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Local leaders discuss race, policing and social justice at UNI panel

Last week, a panel discussion on the intersection of race, policing and social justice was held virtually as part of UNI’s “Cultivating Justice: A 6-Week Quest Toward Racial Equity” series. The series, now in its fourth year, was launched in 2015 in the wake of demonstrations after the police shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. 
Yolanda Williams, director of the Classic Upward Bound program at UNI.

Inspiring a new generation

Growing up in a home where her mother struggled with drug addiction, Yolanda Williams was determined to take a different path. She wanted to be like the teachers and counselors who helped her survive. 
Van G. Miller Family Charitable Foundation Meeting Room

UNI Athletics Announces the Van G. Miller Family Charitable Foundation Meeting Room

UNI Athletics plans to construct a new football meeting room in the northeast corner of the UNI-Dome with construction slated to begin in winter 2020 and completed in the fall of 2021.
An ornate house surrounded by large amounts of greenery

Kern Family Foundation Grant supports moral and intellectual virtue studies

Cultivating moral and intellectual virtues in two core courses in teacher education is the focus of a $149,964 grant awarded to UNI College of Education faculty by the Kern Family Foundation.
Annette and Bob Morden

George Floyd fund established to educate UNI community

The Mordens established a fund in memory of George Floyd at their alma mater was a way to make a difference.
Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Gallagher Family Foundation pledges $1 million to renovation

UNI’s Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center received a $1 million gift from the family foundation whose name adorns the building.
UNI's new Admissions Welcome Center

New welcome center greets prospective students

A historic brick building at the heart of campus has been transformed into the University of Northern Iowa’s new front door.  The Admissions Welcome Center, which opened in August, provides prospective students a bright, welcoming space complete with views of the Campanile, monitor featuring the day’s visiting “Future Panthers” and colorful video display highlighting how the university helps students reach their goals. 
UNI senior Alma Pesina

Creating a community

Growing up just outside the Meskwaki Settlement in Tama, Iowa as the oldest of four siblings, Alma Pesina knew she wanted to go to college. But as the first member of her family to take that step, Pesina  sometimes felt like she was on her own.