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UNI School of Music to host 40th annual Scholarship Benefit Concert

"Better Together" will be the theme of the 40th Annual Scholarship Benefit Concert, hosted by the UNI School of Music. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24 at the Great Hall in the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) on the University of Northern Iowa campus. 

UNI colloquium to discuss voting rights

The University of Northern Iowa welcomes the community to participate in an in-person and virtual discussion on voting rights in America, titled, “Fighting Forward! Combating the Attack on Voting Rights”

UNI Homecoming Parade returns, heads to downtown Cedar Falls

The University of Northern Iowa Homecoming Parade is back this year and community members can register for the event through this Friday, Sept. 24. This year's parade will be staged on Main Street in downtown Cedar Falls on Saturday, Oct. 2nd at 11 a.m., beginning at 9th Street and ending at 2nd Street. The event will be emceed by KWWL-TV Sports Director Rick Coleman and Associate Vice President for Alumni Relations Leslie Prideaux. The event will be live-streamed by UNI and KWWL-TV. 

UNI unveils new online business degree options for adult learners

As part of its growing commitment to adult learners, the University of Northern Iowa is expanding its Management: Business Administration Bachelor of Arts degree to include a fully online, part-time option. 

TheatreUNI to present ‘A Small Pair of Feet in the Middle of the Sea’

TheatreUNI will present “A Small Pair of Feet in the Middle of the Sea” by Kit Steinkeller at 7 p.m., Sept. 29 - Oct. 2 and on Oct. 3  at 2 p.m. in the Arts Triangle Courtyard on the University of Northern Iowa campus.

UNI Center for Violence Prevention to be renamed in recognition of Northeast Iowa couple’s gift

In conjunction with its 10-year anniversary, the University of Northern Iowa Center for Violence Prevention will be renamed the Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention in honor of her decades of work on behalf of survivors of abuse. 

UNI’s historic Nielsen Field House to be rededicated

A historic building and a center dedicated to preventing violence will be rededicated in public events at the University of Northern Iowa on Friday. A rededication ceremony for the Nielsen Field House will take place at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 at the Nielsen Field House at 1400 W. 19th St. The event will include remarks by U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley and a performance by the Panther Marching Band.

UNI climbs U.S. News & World Report rankings

The University of Northern Iowa held steady as the Midwest’s #2-ranked public regional university while its computer science program, veteran-friendliness and overall value ratings increased substantially in annual rankings published today by U.S. News & World Report.  The magazine grades universities on student outcomes, graduation and student retention rates, faculty resources, and student excellence as well as surveys of higher education experts, among other factors.