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| 1 | Green Iowa AmeriCorps provides 40,000 hours of service to two of Iowa's flood-distressed counties; A public update is scheduled for March 12 | The update will be at the Cedar Falls Public Library. Green Iowa AmeriCorps, housed within the Center for Energy and Environmental Education, is part of AmeriCorps, which provides thousands of Americans of all ages and backgrounds with education awards. |
| 2 | Nature as nurturer: UNI assistant professor uses animals, outdoors as gateway to education and mental health | This year, the U. S. Department of Education included environmental literacy under its "Well-Rounded Education" budget initiative, reaping praise from the No Child Left Inside Coalition. Each year, Linda Nebbe teaches a course called Animal Camp. |
| 3 | Register now for UNI's negotiating, Resolving Conflict and Decision Making Certificate Program for business professionals; Enrollment deadline is Marc | The program is designed to equip people and develop their confidence to handle disputes, resolve conflict and make better business decisions. The program is geared toward individuals who manage people or projects. |
| 4 | UNI Continuing and Distance Education to offer Master of Arts in Instructional Technology degree at a distance | Graduates of the program will be prepared for a variety of educational positions, including instructional technology coordinator, educational technology center staff, teacher, special education media specialist, Area Education Agency specialist and more. |
| 5 | UNI continuing and Distance education to offer Masters in Public Policy degree at a distance | The M.P.P. program is a professional, interdisciplinary degree designed to provide a unique combination of skills for professionals in public and non-profit sectors, including the politics and economics of public policy, as well as analytical skills. |
| 6 | UNI's Tallgrass Prairie Center to hold third seminar in natural resource research and management series | Christopher Barber will discuss his research that explores improving seedling establishment in native prairies. He will present "Early Tallgrass Prairie Reconstruction Establishment using Micronutrient and Mycorrhizal Inoculant on Native Seeds." |