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Lt. Governor Adam Gregg speaks at Employee Ownership Conference

UNI ADVANCE IOWA launches IA-CEO - the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership

UNI ADVANCE IOWA announces the launch of the Iowa Center for Employee Ownership, a groundbreaking initiative to support employee ownership in Iowa.
Momma Nem Soul Food and Catering

Cedar Valley business owner wins cash prize at Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

Marketia Moore won first place and a $5,000 prize for her business at the virtual Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition.
John Speer holding Educational Leadership Legacy Award with wife

AEA head John Speer earns Educational Leadership Legacy Award

John Speer, chief administrator with the Grant Wood Area Education Agency in Cedar Rapids, has received the 2023 UNI Educational Leadership Legacy Award. 
Mary Ann Bolton first place winner, Lydia Berns-Schweingruber

Undergraduate Research Award Winners

Mary Ann Bolton, class of 1970, never forgot the positive impact of her experience at UNI. After a long and impactful career in librarianship and many endeavors into supporting libraries, she looked back to her academic roots to explore a way to give back. In 2017, she worked with the library to establish an endowment with a specific interest in using her gift to support and recognize undergraduate students’ research projects.
Crowd watches band perform at GBPAC Block Parties

Free Gallagher Bluedorn Block Party series returns this summer

Get ready for another summer of Block Parties, brought to the Cedar Valley by the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
Mandy Harvey with a ukulele

UNI Spectrum Project to host second annual Spectrum JamFest

The University of Northern Iowa School of Music’s Spectrum Project will hold its second annual Spectrum JamFest.
TC pointing at audience, UNI Homecoming 2023

Get ready to celebrate “Panther Country” at the 2023 UNI Homecoming Parade

Get ready for Homecoming 2023, an exciting time for UNI students, alumni, faculty and community members alike.
Employee Ownership Conference Thursday, May 11 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Click here to register now

UNI Advance Iowa to offer first Employee Ownership Conference

The University of Northern Iowa’s Advance Iowa will host the inaugural Employee Ownership Conference on May 11, at the DMACC campus in Newton.