Not many students can say they have performed at the College Football National Championship, but 12 members of the UNI Panther Marching Band now have that honor.
With 2020 behind us, 2021 brings the promise of positive change after a year of pandemic. InsideUNI turned to our Instagram followers and professors to learn what they hoped the new year would bring.
Widespread COVID-19 vaccinations, walking across the McLeod Center graduation stage or getting a first apartment were among them.
Some hopeful news arrived last week as hospitals across the country began administering the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration is expected to clear another vaccine for emergency use this week. Initial supplies of both the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are limited and are only available to health care workers, but last week was widely viewed as an important step in ending a global pandemic.
The holidays may look a little different this year, but there are still plenty of ways to spread both holiday cheer and Panther pride this season. From essentials for incoming students, to exciting on-campus experiences, to souvenirs for proud alumni and parents, here are a few fun gift ideas for all the Panthers on your list.
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While COVID-19 made for a challenging end to their college careers, our graduating seniors continued to impress with their academic brilliance, strong relationships with faculty and other students, and wide variety of out-of-class experiences to create a strong foundation for their future. These are but a few of our promising Class of Fall 2020 graduates:
When junior instrumental music education student Nicole Loftus arrived on campus this fall in the midst of a global pandemic, she didn’t know what to expect.
“I was hopeful that we would stay in-person for the entire semester, but I didn’t actually think we would,” Loftus said. “I had people telling me that I shouldn’t bring warm clothes down here or set my room up too much because we would move home.”
