Campus & Community Stories & News

Koby Lampman refereeing UNI intramural basketball

UNI students step up to address referee shortage in youth sports

One group of UNI students has been stepping in to ensure local youth sports games are properly staffed by trained officials.
Panther Pantry

Updates to Panther Pantry will bring more awareness to student resource

Panther Pantry has moved from the lower level of Maucker Union to a highly visible location, dramatically increasing both its size and accessibility. 
Stacey Runde tabling outside for UNI Housing & Dining

Meet the dietitian behind some of the best college food in Iowa

Not only does UNI's dietitian conduct recipe checks and ensure dietary restrictions are accommodated, but she also offers one-on-one meetings to students.
Pack the Dome volunteers packing food into bags

Nearly 2,000 volunteers “Spring Into Service” at annual Pack the Dome event

Nearly 2,000 faculty, staff and students from UNI joined organizations and businesses from across the Cedar Valley to assemble more than 70,000 food bags during the 2026 Pack the Dome event.
Map of Iowa with UNI@IACC student locations

UNI’s partnership with community colleges delivers bachelor’s degrees statewide

UNI partners with every community college in the state of Iowa to offer bachelor's degrees in high-demand workforce areas.
UNI earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

UNI earns 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement

The University of Northern Iowa is among fewer than 240 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Historical photos of key UNI figures

UNI celebrates “People You Should Know” as part of sesquicentennial celebration

As part of its sesquicentennial celebration, the University of Northern Iowa is launching “UNI 150: People You Should Know."
RAGBRAI riders in UNI jerseys

The moments that made 2025

Check out some of our favorite UNI moments of 2025! It's a year we won't soon forget, and we hope you won't either!
Grad caps at UNI Commencement

UNI to celebrate nearly 700 fall graduates

Nearly 700 University of Northern Iowa students are preparing to complete their degree requirements, many of whom will walk during Fall 2025 Commencement in the McLeod Center on Saturday morning.
UNI Campanile with Sesquicentennial Bell

UNI welcomes new Sesquicentennial Bell tradition as finals approach

As the fall semester winds down, the University of Northern Iowa is looking forward to a new campus tradition centered around the Sesquicentennial Bell, now permanently installed on the Campanile Plaza.