Today's Events
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Join us to celebrate the research and creative work of our 23-24 honors graduates at Honors Research Day - Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Research Day presentations are held on the 2nd floor of Lang Hall and are open to the public.
As sustainability is one of the core values of the Rooted Carrot Co-op, we are excited to host an event focused on recycling and sustainability in Black Hawk County!
“This pizza box LOOKS clean….surely it won’t hurt to toss it in the cardboard recycling bin!” “This take-out container says it’s compostable…can I toss it in my backyard compost pile?”
Have you had similar thoughts? This event is for YOU!! John Foster, the Solid Waste & Resource Recovery Administrator at the Black Hawk County Solid Waste Management Commission will be joining us to share important information about recycling and waste management and answer YOUR questions on this topic.
The membership team has also purchased a Zero Waste™ Box from Terracycle for recycling plastic packaging. We encourage you to collect any flexible or rigid plastics that can not be recycled through your community recycling program and bring them to this event. Please make sure they are clean of any food residue.
There will also be an opportunity to win your very own compost bin!
Donuts and coffee will be provided. Please bring your own reusable cup.
Where: 1st Floor, Center for Energy and Environmental Education building
When: Saturday, April 20 at 9:00 am
Join Best Buddies for our annual Friendship Walk, where we advocate for inclusion and friendship here at UNI and across the country! We'll meet up at 10 a.m. and take a walk around campus, participating in activities, learning about Best Buddies and sharing what inclusion means to us. After the event we're heading to Culver's for lunch!
In a small seaside village where men build boats and women do not, young Suzette knows she is different – she longs for the sea and believes she is meant for something greater than a life on land. So when a mysterious event occurs, Suzette is forced to do that most difficult thing – prove herself worthy of her destiny.
The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra will visit the UNI campus and offer a performance as part of Sigma Alpha Iota's Province Day event. The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra is a jazz big band made up of women musicians from across the state dedicated to showcasing and encouraging the participation of women and girls in jazz. This event is free and open to the public.
The North American Review has launched the Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate program! Based on the National Youth Poet Laureate Program, we are celebrating local young poets in our 2024 Commencement event, where the 2024 Cedar Valley Youth Poet Laureate will be chosen by a panel of judges on Saturday, April 20 from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The goal is to identify and celebrate exceptional young poets who use their voice to inspire change. We believe that young people are capable of creating important works of art, and deserve a venue to both develop and share these works with the world. Please invite and encourage interested students to submit up to three poems for consideration. There is no cost to submit, but they will be required to set up a free account on Submittable. The deadline to submit poems for consideration is Monday, April 1.
Should you have any questions, please email nar@uni.edu or call 319-273-6455.
The 16th edition of UNI's Rally In The Valley, presented by Cedar Valley Dental Associates, returns to the McLeod Center on Saturday, April 20 as the purple tie affair brings together Panther supporters to help raise scholarship support for UNI student-athletes.
Registration for this year's event is now open, with attendees requested to online RSVP on or before Monday, April 15. This year's event will feature social entree stations with a wide range of regional flavors on the McLeod Center concourse as well as on the floor throughout the entire evening. This year's event schedule is as follows:
- 5 p.m. - Social, Cocktails, Silent Auction and a Taste of Excellence: social entree stations, featuring a wide range of regional flavors
- 7:30 p.m. - Event Program, Dessert and Live Auction
A silent auction will once again be held on the Handbid mobile app. Donors can download the Handbid app via their mobile app store. You do not need to be present to bid or win. The auction will be open to preview beginning on Friday, April 12, with the bidding slated to begin Monday, April 15.
The 2023 edition of Rally In The Valley saw an all-time record $271,155 raised last spring, breaking the event's 2018 fundraising record by just under $7,000. If you are unable to attend this year's but would still like to support it, you can make a donation here.
For more information about Rally In The Valley or the Panther Scholarship Club, visit supportthepanthers.com, or contact the PSC office at 319-273-2471, or by email at psc@uni.edu.
In October of 1998, Matthew Shepard, a young, gay student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field under a blanket of stars. His death sparked a world wide and ongoing conversation about the costs of hate and the importance of acceptance. This three-part fusion oratorio speaks with a fresh and bold voice, incorporating a variety of musical styles seamlessly woven into a unified whole. A collaborative project with UNI School of Music.
This show is designated as accessible.
American Sign Language interpretation will be offered.
In October of 1998, Matthew Shepard, a young, gay student at the University of Wyoming was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field under a blanket of stars. His death sparked a worldwide and ongoing conversation about the costs of hate and the importance of acceptance. This three-part fusion oratorio speaks with a fresh and bold voice, incorporating a variety of musical styles seamlessly woven into a unified whole. The UNI Concert Chorale will perform, under direction of conductor John Wiles. This event is ticketed. For tickets, call (319) 273-4TIX or visit https://unitix.uni.edu/.