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The following SIS applications are going to be unavailable for system maintenance from 6 to 8 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 11: the SIS CRM application, MyUNIverse portal and SIS Campus Solutions System. This includes the online application for admission and the schedule of classes.
UNIBusiness has been named a "Best Business School" by The Princeton Review for six consecutive years.
Kurt Meredith, curriculum & instruction, had a guest opinion piece published in the Omaha World Herald.
Jennifer Waldron, HPELS, was interviewed by Radio Iowa, KCRG and IPR about her research on hazing.
Volume seven of UNIversitas is now published online. Arts and Sciences are treated in one forum, while a third way to appreciate faculty excellence is explored in the other. Other features include: treatment of the value of tenure, the generation of original musical drama, global French experiences and additive manufacturing.
Slips, trips and falls account for a significant number of injuries reported to the university. With fluctuating temperatures, we may experience a freeze/thaw cycle that can lead to injury. Be aware that surfaces that are wet during the daytime hours may be iced over in the late evening or early morning hours. Please exercise caution when walking on paved surfaces during these hours.
The UNI Educational Talent Search Program (ETS) needs help in providing a job shadowing experience for students from George Washington Carver Academy in Waterloo. Students will be paired with faculty and staff on campus from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m., Feb. 23. The students will ask questions about your position, responsibilities and education. Faculty and staff can join their students for lunch (at no charge) if your schedule allows. If interested in hosting, email Ruthie Stigler by Friday, Feb. 17. If you have questions call Ruthie Stigler or Cathy Ketton at 319-433-1220.
Learn strategies for promoting class discussions that facilitate learning from noon to 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, in the Oak Room, MAU. The facilitator will be Susan Hill. Bring your lunch; refreshments will be provided.
Support the Cedar Valley United Way's "I Can Read" project by bringing a new or gently used children's book to the UNI vs. Illinois men's basketball game at 7 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 11, in the McLeod Center. The "I Can Read" project supports literacy efforts with local youth. The UNI campus community and its partners donated 765 books to "I Can Read" earlier this fall. Help with UNI's final push to collect books for kids this weekend. If you would like to donate, but can't make it to the game, email Jess Betts or call 273-2761 to arrange for a pick up.
The American Red Cross and Sigma Alpha Epsilon will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14, in the Commons Ballroom. For an appointment, sign up in Maucker Union between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., Feb. 8, 9 or 13 or call 1-800-RED CROSS. Come save a life this Valentine's Day.
You asked, and we listened. Rod Library's UNI Hunger Games, to be held from 7 p.m. to midnight, Friday, March 2, in the Rod Library, are now open to UNI faculty and staff to participate as long as there is at least one UNI student on the team. Faculty and staff may also volunteer to help run the games that evening. For more information, visit the UNI Hunger Games webpage.
UNI accounting students will provide free income tax assistance from 5 to 7 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays from Feb. 6 through April 11, in 223 CBB. Federal and Iowa tax returns are electronically prepared and e-filed for free. No appointment is necessary. Please arrive at 5 p.m. to allow students sufficient time to complete the returns. For more information, call the UNI Department of Accounting at 273-2394.
HRS will provide Performance Appraisal Training for supervisors who are new to conducting performance appraisals or who want to enhance their overall performance management skills. Participants will learn how to approach and follow through with the performance appraisal and the entire performance management process. For more information or to reserve a spot, visit the Performance Appraisal Training website.
Every year, the UNI Study Abroad Center sends between 300 and 400 UNI students on short-term programs led by UNI faculty and staff. If you are interested in becoming a course leader and developing a course to lead abroad, consider attending the live webinar information sessions from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 8 or Friday, Feb. 10. If interested, contact the UNI Study Abroad Center.
Down the street and across the country, there are patients in need of lifesaving blood. Help patients in need by donating blood through the American Red Cross at the UNI-CUE Blood Drive from 1 to 5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 24, at 800 Sycamore St., Waterloo. For more information or to make an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS or 1-800-733-2767.
The deadline for applications for the Sue Follon Scholarship for Women in Leadership is Wednesday, Feb. 15. For more information, contact Jan Hanish.
Due to popular demand for group fitness spin classes, a class has been added beginning at 12:05 p.m., Mondays and Wednesdays, in 85 WRC. The class is 50 minutes. Try one session for free or register online or in 101 WRC for section 4.
For upcoming lectures, conferences, performing arts or athletic events, please visit the UNI Calendar of Events.
The latest faculty, staff and student job openings at UNI can be found on the UNI Employment website. Referrals are encouraged.
Fitness classes, intramural sports, outdoor recreation opportunities.