Campus & Community Stories & News

Iowa’s public university system ranks third nationally in return on investment for students

Iowa is one of the best states to be a college student, according to a new study which ranks the value of state public university systems by median return on investment. The state of Iowa comes in at no. 3, with ROI defined as the amount a student can expect to gain financially from each individual degree.

Pack the Dome brings twice the volunteers and double the output

Volunteers at UNI’s Pack the Dome event successfully assembled nearly 80,000 backpacks full of food for the Northeast Iowa Food Bank’s BackPack program, almost doubling the number of packs put together in 2022.

French Film Festival returns to UNI

The third annual French Film Festival, hosted by the UNI Department of Languages & Literatures, will be held Jan. 22 through Feb. 26.

University of Northern Iowa celebrates 50+-year partnership with John Deere

UNI President Mark Nook and members of the UNI leadership team visited the John Deere Waterloo Operations facility for an annual meeting.

University of Northern Iowa and DMACC announce articulation agreement; new hybrid accounting program

UNI and DMACC formally announced an articulation agreement aligned with the UNI@DMACC partnership and UNI’s expansion of its hybrid BA in Accounting. 

Coach Ben Jacobson takes third spot for Missouri Valley Conference’s all-time wins

UNI men’s basketball head coach Ben Jacobson has passed Dana Altman for third on the Missouri Valley Conference's all-time wins list.

Here’s a look at some of UNI’s Top Stories of 2022

2022 was a fantastic year at the University of Northern Iowa!  Here are some of our favorite stories of the year.

UNI staff members pack and organize donations for Northeast Iowa Food Bank

Building on the University of Northern Iowa’s dedication to serving the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa, members of UNI’s University Relations team rolled up their sleeves to volunteer at the Northeast Iowa Food Bank.

Student-athlete Olivia Chambers becomes UNI’s first para-swimming national champion

University of Northern Iowa swimmer Olivia Chambers became UNI’s first-ever para-swimming national champion over the weekend.