Orava Project

Displaying 1 - 26 of 26 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
1 Burmese teacher training program
Northern Iowa Today 92:1, p.5
A look at the work of Professors Jeannie Steele and Kurt Meredith in training teachers in other countries; photo.
2 Grant funds UNI educational democracy program in Central and Eastern Europe
Northern Iowa Today 86:1, p.17
Orava Project receives $272,000 from USAID.
3 National grant helps UNI spread educational democracy
Northern Iowan 98:11, p.4
UNI Educational Democracy Program will help teachers in former communist countries learn to teach democratic ideas.
4 Grant funds UNI educational democracy program in Central and Eastern Europe
Public Relations News Release 2001:110, p.1
UNI's Orava Project received $272,000 from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
5 Matthew Kollasch
Campus News Network 10:17, p.
Matthew Kollasch presented paper on Slovakia in Cedar Rapids.
6 UNI professors have made a major impact on education in Slovakia
Public Relations News Release 1998:278, p.1
Professors Kurt Meredith and Jeannie Steele moved to Slovakia five years ago to help the Slovakian school system.
7 Orava Project expands across Europe and Asia
Campus News Network 9:13, p.1
Instructors from U. S., Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom are volunteering to help UNI with the Orava Project in Slovakia; the Reading Writing for Critical Thinking component has spread throughout Asia and Europe.
8 UNI receives $2 million grant to continue democratization of Slovakia's educational system
Campus News Network 7:4, p.1
USAID grant will spread work over wider area of Slovakia.
9 UNI receives largest grant ever
Northern Iowan 93:8, p.2
UNI received $2 million grant to help democratize education in Slovakia; project is named the Orava Project.
10 University of Northern Iowa receives $2 million grant to continue democratization of Slovakia's educational system
Public Relations News Release 1996:65, p.1
The grant is to help with the Orava Project, which is directed by Kurt Meredith and Jeannie Steele.
11 Slovakian education on the lunch menu
Campus News Network 6:16, p.3
Brown Bag Lunch April 25 will feature Slovakian delegation.
12 Kurt Meredith and Jeannie Steele
Campus News Network 6:13, p.
Received a technology expansion grant to expand computer capacity and E-mail services to schools in the Orava region.
13 Slovakia: from freedom learn
Campus News Network 6:9, p.1
Jeannie Steele and Kurt Meredith are co-directors of Orava Project to democratize Slovakian education.
14 College of Education receives prestigious award
Northern Iowa Today 79:2, p.20
AACTE gives 1995-1996 Distinguished Award in International Education.
15 UNI and the Orava Project; how do you teach democracy?
Northern Iowa Today 79:2, p.2
Extensive history of Orava Project effort to teach democracy in Slovakia; photo.
16 Jeannie Steele and Kurt Meredith
Campus News Network 5:18, p.
Will receive grant from U. S. Information Agency to support Orava Project.
17 Slovak educators visit area
Campus News Network 5:17, p.2
Twelve Slovakian elementary teachers are visiting UNI as part of Orava Project; photo.
18 UNI is not just for Iowans any more
Northern Iowa Today 78:1, p.11
UNI faculty and staff offer help to people around the world.
19 UNI professors aid Slovakia; Steele, Meredith help restructure Slovakian education system
Northern Iowan 90:49, p.1
Orava Project works on teaching democratic traditions in Slovakia with $1 million AID grant; photo.
20 UNI receives grant to help restructure education system
Northern Edition 2:10, p.4
UNI receives $1 million grant to assist in Slovakia; pilot project will focus on Orava region.
21 UNI receives $1 million grant to help Slovakia restructure educational system
Campus News Network 4:15, p.1
USAID has agreed to provide money in FYs 1994 and 1995 to help fund second phase.
22 Establishing an ethic of democracy; Northern Iowa receives $1 million to restructure Slovak education
Northern Iowa Today 22:1, p.1
USAID grant will support educational system change in Slovakia; outline of grant program; photo.
23 John Smith
Campus News Network 3:20, p.4
Returns from work on Orava Project in Slovakia.
24 Slovakian education turns to democracy with help of UNI
Northern Iowan 89:55, p.1
Three Slovakians visit UNI as part of Orava Project;
25 UNI faculty, programs have global impact
Northern Iowa Today 21:1, p.
Survey of work in Slovakia, Bulgaria, and China
26 UNI helps rebuild education system in Eastern Europe: after Communism in Czechoslovakia falls
Northern Iowan 88:51, p.9
Description of project which is assisting Czechoslovakia.