Alumni

Panther Caravan

Panther Caravan returns to connect alumni and celebrate Panther athletics

The University of Northern Iowa’s Panther Caravan will be traveling around Iowa to connect with alumni and Panther fans May 9-12. 
Trevor Penning

UNI alum makes history as first-round NFL draft pick

Trevor Penning ('21) has made history as the first player from the University of Northern Iowa to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft.
Headshot of Veena Kallambettu.

Speech pathology alum’s work with cancer patients wins national award

UNI alum Veena Kallambettu, was the sole winner of the 2021 Louis M. DiCarlo Award for the development of clinical programs to improve speech outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer.
Pernell Cezar

Northern Iowa alum selected as influential leader

A UNI finance and marketing alum who co-founded the first Black-owned coffee business with national distribution has been named a 2022 Influential Leader by the world’s largest business education alliance. 
Tom Cullen speaks at UNI about his documentary Storm Lake.

Alumnus and journalist Tom Cullen visits UNI for film screening

Acclaimed "Storm Lake" documentary shows on Dec. 2, followed by Q&A with Cullen.
Student studying

The History of Distance: 25 Years of the Online Music Education Masters program at UNI

The UNI School of Music is celebrating an important milestone, the 25th Anniversary of our Masters of Music in Music Education Distance Education program. We recently checked in with the very first graduate of the program, Ernest Reineke, who is currently in his 33rd year of teaching, and learned how the program was created and has impacted his incredible teaching career.
UNI alum and park ranger Sam Braband

Managing parks at the top of the world

UNI alum and Alaskan Park Ranger Sam Braband didn’t experience the pandemic like many people. After all, when your job can range from responding to a wildfire to chasing wildlife from a campground, working from home isn’t an option.
UNI alum Keyaira Miller

UNI grad realizes her fashion dreams

Keyaira Miller is making her mark in the fashion world. In April, oversaw the launch of Amazon’s new Gen Y fashion brand, Wild Meadow, and this September, she will launch her own line of children’s clothes.