SEVIS to Track Foreign Students Faces UI Costs and Delays
The University of Iowa faces a costly new federal SEVIS system that will require tracking 1600 of 1800 international students and up to 400 visiting scholars. Officials warn of unfunded mandates as the Justice Department pushes for a January rollout and monthly reporting requirements.
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Tom Walsh
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Steven Hoch
Justice Department
Gary Althen
Althen
Hoch
Federal
SEVIS
U.S
Federal Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
Congress
John Ashcroft
United States
Prairielands Center Wins Five-Year Grant for Addiction Work
The University of Iowa Prairielands Addiction Technology Transfer Center received a five year 2.75 million dollar grant from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, part of SAMHSA. It serves Iowa Minnesota Nebraska North Dakota and South Dakota with focus on LGBT and American Indian communities. Anne Skinstad leads the center.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Prairielands
Center For Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Department of Health and Humanices
College of Public Health
Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Opera star Simon Estes joins Wartburg College faculty
Opera singer Simon Estes becomes distinguished professor and artist in residence at Wartburg College in Waverly. He will teach master classes, coach voice, lecture in several disciplines, give concerts and work with the choir. Estes will spend six to eight weeks yearly at Wartburg, bringing his bass-baritone and life experience to campus.
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Opera
Simon Estes
Wartburg College
Waverly
Estes
Wartburg
Wartburg Castle
Eisenach
Germany
Ohle
Wartburg College Choir
Ohio
Centerville
University of Iowa
Juilliard School of Music
New York
Berlin
Moscow
Regional Roundup Olin City Council Procedures Outlined
The Olin City Clerk issued a brochure outlining meeting rules requiring speakers to avoid naming elected officials, speak only on agenda items, request agenda placement for other concerns, and keep comments brief and policy focused. The item appears among broader regional notes on local education boards and college tuition shifts.
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Olin
Sharon Fall
Randy Carlson
Doris Hartwig
Linn County and Area Public Meetings and Notices
A dense list of local government meetings and public events across Linn County and nearby towns. Includes city councils, school boards, and special sessions with times and locations. also features public notices, fundraising events, library programs, recycling drives, and law enforcement activity summaries.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Jesup
Independence School Board
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Supervisors
Elkader
Vinton-Shellsburg
Tilford
Benton
van Horne
Monticello
Wellman City Council
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Prairielands Center
Buzz Orr
Bill Kallaus
Funcrest Dairy & Grill
West Overlook Road
Coralville Lake
Coralville
Kallaus
Tim Kallaus
Jack Ohle
Sigourney Schools
Sigourney
Dave Harris
Joshua Steele
Judy Erwin
Calmar
Terry Kuntz
Garnavillo School
Olympic Builders
Holman
Wis
Pat McTaggart
Texas A&m
Texas
A&m University
Central Intelligence Agency
Robert Gates
Jon Whitmore
Whitmore
Texas A&m Board of Regents
Gates
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
National Association of Realtors
Garnaville
C.R
John Deere Community Credit Union
Citizens Police Academy
Sigourney City Council
Dysart City Council
Collins Road
Council Street
OUT & About
National Peace Officers Memorial Service
Sunner Park
First St
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Collins Rd
Public Power Initiative
the Field House
E. College St
Say McGill
Old Creamery Theatre
the Cemetery
Public Works Complex
Sixth St
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Illinois
Illinois Lottery
the Gazette
Third Ave
E. Market St
The
Richard T. Story
Madrid
Kirkwood Ct
Earl T. Hewig
Eighth Ave
Crestwood Drive
Jeremy J. Rupe
Walker
West Main
Locust Streets
Prairieburg
Omoro S. Crusoe
Third St. SW
Carl May
Center Point Rd
D Ave. NE
19Th St. NE
Tastee Freeze
S. 11Th St
Marion
J St
Ninth St
Coventry la
Second Ave
Edgewood Rd
Bowling St
Johnson County
Brett Landon Higby
Bettendorf
Dubuque Street
Kimball Avenue
David Vanderhamm
Lincoln Dr
Vanderhamm
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