation by Dr. Dwight C. Watson, dean of the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa. Watson earned his B.A. and M.Ed. in elementary education from the University of South Carolina and his Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in reading and writing literacy from North Carolina State University. His current research interests are curriculum integration, children's literature, and conflict resolution, and he conducts numerous local, state, national, and international workshops on his research interests as well as other areas of reading and writing literacy. Watson taught elementary and middle grades for ten years in Raleigh, N.C. and Sumter, S.C.; taught on the university level for seven years as an assistant and associate professor of education and the director of elementary programs at Campbell University in Buies Creek, N.C.; has been a central office administrator for a large, urban district; and served as the language arts program director, supervising the language arts, reading, and writing curriculum and staff development for 64 elementary schools, as well as orchestrated programs for Title I and Reading Recovery before teaching at the university level as a professor at several colleges.
November 9, 2011 - 7:00 p.m., Student Center Ballroom, Fayette campus
LGBT Night: Presentation by Troy Price, executive director of One Iowa. Troy is a native of Durant, Iowa and has spent his career bettering the lives of Iowans. Troy is a graduate of the University of Iowa where he earned his degree in Political Science. With a solid political career thus far and his efforts as a communications director during the flood of 2008, Troy will be sharing his experiences with us and speaking on the topic of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) related issues.
This event is sponsored by The Love Club and the Cultural Experiences Committee, and we welcome the entire UIU community to join us for this special presentation.
