Inside UNI Feature Story Archive

Monday, October 18, 2010

An uplifting four-letter word

As joggers take an evening run and students head to the Rod Library for an all-night study session, the sound of jazz accompanies every step and every turn of their textbook pages. Each Monday evening, Michael Conrad and company serenades campus from outside Maucker Union during their jazz music series.

Monday, October 11, 2010

A delicate undertaking

 

A large but delicate move is happening in the coming weeks at the University of Northern Iowa. Nearly 1,500 pieces of UNI's Gallery of Art permanent collection will be moved from temporary storage to new and improved permanent storage.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Family, friends and fun, oh my!

Monday, October 4, 2010

Students fast forward to their future

Do you think Bill Gates knew he would become what he is today? Do you think people like Katie Couric, Barack Obama or Michael Jordan knew what their success would be before it happened? Or, did they have doubts about their future and what they would accomplish?

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Student jumps into field experience at its finest

University of Northern Iowa education students spend many hours in Iowa's classrooms getting hands-on experience. UNI student Amy Martens' experiences took her all the way to Cairo, Egypt.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

UNI student digs for truth behind historian's legacy

Nathan Gruber didn't spend the majority of his summer vacation basking in the summer sun. Rather, he spent his summer immersed in books, newspapers and archival library collections.

Gruber, a University of Northern Iowa senior social sciences teaching major and Dubuque resident, is researching the impact of one major historian on the development of Iowa's history.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Students and alumni search for jobs at the fair

What do you get when you pack 123 employers and hundreds of eager students and alumni looking for jobs into the University of Northern Iowa McLeod Center? The 2010 Fall Career Fair! There, attendees made connections with businesses, networked with professionals and gained hands on experience in their quest for internships, fulltime jobs and continuing education.

Monday, September 20, 2010

International students celebrate new semester

Some 150 international students were joined by faculty, staff and community members at the International Services Office annual welcome back reception to celebrate the start of a new school year at UNI.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

UNI stands on higher ground

Judy Shepard spoke at the University of Northern Iowa as part of the "Standing on Higher Ground" project, which examines civility, understanding and the impact to a community when those qualities are missing.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Haiti experience comes to UNI classroom

Michele Devlin, a University of Northern Iowa professor and director of the Iowa Center on Health Disparities, was selected through a national competitive process to become a disaster relief team member for the International Red Cross and spent two weeks serving in earthquake ravaged Haiti this summer.

 "We worked with a lot of the Red Cross teams in Port-au-Prince to provide shelter, water, healthcare and related relief services," she said. "We learned a great deal from them."

Monday, September 13, 2010

Middle schoolers learn movie making

Seven sixth- through ninth-grade students spent a week learning the ins and outs of making book trailers at the University of Northern Iowa Moviemakers TechLit camp this summer.

The camp, in its first year at UNI, focused on providing students with a fun, interactive and creative learning environment that incorporated technology with literature.  

Thursday, September 9, 2010

UNI Marching Band plays for a victory

As the University of Northern Iowa Panther football team prepares for the opening kickoff of the 2010-2011 season, practicing, the UNI Marching Band is practicing for something a little different.

The UNI Marching Band will debut the new "Victory March" at the first home football game on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Monday, September 6, 2010

The Cat meets a mouse

 

Artist Arvanetes brings
City Mouse
to UNI

Andrew Arvanetes has been producing sculpture professionally since 1985. In his time as an artist, he has fabricated large outdoor sculptures, gallery-size work and low-relief wall constructions. 

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Students learn what they can do to volunteer

The University of Northern Iowa hosted its annual volunteer fair on September 2, in the Maucker Union Central Ballroom. From the Alzheimer's Association to the Arc of Cedar Valley, more than 40 nonprofit agencies from the Cedar Valley shared their volunteer opportunities with students, faculty and the community.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Students get a taste of downtown Cedar Falls

University of Northern Iowa students were welcomed to downtown Cedar Falls with open arms during the Panthers on Main event Sept. 21.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

Getting a 'Jump Start' to their collegiate experience

Ninety-nine students at the University of Northern Iowa spent a week getting acclimated and learning the ropes of college life at this year's Jump Start orientation.  

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Visit UNI at the Iowa State Fair

What has 30,000 Panther tattoos, 22,000 athletic posters, 5,000 Panther bracelets and nearly 200 alumni volunteers? The ever-popular University of Northern Iowa exhibit at the Iowa State Fair! The university has been hosting an exhibit in the Varied Industries Building during the 10-day fair since the early 1990s, all with the help of alumni and employee volunteers.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

UNI Hosts Prairie Conference

Prairie management, prairie restoration and reconstruction, education and outreach are just a sample of the numerous issues discussed at the 22nd North American Prairie Conference held at the University of Northern Iowa, Aug. 1-5.  

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

UNI student organization wins awards

Delegates representing several University of Northern Iowa student organizations recently returned from a national conference, where one UNI group received some outstanding recognition.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

UNI students study in Poland

Three University of Northern Iowa students learned the importance of national identity while studying in Poland for two weeks this May.

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