Campus & Community

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University of Northern Iowa receives $2.4 million grant to launch Humanities Hub

The UNI Humanities Hub is a transformative initiative designed to expand paid internship opportunities and strengthen the role of the humanities on campus and in the community.
Pack the Dome volunteers packing food into bags

Nearly 2,000 volunteers “Spring Into Service” at annual Pack the Dome event

Nearly 2,000 faculty, staff and students from UNI joined organizations and businesses from across the Cedar Valley to assemble more than 70,000 food bags during the 2026 Pack the Dome event.
Map of Iowa with UNI@IACC student locations

UNI’s partnership with community colleges delivers bachelor’s degrees statewide

UNI partners with every community college in the state of Iowa to offer bachelor's degrees in high-demand workforce areas.
UNI earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

UNI earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

The University of Northern Iowa is among fewer than 240 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Historical photos of key UNI figures

UNI celebrates “People You Should Know” as part of sesquicentennial celebration

As part of its sesquicentennial celebration, the University of Northern Iowa is launching “UNI 150: People You Should Know."
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The moments that made 2025

Check out some of our favorite UNI moments of 2025! It's a year we won't soon forget, and we hope you won't either!
Grad caps at UNI Commencement

UNI to celebrate nearly 700 fall graduates

Nearly 700 University of Northern Iowa students are preparing to complete their degree requirements, many of whom will walk during Fall 2025 Commencement in the McLeod Center on Saturday morning.
Fall 2025 grads

Meet the fall 2025 grads

It’s time for hundreds of Panthers to complete their degree requirements and start their next chapters. Check out some of our graduating seniors!