UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

The 'University of Northern Iowa', in Cedar Falls, Iowa, was founded in 1876, as the 'Iowa State Normal School'. It has colleges of Business Administration, Education, Humanities and Fine Arts, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences, and a graduate school. The Fall 2006 enrollment is 12,327, including 10,727 undergraduate students and 1600 graduate students. Ninety-two percent of its students are from the State of Iowa, in the United States.

Contents

North American Review

Athletics

Name history

UNI Presidents

Campus Buildings

School Songs

Fight Song

Alma Mater

Notable alumni

Notable employees

Teaching and Research Greenhouse

Culture and Intensive English Program

External links

History

Students and Alumni

Online Communities

Maps and Aerial Photos

North American Review

The university is the publisher of ''The North American Review'' (called the NAR), a celebrated literary magazine that began originally in Boston in 1815. Its past editors have included James Russell Lowell, Charles Eliot Norton, and Henry Adams; while among its past contributors are Mark Twain, Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Walt Whitman, Kurt Vonnegut, Joyce Carol Oates, Guy Davenport and Margaret Atwood. In 1968, when the magazine was purchased by UNI, Robley Wilson was appointed editor, a position he continued in until his retirement in 2000.
In S. Duperray and R. Vidaling, ''Front Page: Covers of the Twentieth Century'' (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2003) the NAR is featured with ''Paris Match'', ''The New Yorker'', ''Vogue'' and twenty-four other famous magazines, and is described as being "a real institution in the United States, as much for its quality as its longevity." Since its acquisition by UNI, that book continues, the magazine has "distinguished itself" by winning a long list of prizes, both in literature and design. It has twice won the National Magazine Award for Fiction and was a finalist for that award five times; placed stories in the annual O. Henry anthologies four times, in the Pushcart Prize annuals nine times, in ''Best American Short Stories'' eight times, in ''Best American Essays'' twice, in ''Best American Sports Writing'' and ''Best American Travel Writing''. As for its graphics, the NAR has three times been represented in ''Communication Arts'' illustration annual, twice in the Society of Publication Designers' annual, four times in the ''Print'' regional design annual, and twice won the "Ozzie" gold award for best cover among consumer magazines with a circulation of less than 100,000.

Athletics

Main articles: Northern Iowa Panthers

The school's mascot is the Panther. They participate in the NCAA's Division I (I-FCS for football) in the Gateway Football Conference and in the Missouri Valley Conference for Women's and Men's Basketball and all other sports. The major arena on campus is the UNI-Dome currently the home of the football team. The Dome also serves as a venue for many local concerts, highschool football playoffs, trade shows, and other events. In 2006, the University opened a new arena, the McLeod Center, to serve as the home for several athletic programs, including men's and women's basketball.
UNI Athletics has enjoyed great success lately with the Men's basketball team competing in the NCAA tournament three consecutive times and the football team making the I-AA championship game, only to lose to the Appalachian State Mountaineers in 2005. In 2001 and 2002 the volleyball team reached the NCAA Sweet 16 round, and in 2006 made it to the second round, and has competed in the tournament numerous times. The track team is also very successful, as is the wrestling team.
The University of Northern Iowa won the NCAA wrestling championships as ISTC in 1949.

Name history

★ Iowa State Normal School, 1876-1909

★ Iowa State Teachers College, 1909-1961

★ State College of Iowa, 1961-1967

★ University of Northern Iowa, 1967-present

UNI Presidents

#	President	Start of term	End of term
1	James Cleland Gilchrist	1876	1886
2	Homer Horatio Seerley	1886	1928
3	Orval Ray Latham	1928	1940
4	Malcolm Poyer Price	1940	1950
5	James William Maucker	1951	1970
6	John Joseph Kamerick	1970	1983
7	Constantine William Curris	1983	1995
8	Robert D. Koob	1995	2006
9	Benjamin Allen	2006	present

Campus Buildings

★ Baker Hall - Faculty offices. Former all male dormitory

★ Bartlett Hall - Dormitories.

★ Bender Hall - Coed Residence Hall (Towers Complex)

★ Biology Research Complex

★ Communication Arts Center - Location of radio station KUNI's studios.

★ Campbell Hall - Coed Residence Hall

★ Curris Business Building

★ Center for Energy & Environmental Education

★ Center for Educational Technology

★ Central Intermediate School - Located in Waterloo

★ Center for Urban Education - Located in Waterloo

★ Dancer Hall - Coed Residence Hall (Towers Complex)

★ Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

★ Gilchrist Hall - Administration building. Closed until 2007 due to arson fire in Fall 2005 [2]

★ Greenhouse Annex - Part of the McCollum Science Hall

★ Hagemann Hall - All Female Residence Hall (Part of Quads Complex)

★ Industrial Technology Center - Academic Building

★ Innovative Teaching and Technology Center - Previously known as the East Gymnasium. Former Women's Gym. Remodeling was completed late Spring 2006

★ Kamerick Art Building - Academic Building

★ Latham Hall - Academic Building

★ Lawther Hall - All female dormitory residence

★ Rod Library

★ Lang Hall - Academic Building housing the communication departments.

★ Maucker Union

★ McLeod Center - Home of UNI Men's and Women's Basketball, Volleyball, and Wrestling

★ McCollum Science Hall - Academic Building housing the science departments.

★ Museum

★ Native Roadside Vegetation Center

★ Noehren Hall - Coed Residence Hall (Part of Quads Complex)

★ Physics - Academic Building

★ Price Laboratory School - K-12 School Run in Conjunction with the University

★ Redeker Center - Center of Quads Complex. Houses UNI Department of Residence and Piazza Dining Center

★ Residence on the Hill (ROTH) - Coed Suite Style Residence Hall for Upperclassmen

★ Rider Hall - Coed Residence Hall (Part of the Quads Complex)

★ Russell Hall - Music Building

★ Sabin Hall - Academic Building

★ Schindler Education Center - Academic Building

★ Seerley Hall - Home of the Office of the President. Also an Academic Building

★ Shull Hall - Coed Dormitory, recently remodeled for upperclassmen only (Part of Quads Complex)

★ Student Services Center - Attached to Bartlett Hall, formerly known as East Bartlett

★ Strayer-Wood Theatre - Theatre that also houses the theatre department of UNI. Home of Theatre UNI

★ Towers Center - Home of the Rialto Dining Center

★ UNI-Dome - Stadium with seating for 16,000+. Home of UNI Football

★ Wellness Recreation Center

★ Wright Hall - Academic Building housing the Mathematics and Computer Sciences Departments.

★ West Gymnasium - Former home of UNI Women's Basketball. Women's volleyball and Men's Wrestling. Current Practice Facility

School Songs

Fight Song

Hail our Panthers, we are ever loyal

Showing strength and unity

As we rise, we firmly stand behind you

Urge you on to victory

(Rah, rah, rah)

As you lead us on to fame and honor

Fight, fight, fight will be our cry

So, give us a yell (Ho)

the Purple and the Gold

Victory for UNI

UNI Fight, UNI Fight!

Alma Mater

UNI O Alma Mater

Hear our voices now in song;

Hail to thee, O state of plenty,

Thou has raised it proud and strong.



True in spirit, strong in knowledge

UNI, we in homage.

Hail to thee, O Alma Mater

Our tomorrows shall be thine.



From the hallowed halls of learning,

Rising from the fertile land;

Guide to fame thy sons and daughters,

In the pattern on thy hand.

Notable alumni

Academics:

★ Dorothy Jean Ray, anthropologist

★ William P. Robinson, college administrator

★ Donovan L. Hofsommer, Author, Historian
Athletes and coaches:

★ Nick Nurse, basketball coach

★ John Root,architect

★ Bryce Paup, 1995 NFL Defensive Player of the Year,4 time Pro Bowler

★ Mike Furrey, NFL wide receiver for the Detroit Lions, and one of the few players to have started a game on both the offensive and defensive side of the ball (as a free safety).

★ Kurt Warner, two-time National Football League MVP

★ Joey Woody, national champion U.S. Hurdler

★ Brian Mitchell (kicker), Arena Football drop kick record holder.

★ Terry Allen (football coach), Missouri State head football coach
Business people:

★ Steve Proffitt, senior producer, National Public Radio

★ Richard Devin, Producing Artistic Director, Colorado Shakespeare Festival

★ Denise O'Bleness, senior art director, Grey Advertising (NYC)

★ Phillip J. Pirages, antiquarian book dealer

★ Elise Plakke, senior art director, L.L. Bean

★ Stan A. Askren, Chairman and CEO of HNI Corporation Chairman
Creative arts:

★ Bess Streeter Aldrich, novelist

★ Mary Ellen Solt, poet

★ Phyllis Somerville film, theatre and television actress

★ Gary Kelley, illustrator (Barnes and Noble coffee shop murals)

★ Pamela Levy, American-Israeli artist

★ Abinadi Meza, performance artist

★ Sheri Greenwald, soprano, and Director of the San Francisco Opera Center

★ Bill Stewart, jazz musician

★ Bonnie Koloc, vocalist, recording artist

★ Steve Gerberich, sculptor, kinetic artist

★ Steve Pudenz, Broadway actor

★ Roy R. Behrens, author, editor and design historian

★ Mark Steines, co-host of ''Entertainment Tonight''

★ Warren Allen Smith, writer

★ Bruce Charlesworth, filmmaker and photographer

★ Dean L. Schwarz, ceramic artist

★ Will Wilkinson, political writer and policy analyst

★ Nick Linde, novelist

★ Jim Buckels, artist

★ Tom Pettit, television news correspondent for NBC

★ Michael Boyd, painter
Politicians:

★ Charles Grassley, U.S. Senator

★ Gil Gutknecht, Former U.S. Congressman

★ Roger Jepsen, former U.S. Senator

Notable employees

★ James Hearst, poet and former professor

★ Herb Hake, television personality

★ Jerome Klinkowitz, literary scholar

★ Leland Sage, former professor

★ Robley Wilson, author and editor, former professor

★ Robert James Waller, former professor of business, author of The Bridges of Madison County

★ Nancy Price, former professor, author of Sleeping with the Enemy.

Teaching and Research Greenhouse

The 'University of Northern Iowa Teaching and Research Greenhouse' is a greenhouse complex incorporating botanical gardens for research and education. It is located on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
The greenhouse contains plants from many ecotypes, including 250 tropical plants, an extensive collection of arid climate plants, and the 1,200 square foot Aquatic Learning Center.

★ Aquatic Learning Center - native and tropical plants, fish, mosses and ferns.

★ Desert Room - arid climate plants, including New World succulents such as cacti, agave, and yucca, and Old World varieties such as euphorbia and "living rocks".

★ Orchid House - orchids from around the world.

★ Tropical Room - 250 plants from around the world, ranging from tropical rain forest epiphytic orchids and bromeliads to papyrus, coffee, banana and papaya, as well as palms, figs, bird of paradise, cycads and climbing arums.

Culture and Intensive English Program

The Culture and Intensive English Program ('CIEP') is an intensive program in English for non-native speakers. It is designed to prepare students for academic work at the undergraduate or graduate degree level.
The CIEP was established at the University of Northern Iowa in 1982. The program has 5 8-week sessions (two sessions per semester and one in the summer). These sessions begin in August, October, January, March and June every year.
The CIEP has two purposes:
1. To help students improve their abilities to use English in the classroom, the CIEP instructors help the students with a variety of skills. There are many opportunities to practice these skills outside the classroom with roommates, conversation partners, and other university students.
2. To introduce students to North American life and culture and to acquaint them with classroom procedures in the United States.
The two purposes of CIEP are very closely related. You cannot use a language well if you do not understand its society and culture. You cannot study and work in the U.S. if you cannot use its language well.
A new student takes a placement test at the beginning of the term. This includes a reading test, an oral interview, a note-taking test and an essay. The results form the basis for the selection of an appropriate level of study for each student. Under normal circumstances a student can progress one level in each class within an 8-week session.
Each full-time CIEP student receives 4 hours of classroom work daily (Monday through Friday) in one of 8 levels of instruction:
Bridge - Beginner
Level 2 - High Beginner
Level 3 - Low Intermediate
Level 4 - Intermediate
Level 5 - High Intermediate
Level 6 - Advanced
Level 7 - Academic

Classroom instruction combines instructor presentation, group work, and individual projects. The CIEP tries to limit its class size to 14 students.
Culture and Intensive English Program website

External links

★ Official site of the University of Northern Iowa

★ Official site of UNI athletics

★ North American Review website

★ Culture and Intensive English Program website

★ Panther Sports Talk - Official TV show of the UNI Panthers

History

★ A Brief History of UNI

★ Salvador Dali Visits ISTC in 1952

★ The Maucker Portrait Controversy in 1966

Students and Alumni

★ University Admissions

★ UNI Alumni Association

★ Northern Iowan Newspaper

★ KUNI-FM

Online Communities

★ Panther Nation

★ Alumni Association Message Board

★ UNITalk

Maps and Aerial Photos

★ Campus Map