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Crowd watches band perform at GBPAC Block Parties

Free Gallagher Bluedorn Block Party series returns summer 2023

Get ready for another summer of Block Parties, brought to the Cedar Valley by the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center.
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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.
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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. 
Oksana Grybovych Hafermann

UNI names Oksana Grybovych Hafermann new chief of staff

UNI is thrilled to announce Oksana Grybovych Hafermann, EdD, as its next chief of staff, an interim role she has held for the past seven months.
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Public health expands sexual health services to University of Northern Iowa

Black Hawk County Public Health is partnering with the UNI Student Health Center to offer sexual health services for students at UNI.
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Experiment 529 receives Veridian Community Engagement Grant for third consecutive year

Experiment 529, a collaboration between Iowa CORE and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), has been awarded the Veridian Community Engagement Grant for the third year in a row. Experiment 529 aims to provide paid internships to college-bound high school and UNI students.
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UNI’s online Master of Public Policy program ranked top in nation

UNI has been recognized as one of the best schools for online learning at the graduate level by OnlineMastersDegrees.org (OMD).