Faculty & Staff

Kathy Green

Because of her love for living a healthy and active life, Kathy Green, director of health services at the University of Northern Iowa, has a unique connection to her work.

safety & concerns
Safety & Concerns

UNI maintains a safe campus and encourages our faculty and staff to learn about safety resources.

Employee Resources
Employee Resources

Your one-stop source for information on payroll, vacation, eLearning, wellness and recreation, and work and life at UNI.

Academic Resources
Academic Resources

Take advantage of grant services, curriculum resources and more.

Communication Resources
Communication Resources

Learn more about UNI’s Visual Identity & Style Guide and other communication tools. 

Organizations
Organizations

Network with colleagues and get involved in UNI’s faculty and staff committees.

Log-ins
Technology/Log-ins

Access online tools for work at UNI and professional development, and find answers to your technology questions. 

Faculty & Staff Accolades

Sons of Jacob Synagogue, a documentary directed by Francesca Soans, communication studies, and Dr. Robert Neymeyer received the Award of Excellence for Directing by the Iowa Motion Picture Association. The film was also recognized for the Award of Excellence for Soundtrack Audio Mix to Tom Barry, School of Music; Award of Achievement for Original Music Score to Rebecca Burkhardt, School of Music; Award of Achievement for Visual Effects to electronic media students Brandon Poll and Grant Atherton; and Awards of Achievement for Editing and for Documentary to Soans and Neymeyer.

The Graduate College awarded the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teaching Award to Audrey Rule, curriculum & instruction; the Distinguished Scholar Award to Katherine van Wormer, social work.

Scott Peters, political science, has been awarded the Certificate of Merit of the Outstanding Advising Award - Faculty Academic Advising from the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA).

The Iowa Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators awarded the Outstanding Young Professional Award to Elizabeth Minard, a counselor in financial aid. The award recognizes the achievements of a financial aid professional who has been in the financial aid profession for five years or less and has already made significant contributions.

UNI's Distance Education Instructional Development and Support Team, Office of Continuing and Distance Education received the 2013 Innovators Award from the Iowa Distance Learning Association (IDLA). UNI team members include: Belle Cowden, Farah Kashef, Jonathan Last, Michael Savage and Joanna Thompson-Yezek.

The UNI Speech Team qualified 10 students in 34 events at the American Forensic Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) in Kansas. The AFA-NIET is the most selective and competitive collegiate national speech tournament. This is one of the largest contingents UNI has sent to AFA-NIET in the tournament's 35-year history. The team placed 10 out of 78 teams in team sweepstakes.

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Announcements

Inside UNI launched in January 2013 replacing UNI Online and MyUNIverse News. Visit the UNI Online archives for information published prior to January 2013.
Friday, May 17, 2013
UNI-Dome construction project

The tunnel from the WRC to the UNI-Dome floor is shut down for painting and installing new light fixtures. The west-side concourse of the UNI-Dome is being "scrubbed" down to bare cement and re-sealed. Please follow the signs and avoid walking in this area.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Summer announcements schedule

Do you have summer announcements to share? Since Inside UNI for Faculty & Staff is only being emailed once per week, be sure to submit announcements by noon, Monday. 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Summer camps website updated

The UNI summer camps website was overhauled. Visit the site to see the new camps that have been added this year. There are several EPSCoR funded camps.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Campus storm shelter locations

This is the height of tornado season in Iowa. Every UNI building has areas designated as "Severe Weather Shelters." Make sure you know where the designated areas are in your building. The locations of emergency shelter areas for each academic building are posted online.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Summer announcements for students

During the summer months, there is no Inside UNI for Current Students email update. However, content will be added to the website as often as needed.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Panther Caucus - spring graduates

More than 2,200 graduates are joining 107,000+ UNI alumni across the country and around the world. Meet some of our grads who will be working in Iowa, by reading the latest Panther Caucus

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Provost's spring newsletter

The spring Academic Affairs Report from the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost is now posted online.

Thursday, May 9, 2013
ID card charging for non-enrolled student employees

If you employ students who aren't enrolled for summer classes but would like the ability to charge to their university bill, email their name, university ID number and supervisor name to diningtech@uni.edu. Normally only enrolled students are able to charge to their university name. Exceptions are made in the summer. 

Thursday, May 9, 2013
Service for UNI faculty & staff traveling on university business

The International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) can assist UNI faculty and staff traveling on university business with securing visas. There is no charge for this service, but travelers will be responsible for fees charged by consulates, shipping costs and agent fees (if needed). ISSO can also assist with planning a safe trip and staying healthy abroad. To learn more, visit the ISSO website or email Ross Schupbach.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Gray named director of residence

Glenn Gray has been named assistant vice president and executive director of residence. For the past 12 years Gray has served as director of housing and residence life at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Prior to that, he served for 15 years as assistant director with university housing and dining services at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. Gray will begin work at UNI July 1.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Malcolm Price Lab School update

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa approved the razing of approximately 70 percent of the Malcolm Price Laboratory School (MPLS) building during the Dec. 5, 2012 board meeting. Razing has begun and is scheduled to be complete by Aug. 31. For more information regarding MPLS construction, visit the recent update.