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Student working on equipment in the Applied Engineering Building

WATCH: This UNI student found her home in engineering

Something is always happening in the Applied Engineering Building on UNI’s campus. Just ask Maddie Hageman, a manufacturing engineering technology and technology management student.
Mara Burkholder working with students

From first grade dreams to future classrooms: Mara Burkholder’s path to teaching at UNI

For Mara Burkholder, the desire to become a teacher began early — much earlier than most college students can remember.
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812

TheatreUNI presents “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812”

For its first production of 2026, TheatreUNI will present “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812” by Dave Malloy. 
A man stands speaking to an audience in a small event room while a panel of seated participants listens behind him. A screen to the side displays a slide reading “Timeless Journey: Taking Time,” and attendees sit in rows of chairs facing the speaker.

Theatre that transforms: How UNI students are making a lasting impact through community engagement

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Students at UNI Commencement

Fall 2025 students make UNI graduation and dean’s lists

The University of Northern Iowa is pleased to announce the students who made the fall 2025 graduation and dean’s lists.
Gabby Giffords

Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords to speak at UNI’s Hearst Lecture series

The UNI Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders is excited to announce that former U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her longtime speech-language pathologist, Dr. Fabi Hirsch Kruse, will speak at the 2026 Hearst Lecture.
Student looking through old book and making notes

University of Northern Iowa receives $2.4 million grant to launch Humanities Hub

The UNI Humanities Hub is a transformative initiative designed to expand paid internship opportunities and strengthen the role of the humanities on campus and in the community.
Guidebook Two Person Exhibition

UNI Gallery of Art announces two new exhibitions for spring 2026

The University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art and Permanent Art Collection is excited to welcome spring with two new exhibitions opening Jan. 20.
Student pouring molten metal in UNI Metal Casting Center

Explore careers in metal casting at UNI’s Open Melt Night on January 27

The American Foundry Society student chapter at the University of Northern Iowa will host an Open Melt Night on Tuesday, January 27, from 5-8 p.m.
Jeremy Mescher working with robot

Non-traditional student pursues electrical engineering technology to advance career

As the son of an electrician, Jeremy Mescher was maybe always destined to work in electrical engineering. Yet, as a non-traditional student at 41, it’s taken him a while to realize that goal.