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#	Article	Article Summary
1	Chemistry Teachers Update Workshop to take place at UNI	Attendees will learn the chemistry behind real-world applications and explore how to bring these ideas into their classrooms using inquiry-teaching approaches. They will take home inquiry-based activities they have tested during the workshop.
2	Great summer reads for kids Lazy summer days make great reading opportunities	Studies consistently show that children actually lose reading achievement during the summer months. "Encourage your children to read this summer," says Yolanda Hood, youth collection librarian and assistant professor. Tips included.
3	UNI School of Music's George Walker Society Ensemble to travel to Costa Rica	The group has been selected to participate in the Promising Young Artists of the 21st Century program and will perform at varius venues throughout the trip.
4	UNI students' first-year experience to serve as 'foundation of excellence' Campus group considering recommendations to improve all aspects of student	Successful integration, academically and socially, is important for a great start to college. In spring 2008, the College was selected to participate in a national higher education project, "Foundations of Excellence."
5	UNI summer orientation staff welcomes new students and parents	Sixteen students are spending a portion of their summer welcoming entering freshmen, transfer students, and their parents to the Summer Orientation session that begin June 5 for transfer students, and June 8 for incoming freshmen. Students listed.