Iowa Board of Regents Efficiency and Transformation Study

Departmental Information Regarding Academic Programs

College of Education

2013-14

Program Achi evements

32. Special Activities, events, and collaborations

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY & FOUNDATIONS

MAE-PDT (online version): Completely online

Professional Development for Teachers (Cohort-based & Face-to-Face): Most members of our 2011 Cohort graduated; the rest will be graduating this May (2014). The Cohort-based version of our program was done in collaboration with a number of departments within the college and one outside the college. Within the college, the closest collaboration was with the Educational Leadership Department as the cohort was pursuing a teacher-leader focus. We also collaborated with the Departments of Special Education & Curriculum & Instruction. From outside the College, we collaborated with the Mathematics Department. The collaboration was in the form of content-area course development and teaching as well as sharing the responsibility of chairing Master papers.

Ed. S. in School Psychology (and MAE in Educational Psychology with Context and Techniques of Assessment Emphasis. The School Psychology program is a two-degree program): A. All three core faculty and five current students presented at the National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention in February 2014. The citations follow with faculty and student names in bold:

Clopton, K. L., Palomares, R., & Hodges, T. (2014, February). Supporting the resilience of military families. Paper presented at the 2014 National Association of School Psychologists Convention.

Clopton, K. L., Wagner, M. J., Schmitz, S. L., & Skaar, N. (2014, February). A university-school partnership using the professional development school model. Poster presented at the 2014 National Association of School Psychologists Convention.

Ford, L., & Clopton, K. (2014, February). Engaging ways to communicate assessment findings with schools and families. Mini-skills session presented at the 2014 National Association of School Psychologists Convention.

Schmitz, S. L., Ford, L., Clopton, K. L., Bowers, A., Lisaingo, S., Dymtro, D., & Lee, A. (2014, February). Sharing the student voice: Student perspective on assessment and identification. Symposium presented at the 2014 National Association of School Psychologists Convention.

Woolf, S. E., Skaar, N., Kuffel, J., Merk, J., Stumme, J., & Waterman, J. (2014, February). Conducting video self-modeling interventions in schools. Mini-skills session presented at the 2014 National Association of School Psychologists Convention.

Woolf, S., & Skaar, N. (2014, February). Video self-modeling: A school based intervention for childhood anxiety. Poster presented at the 2014 National Association of School Psychologists Convention.

Faculty provide professional development to local school districts and AEAs. During the current school year, one faculty member provided training to elementary special education teachers about an evidence-based academic and behavior intervention; C. A faculty member serves as a graduate program reviewer for the National Association of School Psychologists.D. School Psychology faculty serve as reviewers for School Psychology Review, Trainers’ Forum, and the Best Practice in School Psychology series. Faculty have also served as invited reviewers for the Journal of Applied School Psychology and the Journal for Research in Rural Education. Faculty also review convention proposals for the National Association of School Psychologists.; E. A faculty member and a current student were invited to do a podcast about Video Self Modeling for the National Association of School Psychologists.; F. The School Psychology program has a partnership with Highland Elementary (Waterloo Schools). First year students and one faculty member spend one day a week during the spring working in classrooms (approximately 75 hours per person).; G. The School Psychology program partners with the AEAs for student practicum experiences. ; H. A faculty member serves on the Iowa School Psychologists Association Board.; I. A faculty member serves as the chair of a working group developing training modules for working with military-connected children in the State of Iowa. She also collaborates with the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) and will be part of a working group developing a plan for addressing the academic needs of military-connected children through the year 2020 in the areas of policy, advocacy and academic access and opportunity. MCEC has also invited the faculty member to write for their magazine. References follow.Clopton, K. (2014). The University of Northern Iowa College of Education’s efforts to support military-connected students. On the Move, 8(1), 50-51.Clopton, K. (2013). A class act for Iowa’s military-connected children: Iowa’s

Living in the New Normal Public Engagement. On the Move, 7(2), 49.

J. Current practitioners serve as reviewers with faculty for Ed.S. comprehensive exams.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP & POSTSECONDAY EDUCATION

Postsecondary Education: Alumni networking event held March 8, 2014 in connection with women’s basketball game. Leaders on the university campus assist through their participation as advisors, adjuncts and support service professionals.

Superintendent Preparation Program: Collaborations and Special Activities for 2013-14 include the following

Iowa School Board Association (IASB) – The Ultimate School Board Meeting is scheduled for each cohort in the summer of their second year in the program. The IASB office staff provides members to act as board members in a simulation of a board meeting. Each of the agenda items are actual items that have taken place in Iowa and all are very emotional or technical. Each student must do all the homework prior to acting as the superintendent for this one agenda item. Community members and specialists are elicited to attend the meeting to further add to the actual experience making it the best simulation or real life situation as we possibly can. This event has been covered by The Courier.

Iowa School Finance Information Services (ISFIS) – This group actually works with our students in the area of school finance and policy. Representatives are brought into classes via Adobe Connect and instruct as well as are on speed dial for our students as they begin looking for superintendent positions.

Iowa School Finance and Leadership Consortium (ISFLC) – Our students attend this conference in December or February as part of their course assigned internship for School Finance.

Jester Insurance Company – 98% of all Iowa Schools are insured by Employers Mutual Insurance Company (EMC). To make sure that all our graduates from our program clearly understand the significance of this type of insurance, Jester Insurance Company who oversees all the agents for EMC works closely with our cohorts.

School Administrators of Iowa (SAI)-SAI plays an important role in our program as a resource throughout the two years. This includes legal advice, programming. Trends, and conferences.

McRel – We are one of the few universities to have a partnership with McRel and use their materials in some of our courses.

DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Special Education Graduate: We are in the process of reinstating the Special Education Consultation Program, which has been inoperative for approximately nine years.

Special Education—graduate: We are in the process of reinstating the Special Education Consultation Program, which has been inoperative for approximately nine years.

We are collaborating with the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership to offer a special education thread in the EdD programs. This thread is described as:

Thread: Special Education

Research topics will emphasize inquiry on evidence-based pedagogy; administrative and organizational practices; special education administration skills and dispositions; special education law; inclusion; research/evaluation methodologies; improving the academic and functional outcomes for children with disabilities; and improving the productivity and outcomes from local education agencies.

DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

Early Childhood: UNI African-American Read-In; Conference on African-American Children and Families; Multicultural Teaching Alliance Conference; UNI Early Childhood Higher Education Summit

We are collaborating with the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Leadership to offer a special education thread in the EdD programs. This thread is described as:

Thread: Special Education

Research topics will emphasize inquiry on evidence-based pedagogy; administrative and organizational practices; special education administration skills and dispositions; special education law; inclusion; research/evaluation methodologies; improving the academic and functional outcomes for children with disabilities; and improving the productivity and outcomes from local education agencies.

Elementary Education: Art from the Heart/Art for El Salvador Program to fund construction of a school in El SalvadorUNI African-American Read-InConference on African-American Children and FamiliesMulticultural Teaching Alliance ConferenceUNI-SAMLE Middle School Leadership Conference

Instructional Technology: ITEC Eastern Region Student Technology Fair

Literacy Education: Elementary Literacy Conference; UNI African-American Read-In

School Library Science: UNI African-American Read-In

SCHOOL OF HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION & LEISURE SERVICES

Health Performance and Education: In addition to an award winning faculty in the areas of education and applied research activities, the HPE faculty are dedicated to serving students and the surrounding community and State. The HPE faculty are involved in many outreach, community engagement, and service activities. In a majority of these situations students are involved as either paid interns (through Centers such as the RRTTC or the Iowa Center on Health Disparities) as students taking academic credit working with an individual faculty member (FRED Cart) or as volunteers. (the HPE, Health Science Club).

The Division of Health Promotion and Education is one of the most productive academic units in the state for its size, and specializes in community service and engagement. It provides a significant level of community service and professional engagement to the state of Iowa, as well as to organizations throughout the United States and abroad.

RRTTC the Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center, is the State of Iowa’s and UNI’s only Regents center focused on interdisciplinary research, education and outreach center serving Regents universities, researchers and

students, Iowa citizens, business and industry. Its projects involve education, outreach, and research activities focusing on economic approaches to solving solid waste problems, providing research and technical assistance on public health concerns as they relate to waste concerns and serving the community with environmental education and outreach programs designed to explore and strengthen community environmental resiliency. RRTTC’s activities and impacts since the begging of 2013:

o February 11, 2013—Build Green Film Screening - In a refreshing hour, Build Green shows how by taking advantage of the sun, the wind, and the rain, as well as dirt, straw and waste, homeowners and developers can reduce their personal contribution to climate change by building structures that are healthier for the occupants, economical to run and even fun to live in. Several community members and UNI students attended this film and participated in a short discussion.

o February 11, 2013—UNI Day at Iowa Capitol - The RRTTC traveled to Des Moines for the first UNI Day from 1-3 PM at the Iowa Capitol. The event highlighted UNI programs and informed legislators on the important outreach and educational programs and activities the RRTTC provides for the local community and university.

o February 1-March 1, 2013—Earth Week Photo Contest - The RRTTC held its first ever Earth Week Photo Contest and engaged with more than 20 UNI students, faculty and staff members. Amateur photographs and those with a photography hobby were invited to submit up to two photos pertaining to Earth Week (landscape, wildlife, nature, etc.) 35 photographs were submitted for the contest and a write-up was included in the Northern Iowa.

o March 11, 2013—Reinventing The World Film Screening - Approximately 10 people attended this three-part series of documentaries with host Des Kennedy. Sponsored in part by The Healthy Cedar Valley Coalition, audience members were able to look at some of the biggest challenges facing us today-work and time, food and urban sustainability and how innovative thinkers and doers form the famous to the obscure, are coming up with some of the ways of getting us from there to here.

o March 26, 2013—Earth Week Photo Contest Unveiling & Earth Week Presentation - Twenty Earth Week Photo Contest submissions were selected as features at a Photo Contest Reception with appetizers and a gallery showing in the Maucker Union State Room. Three photos were chosen to receive a $25 cash prize. Following the photography unveiling, graduate student and Tallgrass Prairie Center affiliate Ben Hoksch,

offered a presentation detailing his six months of travel on the Mississippi River. Approximately 30 people attended the “My Mississippi Dream: Saltwater or Bust” presentation.

o April 12-13, 2013—Sustainability Dialogue & Action: Academia & Community Looking to the Future - The RRTTC served as one of the main event sponsors for the first Sustainability Dialogue & Action Conference event held on the UNI campus. The conference drew 214 total attendees to breakout sessions featuring successful business owners, members of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as well as presentations from Cool Congregations and the Healthy Cedar Valley Coalition. Sixty-two students from colleges such as UNI, Luther, Wartburg, Iowa State and the University of Iowa attended the event. Thirty-six faculty/staff and 46 community members also attended. Three keynote speakers were featured at the event including urban revitalization strategist Majora Carter, educator and author Andres Edwards and American Indian activist Winona LaDuke. 165 people attended Major Carter’s talk at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on Friday evening. 92 participated in the presentation from Andres Edwards and 95 attended the talk from Winona LaDuke.

o April 15, 2013—So Right So Smart Film Screening - Approximately 10 people attending a screening of So Right So Smart held in the CEEE Auditorium. This film profiles companies on the cutting edge of more sustainable business practices who are proving that being environmentally friendly is both good for the earth and good for business. The primary focus of the film is a behind-the-scenes look at the transformation of Interface Inc., a global carpet manufacturer led by Ray Anderson, one of the early pioneers of green business practices.

o April 22, 2013—UNI Earth Day Celebration - Thirty booths participated in the 2013 UNI Earth Day Celebration held on April 22 in the Maucker Union Courtyard. Booths included the Service and Leadership Council, Green Iowa AmeriCorps, Department of Residence and Dining Services, Cedar Falls Blue Zones and the Student Nature Society among many others. Several hundred UNI students, faculty and staff visited with the booths, played games and learned about environmental projects and sustainability efforts.

o April 22, 2013—Earth Day Yoga Event - Seventeen UNI students participated in a free yoga session in honor of Earth Week at UNI.

Sponsored by the Wellness and Recreation Services, participants received free RRTTC water bottles and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon.

o April 23, 2013—Earth Week Campus Cleanup - The Volunteer Tuesday’s group partnered with the RRTTC and organized 40 volunteers to assist with clearing trash for nearly 8 blocks on the Dry Run Creek bed. The event was a huge success and volunteers cleared enough trash to fill eight 55-gallon trash bags.

o April 23, 2013—Earth Week “Chew N’ View” Film Screening - Twenty individuals (community members and students) attended a screening of The Clean Bin Project held in honor of Earth Week. Viewers were treated to pizza and learned about how one couple lived nearly waste free for an entire year. A discussion was facilitated on ways to cut down on our own waste with small tips and tricks.

o April 24—Earth Week Ride the Trails Bike Ride - Approximately 30 individuals turned out for a group bike ride on local trails in honor of Earth Week. The event, sponsored in part by the Cedar Valley Cyclists, drew both community members and UNI students who enjoyed a 15 mile bike ride in support of alternative transportation.

o April 25—Earth Week Bean Bag Toss Tournament- Twenty-five UNI students registered in teams of two to participate in a bean bag toss tournament held outdoors in Lawther Field. Teams enjoyed the outdoors and competed in a single-elimination bracket style tournament. The RRTTC served a waste-free dinner as participants appreciated the nice spring weather and chose to unplug electronics and venture outdoors in honor of Earth Week.

o Summer 2013- Movies Under the Moon-RRTTC supported the Movies Under the Moon events during this summer. RRTTC provided recycling containers for movie goers as pop and water were being sold at the event. Family friendly movies were shown on June 7, June 21, July 12, July 26, August 10, and August 23. There was a total of 7,271 people in attendance over the summer.

o August 31, 2013—Waterloo Farmer’s Market HCVC Children’s Booth—Forty-five children participated in an activity led by RRTTC student staff members. Children were asked to observe a string of 160 plastic bottles representing the average number of bottles consumed by Americans per year. There were 136 clear bottles, representing the number of bottles thrown away, and 24 green bottles, representing the number of bottles

recycled each year by an average American. After sharing the statistics with children via a poster and word of mouth, children were invited to toss plastic bottles into the appropriate bin in order to earn prizes. Every child received a recycling button, and children who managed to get one or more bottles in the recycling bin received a drawstring bag.

o September, 2013—Lifelong University Classes-Class sessions were held each Wednesday night for a few hours including time spent in the garden at Creekside Harmony Garden learning how to grow produce with hands on activities. The evening also included lectures on typical food systems, alternative food systems; health and nutrition information on these food systems along with local food options. Time was also spent each night cooking foods from the garden and exploring different cultural foods. There were 10 adults from the community in the month long class.

o September 7, 2013—UNI Family Weekend—The RRTTC hosted a booth at the Schindler Education Center as a part of UNI Family Weekend. RRTTC staff and student employees visited with UNI students and their families about campus recycling options and activities to get involved with on campus. Around 150 parents and 75 students took a quiz about recycling, received a t-shirt, and learned more about the RRTTC while at the booth.

o September 11, 2013- Faculty Sustainability Coffee House- Eight faculty members came together in the CEEE Atrium to discuss sustainability and curriculum at UNI today over coffee and tea. They discussed doing a community outreach program involving readings, the imminent approval of the sustainability certificate, and creating a website for the sustainability scholarship.

o September 17, 2013—Farm Fresh Foods— Seventy eight seventh graders from Holmes Jr. High learned about local farm fresh food options and how to prepare healthy foods and snacks during FCS classes led by the RRTTC. Students had the opportunity to make “Cowboy Caviar” with produce picked from a local farm learning the connection between local produce and healthier living.

o September 24, 2013—Farm Fresh Foods— Forty seven ninth grader students from Holmes Jr. High learned about local farm fresh food options and how to prepare healthy foods and snacks during FCS classes led by the RRTTC. Students had the opportunity to make vegetable quesadillas with fresh salsa made with produce picked from a local farm learning the connection between local produce and healthier living.

o September 27, 2013- Reusable Mug Giveaway- With colder days ahead, the RRTTC had a booth at Maucker Union to help reduce disposable coffee cup waste by having a mug give away. Approximately 120 mugs were given away to UNI students, faculty and staff members who learned their sustainable mug habit could greatly help reduce daily waste. “Sustainability, one cup at a time” was the theme.

o October 5, 2013—Waterloo Farmer’s Market HCVC Children’s Booth— Twenty- two children participated in an activity led by RRTTC student staff members. Children were able to participate in a bracelet making activity for the environmental education project. Each bead color was associated with a subject such as chemicals, clean water, healthy food, and more. The children then had to choose which beads were good for people and the environment. The bracelet then served as reminder that we need to keep the environment healthy as well as ourselves.

o October 28, 2013—Symphony of the Soil Film Screening—The RRTTC, in conjunction with the HCVC, hosted a film screening of Symphony of the Soil. The film features human impact on the soil and the resulting impact on the environment as a whole. Fifty people attended, including students, faculty, and community members.

o November 11, 2013—The Price of Sand Film Screening—The RRTTC, in partnership with the HCVC, presented The Price of Sand, a film about the negative impacts of frac sand mining in the upper Midwest to an audience of 55 UNI and community members. Following the film, audience members participated in a discussion with Dr. Lynn Brant, Emeritus Professor of Geology, and Robert M. McKay, Geologist of the Iowa Geological and Water Survey.

o November 13, 2013- UNI Wetland Clean Up On a blustery Wednesday 24 people gathered at the the UNI Wetland challenged with the task of cleaning up the area after the football tailgating season. Groups made it across the wetland, across Hudson St, the tennis courts, and the nature area all the way to Merner Ave.

o November 14, 2013 UNI America Recycles Day Scavenger Hunt- To help showcase different sustainability efforts being implemented across the UNI campus, a scavenger hunt was created. Clues created lead participants to discover all the different and diverse ways UNI has embraced sustainability. 1 winner was awarded prizes for correctly answering the clues through digitally capturing their answers within 24hrs of receiving them.

o November 15, 2013 UNI America Recycles Day Give-A-Way- To celebrate America Recycles Day, RRTTC staff set up a booth a Maucker Union to give away reusable water bottles. 145 students received water bottles to reduce the number of plastic water bottles that end up in landfills. Students were informed about America Recycles Day and how they can use their new water bottle to make campus more sustainable.

o November 21, 2013 “Pandemic Preparedness” Fall Academic Conference Call-The RRTTC hosted a conference call on November 21, 2013 on “Pandemic Preparedness.” The call featured Laurie Garnett, and expert in global health systems and public health and its effects on foreign policy and national security.

o November 25, 2013-January 15, 2014—St. Jude’s Cards for Kids Collection

o For the third year, the RRTTC collected used greeting cards for the St. Jude's Ranch for Children. For the past two years, UNI students, faculty/staff and Cedar Valley residents donated approximately $1,300 worth of recycled greeting cards during the collection. St. Jude's Ranch for Children recycles used greeting cards and creates new holiday and greeting cards for any occasion. Recycled cards are sold in packs of 10 for $10 to support the children's hospital programs and services. The RRTTC collected 18 lbs of cards in 2014 totalling 1,371 card and raising more than $1,300 for the hospital

o December 2, 2013—The Great Squeeze Film Screening—The film The Great Squeeze was presented on December 2nd by the RRTTC in conjunction with the HCVC to an audience of 40 members. The film discusses the ecological and economic crisis that has developed from humanities dependence on cheap and abundant energy.

o December 4, 2013 – Craft, Plant and Reuse - The RRTTC held a plant and craft time for students in Maucker Union. To promote the reuse of items, the RRTTC gathered plates, bowls and teacups that were not being used so that the students could repurpose them by decorating with Sharpie marker. The UNI Botanical Center donated 60 small

succulents for students to plant in teacups and take to their dorms. About 50 students came through to help to reuse by either planting a succulent or decorating a dish.

o February 21, 2014- Virtual Sustainability Book Club Meeting - Histories of the Dustheap uses garbage, waste, and refuse to investigate the relationships between various systems--the local and the global, the

economic and the ecological, the historical and the contemporary--and shows how this most democratic reality produces identities, social relations, and policies. 10 faculty and staff, 15 community members, and 5 students join the UNI professor-led discussions with Adobe Connect or in person for 3 discussions. All discussions will be held both on-line via Adobe Connect and in WRC 252 at 3:30 p.m. The dates are as follows:

Overview discussion & Section I discussion - February 21 Section II discussion - March 25 Section III discussion - April 24

o February 24, 2014- UNI Day at the Capitol – The RRTTC staff traveled to the State Capitol in Des Moines to meet with 350 legislators and state employees. The RRTTC had a booth in the Capitol Rotunda displaying information about the RRTTC initiatives. Staff members interacted with legislators and state employees by having them take a sustainability quiz on the iPad. The RRTTC offered frisbees and coffee mugs as give-a-ways.

o March 4, 2014- RA Sustainability Presentation – The RRTTC gave a sustainability presentation during a house program for 12 students in Noehren Hall. This was the kick-off event to spread awareness about UNI’s sustainability initiatives to students living in residence halls. We discussed campus recycling, healthy eating habits, campus sustainability initiatives, and recreational activities available. The RRTTC provided chips and homemade salsa.

o March 10, 2014- Speaker Tom Wind – Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR): 10 faculty and staff and 15 community members joined us for this presentation to learn about Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENR). This relatively new technology was discovered in 1989 by two electrochemists at the University of Utah. A few determined scientists around the world continued this research to fully develop this technology with a few small companies who are on the verge of commercializing products that use this technology. This technology allows controlled fusion of hydrogen into helium in small modular reactors that can fit on a table top. The result is abundant thermal energy, with no radiation dangers, no radioactive byproducts, and no combustion of fossil fuels. The cost of the hydrogen, the necessary materials and the catalysts are but a small fraction of the cost of traditional fossil fuels.

RRTTC Running Total for Numbers of Iowan’s Served by Category during Reporting Period

Category Number

UNI Students 1,320

UNI Faculty & Staff 283

K-12 Students 388

K-12 Teachers 12

Community Members 9,178

Total 11,181

The Iowa Center on Health Disparities is the state’s leading academic organization devoted to providing training and technical assistance to state organizations and communities that are increasingly serving minority and immigrant clients. It was established in 2003 with start-up funding from the National Institutes of Health. The Center is 100% supported by grants and contracts from multiple state and local organizations, and receives no funding from the university. Its publications, trainings, community assessments, program evaluations, and other services have now reached more than 100,000 Iowans in all 99 counties of the state.

The Health Promotion and Education Division has professional partnerships for trainings, technical assistance, internship placements, and related professional services with several hundred organizations and communities throughout Iowa, the United States, and abroad. Within Iowa, some of its primary partners include the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Department of Public Safety, the Iowa Department of Human Services, the University of Iowa College of Public Health; the University of Iowa College of Medicine; the Iowa Department of Education, the Black Hawk County Health Department, the Iowa Office of Minority and Multicultural Health, the Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services, the Iowa Hospital Association, the Iowa Free Clinics Association, the Iowa Primary Care Association, and many other entities.

The HPE has also just innovated a new FRED (Food and Resource Education Demonstration Program) Cart. Food is central in our lives. Food is central in defining how we live, and is a large part of our cultural traditions. What family or community celebration is complete without foods specific to the celebration? Food is also a central physical necessity: the choices we make regarding food are a key component in our individual health status as providing young people with a platform from which they may thrive and learn. Food can be understood as both the cultural and physiological “glue” for our society as well as our bodies.

Finally, food is an intrinsically engaging and motivating topic of conversation and discussion. In the business world, cooking demonstrations and distributing food samples are both well-known and well utilized ways to promote products and create brand loyalty. So why are we not using food more often as an educational tool? Enhancing our health and wellbeing through entertaining and educational food demonstrations is a powerful and underutilized tool to improve health and wellbeing for individuals, families, and communities. While school and neighborhood gardens have become increasingly popular as hands-on ways to promote fruit and vegetable consumption, having the ability to conduct a safe and sanitary culinary experience requires either a commercial kitchen or a mobile cooking cart. A mobile cooking cart is essential in bringing food related experimental learning opportunities to the community. This program was just offered as an initial pilot at the Iowa Local Foods Fair conducted on Saturday, March 17th at the Grout Museum in Waterloo, IA. HPE Faculty member Dr. Diane Depken reached over 300 cedar valley residents with nutrition information and recipes utilizing eggs. We believe the FRED; Food & Resource Education Demonstration Program is an excellent way to promote, educate, and raise awareness regarding food.

Every year, the UNI Global Health Corps, a student organization housed within the Health Promotion Division, conducts community health missions around the world under faculty direction. Students regularly provide free health education services throughout Iowa, such as in community clinics with minority and low-income clients. They also participate in several health education missions internationally each year, such as to Kenya, Tanzania, Honduras, Nicaragua, India, Ghana, Indonesia, and other nations. In all the UNI Global Health Corps has trained approximately 500 students in the provision of culturally appropriate health education programming with nearly 50,000 at-risk, underserved clients in Iowa and abroad.

The HPE’s School Health Minor, is a very active area of the HPE program. The minor is most often taken as a dual track with PEMES majors in Physical Education teaching. School Health Education Minors helped Instructor Barb Bakker present at the Fall, 2013, Iowa Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance State Convention. Additionally, Secondary School Health Education Methods Students will attend the 9th Annual, Iowa Governor’s Conference on LGBTQ Youth on April 1, 2014. And 23 Secondary School Health Education Methods students were placed in 12 middle school and high school classrooms throughout the local metro and rural area for the Level III Teaching Experience.

Dr. Disa Cornish is a new faculty member that is developing an excellent foundation for collaboration working on several projects with colleagues at the UNI Center for Social and Behavioral Research, including the Community

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (CAPP) Grant Program Evaluation (funded by Iowa DHS; role: PI) and the Iowa Tobacco Cessation Program Evaluation (funded by the Iowa Department of Public Health; role: Co-I). In addition, Dr. Cornish collaborates with colleagues at the University of Iowa, most recently on research to explore the experiences of rural school food service directors implementing the new federal meal requirements (funded by the University of Iowa Prevention Research Center for Rural health; data collection complete and analysis ongoing). Undergraduate and graduate students are involved in all three of these projects, with responsibilities ranging from data entry and management to data collection, analysis, and report preparation.

Dr. Tom Davis has recently took six HPELS students for a one-week cultural exchange with Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China, November 15-23, 2013. All in-China expenses for the UNI delegation were paid by Zhejiang University. This cultural exchange was facilitated by the close relationship Dr. Thomas M. Davis, Professor of Health Promotion and Dr. Zhou Lijun, Associate Professor at Zhejiang University. Dr. Davis was a visiting professor at Zhejiang University in 2005.

Dr. Tom Davis is also active in encouraging students to attend the SOPHE annual conference and in assisting students in preparing for and competing in the annual, National Health Education Case Study Competition. And in April, 2013, four students (Jennifer Hackman, Laysa Shreve, Ryan Radloff, Corrine Russell-Hill) qualified to participate in the National Health Education Case Study Competition in Charlotte, NC. The UNI team won this national competition, which was the fourth time UNI has won this competition since 2006. Again, in March, 2014, three students (Ann Marie Horrigan, Kayleen Mahlstede, Carly Wolf) qualified to participate in the National Health Education Case Study Competition in Baltimore, MD. The UNI team placed 2nd this national competition.

Physical Education: 1). Worked with 20 Korean exchange undergraduate students came from Kyoungbook National University in South Korea in January, 2014.2). Research collaborations with Dr. Senlin Chen from Iowa State University and got an early investigator research grant from AAHPERD.Chen, S., Welk, G. J., Leech, J. R., & Hong, D. (2014). The “Switch PE” Curriculum: Feasibility and Effectiveness in Upper Elementary Schools. Granted to 2013-2014 AAHPERD Research Grant Program (Early Career Investigator, $5,000 Funded). Role: Co-I.

3). Collaborators: Cedar Falls Blue Zones Project4). Special Events: 2 Blue Zones Project Purpose Workshops offered on campus

5). Traveled to Portugal to present research (oral presentation) and moderator for an oral session at the European Pediatric Work Physiology Group in September 2013. 6). Hosted Hungarian colleagues from the Hungarian School Sport Federation (HSSF) for a visit to UNI to present work on EU sponsored physical education reform project.7). Collaborating with the University of Iowa to share guest speakers in the area of obesity prevention as an activity within the Iowa Obesity Network. In the fall 2013, two guest speakers traveled to UNI to provide lectures to our students. In November, Dr. Lucas Carr provided a presentation on his research in Worksite Health Promotion. In December, Dr. Dianne Ward (University of North Carolina) provide a lecture for students in Movement and Exercise Science.8). Event (Week of Oct 7th) - Provided HAL videos and posters to Hudson Elementary to support the school's participation in the state's Fall Fitness Day (October 9). There was an outdoor event in which the mascot HAL attended to lead the grades 1-3 in a physical activity.9). Collaboration with researchers from Iowa State University, Illinois State University, University of Illinois-Champaign on a publication plan as part of a project with the Cooper Institute.10). The adapted physical education class collaborated with AEA 267 and developed an "Adapted Kindergym" experience. Participants were students enrolled in the PEMES 4152 Adapted Physical Education class and a select group of special needs preschoolers who had been identified by the AEA as benefiting from additional motor experiences. The program has been well received by the parents.

11). The PE division collaborated with several Waterloo elementary schools to provide activities in the UNI-Dome and WRC in conjunction with the Waterloo School District Mayor run day. UNI Participants were students from the PEMES 2021 Movement Activities for Children, PEMES 2015 Lifetime I, and PEMES 3173 Senior Methods Block classes. Waterloo elementary student participants were from Lou Henry, Kittrell and Orange Elementary Schools.

12). Member of the Waterloo Curriculum Review Leadership Team reviewing the K-12 Physical Education Curriculum in Waterloo School District. I am a member of the Cedar Falls Physical Education PLC.

13). Implemented an After School Physical Activity Program for elementary students at Cedar Heights Elementary in February and March, 2014. A group of 8 students taught the program under my supervision. This program has the potential to turn into a 1 credit Practicum in future semesters. 14). River Hills School Fun Day- Wellness Recreation Center April 2013 15). Mayors Fun Run-Waterloo Community Schools- UNI-Dome/WRC- September, 2013

Leisure, Youth and Human Services: 1. Nonprofit Leadership Alliance collaboration

with the Cedar Valley Nonprofit Association.

2. Manage and facilitate six local/area Special Olympic events, and two state Special Olympic events. Approximately 700 UNI student volunteers each year.

3. City of Des Moines Economic Impacts of the Department of Parks and Recreation study conducted by Community Planning Workshop.

4. Arctic Winter Games International Committee projects over 20 years finalized 2014. Future research contracts agreed to for Community Planning Workshop.

5. Sustainability Curriculum Committee - Outdoor Recreation Courses are part of this university wide certificate.

6. Sustainable Trails Coordinating Committee - Inter-department committee to manage the 15 miles of trails (Committee includes LYHS, Tallgrass Prairie Center, Biological Preserves, UNI Facility and Grounds, Wellness and Recreation Services).

7. Sustainability Book Club in Partnership with UNI's Recycling and Reuse Technology Transfer Center.

8. Iowa Therapeutic Recreation Association Annual Conference hosted at UNI.

9. Partnered with ICF International and hosted 3 playground workshops in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Contract agreed with the National Program for Playground Safety.

10. Ongoing partnership between Camp Adventure Child & Youth Services with Department of Defense in offering child and youth care programs on bases/installation around the world.

DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING

Department collectively coordinated and supervised 574 Level 1 field experiences x 30 hours = 17,220 hours; 476 Level 2 field experiences x 25 hours = 11,900 hours; 170 Level 3 field experiences x 40 hours = 6,800 hours, service learning in partner schools

Department placed and supervised 528 Student teachers with 1116 placements in over 600 school buildings in Iowa contributing over 340,000 hours of “value” added teaching to these schools

Leader In Me - Integrate leadership principles into school culture and curriculum, providing students with practical character and life skills relevant for today’s 21st Century challenges. Build self-confidence and interpersonal skills, elevate student achievement, and reduce school-wide discipline problems

Roots and Wings Program for Black Hawk County (Simon Estes)

Collaborate with Korea International Schools and faculty member serves as professional development consultant

Collaborate with The American Overseas School of Rome and coordinate school partnership through the U.S. Department of State

Grant committee member for Waterloo Schools for the Teacher Leader Compensation grant

Member of Waterloo Curriculum Review Leadership Team reviewing K-12 Physical Education Curriculum in Waterloo Community School District

Cooperating Teacher Workshops Working with UNI faculty and staff & the North Tama School District on visitors

from Rome, Italy in April Department faculty advisor and the chapter counselor for Kappa Delta Pi,

International Honor Society in education. Chapter includes ~150 members, with eight active outreach programs including Immigrant Education/ELL Club at Kittrell Elementary, Girls Basketball program and Boys Basketball program at Orange Elementary, Orange Partner in Education, Secondary Partnership at Hoover Middle School, Elderly Awareness Program at New Aldaya Lifescapes, Adopt-a-School programs at Hoover and Orange, Adopt-a-Family with Salvation Army. Chapter awarded $20,000 in scholarships this year

In collaboration with UNI International Programs, department faculty coordinated four school visits for 18 students visiting from Kyungpook National University in South Korea, 5 teachers visiting from Brazil, and coordinated and supported four-week experiences for two Australian students

Faculty member contracted to provide math coaching and professional development for Waterloo teachers

Faculty member invited to conduct external program review for Iowa Wesleyan College

Faculty members are faculty advisors for Living Learning Community for Elementary and Early Childhood majors and Lawther Hall/UNI DOR