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An Admitted Student Day is an optional visit day, only for admitted students, that's focused on next steps. It's a great option for students who are still deciding where they want to attend or students who have chosen UNI and want another look at campus and assistance with what's next. This is not a required orientation event.
The Cultural Connections track allows students to learn more about the resources unique to our campus that help students of color find success and build community.
Agenda
8:30-9:00 am
8:30-9:15 am
9:30-9:50 am
10:00-10:45 am
11:00-11:45 am
12 pm
Check In at Maucker Union (Doors open at 8:25 am)
Browsing Fair including student organizations
Your Next Steps presentation
Session 1 (Descriptions below)
Session 2 (Descriptions below)
Optional after-lunch activities:
- Campus Tours
- Dorm Tours
- 1:1 Admissions appointments
- 1:1 Financial Aid appointments
Session Descriptions
Academic Session (Only available for session #2)
Meet with representatives from your interested area of study and hear all about the classes you’ll take, the opportunities you can expect and the career paths available after graduation.
Career Services & Student Employment
Hear about all the ways you can identify potential career paths, employment opportunities and career related experiences once you're a student here.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Get a look at the estimated costs for the ‘23-24 academic year and what makes up a financial aid offer. Learn a lot about the financial aid process – and ask any questions you may have.
Honors & Scholars
The Honors & Scholars Programs provide programming, mentoring and support both inside and outside the classroom for students of exceptional motivation and potential. Hear from Honors & Scholars staff and current students about the exciting opportunities that await you!
Housing & Dining (Only available for session #1)
Live the UNI experience, live on campus! We’ll discuss how living on campus positively contributes to your overall college experience. Learn about the different dorm options, meal plans and our Live 2 Succeed program.
Jump Start and Resources for Underrepresented students
Held the week before classes, our Jump Start program is open to all students but is designed to best support students from underrepresented racial and ethnic backgrounds as well as AVID and TRIO participants. Come learn all about it, and other campus resources, while connecting with previous Jump Start students.
Music Involvement (Only available for session #1)
School of Music staff will be on hand to discuss music ensembles, scholarship opportunities and more for non-music majors.
Student Involvement
Learn all the ways you can get involved on campus. Whether it's student organizations and clubs, events, or activities, there's so much to do outside the classroom that will help you make friends, develop skills and build connections.
Study Abroad
Discover everything you need to know about studying abroad, including program offerings, funding, courses and more. Program lengths range from two weeks to an entire academic year – with faculty-led options during summer and winter break. Through our unique exchange program, students can expect to go abroad – and pay UNI tuition.
The season of Easter is here and OIE is celebrating with an Easter Easter egg hunt across campus! Join us for a fun scavenger hunt culminating in the discovery of candy, toys, and some coins around campus!
Faculty artist Nash Ryder will coordinate the spring UNI Violin Studio recital. This event is free and open the public.
Office of International Engagement is celebrating Ramadan with our partners and you're invited! Join us as we break the fast with our Muslim students, traditional food, good music, and a night of fun!
Under the direction of Ann Bradfield, the UNI Saxophone Studio will offer a spring concert. This event is free and open to the public.
The University of Northern Iowa (UNI)’s Dining Services and the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (JPEC) are proud to present the return of the second annual UNI Dining Takeover in collaboration with local food entrepreneurs. From Monday, March 25 to Wednesday, April 3, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m., five local catering companies will showcase signature dishes on their menu to students, faculty, and all community members at the Rialto Dining Center.
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Monday, March 25: Daniel and Mom’s Kitchen by Teta Toe
Featured menu item: International chu rice and gravy. -
Tuesday, March 26: Dominique’s Seafood by Dominique Wallican
Featured menu item: Good old-fashioned Southern crab boil. -
Friday, March 29: Salt N Pepper by the Perkins Family
Featured menu item: Seared catfish, coleslaw, and spaghetti with meat sauce. -
Tuesday, April 2: Ms Kim’s Plates by Kim Caldwell
Featured menu item: Baked potatoes with grilled chicken. - Wednesday, April 3: Tu Wayy Catering by Jadell Moné Boyd
Featured menu item: Loaded fries with chicken strips and mac & cheese.
For more information on this event or any of our local entrepreneurs visit the collaborative effort’s official #UNIDiningTakeover2024 webpage https://www.blackcapitalstudy.org/foodentrepreneurship and use the same hashtag to engage on your favorite social media platform.
Panther Visit Days are our most comprehensive visits, providing students and their families the opportunity to discover everything that UNI has to offer. You'll explore your major, meet current students, faculty and staff and learn more about the admissions process, scholarships and financial aid, campus involvement, student support service, and more.
Agenda
8:45-9:15 a.m.
8:45-9:30 a.m.
9:30-10:00 a.m.
10:00-11:00 a.m.
11:15-12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.
Check In (Doors open at 8:30.)
Browsing Fair
Central Campus Tour
Admissions and Scholarship Presentation
Major and Career Opportunity Session
Lunch
Optional after lunch activities, including:
- Campus and Dorm Tours
- Individual Admissions Appointments
- application assistance
- college credit evaluation
- financial aid, scholarship, campus resource information
Register at https://admissions.uni.edu/visit-options
Show your Panther Pride by wearing purple and gold!
View the evening sky at the UNI Observatory. Constellations and other interesting objects in the night sky will be pointed out, and objects may also be viewed through the UNI telescope. Meet before 9 PM outside of MSH 137, near the polar bear. The event starts promptly and there is no admission for late arrivals. Electronic devices, such as cameras, smart phones, etc, must not be used during the show. No food, or drink is allowed. This event is free and open to the public.
This faculty recital will feature Randall Harlow, organ; Ann Bradfield, saxophone; Matt Andreini, percussion; John Wiles, directing students from UNI choirs; and the world premiere of the work "MacDougal Street" by Daniel Swilley. The program includes compositions by Henry Brant, JacobTV, Sofia Gubaidulina, Arvo Pärt and Elliot Sokolov, as well as archival readings by American beat writers William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsburg and Jack Kerouac. This concert is a live preview of an upcoming album "Holy!" featuring the UNI Jebe Hall organ. This event is free and open to the public.
Time to put on your boots, kick up your heels, and mosey on over to Maucker Union. It’s country night! We will have food, mechanical bull-riding, western-themed games, crafts, and line dancing lessons. Can we get a big Yee Haw?
See regional authors and share your own work. 7:00: creative writing open mic. 7:30: featured reading by J. D. Schraffenberger
Schraffenberger is the author of the recent poetry chapbook, American Sad (Main Street Rag), which Dan O’Brien describes as “deeply moving, unnerving, provocative, darkly comic, and thoroughly recognizable.” His other poetry collections include The Waxen Poor and Saint Joe’s Passion. Schraffenberger is an editor of the North American Review and a professor of English at the University of Northern Iowa.
Can’t make it in person? Register for a Zoom link for the 7:30 featured readings at https://uni.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYpduysrT0uG9St_jVB6kUNS-C5XWvjP6DH
From the studio of Ann Bradfield, music student Logan Neifert will offer a saxophone recital with faculty artist Sean Botkin, piano. This event is free and open to the public.
Visiting artist Daniel Adam Maltz will offer a fortepiano recital. Maltz is a fortepianist based in Vienna, Austria. He offers over 50 tour dates worldwide per year and specializes in Wiener Klassik (Viennese Classicism) — especially the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven — performed on the Viennese fortepianos of their time. This event is free and open to the public.
Presentation by Melanie Butler, Data Modeler at Gridium, Inc.
When I graduated with my undergraduate degree in chemistry I had vague plans to pursue research with renewable energy applications, perhaps in an academic setting. Since then I have moved through several seasons of my career, from graduate research, to secondary education, to working with data in multiple sectors. In this talk I will share my personal experiences transitioning from a background in STEM to a career in data science. I will cover a potpourri of topics, including several real-life applications of data science in fundraising, health insurance, and building decarbonization industries. I hope to emphasize patterns of approach that apply across fields, and the ways in which a STEM background lends itself to working in data science.
What are the key points, and rationale, of the Dobbs decision? Of the dissent? This talk will focus on explicating those key points as well as providing a limited assessment of some of the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments on both sides of the decision.