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| 1 | Art workshop for children to begin Tuesday (Oct. 17) on University of Northern Iowa campus. | Area children, budding artists in grades four through eight, will have an opportunity to develop their artistic skills beyond the basic coloring book this fall by enrolling in one of three workshops in painting, drawing and art crafts. |
| 2 | KUNI director joins delegation of Iowa regional opinion leaders in visiting Japan. | Asia Foundation will fund a two-week visit to Japan. Doug Vernier will be part of a delegation of leaders to get a feeling on a variety of issues. The Iowa delegation members discussed issues of trade, agricultural unions, business leaders and others. |
| 3 | KUNI/KHKE/KUNY director joins Iowa delegation to Japan. | Doug Vernier and his wife Gayle visited a UNI graduate in Japan recently. The Verniers were members of the Iowa Regional Opinion Leaders delegation to Japan, sponsored by the Asia Foundation to promote intercultural understanding. |
| 4 | KUNI/KHKE/KUNY director joins Iowa delegation to Japan. | Member of the "Iowa Regional Opinion Leaders" delegation to Japan visited a Japanese rice farm during their two-week trip. |
| 5 | Math teacher at Price Lab school receives national recognition. | Earl Ockenga, recently received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Ockenga, who has taught at the Lab School for 12 years will travel to Washington D.C., the week of Oct. 23 for the Presidential Awardees program. |
| 6 | Price lab school math instructor receives national recognition. | Earl Ockenga, recently received a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. He was chosen from among six candidates in the State of Iowa for the award. |
| 7 | University of Northern Iowa homecoming volksmarch, Oct. 22. | Volkssporting literally means "sport of the people," and is a family-oriented activity. This third annual Homecoming Volksmarch , sponsored by the UNI "Panther Trackers" Volksport Club is a non-competitive walk around and through the UNI campus. |
| 8 | University of Northern Iowa implements "progressive" steps to eliminate chance of water contamination from power plant coal pile. | UNI has increased the size of the runoff retention basins near its power plant coal piles, and hired a professional consulting firm to recommend further steps, in an effort to eliminate any chance of coal pile runoff entering area drainage systems. |