May 25, 2012 - 2:57pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern has been named the winner of Kum & Go's 2012 Krause Challenge investment competition.
The Krause Challenge began in 1998 when W.A. Krause, founder and chairman of Kum & Go, presented a one-time gift of $400,000 to be divided equally among Drake University, Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa to create a program for finance students to enhance...
May 25, 2012 - 1:58pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Registration is now open for the three-day training program "Project Management: Communicating for Project Success," hosted by the University of Northern Iowa Executive Development Center. The training takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 11-13, in the Business and Community Services Building on the UNI campus. The registration deadline is June 27.
"Communication is critical to the success of all projects, and poor...
May 24, 2012 - 1:34pm
CEDAR FALLS -- Eighteen businesses have been selected from 44 entries to compete in the 2012 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition and the chance to win up to $25,000. The competitors submitted executive summaries in the first round, and must now submit full business plans for review by the judges.
"Each year the quality of the businesses competing improves," said Randy Pilkington, director of the University of Northern Iowa's John...
May 17, 2012 - 2:36pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Iowans are in for a spectacular light show on Sunday, May 20, when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible starting at 7:30 p.m., according to Siobahn Morgan, head of the Department of Earth Science at the University of Northern Iowa.
"The eclipse will not completely block out the sun, since the moon is slightly farther from the Earth than it normally is," said Morgan. "This is just the opposite of the 'Super Moon' a few...
May 17, 2012 - 11:18am
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Robert Waller, former dean of the University of Northern Iowa College of Business Administration and best-selling author, has given a high level seven-figure gift to his alma mater.
Waller graduated from UNI in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts in business education-marketing degree and a Master of Arts in marketing in 1964. He taught in UNI's College of Business Administration for more than 20 years, serving six of those years as...
May 11, 2012 - 5:07pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa is one of six regional network hubs selected to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and economic development. The STEM Advisory Council is co-chaired by Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and UNI President Ben Allen, who will coordinate the hubs.
President Ben Allen stated, "Regional needs in STEM can be best met through local and regional programming that takes advantage of...
May 11, 2012 - 5:09pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A University of Northern Iowa alumnus is giving college graduates the tools to find a job in their field of interest. Douglas Danne, who graduated from UNI in 1976 with a B.A. degree in science, is the author of "Employment Essentials—College Edition," published in January 2012.
"There’s so much focus now on social networking that grads tend to skip the essential preparation of learning how to interview," Danne said. The...
May 10, 2012 - 9:20am
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- A University of Northern Iowa student group, the Student Council Exceptional Children (SCEC), recently completed Project ICAN Books: Inclusive Classroom Awareness Nurtured Through Books. The project provides age appropriate inclusive literature to schools throughout Cedar Falls and Waterloo. Project ICAN Books offers teachers classroom activities, such as discussion cards, WebQuests and unit lessons, which are linked to the...
May 9, 2012 - 1:30pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa was recently awarded the Bronze Incident Rate Excellence Award from the Iowa-Illinois Safety Council. The award was given at the 59th Annual Professional Development Conference and Expo in Dubuque.
This award acknowledges achievement in accident prevention through demonstrating an incident rate lower than the national average during 2011. UNI was one of 170 businesses, industries and...
May 9, 2012 - 10:39am
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Registration is now open for the management workshop "What's Up With That? Analyzing Performance Problems" hosted by the University of Northern Iowa Executive Development Center. The workshop is 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 14, in the Business and Community Services Building on the UNI campus. The registration deadline is June 7.
"If you are trying to figure out why employees continue to do what they do even after they've been...
May 7, 2012 - 11:07am
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Registration is now open for the three-day training program "Project Management: Working with People," hosted by the University of Northern Iowa Executive Development Center. The training takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 18-20, in the Business and Community Services Building on the UNI campus. The registration deadline is June 4.
This course provides insights into working with the most complex aspect of any project...
May 4, 2012 - 2:40pm
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Two University of Northern Iowa students have been honored as recipients of The Lux Service Award for their service to the university.
This year's recipients are Joel Anderson, a UNI senior philosophy and accounting major from Clive, Iowa and Ashley Stewart, a UNI family services major from Gary, Ind.
The Lux Service Award is the most prestigious award given to undergraduate students each academic year to acknowledge their...