Over 150 years, many voices have echoed through the campus of the University of Northern Iowa. Now, a series of representative experiences are celebrated in an official UNI sesquicentennial poem, “Voices & Echoes” by Vince Gotera.
One group of University of Northern Iowa students is spending the semester learning about those contributions through poets with ties to UNI and the state of Iowa.
One group of UNI students is learning about the past of the university they call home. For the fall semester, the students planned an educational public tour of Fairview Cemetery in Cedar Falls where many early presidents, original faculty members and other key figures in UNI’s 150-year history are laid to rest.
Two faculty families -- the Wilsons and the Cryers -- are among those faculty who found a home at University of Northern Iowa and helped shape the history of the College of Education through two generations.
Len Froyen has spent a lifetime studying, shaping and sharing a story of gratitude that connect with University of Northern Iowa and, eventually, the College of Education, for nearly half of its 150 years of history.
The University of Northern Iowa will formally celebrate its 150th anniversary with a commemorative program at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, in the Maucker Union Ballrooms.
As the University of Northern Iowa celebrates its 150th anniversary, President Mark Nook asked the campus community to consider how the work of this year will shape its future.
