 Convocation
Convocation is held at the beginning of each academic year, a time when the president can welcome everyone back to campus, recognize excellence and set the tone for the year. Convocation Web Site
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 Commencement
Commencement is conducted for the spring semester, in early May, and for the fall semester, in December. Commencement Web Site
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 First Lady Michelle Obama
Speaking at the Spring, 2011 Commencement, First Lady Michelle Obama encouraged graduates to find the passion within themselves and follow it wherever it takes them. “You will have some false starts and setbacks along the way,” she continued. “But I promise you that if you keep listening to yourself and keep yourself open to new possibilities, new people, and new ways of thinking, you will find a place in this world that feels right for you.”
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 His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet was welcomed to the University of Northern Iowa by a sell-out crowd of more than 5,400 people at two sessions in the McLeod Center.
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 Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke to an audience of more than 1,000 people in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center on the University of Northern Iowa campus on April 24, 2009. Duncan was interrupted by applause numerous times as he discussed the $411 million in economic stimulus money targeted for Iowa education, priorities in education reform, and changes to improve the No Child Left Behind. Arne Duncan Visit Web Site
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 DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman
Ellen Kullman, chair of the board and CEO of DuPont, will visit the University of Northern Iowa on Thursday, March 4. Kullman will be the inaugural speaker for a new distinguished guest lecture series featuring top corporate leaders at 2 p.m., in the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. The lecture is free and open to the public. Ellen Kullman Visit Web Site
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