General Education

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# Title Date Summary
101 What's Up
Northern Iowan 81:35, p.11
Meetings and activities planned; Faschingsfest will be held.
102 General education important
Northern Iowan 81:20, p.2
Has learned a lot from her general education class.
103 Planning for a decade of change
Northern Iowan 80:58, p.1
History of SCUP efforts to this point; list priorities for action; Rick Stinchfield offers extensive comments on the priorities.
104 Planning report recommends distinctive changes
UNI Century 12:3, p.1
SCUP makes recommendations based on survey results; President Curris reacts to recommendations.
105 Faculty express concerns
Northern Iowan 80:9, p.4
President Curris talks about general education, writing, and salaries in address to CHFA faculty.
106 Humanities I, II--some way of being
Alumnus 66:1, p.4
Celebrate thirtieth year of humanities program with luncheon; original and later faculty express views on importance of humanities; photo.
107 Scherzo
Northern Iowan 78:21, p.2
Student is upset with the General Education requirements.
108 'General education unbalanced'
Northern Iowan 77:2, p.2
Feels that the lack of emphasis on history, literature, philosophy, psychology, and sociology in the general education requirements hinders students overall knowledge.
109 Exam prompts additional writing
Northern Iowan 76:44, p.4
Barbara Lounsberry talks about the Writing Competency Exam and more generally about writing in the curriculum.
110 Get out of the mood for a lab experience?
Northern Iowan 76:43, p.1
Proposed lab requirement for gen ed has been delayed for further discussion and research by the Faculty Senate.
111 Get in the mood for lab experience
Northern Iowan 76:40, p.1
A lab requirement may be added to the general education program.
112 New GE course
Northern Iowan 76:21, p.4
The new general education course offered by the HPELS is Maternal and Infant Health.
113 Faculty adopts more structured gen ed program
UNI Century 7:1, p.7
Outline of new program to be implemented in Fall 1979; history of recent reform efforts.
114 Poll shows students $upport the Dome; political science class conducts survey
Northern Iowan 75:25, p.12
Students express opinions on general education, campus housing, the Dome, and national issues.
115 Thanks for the holiday
Northern Iowan 75:23, p.2
Editorial giving thanks for a few things at UNI.
116 Gen ed: old or new? Who takes which program
Northern Iowan 75:23, p.7
Registrar straightens out who takes which program.
117 "No cause for despair" with new G. E. program
Northern Iowan 75:17, p.2
Professor Reninger offers an ironic look at a way to save the general education program.
118 Only a fairy tale?
Northern Iowan 75:14, p.2
Editorial based on the mechanics behind the recent general education changes.
119 Prof agrees with general education criticism; says students had "late-arrived insight"
Northern Iowan 75:14, p.2
Professor Leander Brown believes the Student Senate's protests against the general education program came too late.
120 Student asks: "will program provide same general education to all students?"
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.2
UNI student questions the overall educational value of the newly adopted general education program.
121 General education passed; faculty approves proposal by 83 to 70 vote
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.1
Results of five years of research and study; last minute amendments defeated.
122 Student option
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.3
Currently enrolled students have the option of using the old or the new general education program.
123 UNISA president criticizes "slight changes" in new program as not being enough
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.2
Student body president believes that the general education program was not changed enough to be beneficial to the students.
124 Prof says faculty is not a respected body
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.2
Professor James Skaine believes the debate about the new general education program was improperly handled by the faculty.
125 After the vote: an analysis of the program; students, faculty, administrators give reactions
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.3
Concerns for low voter turnout and little change from previous program.
126 The new program--approved Monday by the faculty; goes into effect fall, 1979
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.3
Outline of the new general education program.
127 "Very disappointed" UNISA V-P questions validity of general education vote
Northern Iowan 75:13, p.2
UNISA vice president disappointed at faculty turnout for the vote on general education.
128 UNISA forms group to study general education
Northern Iowan 75:12, p.6
Also supports petition drive for SIIF.
129 How would the general education proposal affect students?
Northern Iowan 75:11, p.1
Students in school at the time of implementation could have choice of old or new system; outline of general education proposal now under consideration.
130 General education proposal: a "compromise program"?
Northern Iowan 75:11, p.2
Students believe the proposed general education program does not contain enough variety.
131 General education proposal still being debated; faculty met Monday to discuss; no decision made
Northern Iowan 75:11, p.1
Faculty vote down idea of director of general education; will continue debate later; photo.
132 The proposal--an outline of categories, courses
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.9
List of courses in the proposed general education program.
133 "Not much better" than the current program
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.9
Professor Fox would like longer, prescriptive program.
134 Program should be interdisciplinary?
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.9
Professor Abel believes it will be more difficult to introduce freshmen.
135 The history--g. e. revised several times in past
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.8
Brief history of general education changes in recent years.
136 General Education: what will the verdict be? Faculty meets to decide
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.8
137 It may not be perfect, but it is an improvement
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.2
Editorial based on upcoming faculty vote on the general education program.
138 Reader criticizes newspaper
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.2
Long-time reader criticizes the staff of newspaper for recent errors, but did like article on general education by Professor Brintnall.
139 Another look at G. E program from prof; chair committee explains proposal
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.3
Professor Metcalfe talks about the current proposal.
140 Student agrees with general education analysis
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.3
Student agrees with views previously expressed in newspaper on general education.
141 Grad courses offered in program?
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.5
Dean Morin does not believe that there should be courses that could be offered for graduate credit in the general education program.
142 V-P plans to keep low profile
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.8
Provost Martin does not take a position; believes general education is a faculty matter.
143 Proposal is a modification
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.8
Professor Jensen offers brief history of the proposal's development.
144 "A move in the right direction"
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.9
Dean McCollum believes that there may be too many categories and courses; also believes that the course selection will be increased even further if the program is approved.
145 Chair explains rules of meeting
Northern Iowan 75:9, p.8
Evelyn Wood explains how the meeting dealing with general education will be conducted
146 Social structure at UNI creates 'gen ed. trap'; prof tells one side of issue
Northern Iowan 75:7, p.3
Cause of "General Education trap" explored examining the faculty, students, and administrators; does not believe that many people have strong interest in the success of the program; photo.
147 Faculty to debate Gen. Ed. Program
Northern Iowan 75:5, p.11
Brief history of general education changes over the last forty years; current proposal has passed the Senate.
148 Gen. Ed. proposal: only a "cosmetic improvement?"
Northern Iowan 75:2, p.2
Current proposal for the general education program discussed.
149 No decision on Gen Ed; attempt to send to back to committee fails
Northern Iowan 74:56, p.5
Some are satisfied; others find serious fault.
150 Faculty Senate to consider new general education proposal again
Northern Iowan 74:53, p.8
Brief history of current proposal; text of proposal; photo.