Computers

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# Title Date Summary
601 New library director ready to inform students
Northern Iowan 83:19, p.12
Profile of Barbara Jones; outline of her plans for the library; photo.
602 Student loans delayed
Northern Iowan 83:3, p.1
Yancy Beavers talks about the new procedures and eligibility.
603 UNI-developed software used in research plans
Northern Iowan 82:59, p.1
Professors Beykirch and Smaldino will use sign language software developed by Professor Honary.
604 After Dark program saves students time
Northern Iowan 82:55, p.15
Stan Lyle talks about the After Dark online searching service in the Library.
605 New computer doesn't open doors
Northern Iowan 82:48, p.5
UNI purchased a computer from Iowa State University in February for $360,000; installed at UNI February 15; Dale Hilliard talks about its capabilities.
606 Budget cuts hit word processing
Northern Iowan 82:48, p.1
Professor Albert Gilgen feels that the loss of the word processing center would lessen the productivity of professors on campus; center will probably be continued for one more year to help those whose work is tied up in the Lexitron system.
607 Smith to discuss privacy rights
Northern Iowan 82:48, p.5
Journalist Robert Ellis Smith will give a speech discussing the danger that computers can pose to a person's privacy.
608 Journalist Robert Ellis Smith to speak on 'Privacy and Computers' at UNI April 9
Public Relations News Release 1986:336, p.1
Robert Smith is one of the nation's foremost authorities on the dangers of computers and has been called the "Paul Revere of the Information Age;" he is both a journalist and an attorney; he publishes a monthly journal called "Privacy Journal".
609 Fee to fund computers
Northern Iowan 82:45, p.7
Academic Computing Services hopes to use student computer fee to set up student computer lab, upgrade the current central computer system, and use computers to aid in teacher education programs.
610 Computer fee will provide more opportunities
Northern Iowa Today 14:2, p.7
$20 per semester fee will begin in Fall 1986.
611 Computer policy needed
Northern Iowan 82:39, p.3
Union committee says UNISA needs use policy for computers before they can be made available to student organizations.
612 Cabinet considers computer purchase
Northern Iowan 82:33, p.1
University considering purchasing new mainframe.
613 Computer fee justified
Northern Iowan 82:32, p.1
University begins to plan for the use of the computer fee.
614 Student opinion questionnaire--computer facilities at UNI
Northern Iowan 82:30, p.12
Text of student survey of computer facilities.
615 New computers enhance UNISA productivity
Northern Iowan 82:29, p.1
Mike Hager maintains that the new computers make work more efficient; photo.
616 Regents approve computer fee, enrollment cap concept
Northern Iowan 82:28, p.3
$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.
617 More computer experience in UNI's revamped administrative management program
Public Relations News Release 1986:188, p.1
Professors are seeing that office workers need to be able to use technology in their daily lives so the program tries to incorporate more computer work, it also requires a writing course.
618 Senate to buy computers
Northern Iowan 82:25, p.7
Also asks RHA about last spring's election procedures.
619 UNISA considers purchase
Northern Iowan 82:22, p.1
Mike Hager talks about the needs and uses for a computer system in the student organization area.
620 Computer fee proposal outlined
Northern Iowan 82:21, p.1
Fee of $40 per year would bring in over $400,000; half would be used to establish a large general purpose lab; a quarter would be used to improve the Harris computer; and a quarter would be used for an education computer lab; students ask for guarantees.
621 Purchase considered
Northern Iowan 82:21, p.5
UNISA considers purchasing computer equipment; opposed Governor Branstad's higher education budget; asks for guarantees on spending of proposed student computer fee.
622 Computers' role in manufacturing: seminar to be held Friday
Northern Iowan 82:16, p.8
Seminar will look at computers in manufacturing processes.
623 Master's offered in computer applications in education
Northern Iowan 82:15, p.9
John Wedman talks about the new course of study.
624 Computer-assisted instruction implemented in School of Music
Northern Iowan 82:14, p.8
Lathon Jernigan comments at length on the benefits of computer-assisted instruction.
625 Regents defer action on student fee
Northern Iowan 82:14, p.1
Will be considered at next meeting.
626 Computerized accounting class to be offered
Northern Iowan 82:14, p.9
Ron Abraham talks about a new course in computerized accounting systems.
627 Curris proposes $20 per semester fee
Northern Iowan 82:13, p.1
The president will make the proposal to the Regents; student leaders object.
628 UNISA Senate opposes special fee
Northern Iowan 82:12, p.9
Passes resolution against imposition of computer fee.
629 Master's in computer education offered
Northern Iowan 82:9, p.4
David Duncan and Whitfield East talk about the purposes of and need for the new degree.
630 Waiting for a computer?
Northern Iowan 81:49, p.3
Speaks about the difficulties of having only 30 computers for 600 students; also does not like department's grading scales.
631 Untitled
Northern Iowan 81:41, p.6
Brian Walters, Paul Moore, Tom Gorton, and Steve Anyell work with Mind Probe computer; photo.
632 UNI to have Computer Science masters
Northern Iowan 81:37, p.6
Will offer master's degree in computer science education.
633 Computer recruitment has a long way to go
Northern Iowan 81:24, p.14
Jim Handorf speaks at length about the uses of computers in recruiting workers.
634 New computer class offered
Northern Iowan 81:19, p.6
A new course is being offered to acquaint communicative disorders students with software and microcomputers.
635 Computer crimes cause concern
Northern Iowan 81:14, p.1
David Duncan considers the potential for computer crime
636 Computerized food service
Northern Iowan 81:13, p.9
Kent Ruby talks about the changes in food service computer programming.
637 Department helps student/computer relations
Northern Iowan 81:11, p.11
Department of Business Education and Administrative Management becomes Department of Information Management; Linda Gammill talks about the curriculum.
638 Debuggers assist frustrated programmers
Northern Iowan 81:6, p.9
ACS formerly provided computer help but shortage of funds ended the program; Math and Computer Science Department now offers service.
639 Computer programs go national
Northern Iowan 81:2, p.8
Don Wiederanders talks about the products of the Microcomputer Curriculum Project.
640 UNI's budding Silicon Street
Alumnus 68:2, p.13
Mathematics Learning Center develops software; photo.
641 UNI receives computer programming contract
UNI Century 12:3, p.5
Burroughs awards School of Business $417,000.
642 Computer theft investigation continues
Northern Iowan 80:56, p.8
Rollin Evers believes that case may be resolved soon.
643 UNI awarded first grant in Burroughs research program
Northern Iowan 80:48, p.1
School of Business will receive $500,000 worth of Burroughs computer equipment; Dean Waller says that the school will develop programs to apply Interpretive Structural Management to Burroughs computers.
644 Stolen equipment recovered
Northern Iowan 80:47, p.1
Equipment recovered from series of recent thefts, mostly from the College of Natural Sciences; thieves may have had keys.
645 Gilchrist space revisions underway
Northern Iowan 80:43, p.1
Leland Thomson talks about the renovations that will affect the Scheduling Office, the Registrar, and the President's Office.
646 Computer telecourse offered
Northern Iowan 80:38, p.6
Telecourse will offer introduction to computers.
647 Computer Aids Health and Counseling Centers are improving services
Northern Iowan 80:36, p.3
Larry Routh talks about the benefits of the new computer.
648 Computers introduced
Northern Iowan 80:32, p.4
35 IMB PCs installed in Blanford Computer Center.
649 Library considering computers
Northern Iowan 80:29, p.8
Mr. Rod talks at length about the prospects for computers in libraries and especially about sharing resources with the University of Iowa and Iowa State University.
650 Library computers mean less search, more research
Alumnus 67:4, p.20
Library offers several kinds of on-line searching