Campus & Community Stories & News

Bells bring community members and memories back to UNI campus

The carillon bells made their return to UNI campus the morning of Monday, May 1 on four trucks from The Verdin Company.

UNI leadership recreates historic 1926 photo

Check out UNI senior leadership recreating the iconic 1926 photo at the foot of the Campanile with the carillon bells.

UNI welcomes top graduating high school seniors for KWWL Best of Class

More than 100 students from school districts in northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and western Illinois were recognized in the McLeod Center.

Campanile renovations are an opportunity to revisit history

Dive into Rod Library’s Special Collections and University Archives, which consist of more than 100,000 documents, photographs, catalogs, news articles, yearbooks and more.

Ribbon cutting celebrates home of UNI@DMACC

An event nearly five years in the making, leaders from the UNI and DMACC gathered this week to celebrate the success of the UNI@DMACC partnership. 

UNI partnering with Des Moines Public Schools to meet need for administrators

UNI is expanding its master’s degree and advanced studies certificate in principalship to include a cohort specifically for Des Moines Public Schools. 

Still exploring college majors? Going to college can help you find your path

Don’t let being undecided on a major stop you from committing to college. It’s totally OK and normal to still be looking into college majors.

Three UNI students recognized for lasting legacies with the 2023 Lux Service Awards

A student body president, an executive editor and a Deloitte’s Tax Case Competition regional champion make up this year’s Lux Service Award winners at UNI.

UNI Advance Iowa to offer first Employee Ownership Conference

The University of Northern Iowa’s Advance Iowa will host the inaugural Employee Ownership Conference on May 11, at the DMACC campus in Newton. 

UNI-Dome renovation receives $250,000 boost from Cedar Rapids couple

The UNI-Dome gift adds to the Raaschs' enduring philanthropic giving across many areas of the university including scholarships for student-athletes in track and field, cross country, volleyball, women's basketball and football, as well as an endowed scholarship for education majors.