Campus & Community

Visiting students from Japan get an immersive UNI experience

For four weeks, the University of Northern Iowa is hosting a group of 10 students from the University of Yamanashi, Japan.

‘Family Ties’: Third-generation owner of Elder Corporation makes gift to Applied Engineering Building

J Elder has made a generous gift to the renovation and modernization of the Applied Engineering Building. In honor of the company’s support, the large Construction Site Simulation Lab will bear the Elder Corporation name.

Bringing back Panther Mayhem to UNI Athletics

Panther Mayhem, the official student section for UNI Athletics events, may have dwindled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a group of students is determined to bring it back.

Jingling keys, purple and gold striped overalls, chants, “The Interlude” dance and students standing shoulder to shoulder… When it all comes together, it can only be described one way: mayhem.  Panther Mayhem, that is — the official student section at UNI Athletics events. “Student involvement at the games brings a louder, more excited, more consistent group of people,” said Lydia Kernen, a senior majoring in public relations: special events with a minor in entrepreneurship, who happens to also be a marketing assistant for UNI Athletics. Kernen, along with Dani Duffey, Sophia...