by Dar Danielson | May 4, 2023 | Education, News, Recreation / Entertainment
Work on the bells that ring out the music from the campanile on the University of Northern Iowa campus in Cedar Falls is moving right along. UNI Assistant Vice President Hillery Oberle says 15 bells were installed when the campanile was built in 1926, and 32 more were...
by Dar Danielson | Apr 25, 2023 | Education, News, Weather
The University of Northern Iowa campus was in danger of losing all its heat this past winter after problems were discovered with a steam boiler. UNI Senior Vice President Michael Hager says they discovered an issue with the brackets in the primary steam tunnel during...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 28, 2023 | Education, Health & Medicine, News
The University of Northern Iowa is using a U.S. Department of Education grant to try to improve access to mental health professionals in rural schools. UNI’s School Psychology Program coordinator Nicole Skaar says it continues a previous “grow your own” effort to get...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 14, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
The board that governs the three state supported universities is launching a comprehensive review of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at the schools. The president of the Board of Regents has also directed the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 3, 2023 | News, Politics & Government
Governor Kim Reynolds is appointing a central Iowa businessman to the board that governs the three state universities. Former Governor Terry Branstad nominated Robert Cramer to the Board of Regents in 2013, but Cramer lost a confirmation vote in the state senate when...