Campus & Community

friendship bracelet samples

Friendship Bracelet Craft Session

Kick-off your holiday gift giving by making a friendship bracelet. Or make one for yourself!  Join us in the Makerspace from 3-4 p.m.
Iowa 175th Anniversary of Statehood

Celebrating 175 Years of Iowa Statehood

On December 28, 2021, Iowa will be celebrating 175 years of statehood! Throughout 2021, we invite all Iowans and guests to learn about the people and places that shaped our state! Rod Library will be hosting a pop-up exhibit starting October 15 in the Learning Commons.
Indigenous individual with a camera

Whose Voice Exhibit

UNI Museum exhibit “Whose Voice?'' asks visitors to question who has the authority to be telling the stories of indigenous cultures and how to present these stories to the public.    Since their establishment by the Greeks, museums utilized colonialism as a means to collect and share the material culture of the world. In an attempt to position themselves as bastions of knowledge and truth, neutrality was sought, collecting from everyone without inserting their own intellectual agendas,…
Juan Carlos Castillo

Panthers You Should Know This Latinx Heritage Month

Take a look around campus and you’ll find a Latinx Panther who’s making an impact at every level from faculty to staff to students. This week we’d like to introduce you to Juan Carlos Castillo, a professor in the Department of Languages and Literature who recently appeared in this video celebrating Latinx Heritage Month. 
Schindler Education Building

Kern Family Foundation Grant supports UNI Institute for Educational Leadership Training

The University of Northern Iowa’s outreach to Iowa educational leaders has received a major boost thanks to a grant from the Kern Family Foundation.
Students dance during Welcome Week.

Returning students excited for new semester

UNI students said they are looking forward to returning to a more normal fall semester after enduring a year of restrictions and guidelines caused by COVID-19.
Larry Yazzie, a renowned Meskwaki fancy dancer, in the Strayer-Wood Theatre.

‘Indigenous students belong here’ UNI crafts close relationship with Native tribes

On Tuesday, a half-day of campus listening sessions to help develop a planned mission stewardship statement acknowledging UNI’s presence on Indigenous land was capped by a presentation and dance performance by Larry Yazzie, a renowned Meskwaki fancy dancer, in the Strayer-Wood Theatre.
Move-in day at UNI

A welcome return to campus

More than 3,000 students returned to campus housing this week, ready to start the fall semester. On Thursday, brand-new Panthers could be seen pushing in carts of belongings with their parents across campus. Some carried in a pet fish or even pool noodles to make bunk beds more comfortable.