Need a break from finals? Come check out the De-Stress Days Activities in Maucker Union and Rod Library! To start it off, December 6-8 from 11-2 p.m. in Maucker Union there will be Hot Chocolate, Puzzles, Inspirational crafts, labyrinth, coloring, and dogs to pet! Then from December 8-15 in Rod Library there will be more activities to end the semester on a good note! If you’re feeling crafty, head to the Makerspace on the first floor for coloring, Legos, Play-Doh and so much more!
Come join IDS celebrate a Decade of Digital Innovation on December 8 from 4-8 p.m. in UNI’s Rod Library. Interactive Digital Studies faculty and students will exhibit project work over the past 10 years. Learn more about the major with exhibits featuring Oculus Rift (Metaverse) demos, deep fakes, geolocation and digital archive projects, visual history timelines, photomontages and animations, and dedicated booths for each of the IDS emphases.
Donated by the class of 1970, the Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award recognizes and celebrates students who have completed undergraduate research. Those who have conducted research using library materials and worked with a UNI faculty member or mentor can qualify. Full-time students from any major must have completed a credit-bearing course or faculty-mentored project. Projects must also be original work completed no earlier than spring of 2021.
Our very own 4th-floor Facilities Management Custodian is putting his hobbies on display here at Rod Library! Nathan Moore is not only a hard-working employee but a talented artist. Inspiration for this first installment of his collection came from Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Blades of Khorne. This tabletop game has grown into a large fandom. Moore was inspired to create these miniatures after learning various painting techniques with metallic colors. He spent over 106 hours painting the centerpiece, and he even mined for the gems at the base of the display himself. His work, showcased in the…
The Fall 2021 Diversity Community Read is Caste by Isabel Wilkerson. Discover more about the book and related activities on Rod Library's Digital Display.
On December 28, 2021, Iowa will be celebrating 175 years of statehood! Throughout 2021, we invite all Iowans and guests to learn about the people and places that shaped our state! Rod Library will be hosting a pop-up exhibit starting October 15 in the Learning Commons.
UNI Museum exhibit “Whose Voice?'' asks visitors to question who has the authority to be telling the stories of indigenous cultures and how to present these stories to the public.
Since their establishment by the Greeks, museums utilized colonialism as a means to collect and share the material culture of the world. In an attempt to position themselves as bastions of knowledge and truth, neutrality was sought, collecting from everyone without inserting their own intellectual agendas, political viewpoints, or personal expressions. Despite claims of neutrality, museums cannot…
The University of Northern Iowa’s Rod Library is proud to announce The Regents OER Grant Program, a joint funding opportunity that will support the development of new course materials licensed for open use, making a college education more accessible for Iowa students.
