Student Affairs

The Piazza Poolside Picnic Party features tons of great picnic food and good company! Menu items include: hamburgers, brats, pickle wraps, BBQ pork sandwiches, fruit pizza, dirt and worm pudding, ants on a log, and much, much more!

 A local trafficking panel will discuss trafficking from a local and national perspective, current legislation, challenges in law enforcement, restorative process, and present involvement options for our campus and broader community.  

Panelists include Jake Oeth, regional outreach representative for U.S. Congressman Bruce Braley; DVD comments from U.S. Senator Charles Grassley; Dr. Teresa Downing-Matibag, assistant professor, Iowa State University and representative, Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking; Abraham Funchess, director, Waterloo Commission on Human Rights; Melissa Brisbin, client service director, Center to Restore Trafficked and Exploited Children; and Hannah Burkle, Rapha House, Joplin, Mo.

Sponsored by UNI InterVarsity Christian Fellowship

During this candlelight walk across campus, participants will interactively learn about and remember victims of trafficking in our world.

Sponsored by St. Stephen the Witness Student Center.

This interactive exhibit will engage the issue of human trafficking by sharing the stories and statistics of modern-day slaves in our world.

Sponsored by The River Student Ministry 

The Freedom Week kick-off event will feature Maria Van Hoorn, Hagar International, who will discuss the issues of modern-day slavery and the restoration of victims.

Sponsored by The River Student Ministry 

Freedom Week is a week-long initiative coordinated by Christian student organizations in partnership with the wider community. Freedom Week’s purpose is to create a movement of people committed to  bringing awareness of the injustices of modern-day slavery and seeking ways to restore justice locally and globally. There will be various events throughout the week with a culminating event on Thursday, March 29 at 8 p.m. in Lang Hall's Auditorium. York Moore, who works for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and as a modern-day abolitionist, will be the guest speaker. He will speak on the issue of modern-day slavery, explaining the social, spiritual and economic forces behind it and inviting us to respond on a personal and corporate level.

You may choose to visit the UNI campus on a Saturday morning when you and your family can attend a group presentation and a campus tour. There will be information sessions for both high school and transfer students. This option is intended for students who do not need individual counseling, but instead want an overview of admission requirements, academic majors, costs and campus life. After the presentation you and your family are invited to be our guests for lunch at the Piazza, one of UNI's recently renovated dining centers.

Attending one of UNI's Panther Peek Visit Days will give you and your family the opportunity to learn all about your future college life at UNI. We'll show you around campus and let you see the residence halls you'll likely call home. You also will get a chance to talk to UNI representatives about academics and possible majors, financial aid and student life.

The Center for Multicultural Education Seven Book Club will discuss "Ingratitude: The Debt-Bound Daughter in Asian American Literature" by Erin Khue Ninh. You do not have to read the book prior to the meeting.

Dr. James Zogby will host a talk and discussion. Bring your lunch; drinks will be provided. Sponsors include the Center for Multicultural Education.