Inside UNI Feature Story Archive

	Sunday, April 22, 2012 UNI's TAPP fashion show struts into its 20th year April 21 marked the 20th anniversary of UNI's Textiles and Apparel Program (TAPP) annual fashion show. The show, "Catwalk to the Big Top," featured apparel designed by students currently enrolled in the program, as well as alumni.
	Thursday, April 19, 2012 UNI alumna sworn in as first U.S. woman Ambassador to India University of Northern Iowa alumna Nancy Powell is America's first female Ambassador to India. The Deputy Secretary of State William Burns, at a recent ceremony, swore her in for her new assignment.
	Tuesday, April 17, 2012 PALS and TeamMates join forces When we were young, we all had that one "pal" we really looked up to in our lives. This could have been an older sibling, parent or friend. These people made an impact on our lives. The University of Northern Iowa will start a new student organization, "Panthers Allied with Local Schools" (PALS), in the fall 2012 semester, which will allow UNI students, faculty and staff to mentor elementary, middle school and high school students.
	Monday, April 9, 2012 UNI President Ben Allen's letter to fall 2012 students Editor's note: This letter was sent to students admitted to UNI for the fall 2012 semester from President Ben Allen. Congratulations on your admission to the University of Northern Iowa and welcome to the UNI family. I am confident that you will contribute a great deal to our campus community and that you will benefit from all that the university has to offer. UNI is stronger than ever and we’ve had a very successful year on campus:
	Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Houston, we have an intern Alex Popinga, a University of Northern Iowa senior triple-majoring in biology, biochemistry and bioinformatics, will soon have an experience of a lifetime. Through the Student Airborne Research Program in Palmdale, Calif., she will spend eight weeks researching various environmental processes such as atmospheric chemistry and oceanography.
	Thursday, March 29, 2012 UNI student hits a home run with social media Numerous people have told Emily Droessler, a University of Northern Iowa junior majoring in sports marketing, that she should be a sports writer. With her passion for sports, excellence in the classroom and her continued success blogging alongside NBA social media consultants and other sports bloggers, a lot of people think it would be the perfect fit. But, what does Droessler think?
	Monday, March 26, 2012 UNI Global Trade class gets hands-on experience Students in today's world will be entering a global marketplace. Gaining hands-on experience and an understanding of various cultures will help students navigate this global environment. Students in the Global Trade Practices class at the University of Northern Iowa are learning about trade in a hands-on project to determine what food products the Cedar Valley community would like to purchase locally. At the same time, they are working with students at EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia, on what Iowa food products might sell well in their area.
	Thursday, March 22, 2012 UNI students Pay It Forward Nine University of Northern Iowa students had to wait days to take a hot shower. They would wake up in the mornings, do volunteer work, get back on the bus they rode in on, travel to a different city and end the day in exhaustion…who had time for a shower? Luckily, these students wouldn't have it any other way.
	Sunday, March 18, 2012 The Reusables share their superpower Most superheroes choose to keep their superpowers a secret, but not the "Reusables." The Reusables are a group of sophomore presidential scholars who are currently in their Presidential Scholars Seminar: Sophomore Service Learning class. In this class, each group is required to design, create and carry out a community engagement project. This group chose to do something with sustainability and waste prevention.
	Monday, March 12, 2012 Spring break the Pi Sigma Epsilon way Spring break-goers will be traveling to destinations such as Las Vegas and Daytona Beach over the next couple weeks, but how about spending your spring break in the great Midwest…specifically Indianapolis, Indiana! That's exactly where the University of Northern Iowa's Pi Sigma Epsilon: Epsilon Theta Chapter will be, and they're very excited about it. UNI PSE is a sales and marketing student organization. It provides students with the real world business experience that potential employers and recruiters are interested in.
	Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Hawaii made easy: UNI Outdoors' style Many college students can't wait for spring and summer break. They want the freedom to relax, take a break from homework and maybe visit a different part of the country. UNI Outdoors offers unique opportunities to travel during spring and summer break to many locations around the world with other UNI community members.
	Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Research takes UNI professor and students around the world Undergraduate research has always been something that has set the University of Northern Iowa apart from other institutions. This year, more than three undergraduate research projects are happening in the biology department alone. One of those projects has taken researchers to Brazil, and later this spring will take one to Utah.
	Sunday, February 26, 2012 Paving the way: UNI student becomes first KWWL Quintern Taylor Johnson, student, University Relations If at first you don't succeed, try again. Katie Huinker, a junior electronic media major with a minor in journalism at UNI, successfully learned this lesson as she received the first Quinternship at KWWL Iowa's News Channel 7 in Waterloo. After receiving an initial internship last summer, Huinker found out KWWL was unable to offer the internship. "I was really let down, but I couldn't really do much about it," said Huinker.
	Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Preparing the next generation of leaders Reading is probably the most fundamental skill to a successful life. If you can't read, it's hard to succeed in school, graduate from college and earn a good job. Most of us probably can't even remember how we learned to read, but we can probably remember a teacher that instilled in us the love of reading.
	Sunday, February 19, 2012 UNI to host first Dance Marathon Dancing the night away is usually reserved for pure enjoyment. Your favorite song starts to play and minutes turn into hours as the crowd whirls around you. But what if in addition to using your dancing shoes to try out the latest moves, you dance for a cause? That's exactly what the University of Northern Iowa's first Dance Marathon plans to do.
	Monday, February 13, 2012 UNI students get Alzheimer's patients talking Michelle Remold, University of Northern Iowa senior majoring in gerontology: social sciences, embraces the opportunity to help others. She spent last summer helping Alzheimer's patients share special memories and stimulate discussion with the help of a "memory trunk." And now, she's brought the memory trunk and her enthusiasm to the Cedar Valley. Remold, a native of Faribault, Minn., interned at the Faribault Area Senior Center during the summer of 2011. It's there where she implemented the memory trunk program and had the opportunity to work with Alzheimer's patients.
	Wednesday, February 8, 2012 The dance of a lifetime Who would have thought that three University of Northern Iowa students' dance moves would become an international phenomenon, let alone earn them an invitation to teach the first lady of the United States the dance? We're of course talking about the Interlude Dance, a dance composed of six moves to the song "Interlude" by the group Attack Attack!
	Sunday, February 5, 2012 UNI helps create international friendships There are nearly 500 international students enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa, representing 77 countries around the world. Hosting an international student can be a great opportunity -- one that can have a huge impact on both the host and the student.
	Tuesday, January 31, 2012 UNI's Black Student Union unites campus and community The University of Northern Iowa's Black Student Union (BSU) has been busy lately. They, along with other areas of campus, have been planning more than 20 events to celebrate Black History Month during February.
	Thursday, January 26, 2012 UNI students compete in first Diversity Case Competition The University of Northern Iowa's College of Business Administration held its first Diversity Case Competition on Jan. 26. The competition provided students the opportunity to develop important professional skills such as analyzing and responding quickly to issues involving diversity. Five teams, which consisted of UNIBusiness majors and students from other UNI colleges and programs, were asked to find a solution to this diversity-related problem: "UNIBusiness is facing challenges in recruiting and retaining underrepresented students."