Admissions Office and Policies

Displaying 201 - 250 of 323 in reverse chronological order

#	Title	Date	Summary
201	High school officials unhappy with requirement demands Northern Iowan 84:28, p.9	12/08/1987	Principals offer opinions; believe there may be some unfortunate side effects.
202	Faculty-Senate considers revision, improvement of mission statement Northern Iowan 84:11, p.6	10/02/1987	Also will consider foreign language graduation requirement.
203	Enrollment drops by 1.3 percent following new cap, requirements Northern Iowan 84:9, p.5	09/25/1987	Fall 1987 is 11,431; officials speculate on causes.
204	Admissions office provides various services to university Northern Iowan 84:7, p.12	09/18/1987	Nancie Handorf gives brief description of services.
205	UNI fall enrollment comes in under institution's new enrollment limitation Public Relations News Release 1987:38, p.1	09/15/1987	Robert Leahy and Jack Wielenga discuss the new enrollment guidelines placed on the university. Due to more strict admission standards, including raising the grade point requirement, the university saw a decrease of over one percent in transfer admissions.
206	Wright takes over in minority recruitment Northern Iowan 84:6, p.1	09/15/1987	Juanita Wright is coordinator of minority recruitment; photo.
207	University of Northern Iowa commitment to minority student recruitment enhanced with changes in admissions office Public Relations News Release 1987:22, p.1	09/02/1987	The position of coordinator of minority recruitment in the Office of Admissions is given to Juanita Wright. Wright is responsible for working in conjunction with the Financial Aids office to represent minority students.
208	Semester to start soon, best time for college bound high school juniors, seniors to arrange campus visits Public Relations News Release 1987:445, p.1	08/05/1987	Noreen Hermansen suggests high school students and incoming nontraditional students plan college tours as the new semester begins. Students should speak to a college admissions counselors from several schools to make a solid decision.
209	Enrollment cap is democratic Northern Iowan 83:35, p.2	02/06/1987	Supports a cap on enrollment.
210	UNI names recipients of prestigious Presidential Scholarships Public Relations News Release 1986:186, p.1	01/26/1987	The second set of high school seniors to receive the Presidential Scholarships was selected. The scholarships cover four years of tuition and living costs for the students. Includes a list of recipients with their hometowns.
211	UNI names recipients of prestigious Presidential & Merit scholarships Public Relations News Release 1986:135, p.1	12/16/1986	Four-year renewable Presidential and Merit scholarships were granted to one-hundred and twenty high school seniors. Students must have had an ACT score of twenty-eight, and been in the top tenth percent of their class. Includes a list of recipients.
212	Student expresses views in campus paper Northern Iowa Today 15:1, p.4	12/01/1986	Critical of legislature for not supporting UNI.
213	Enrollment cap gets mixed reviews from students Northern Iowa Today 15:1, p.4	12/01/1986	Sampling of student reactions to enrollment limitation; photo.
214	Limited resources prompt enrollment cap; admissions requirements tightened Northern Iowa Today 15:1, p.1	12/01/1986	Justification for limiting enrollment; table of UNI-required high school preparation.
215	Enrollment cap: a difficult choice Northern Iowa Today 15:1, p.2	12/01/1986	Justification for enrollment limitation; photo.
216	Administrators strive to explain cap accurately, thoroughly Northern Iowa Today 15:1, p.3	12/01/1986	Description of public relations associated with enrollment limitation.
217	Cap means accessible faculty; tightened suspension standards Northern Iowa Today 15:1, p.3	12/01/1986	Administrators state that enrollment limitation will allow for appropriate student/faculty ratio; suspension rules will be stricter.
218	Enrollment cap effects explained Northern Iowan 83:21, p.1	11/07/1986	Jack Wielenga talks about the effects of the cap; some non-traditional students still have concerns.
219	Preparation is key to success Northern Iowan 83:12, p.7	10/07/1986	Jack Wielenga talks about shifting admissions standards and their effects.
220	Enrollment cap ad spurs gubernatorial response Northern Iowan 83:12, p.1	10/07/1986	Governor Branstad believes money spent on ads in local newspapers were misleading.
221	Cap hurts 'non-traditionals' Northern Iowan 83:11, p.2	10/03/1986	Expresses concern with the enrollment cap.
222	Quality should rise Northern Iowan 83:10, p.2	09/30/1986	Feels students should come to UNI with a better preparation for advanced courses.
223	Cap to better UNI Northern Iowan 83:10, p.3	09/30/1986	Supports the enrollment cap.
224	Legislature to blame Northern Iowan 83:9, p.2	09/26/1986	Discusses some possible causes of the recent enrollment cap.
225	What do you think of the enrollment cap? Northern Iowan 83:8, p.6	09/23/1986	Students respond to the question "What do you think of the enrollment cap?"; photo.
226	Regents approve enrollment cap Northern Iowan 83:8, p.1	09/23/1986	UNI may limit enrollment to 11,500 and establish core of high school courses to meet that level.
227	Cap unfortunate Northern Iowan 83:8, p.2	09/23/1986	Feels the new enrollment cap is an unfortunate necessity.
228	Regents cap enrollment for UNI Northern Iowan 83:7, p.1	09/19/1986	Approve limit of 11,500 with no more than 10% from bottom half of high school class.
229	Admission denials are increased; UNI reaches record enrollment Northern Iowan 83:6, p.8	09/16/1986	Fall 1986 enrollment is 11,540; 653 denied admission this year compared with 421 last year.
230	UNI admissions may tighten Northern Iowan 83:3, p.4	09/05/1986	Bob Leahy comments on possible changing standards; nearly automatic admission may be shifted from upper half of high school class to upper third.
231	No action taken on enrollment cap Northern Iowan 82:62, p.1	07/25/1986	Architects selected for Business Building; approve majors in computer information systems, computer science, and public administration; approve Bachelor of Technology in energy and power technology; ROTC program will continue.
232	New admission policy proposal is pending Northern Iowan 82:57, p.5	06/13/1986	A look at the new proposed rules.
233	Admission criteria altered Northern Iowan 82:43, p.1	03/14/1986	University aims to admit students who are likely to succeed; Grace Ann Hovet addresses the Senate on the subject of improving the strength of students' academic preparation..
234	Budget cuts and enrollment increases force admissions limit Northern Iowa Today 14:2, p.1	03/01/1986	Committee studying enrollment limitations to meet financial problems.
235	Regents approve computer fee, enrollment cap concept Northern Iowan 82:28, p.3	01/21/1986	$20 per semester fee approved; gives permission to UNI to consider enrollment cap; ElVon Warner to be acting dean of School of Business; David Walker to be acting head of History; approve tuition rates.
236	Regents approve UNI ceiling on enrollment in principle Alumnus 70:4, p.7	01/01/1986	First overall admissions restriction to be approved.
237	Enrollment cap proposed Northern Iowan 82:27, p.1	12/13/1985	Will take proposal to Regents; if approved, the proposal will come back to campus for development.
238	Realignment spurs public relations program Northern Iowa Today 13:3, p.2	06/01/1985	Alumni Services, Admissions, and Public Information Services will report to Rick Stinchfield to develop and implement public relations program.
239	Calhoun named acting director of alumni services Northern Iowan 81:40, p.5	03/05/1985	William Calhoun will be acting director of alumni services and development; Rick Stinchfield will be responsible for admissions, alumni services and development, and public information services as part of long range plan.
240	Alumni help attract new students Northern Iowa Today 13:2, p.6	03/01/1985	Alumni will visit with prospective students and their parents around the state.
241	New requirements are working Northern Iowa Today 13:2, p.3	03/01/1985	73% of entering freshmen meet stiffer math and English requirements.
242	ACT scores rising Northern Iowan 81:21, p.4	11/16/1984	Reginald Green talks about the trend.
243	UNI admission standards higher this fall Northern Iowan 81:6, p.1	09/21/1984	Jack Wielenga talks at length about the raised standards and their purpose.
244	Admissions recommendations become effective fall semester Northern Iowan 80:44, p.1	03/20/1984	Admissions staff talk about raised admission requirements.
245	UNI admissions office overcomes "no-shows" Northern Iowan 80:42, p.1	03/06/1984	Admissions staff talk about problems caused by those accept admission to UNI, but who then do not actually enroll.
246	Eight departments undergo comprehensive review UNI Century 12:1, p.6	12/01/1983	Parts of Division of Student Services scheduled for review.
247	Faculty Senate stiffens admission standards Northern Iowan 79:56, p.1	06/17/1983	New students should have more English and math classes; ACT scores may be considered if coursework is weak.
248	A new phase in UNI's evolution Northern Iowan 79:55, p.2	06/10/1983	UNI is undergoing many changes; looking forward to new president, upgrade in admissions standards, stability in EOP, and changes in athletics..
249	New admissions requirements will stress English and math Alumnus 66:3, p.18	09/01/1982	Rationale for changes in admissions standards; photo.
250	Admission requirements to be toughened up Northern Iowan 78:60, p.1	07/09/1982	Phil Patton talks about trends in admission standards and possible directions for UNI.