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UNI Homecoming parade

2025 UNI Homecoming Week set for Sept. 28-Oct. 4

UNI Homecoming Week is a chance for current students, alumni, faculty, staff, fans and community members to come together to celebrate everything that it means to be a Panther. 
Dan Marburger MVP Advocacy Awards

Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention announces inaugural Dan Marburger Mentors in Violence Prevention Advocacy Awards

UNI's Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention is honoring the legacy of Dan Marburger with a series of awards.
Isaac Campbell

UNI welcomes Isaac Campbell, artist and alum, for Hearst Lecture

The University of Northern Iowa Department of Communication and Media will host guest speaker Isaac Campbell, UNI alum and nationally-known artist, as part of the Hearst Lecture Series.
Lucy Gipple

Governor Kim Reynolds appoints UNI student Lucy Gipple to Iowa Board of Regents

An elementary education major with a minor in social and emotional learning, Lucy Gipple will begin her duties at the Board of Regents' upcoming meeting on February 27 in Urbandale.
Nancy Kertz

UNI’s Chief Academic Nurse Administrator Nancy Kertz named to 2025 Great Iowa Nurses

A short sumNancy Kertz, chief academic nurse administrator and head of the Department of Nursing and Public Health at the University of Northern Iowa, is named one of the 2025 Great Iowa Nurses.
Gretel the Musical

TheatreUNI presents “Gretel! The Musical”

For its third production of the 2024-25 season, TheatreUNI will present “Gretel! The Musical” with music, lyrics and book by Jason Tremblay, Suzan Zeder and Jenn Hartmann Luck.
Bianca Nightengale-Lee

Keynote speaker explores “Teaching Literacy Fearlessly” at Carlton-Mellichamp Lecture

Keynote speaker Bianca Nightengale-Lee will explore the intersection of culture and literacy in her keynote presentation at the 2025 Carlton-Mellichamp Lecture in Education on Feb. 27 at the University of Northern Iowa College of Education.
John Clayton playing the cello

UNI School of Music to host guest artist John Clayton at Tallcorn Jazz Festival

The 74th annual Sinfonian Dimensions in Jazz concerts will be held on the UNI campus on Feb. 20 and 21.