Faculty Stories & News

Gary Gute presenting at the European Conference on Positive Psychology

UNI students find flow through hands-on research opportunities

Two UNI faculty members, an alum, and an undergraduate student all presented on flow at the European Conference on Positive Psychology this summer.
Professional photograph of Amy Igou

Accounting graduate program coordinator oversees projects aiding the Cedar Valley community and international business community

Accounting is more than taxes. Amy Igou, the accounting graduate program coordinator, is a testament to this reality. From bots to coffee beans, Igou works to ensure that UNI's accounting students get a range of experiences that build their accounting skills.

Igou is the current accounting graduate program coordinator at UNI. Additionally, she teaches courses like accounting information systems and business analytics, as well as an asynchronous course about fraud. 

Rachel Morgan

UNI creative writing instructor earns residency at Writers’ Colony in Arkansas

Rachel Morgan, an instructor in UNI's Department of Languages & Literatures, spent her last days of summer in a writers' residency in Arkansas.
Musician playing the saxaphone

Jazz in Seerley Park to feature UNI School of Music faculty

Four jazz ensembles, including students and faculty from the UNI School of Music, will play a series of casual jazz sets in Seerley Park on Aug. 28 at 5 p.m.
mike graziano

Graziano earns prestigious Young Scholar in American Religion award

Michael Graziano, assistant professor of religion in UNI’s Department of Philosophy and World Religions, has been recognized as a 2022 Young Scholar in American Religion.
Amy Nielsen

UNI professor who was a first-generation college student distinguishes herself as emerging leader

UNI Professor of Special Education Amy Nielsen will be one of 36 faculty members from across the country in this year's Emerging Leaders Program cohort.
A professor lecturing.

Marketing, entrepreneurship fellowship funded in honor of longtime marketing professor

The first named faculty fellowship in the Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship was fully funded and will serve as a lasting reminder of one of the most celebrated professors and mentors at UNI’s College of Business.
Amy Nielsen

UNI special education professor selected for Emerging Leaders Program

Amy NielsenProfessor Amy Nielsen of the University of Northern Iowa’s Department of Special Education will be part of a cohort of 36 higher education professionals from across the country participating in the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) put on by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

Jim O'Loughlin

Languages & Literatures department head showcases Cedar Valley community talent

Projected on the wall is a slightly fuzzy video recording of a figure whose steadiness is palpable through the static of the technology. It is the first sight one views upon entering the Hearst Center. Across the video projection is a plum-colored mural announcing “Eddie Bowles’s Blues.” 

Roark Horn

Education leader Roark Horn to join UNI College of Education faculty

Executive Director of the School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) Roark Horn will be joining the University of Northern Iowa College of Education faculty in fall 2022 as the Pomerantz Endowed Professorship in Educational Excellence and instructor of superintendency.