Endowment goal reached for ‘Betty’s Team Fund’
The donations of over 650 supporters have helped Upper Iowa University reach its goal to endow the Andres School of Education Dean’s Fund (Betty’s Team Fund). This [...]
Education
UIU receives $1.16 million grant to benefit future science educators
Educators and students will soon benefit from a $1.16 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation to Upper Iowa [...]
Environmental instruction grant to benefit Oelwein rain garden
Upper Iowa University assistant professor of education/environmental issues instruction (eii) director Dr. Barb Ehlers recently presented a $2,987 sub grant to Oelwein (Iowa) [...]
Graduate assistant named Iowa State Student Leader
An Upper Iowa University Campus Recreation graduate assistant has been named the 2019-20 NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation Iowa State Student Leader. Ian Bechtel, a UIU [...]
U.S. teacher becomes student of Chinese culture
(Editor’s note: The following article was republished with permission of Fayette Publishing. Alumnus Gabe Heuton ’14 majored in mathematics and graduated Cum [...]
UIU and West Central bolster relationship through classroom collaboration
(Editor’s note: The following article was republished with permission of Fayette Publishing and news writer Chris DeBack.) There’s no substitution for real-world [...]
One teacher’s journey from STEM to SpEd
(Note: The following article was published in the Iowa Department of Education’s Each and Every Child e-newsletter. The article is republished here with permission from [...]
Substitute teaching requires special skills
(Note: The following column by alumnus Don Haven ’69 was originally published in the Granville (Ohio) Sentinel and is being republished in The Bridge Online with the [...]
Advocating for English Language Learners
Soon after the young students file into the classroom, the children’s broad smiles and an even larger desire to learn are quickly observed. The students’ cheerfulness and [...]
Teacher education students bestowed Community Support Award
North Fayette (NF) Elementary in West Union and Fayette, Iowa, recently awarded Upper Iowa University teacher education students and Dr. Gina Kuker, associate professor of [...]