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May 9, 2012 - 1:27pm

UNI president releases statement about state higher education funding
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- We greatly appreciate the Iowa General Assembly's decision to increase state funding for the University of Northern Iowa. We want to thank our elected representatives for recognizing UNI's unique position in the state's higher-education marketplace. We understand the process isn't complete until the governor signs the bill, but this is very positive news for the university. We look forward to moving ahead with fiscal 2013...
May 4, 2012 - 2:50pm

UNI's Center for Energy & Environmental Education helps women be self-sufficient
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa's Center for Energy & Environmental Education (CEEE) has been partnering with a Women's Self-Sufficiency Program. Area women enrolled have been attending life skills classes to better prepare themselves for work and their future. The self-sufficiency program also includes an entrepreneurial component. Women are learning how to grow produce, which will result in growing a produce garden on...
April 17, 2012 - 3:21pm

UNI recognizes National Playground Safety Week
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- With spring in the air and children returning outdoors to play, encouraging playground safety is important. The National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS), housed at the University of Northern Iowa, is celebrating National Playground Safety Week, from Monday, April 23 through Friday, April 27, as a time to pay attention to the safety of all children on the playground. NPPS is working on a number of initiatives to help...
April 16, 2012 - 10:33am

UNI to host technology education fair for K through 12 students
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Movies, graphics, apps, games and robots will invade the University of Northern Iowa campus as eastern Iowa K through 12 students share their technology projects during a Student Technology Fair from 9 a.m. to noon, on Thursday, April 19, in the UNI Commons. More than 50 projects from 11 school districts will be displayed for the public to explore and enjoy. Each of these projects was created as part of the students'...
April 16, 2012 - 9:23am

UNI to host seventh annual Mini-Sumo Robotics Competition
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa will host the seventh annual Mini-Sumo Robotics Competition from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday, April 19, in the Hemisphere Lounge in Maucker Union on the UNI campus. More than 25 UNI students will compete, as well as several roboticists from across the U.S. and Europe. The competition is an elimination tournament in which pairs of mini-sumo robots fight head-to-head, trying to push each other out...
April 12, 2012 - 10:06am

UNI to host U.S. citizenship ceremony
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- More than 50 people will become new American citizens during a ceremony on the University of Northern Iowa campus. The citizenship oath ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in the Maucker Union Ballroom. This event is free and open to the public. "We are looking forward to hosting our second citizenship ceremony. People who have attended have found it a deeply moving experience," said Mark Grey, director of...
April 4, 2012 - 8:15am

University of Northern Iowa to induct students into Teacher Education program
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa--The University of Northern Iowa College of Education will host its biannual Teacher Education Induction Convocation at 4 p.m., Thursday, April 5, in the Great Hall of the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center (GBPAC) on the UNI campus. More than 250 students have satisfied requirements for admission into the UNI Teacher Education program and are invited to participate in the formal ceremony, which marks the official...
April 2, 2012 - 11:39am

UNI professor offers expertise on weather
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – With spring and summer weather ahead of us, Iowans are asked to be aware. The Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division and the National Weather Service have declared the week of April 2 through 6 Severe Weather Awareness Week. This annual event is designed to remind Iowans that severe weather is part of living in our state and that understanding the risks and how to respond to them can save lives. Alan...
March 20, 2012 - 1:58pm

UNI debuts UNIty Week
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Northern Iowa will debut UNIty Week, a celebration of diversity and community, March 19 through 22. Events are planned throughout the week to encourage setting aside assumptions and eliminating prejudice. All events are free and open to the public. The Northern Iowa Student Government has collaborated with the Culture and Intensive English Program (CIEP) to host an interactive event at 4 p.m., on Tuesday,...
March 19, 2012 - 2:14pm

Regional Physics Competition to take place at UNI
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa Department of Physics will host the UNI/Area Education Agency 267 Regional Physics Competition from 9 a.m. to noon, on Wednesday, March 21, in the McLeod Center on the UNI campus. Approximately 150 area high school students are expected to participate. According to Larry Escalada, UNI/AEA 267 and State Physics Competition coordinator, student teams will use their understanding of...
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