Tony Thelen
Mar 13, 2023

Author Tony Thelen to share career and leadership expertise at UNI’s Spring RSM Seminar

UNI's College of Business is excited to host the Spring 2023 RSM Seminar featuring Tony Thelen, Strategic Advisor at John Deere Financial and author of “Am I Doing This Right?”


College of Business Students
Feb 16, 2023

College of Business students help plan international business case competition on campus

Students from around the globe will descend on the University of Northern Iowa campus from March 4 to 11 for an internationally renowned business case competition. And our own students are making it happen.


Target representatives at the career fair
Feb 15, 2023

5 Ways You Can Prepare for the Career Fair

Career fairs are excellent opportunities to meet potential employers and showcase your expertise and background. UNI Career Services hosts two career fairs every academic year at the Maucker Union  (you can find dates on the online calendar), attended by more than 150 employers.


Mark and Jill Oman
Feb 07, 2023

UNI alumni Mark and Jill Oman create scholarship to benefit students in UNI’s new hybrid accounting program

A new accounting scholarship will provide more financial accessibility and opportunities for students enrolled in the new UNI accounting hybrid program at Des Moines Area Community College. The generous $94,000 gift from Greater Des Moines residents Mark (Accounting ‘79) and Jill (Management ‘85) Oman will be awarded to eligible students, starting with the first cohort in August.


Photo of accounting student
Jan 26, 2023

UNI teams with Big Four Accounting Firm KPMG LLP on new hybrid accounting program

The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) announces it's working with KPMG LLP, the Big Four tax, audit and advisory firm, to launch its new, innovative hybrid accounting program.

UNI announces expansion of its top-ranked accounting program with hybrid delivery option in Des Moines University of Northern Iowa and DMACC announce articulation agreement; new hybrid accounting program


Gabe Dickey
Jan 18, 2023

UNI accounting professor earns NASBA research grant

Gabe Dickey, assistant professor of accounting, and his co-authors were the only recipients of the 2022 Accounting Education Research Grant from the National Association of State Boards of Accounting (NASBA) for their work researching metacognition and online adaptive learning technology.


Student writing down accounting problem
Jan 05, 2023

UNI announces expansion of its top-ranked accounting program with hybrid delivery option in Des Moines

The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is expanding its Bachelor of Arts in Accounting program to include a hybrid – online and in-person delivery – option for students in the Greater Des Moines metropolitan area. The hybrid delivery model will offer the convenience of online business-core and elective courses with in-person evening accounting courses on the DMACC Urban campus.

University of Northern Iowa and DMACC announce articulation agreement; new hybrid accounting program UNI teams with Big Four Accounting Firm KPMG LLP on new hybrid accounting program


Kip Elliott
Dec 06, 2022

How UNI helped an Iowa farm kid become CFO of the Minnesota Twins

Kip Elliott has gone from a Minnesota Twins fan to Minnesota Twins CFO. He credits his UNI accounting degree with helping him get there.


From ‘labor of love’ to Iowa’s top bourbon maker, UNI alum’s family business puts small-town Swisher on the map
Nov 16, 2022

From ‘labor of love’ to Iowa’s top bourbon maker, UNI alum’s family business puts small-town Swisher on the map

After a successful 30-year career in finance, University of Norther Iowa alum Jeff Quint ('85) felt pulled to follow his true passion and in 2005 opened Cedar Ridge Distillery in Swisher, Iowa, the first distillery to open in the state since prohibition. Cedar Ridge Distillery has since become the top bourbon maker in the state, producing more than 200 barrels a month. 


UNI Campanile
Nov 04, 2022

Distinguished Awards Celebration honors notable UNI alumni and friends

University of Northern Iowa President Mark A. Nook, the UNI Alumni Association and the UNI Foundation will honor alumni and friends of the university at the President’s Distinguished Awards Celebration, on Friday, November 4.


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