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39. Northern Iowan. RodCon Celebrates Ten Years [article]
Get PDFCitation. Villatoro, J. (2025, April 9). RodCon celebrates ten years of pop-culture and comics. Northern Iowan, 8.https://scholarworks.uni.edu/lgbtq_projects/1039/thumbnail.jp
Censorship: Through an Iowan’s Eyes
Get PDFThis is a collection of creative work prefaced by an introduction, which gives an overview of the development of these pieces. The pieces contained in this thesis are comprised of various genres, including creative nonfiction, poetry, and short fiction
Chaos to Clarity: Using Calendly to Optimize Scheduling / Professional Resources
No full textIn higher education, the pressure to do more with less is a constant challenge. This session will introduce a free and easy-to-use technology—Calendly—that has enabled the UNI transfer Team to efficiently schedule over 1,000 appointments. With its user-friendly interface and robust features, we will discuss practical tips and best practices for using Calendly to its full potential, ensuring a seamless experience for all parties involved. This session will include a live demonstration of how to set up Calendly, including tips on syncing with calendar apps, managing availability, and creating personalized scheduling links. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to implement immediately within their teams with minimal effort and maximum impact
Food Insecurity in the Philippines
Get PDFOverconsumption and food waste in the United States have a major impact on food insecurity globally, including in the Philippines, due to the dependency of food production from these countries. The Philippines is a country currently devastated by food insecurity, leading to malnutrition and poverty because individuals are unable to meet their basic nutritional and economic needs. Currently, 44.7% of the population in the Philippines faces moderate to severe food insecurity, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, while the U.S. Department of Agriculture states that food waste is estimated at between 30-40 percent of the food supply in the United States. There are ways to abolish or mitigate this problem and the ripple effect it has on underdeveloped countries such as the Philippines. Therefore, this project aims to raise awareness to employ volunteerism among individuals in the U.S on appropriate food collection, thus consciously raising global advocates who partner with organizations that are currently moving towards abolishing this problem
The Schooling Experiences of Heritage Speakers in Iowa: In Their Own Words
Get PDFEnglish Language Abstract
The experiences of heritage speakers (i.e. people who grew up speaking Spanish) in Spanish classrooms in Iowa vary greatly. Heritage speakers have different academic needs, prior knowledge, and cultural backgrounds than those who are learning Spanish as a second language. Previous research discusses the academic benefits or disadvantages of mixing heritage speakers into classes with second language learners, however less research exists that discusses the feelings, thoughts, and perspectives of the heritage speakers themselves, especially in the Midwestern context. Through interviews with seven heritage speakers who studied Spanish in both high school and college, it came to light that many participants felt their Spanish did not improve in their high school classes and reported uncomfortable experiences with both teachers and peers. The findings of this project suggest that the educational system in Iowa often leaves heritage speakers to fall in the cracks, both academically and socially.
Spanish Language Abstract:
Mientras ya existen muchas investigaciones sobre lo que es efectivo o no efectivo en las clases de español para hablantes de herencia en los Estados Unidos, hay algunos huecos. No hay muchas investigaciones en el contexto del medio oeste, que tiene una demografía y una cultura única. También no hay muchas investigaciones que examinen los sentimientos de los hablantes de herencia en sí mismos. A través de entrevistas con preguntas abiertas, los sentimientos, los pensamientos y las perspectivas de siete hablantes de herencia que asistieron a escuelas secundarias en Iowa salieron a la luz. Centrándose en tres ideas principales — desarrollo de la lengua, experiencias con otros estudiantes, y relaciones con maestros y profesores — es aparente que los hablantes de herencia tenían experiencias más negativas en sus clases mezcladas en la escuela secundaria pero tenían más experiencias más positivas en una clase solo por hablantes de herencia en la universidad
100th Day of School Celebration on Centenarians
Get PDFLocal elementary schools in the Cedar Valley celebrate their 100th Day of School sometime during winter season. The purpose of this project was to provide students with an alternative 100th Day of School activity in order to promote more accurate portrayals of aging that are inclusive and free from negative portrayals of aging
Figure 006. Leptuca cumulanta
Get PDFAlt Text: Composite photograph of the Leptuca cumulanta fiddler crab which includes several black & white images of different views of the crab, a color photograph, and a distribution map.
Composite Image Description: Figure 6. Leptuca cumulanta (Crane, 1943). UNI 732. Collected: 30 July 2018, North Atlantic Ocean, Guyana, East Demerara, Pigeon Island (LBI), mud on canal and mangroves (6.81521, -58.06480). Space bar = 10mm. (A) Dorsal view. (B) Front view. (C) Inner cheliped. (D) Ocular view. (E) Ambulatory. (F) Color Photo. (G) Distribution Map (Finke 2024).
Species Description: Small species (width \u3c 16 mm). Carapace shiny, smooth and strongly convex but not cylindrical (Fig. 6A). Carapace length 64% width. Frontal region 26% carapace width (Fig. A,D). Eyestalks short and thick. Anterior lateral margins straight and parallel (Fig. 6A). Dactyl and pollex of cheliped about same length as manus (Fig. 6 B, C). Tubercles line gap, pollex lined fully with tubercles, serrate elevation near distal end. Fused tubercles forming larger tooth near mid-line of pollex. Proximal edge of dactyl with large tubercles. Tip of dactyl pointed down and over hanging pollex, gap large (Fig. 6B,C). Oblique ridge on inner cheliped for tubercle carina following front edge of carpal cavity (Fig. 6C). Walking legs without many setae (Fig. 6E). Merus width averages 43% length: female 49%, male 40%. Found in southern Caribbean and coast on South American south to the states of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (Fig. 6G). This may be an invasive species moving southward.https://scholarworks.uni.edu/fiddlercrabs/1001/thumbnail.jp