Announcements

My Well-being: Supporting Someone Who is Grieving

Human Resource Services will host a session, led by Cedar Valley Hospice, on how to support someone who is grieving and resources available in the community. This session will be held on Thursday, November 21, at noon in Gilchrist 007. Please register in advance.

Employee Benefits & Well-being Fair

Human Resource Services will host the Employee Benefits & Well-being Fair on Tuesday, November 19, in the Maucker Union Ballroom, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for employees to learn more about benefit and well-being vendors from campus and across the Cedar Valley. The HRS benefits team will be available for open enrollment questions and assistance. It will also be the last opportunity to receive your free flu vaccine. Visit our webpage for more information.

My Well-being: Confidential Biometric Screening

Human Resource Services will host the final confidential biometric screening of the semester, on Friday, October 25 from 7 to 9 a.m. in Gilchrist 009. All benefit eligible employees may participate in one free biometric screening per academic year. For more information, and to register, visit the confidential biometric screening webpage

Own Your Benefits: FREE COVID-19 Test Kits

As of the end of September U.S. households can order four additional rapid COVID-19 test kits. We ask that when possible, you use the free options for test kits as the kits are not charged to our self-insured health plans (which impacts employee premiums). These tests are intended for use by the end of 2024. Please visit covidtests.gov for more information on ordering, as well as how to tell if your COVID-19 tests' expiration dates have been extended.

UNI offers Free Application Week, October 20 - 25

With high school seniors and transfer students in the thick of college application season, the University of Northern Iowa is proud to offer a week to submit applications for free October 20 - 25. During Free Application Week, incoming freshmen and transfer students can apply to UNI without paying the typical application fee, saving a minimum of $40 with each application. To take advantage of Free Application Week, submit your application on apply.uni.edu with the application fee code OCT25. The free application only applies to the UNI application fee, not the Common App.

Majors in Minutes

Majors in Minutes is hosted during the fall semester by the Office of Academic Advising. At this event, students can hear from upperclassmen representing each of UNI's majors.  In ten minute group rotations you will learn about classes, projects and internship/career opportunities as well as have the opportunity to ask your own questions. When the time is up, a student can choose to either stay at the table or move on to learn about a different major. This is a come and go event - students can visit as many or as few majors as they would like!  Open to all majors.  This is an ideal time to learn more about your own major, as well as possible double majors or minors!  Majors in Minutes | Office of Academic Advising (uni.edu)

October OBO Newsletter

The October OBO Newsletter is now available. 

Register soon for The Way Up Conference

The Way Up Conference will take place Thursday and Friday, November 7 and 8, in Coralville, at the Hyatt Regency Conference Center.  There is still time to register for this annual conference designed for leaders and administrators in higher education in Iowa, but Early Bird Registration closes on Monday, October 28.   Several of the conference concurrent sessions will be presented by UNI faculty and/or staff.  For more information, contact Doreen Hayek via email or call 273‑7300, or visit The Way Up Conference webpage.