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

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L Waltz Milh Scitiac» SyaiposiuBi 25 Sporting ■miles of satisfaction, Stephen Hemp- stead High School students Sarah Belcastro, Jonathan Williams and Bill Pothoff pose on the steps in Maucker Union after announcements of the Symposium winners. Looking pensive, a symposium student concen- trates on a test of his chosen field, in hopes of becoming one of UNI’s Math and Science Sym- posium scholarship recipients. L. Waltz in 24th Annual SYMPOSIUM The Mathematics Department awarded Bill Pothoff of Hempstead and J. Ben Schafer of Ames the two scholarships, Maureen O’Connell of Wahlert the $250 award, and Sarah Belcastro of Stephen Hempstead the $100 award. Michael Collins of Des Moines North and Andrew Schneider of Charles City received the two physics scholarships. David Dobson of Ames earned the $250 award and Paul Clem, also of Ames, received the $100 award. The ten full tuition scholarships and $1750 in cash awards were strong in- centives for high school seniors to con- sider studying the math and sciences. The College of Natural Sciences an- ticipated another good turnout on the Symposium’s silver anniversary the following year. -Robert Dew Jr.

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Future UNI Students Shine MATH AND SCIENCE Pencils were sharp. Formulas raced through brain cells. Five hundred top high school seniors were ready to com- pete for scholarship money to help them study math or science at UNI. Cash awards were also given to be used at any university. The 24th UNI Science and Mathematics Symposium took place on November 6-7. The Symposium, sponsored by the College of Natural Science, is held annually on the first Thursday and Friday of November. High school seniors journeyed from around the state to UNI and took an exam of their choice from the fields of earth science, physics, biology, mathematics, and chemistry. Each of the Five departments awarded two full tuition scholarships, a $250 cash award, and a $100 cash award to selected high school seniors. Their score on the exam and an interview assisted the department committees in determining the scholarship reci- pients. The committees also con- sidered whether the applicants planned to attend UNI, their ACT and SAT scores, if they will major in that particular field, and their high school grades. The students took the exams on Thursday afternoon, and 10 to 15 students from each department were chosen for interviews held that night. On Friday, distinguished guest lec- turers were scheduled to speak in the morning and in the afternoon. Following the exams, interviews, and lectures, the presentation ceremony began. Those that were for- tunate enough to receive an interview sat on the edge of their seats and waited for the final decisions of the committees, while their classmates and friends also waited for the news. After long deliberation, the winners were announced. The Biology Department awarded Kristi Peters of Harlan Community and Jeff Rathmell of Cedar Falls with the full tuition scholarships, Kristin Switz of Ames with the $250 cash award, and Christopher Friedrich of Algona with the $100 cash award. Michelle Dancker of Ottumwa and Lisa Grote of Harlan Community received the chemistry scholarships. Doug Fish of Marshalltown was awarded the $250 in cash, and Bill Deninger of Marshalltown received the $100 cash award and was an alter- nate to a full tuition scholarship. The Earth science scholarships went to Carol Peterson of Ames and Daniel Sloan of Mason City. Mike Morford of Ames and Jonathan Williams of Stephen Hempstead received the $250 and $100 awards respectively. LW»ht With the rising cost of tuition and the recent approval of an enrollment cap. receiving scholarships and cash awards make UNI's symposium tests worth a high school student's efforts. 24 Milk Sci»tK Symposium

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New School New Classes TRANSFER k N«Mi«n Discussing Ihi: problems of Transfer Shock while strolling near the Art Building, lanelle Roquet and Cynthia Stewart, both sophomores, compare their experiences Imagine this... you have been choson by NASA to take a space shuttle on an exploration of a newly found planet ... as you step from the craft onto the barren surface of the planet, thousands of unusual beings surround you ... what would you do? A transfer student's experience might not be quite this extreme. After all. the transfer student was dealing with human beings at the new school. But transferring was sometimes an eye-opening or even a shocking experience. Students from other colleges and universities who transferred to UNI got no special treatment. They went through the same process as everybody else. These people had made the adjustments associated with going to college already, but because of the unique programs and at- mosphere at UNI. students like Becci Arthur felt they were starting all over again at UNI. Transfer students were faced with many diverse situa- tions when they came here. They each brought different backgrounds and personalities to UNI. and UNI in turn of- fered a host of different living and educational oppor- tunities. The term transfer itself implied all of this. Webster’s dictionary offered this as one of the definitions of transfer: the carry over or generalization of learned responses from one type of situation to another . Both the transfer student and UNI had much to gain from one another. Dana Del.ong. second semester freshman, transferred to UNI because she felt “it's important to come to a reputable school, and UNI has a good teaching program. Teaching major Traci Meyer came here from a much smaller school. UNI is a nice size; it's not super big. stated Meyer. On the flip side. Todd Amic.k transferred from a com- munity college larger than UNI where there was little school spirit. At least here I feel like a part of a student body. The school I went to was definitely a commuter col- lege. No one showed up at any of the athletic events. One aspect that seemed to dominate transfer students' impressions of the University was how friendly the people