Admissions

Meet the UNI Admissions Team

If you have questions that haven't been answered on our site,
or if you'd just like to speak to a person, we'd love to hear from you.

Meet our Admissions Counselors

Hover over each counselor to find more information about each
of our professionals who are eager to answer your questions.

Amy Schipper

Associate Director, Communications

Hometown: Macomb, IL
Phone: 319-273-2884
eMail: Amy.Schipper@uni.edu
Start checking your email! Colleges like to communicate with prospective students in many ways other than snail mail. Watch your email for important updates about events, scholarship deadlines, and fun stuff happening on campus!
April Lynch

Chicago Regional Counselor

Hometown: St. Charles, IL
Territory: Greater Chicago area, Wisconsin
Phone: 319-273-2322
eMail: April.Lynch@uni.edu
Walk your class schedule so you know how much time it'll take you to get from one building to another between classes.
Ariel Patton

Graduate Assistant, Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Ankeny, IA
Territory: Eastern Iowa
Phone: 319-273-2359
eMail: Arielp@uni.edu
Get involved on campus and in the community right away. Join student organizations, be a part of intramurals, and take advantage of things going on in your residence hall. This will make the transition to college so much easier!
Christie Kangas

Director of Admissions

Hometown: Negaunee, Michigan
Phone: 319-273-2322
eMail: Christie.Kangas@uni.edu
Come visit UNI. Talk with our students. You’ll find they are realizing their potential and pursuing their dreams. You can too at UNI.
Dan Schofield

Associate Director

Hometown: Lytton, IA
Territory: Scott County & border counties in Illinois
Phone: 319-273-6094
eMail: Daniel.Schofield@uni.edu
Make as many connections as possible after you arrive on campus!
Jamie Rathjen

Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Charles City, IA
Territory: Northeast Iowa
Phone: 319-273-7257
eMail: Jamie.Rathjen@uni.edu
If you enjoy band, choir, sports, art, theatre, etc in high school, be sure to continue these interests at UNI! Your high school career does not need to be the end of your "involvement career!" Take advantage of all you can once you get to campus!
Jenny Connolly

Assistant Director, Outreach

Hometown: Dike, IA
Territory: Black Hawk, Benton, Butler, & Grundy counties
Phone: 319-273-2365
eMail: Jenny.Connolly@uni.edu
I tell every student I meet with two pieces of advice: 1) Meet and get to know your professors in the first month, one-on-one; 2) Join a student group in the first month of school, you won’t regret it!
Jo Loonan

Senior Associate Director

Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Phone: 319-273-2385
eMail: Jo.Loonan@uni.edu
College is a place to reinvent yourself. Forget the past and become who you want to be!
Kimberly Schneider

Minnesota Regional Counselor

Hometown: Norway, IA
Territory: Suburban Minneapolis/St. Paul and southern Minnesota
Phone: 952-250-2697
eMail: Kimberly.Schneider@uni.edu
Leave your door open to your dorm room if you are just hanging out...a great way to meet people!
Kristi Marchesani

Assistant Director Admissions International Relations

Hometown: Cedar Falls, IA
Territory: The World!
Phone: 319-273-2195
eMail: Kristi.Marchesani@uni.edu
Use your college years to experience as much as you can. Go out of your comfort zone and try something new. And, if you have the chance, travel overseas. There are so many amazing adventures awaiting!
Nicholas Kavanaugh

Graduate Assistant, Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Lohrville, IA
Territory: Calhoun, Webster, Hamilton, Hardin, Wright, & Franklin counties
Phone: 319-273-6821
eMail: Nickkav@uni.edu
Take a tour of campus and eat in the dining centers! You'll get a great feel for what it's like to be a Panther and eat like one, too!
Paul Sapp

Transfer Coordinator

Hometown: Eldon, IA
Territory: Iowa Community Colleges
Phone: 319-273-2864
eMail: Paul.Sapp@uni.edu
Make college more than just a series of courses you take to get a degree. Make it a time to truly grow as a person - and don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone.
Ryan Puhrmann

Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Waverly, IA
Territory: Southern Iowa, Nebraska
Phone: 319-273-7097
eMail: Ryan.Puhrmann@uni.edu
Make sure you 'like' the University of Northern Iowa’s Admissions page on Facebook. This is an excellent tool for asking questions and staying updated with the University and the admissions process.
W. Rojas Bugueno

Graduate Assistant, International Admissions Counselor

Hometown: Arica, Chile
Territory: Bolivia, Peru, Chile
Phone: 319-273-2859
eMail: Wilson.Rojas.B@gmail.com
When you wake up, always say to yourself: where there is a will, there is a way!