Campus & Community

UNI alum Micalla Rettinger

Scholarship honors alum's legacy

Following her death in 2019, a memorial fund was established in memory of Micalla "KK" Rettinger.
UNI campus

Annual Student Leadership Awards honors campus leaders

For the second year, UNI’s celebrated the annual Student Leadership Awards with a four-part virtual ceremony. The ceremony, which runs from Monday, April 19, through Thursday, April 22, recognizes students from across campus for their contributions to key programs and campus culture.
Rod Library

UNI ScholarWorks surpasses two million downloads

A geology educator found information on St. Peter’s sandstone. An Australian researcher discovered an early paper on the physiology of oats. Both a Pennsylvania graduate student and a Colombian graduate student in France tracked down important research on education.
UNI students Brianna Nash and Audrey Dillavou speak with Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst.

For these first-generation college students, UNI-CUE made all the difference

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Senior elementary education major Marisa Jane gets a COVID-19 vaccine.

First COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic on campus a success

For UNI education professor Theophile Muhayimana, it was about protecting himself and the campus community he’s a part of. For senior elementary education major Marisa Jane Bieschke, it was about keeping her students safe. 
Sisters Angela and Gina Weekley

Defying the odds and achieving their dreams

Sisters Angela and Gina Weekley know their lives could have turned out differently.
Sen. Joni Ernst visits UNI-CUE.

UNI-CUE gets a visit from a U.S. senator

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst received a first-hand look last week at how a University of Northern Iowa program is helping low-income Cedar Valley students gain access to and succeed in higher education, while also learning how the program is growing to help more people.
UNI Associate Professor of Digital Media Francesca Soans

New film by UNI professor explores life and work of local musician

A new documentary film by UNI Associate Professor of Digital Media Francesca Soans explores Waterloo’s rich cultural history through the life and works of local blues musician Etheleen Morehead Wright.