UNI Foundation Stories & News

The foundation for our future: Strategic plan shapes UNI for tomorrow

The University of Northern Iowa’s purpose is to enrich lives, communities and the world through our students, faculty, staff and our alumni.

University of Northern Iowa approved to plan court sports training facility

UNI will begin planning a court sports training facility for the Panthers men’s and women’s basketball programs, as well as UNI’s volleyball team.

President Nook, Jim Jermier discuss Our Tomorrow on "The Steele Report"

University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook and Jim Jermier took part in a recent taping of "The Steele Report."

UNI releases additional renderings of new wrestling training facility

The University of Northern Iowa has unveiled additional conceptual renderings of its new wrestling training facility.

Financial aid support increases for UNI students, indebtedness down

UNI continues to put students first, as evidenced by the $91.2 million in aid awarded to students during the 2022-2023 academic year.

UNI-CUE scholarships pave the way to UNI for four Waterloo students

Four seniors from the Waterloo Community School District have received scholarships from the UNI Center for Urban Education to further their education.

UNI reaches Our Tomorrow goal early, raises goal to $300M

The UNI Foundation has identified a stretch goal of $300 million by 2026 to fund campus priorities via the Our Tomorrow campaign.

Gary, '62, and Myrna Floyd, '63, have taught for over 30 years and funded over 90 scholarships

Gary, '62, and Myrna Floyd, '63, have taught for over 30 years and funded over 90 scholarships.

Bittners lead final fundraising for Campanile project with $250,000 gift

Jan and Scott Bittner of Cedar Falls have pledged a leadership gift to support the renovation of the Campanile on UNI's campus. 

Campanile Renovation Update: Q&A with Mike Zwanziger

As the UNI Foundation seeks to raise the final $500,000 to complete the Campanile renovation project, Mike Zwanziger, ‘94, ‘01, director of UNI Facilities Management, discusses the progress on the project.