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UNI joins AASCU’s American Democracy Project in celebrating 20 years of advancing democratic principles across U.S. higher education

UNI is proud to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the AASCU's nonpartisan American Democracy Project© by recommitting to the initiative's guiding principles of civic and democratic engagement.
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UNI School of Music to present opera “Suor Angelica”

The UNI School of Music will present a spring opera in one act, “Suor Angelica,” from Giacomo Puccini’s “Il trittico.”
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UNI’s Carlton-Mellichamp Lecture to focus on artificial intelligence in education

Preparing current and future educators for the implications of AI in the classroom is the focus of this year’s Carlton-Mellichamp Lecture in Education.
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Tanya Warren racks up most wins in MVC

With a win at Murray State over the weekend, Tanya Warren now leads the Missouri Valley Conference with 202 wins.
This is Where I Learned Not to Sleep

Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention offers free film screening of “This Is Where I Learned Not to Sleep”

UNI’s Patricia A. Tomson Center for Violence Prevention is hosting a free screening of the documentary film “This is Where I Learned Not to Sleep."
Come back to earn your graduate degree! Return to UNI

UNI announces opportunities for students to complete graduate programs

UNI is thrilled to announce a special opportunity for students who have taken a break from pursuing their graduate degree.
Ellen Shay with her husband's award alongside family, Peter H. Reynolds and actors from "Dot Dot Dot: A New Musical."

Remembering Terry Shay: A special honor for International Dot Day pioneer

Award-winning author Peter H. Reynolds presented an honor to the family of the late Terry “TJ” Shay for his work as the founder of International Dot Day.
5 Million Global Downloads

UNI ScholarWorks has reached 5 MILLION global downloads!

We couldn't have done it without YOU! UNI ScholarWorks has reached 5 MILLION global downloads! This incredible achievement belongs to the entire UNI community: each college and discipline at UNI added to the total of 5 million downloads.
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UNI's Economics of Sustainability class teams up with STAR4D for impact

For students in Alicia Rosburg’s Economics of Sustainability class, their final project involved real-life client Iowa Waste Reduction Center.
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President Nook featured on latest episode of “Iowa Biz Cast”

UNI President Mark Nook joined Iowa Business Council President Joe Murphy on the latest episode of Iowa Biz Cast to discuss higher education in Iowa.