Joana Lwin’s journey has been anything but easy. Today, through her role as director of Refugee and Immigrant Youth Organization (RIYO) in Waterloo, Iowa, she hopes to take her experiences and pay it forward.
If you would had asked Charles Mhoon,‘17, in high school where he’d be almost two decades later, he certainly wouldn’t have said working as an educational counselor at the University of Northern Iowa.
As a student at the University of Northern Iowa, Valerie Jennings, ‘01, had no idea what her future career would look like. What she did know, though, was that to gain a baseline for how to work with people from all backgrounds and personalities, she’d need to seek out classes and internships with an international focus.
Gary Roling has navigated a diverse career path, deeply influenced by his education at the Wilson College of Business. His journey inspired him to give back to UNI for 41 consecutive years, culminating in a significant contribution to the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.
“Panthers on Parade” will take center stage as the theme of this year’s University of Northern Iowa homecoming parade on Oct. 26 in downtown Cedar Falls.
