University of Northern Iowa

by Peterson, Gerald L.

• ISBN13: 9780738507224
• ISBN10: 0738507229
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

The University of Northern Iowa has evolved from its humble beginnings in 1876 as a normal school with 27 students to a thriving educational community with a student body of over 13,000. But as this pictorial history vividly depicts, its founding principles have remained the same: a commitment to high-quality education, an impressive teaching staff, and eager students with a desire to learn. Originally established in a former home for the orphans of Iowa’s Civil War veterans, the University of Northern Iowa has matured from a small teacher’s college to the university which is internationally known today. Inspired leadership from university presidents helped bridge this transition, and to give guidance to an institution deeply affected by the Great Depression, emerging only to face new challenges brought on by World War II. WAVES and US Army Air Corps personnel trained here, and GIs were educated upon their return from service. Civil Rights, the anti-war movement, and the technology revolution all helped shape the university into the excellent institution it is today.

Author Biography

Gerald L. Peterson is Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist of the University of Northern Iowa

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(9)
Getting Started	9	(10)
Leading the Institution	19	(16)
Teaching and Learning Inside the Classroom	35	(20)
Teaching and Learning Outside the Classroom	55	(22)
Developing the Campus	77	(14)
Living Away from Home	91	(16)
Having Fun	107	(21)
Acknowledgments	128