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WATCH: See how a music degree from the University of Northern Iowa can ignite your creativity!

WATCH: See how a music degree from the University of Northern Iowa can ignite your creativity!

Want to pursue your passion for music by earning a music degree? The University of Northern Iowa’s School of Music might have the perfect opportunity for you, just like it did for music composition theory student Tristan Perreault.
UNI Kamerick Building

UNI Gallery of Art to feature day of music and artwork by female creators

UNI Kamerick Building

The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art is hosting a day of art and music from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 24, 2022.

Amelia Gotera standing with her artwork of UNI campus

Students who live on campus for four years gifted original art keepsake by UNI senior

When UHD partnered with the Public Art Incubator to find a student who could create a timeless keepsake for UNI alumni, Amelia Gotera was up for the challenge.
Promo poster for B.F.A. exhibit

UNI Gallery of Art to present 'B.F.A. Exhibition'

Promo poster for B.F.A. exhibitCEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will present the spring 2022 B.F.A. Exhibition, which will open with a reception starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 28 in the Kamerick Art Building South lobby. The exhibition ends on Friday, May 13.

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn announces $1.5 million gift to renovation and expansion

Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Gallagher Bluedorn at University of Northern Iowa has received a $1 million gift from the Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn to put toward the theater’s $14.9 million expansion project. 

Students in textiles and apparel classroom

UNI textiles and apparel program presents annual runway show

Students in textiles and apparel classroom

“Catwalk 30 Sustain,” a spring fashion show to showcase the designs of the students in the University of Northern Iowa textiles and apparel program, will be held on the UNI campus at Lang Hall on April 23 at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The show is open to the public and free of charge. 

Day Zero promo poster

Apocalyptic romance “Day Zero,” debuts April 21, 2022 at UNI Interpreters Theatre

Day Zero promo poster

Cedar Falls - “Day Zero” debuts at 7:30 p.m. on April 21, and runs through April 23, at the University of Northern Iowa's Interpreters Theatre, located in Lang Hall Room 040.

The show is free, and tickets can be reserved on Eventbrite.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

Community collaboration is a dream of many talents in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat poster

What happens when you bring together the musical artistry of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony, the theatrical creativity of Cedar Falls Community Theatre and Waterloo Community Playhouse, and the ingenuity and inspiration of the Gallagher Bluedorn? A community collaboration that is guaranteed to delight and amaze audiences from across the Cedar Valley and beyond.