Special Events
Panthers love a good celebration! Since 2018, the UNI campus has observed TC Day, a chance to enjoy the end of a (sometimes) harsh Iowa winter and the excitement that always comes with a new season. It began when President Mark Nook issued a proclamation that a particularly cold winter had ended and the campus community was ready to enjoy a taste of the warmer weather. He invited everyone to join him for some tropical treats, and a tradition was born.
Originally called Tropical Celebration Day, TC Day has evolved into a day not only to relish the warming temperatures and the approaching culmination of another successful academic year, but also a time to recognize all of the wonderful things about the University of Northern Iowa and the people who call it home.
As the Panther community enjoys the seventh year of this tradition, TC Day has expanded from those treats handed out by President Nook into a day of celebration across the campus. TC Day 2024 will include fun throughout the day. Watch UNI's social media channels for more information.
Join TC and TK along with members of UNI’s ROTC, Panther Pacers Running Club and others for a 1-mile fun run/walk to kick off TC Day. Participants should meet by the Campanile. All are welcome.
UNI Dining will offer a special menu in Piazza and Rialto. Enjoy street tacos, brisket mac & cheese, and much more! Cost for those without a meal plan is $11.75. Debit/credit cards and Dining Dollars are accepted.
Join TC and TK for a special free gift as they help President Nook kick off the start to spring. President Nook will also announce proceeds from TC’s Tee, as we prepare for the “Baddest Cats In the Valley” to head into the vault.
Join Rod Library for a series of yard games and entertainment to celebrate the day. (Rain location, Rod Library)
Evan O’Leary, Graduate Student at Iowa State University presents Electronic Structure of Rare-earth Diantimonide LaSb2. Experimental investigation of electronic structure is essential to our theoretical understanding of how macroscopic properties arise due to quantum interactions. Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) is one method used to study the electronic structure of materials. Hear a brief overview of ARPES and discuss the electronic structure of the rare-earth diantimonide LaSb2. Rare-earth diantimonides exhibit many interesting properties such as super-conductivity, charge density wave ordering, and different magnetic phases. The compound LaSb2 is the only member of this family found to be non-magnetic. However, it does undergo a charge density wave ordering at TCDW = 355 K and enters a superconducting state at Tc = 1.2 K. Also presented will be ARPES data above and below TCDW , and a demonstration that there are no apparent changes in the electronic structure due to the CDW ordering.
Led by Professor Brian Rumsey as part of Environmental History Week, join the bike ride. Meet in front of Seerley Hall or join at Ice House Museum at 1:20 p.m. Tour will take roughly an hour and include an option to ride to SingleSpeed Brewery in Waterloo and talk about its role in sustainability and historical restoration.
Contact Professir Rumsey for information.
Join Student Wellness Services at De-Stress Days from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Monday, April 29, Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday, May 1! There will be coloring, puzzles, crafts, dogs, massages and more. This event is designed to help students stress less before finals, so stop in and leave feeling relaxed.
Stay tuned on our social media for more information:
Facebook: Student Health & Wellness Services
Instagram: uni_shws
Join us for a de-stress event before your finals. Stop by, grab a donut and chat about studying abroad.
Join Office of International Engagement for an evening of celebration and recognition of our students, volunteers and community!
Spring 2024 Commissioning Ceremony
Join UNI family, friends and fans as we celebrate everything UNI! Panther Caravan stops are free and open to anyone. Come enjoy some great food and tons of Panther spirit!
Join UNI family, friends and fans as we celebrate everything UNI! Panther Caravan stops are free and open to anyone. Come enjoy some great food and tons of Panther spirit!
The Center for Energy & Environmental Education is proud to host this talk on Water Quality in Iowa by guest Dr. Silvia Secchi, Senior Research Fellow with the Environmental Policy Research Program and Professor in the University of Iowa Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences.
Dr. Silvia Secchi is a natural resource economist by training, and her work typically combines methodologies from the social sciences, the natural sciences and engineering. She has published on the environmental impacts of agricultural land use change in the Corn Belt, particularly water quality and carbon, and the interplay between agricultural, conservation and energy policies in the region. She has also researched farmers’ attitudes towards conservation, multifunctional floodplain management and targeted reconnection, invasive species management, and mitigation and adaptation to climate change in the agricultural sector. Secchi is a core faculty member in the campus-wide Water Sustainability Initiative. She is also interested in the mentoring and training of graduate students, fostering the creation of new knowledge in interdisciplinary teams, and promoting effective science and policy communication, both internally within teams, and externally when engaging with stakeholders, funders and society at large.
Join UNI family, friends and fans as we celebrate everything UNI! Panther Caravan stops are free and open to anyone. Come enjoy some great food and tons of Panther spirit!
Join UNI family, friends and fans as we celebrate everything UNI! Panther Caravan stops are free and open to anyone. Come enjoy some great food and tons of Panther spirit!
Garden of Memories Cemetery is by far the largest cemetery in our local community with more than 4,500 veterans interned there. It is an extensive undertaking to place flags on the grave of each Veteran for Memorial Day.
We are requesting the help of volunteers to place flags on the graves. This mission requires attention to detail, determination and quick adaptive skill sets to finish in a timely manner. Please dress appropriately for the weather and wear appropriate footwear.
Please sign up by emailing chiquita.loveless@uni.edu or yloveless@blackhawkcounty.iowa.gov, or call 319-287-9463 to keep this noble tradition alive.
When:
Thursday, May 23
Two shifts available at 9 a.m. - noon; and 4-7 p.m.
Where:
Garden of Memories, 3669 Logan Avenue, Waterloo, IA 50703.
(North of Waterloo on Highway 63)
We will be taking flags back out of the ground on Wednesday, May 29 throughout the day. We would like to encourage folks to help out with that process as well.