University of Northern Iowa - Old Gold Yearbook (Cedar Falls, IA)

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Right: From Row: Jo Siddens. John Page. Joseph Ruffo-Department Head Row 2: Maynard Gunter. Allan Shickman. Steven Bigler Middle: Students tour the UNI Gallery of Art. Bottom: Fifth and sixth graders visit the UNI Gallery of Art to dramatize the exhibits. 26 Celebration In Store For 1983 In the Department of Art priority is set in preparation for next year’s cele- bration. The 1982-1983 academic year will mark the department’s 75th anni- versary. Numerous special activities arc planned. The UNI Gallery of Art hosts a vari- ety of art exhibits from all over the nation. The Docents, a volunteer group, regularly offers tours of the gallery. UNI’s art department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design, which is the accredi- tation agency for colleges and universi- ties in the nation. Academics

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College Of Humanities And Fine Arts Currently the college is involved in cooperative programs with the School of Business and it is investigating the possibil- ity of further cooperation. There is now in existence the Busi- ness Communication minor jointly offered by Communication and Theatre Arts and English Language and Literature. In planning stages arc a five-year program leading to a Masters of Business Administration with a four-year undergraduate major in the Humanities or Arts. Consideration is also being given to an Arts Management major and a Music Merchandis- ing major. The College of Humanities and Fine Arts includes the aca- demic departments of Art. Communicative Disorders. English Language and Literature, Modern Languages, the School of Music, and Communication and Theatre Arts. Also included is Broadcasting Services which contains two non-commercial FM radio stations. These are KHKE, a fine-arts station, and KUN1, a general audience station of wider coverage. Abotc Sarah West performs Sonaia in F minor on (he cello at a student honors recital. Left: Steven Young as Harpagon and George Cowan as Master Simon conspire to rob the world blind on a lending scam in The Miser. Academics 25

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Beware of Still Waters, a production from the University of Nebraska. Lincoln, was one of four award winning productions seen during the Theatre UNI hosting of the American College Theatre Festival. Front Row: George Glenn, Forrest Conklin. Janet Rubin. Carol Colburn. Phyllis Carlin. M.B. Smith. Harry Mossman. Dennis Bole Row 2: Jon Hall-Department Head. Tom Carlisle. Jim Skaine. Rick Rengtson, Rill Hoag, Clinton Nelson, Charlie Schol . Bill Henderson The more descriptive title Department of Communication and Theater Arts now replaces that of Department of Speech. Presently discussion is underway in con- sidering their division into separate de- partments. There is good support for the proposal. There exists a wide variety of careers in the disciplines. Theater, public address, public relations, law and politics, teaching, and radio and television broadcasting name only a few. Two majors arc available in leading to a Bachelor’s of Arts degree, along with sev- eral minors. Emphasis is placed on theater, public relations, or radio and television. New Title For Department Academics 27