Graduate College
Imagine the impact of one gift
 "Balancing graduate school, teaching and a family is no easy task. Financial support in the form of the Graduate Student Opportunity Fund and a tuition scholarship for my research hours have made my graduate program a little less stressful on the family pocket book. These opportunities are avenues for giving back to my profession as an art educator. " - Ronda Sternhagen, M.A. Art Education, December 2009
Graduate education is an integral facet of the University of Northern Iowa community. Thirteen percent of the students at UNI are graduate students. UNI and its faculty are internationally recognized for outstanding teaching, distinguished research and service to the professions and to the worldwide community.
Graduate education at UNI provides students with amazing, life-changing opportunities--it prepares them to be leaders in their chosen profession, but more importantly it impacts the way they view and live in the world. View recent student and faculty accomplishments, profiles and events and services in The Graffito, UNI's online graduate student newsletter at www.grad.uni.edu/graffito.
Imagine the impact you can make. With your help, we will:
- Provide funds for graduate students' travel to professional conferences for research presentations
- Support expenses related to thesis and research
- Sustain student/faculty collaborations through graduate assistantships
- Enhance students' educational experience through professional development workshops and lectures
- Encourage enrollment by providing tuition scholarships
- Recognize quality instruction and research by faculty members through the Distinguished Scholar Award, the James F. Lubker Research Award, and the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Teaching Award
- Continue the growth of programs and research through endowed professorships
Examples of Professional Development and Graduate Assistantship Opportunities
 "I knew that I would not be able to attend the International Conference on Education without assistance from the Graduate College. I was able to share my research with many professionals and students from all around the world and network with professionals from England, Australia and California, to name a few." - Laci Kuker, M.A. Speech-Language Pathology, December 2008
 Duoc Nguyen, M.A. Industrial-Organizational Psychology, December 2009 and Priyanka Joshi, M.A. Social Psychology, July 2009 presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Conference.
 Kawyanda Prather, M.A., Speech and Language Pathology, May 2010 (expected) working in the Roy Eblen Speech & Hearing Clinic as part of her Graduate Assistantship.
 Pasha Agoes, M.A., Communication Studies, May 2010 (expected) teaching an Oral Communications class as part of his Graduate Assistantship.
Please join us in supporting the Graduate College, its faculty and
the scholarship and professional development of graduate students.
To make a lasting impact on students and faculty in the Graduate College, give online or contact the UNI Foundation at 319-273-6078 or toll free at 800-782-9522.
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