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John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

Applications open for annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

The 2022 John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition application portal is now open. The17th annual statewide competition will award $100,000 in cash prizes to Iowa startups and entrepreneurial ventures.
CARL L. BECKER MEMORIAL LECTURES LOGO

UNI lecture to discuss the architecture of segregation in the Midwest

RodCon poster

RodCon returns to unite pop culture lovers

For the seventh year, the University of Northern Iowa will be hosting RodCon, a small comic book convention held in the Rod Library, on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
UNI Campus

UNI boasts top ranking Education, Social Work and Business programs in new report

Three University of Northern Iowa graduate programs were named among the top graduate programs in the country, according to a new U.S. News & World Report ranking.
Counselor and client

UNI announces new online Advanced Studies Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

Community collaboration is a dream of many talents in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Cedar Valley Green Business Competition

UNI to host inaugural competition of ideas to increase sustainability and reduce waste

The University of Northern Iowa will host its inaugural sustainability competition on March 31, where participants will submit their ideas on how to reduce landfill waste for a chance to win a $500 cash prize, with additional prizes for UNI students who take second and third place.
2019 Teacher Education Convocation and Celebration

UNI Teacher Education Convocation returns, celebrating all teaching majors