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Stories of Success
News & Updates
April 30, 2013
UNI receives $2 million grant from Carver Charitable Trust to lead educational research and development
April 25, 2013
$15 million gift will transform teacher education
August 31, 2012
Distinguished Awards Celebration
May 23, 2012
Gift from former UNI professor will benefit math students
May 18, 2012
Best-selling author Robert Waller bequests seven-figure gift to UNI
April 25, 2012
UNI Student Business Incubator to be named in honor of R.J. McElroy
April 28, 2011
AEGON/Transamerica Foundation supports UNI Business students
October 25, 2010
UNI receives $10 million for scholarships
August 19, 2010
Jacobson pledges $11 million to create Literacy Center
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Donor Stories
Commitment to social justice inspires gift; encourages tolerance
Dr. Melville Finkelstein and Dr. Judith M. Finkelstein Holocaust and Native American Education Project Dr. Melville Finkelstein and Dr. Judith M. Finkelstein came from very different backgrounds. However, during their marriage of 37 years, they shared many common interests. Their passion for social justice led Judith to commemorate those interests through a gift to the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Education (CHGE) at the University of Northern Iowa. [...read more]
John Talley, a leader in the world of drug discoveries, establishes chemistry scholarship at UNI
John Talley’s high school buddies might be surprised to know that today he is a successful scientist and inventor. “Let’s just say I wasn’t in the advanced science classes in high school,” says John. In 1974, John graduated from the University of Northern Iowa with a BA in science. He went on to earn a PhD in organic chemistry and holds more than 200 US Patents. But that is not the course he had planned for his future. “My education at UNI completely changed my imagined career trajectory,” [...read more]
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Love a Donor 2013
UNI students showed appreciation to donors by writing thank you notes at the "Love a Donor Thank-a-thon."
Memorial Garden
The Memorial Garden is located east of Maucker Union and is the main entrance to the Center for Multicultural Education. The garden features benches, arbors, trees, plants, flowers...
