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Friday, April 5, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

International Student Hangout will be located in WRC at the Rock Wall.

Friday, April 5, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Join Office of International Engagement for coffee hour in collaboration with the Office of Gender and Sexuality Services. 

Friday, April 5, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Part of the RSP training series - Final accounting is the financial reconciliation of your sponsored project, which helps you take a "final look" at your project and all the expenses related to your project.

Friday, April 5, 2024 - 12:00 am to 11:59 pm

Show your Panther Pride by wearing purple and gold!

Friday, April 5, 2024 - 12:00 am to 11:59 pm
Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 9:00 pm to 9:45 pm

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.  

Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 8:00 pm

From the studio of Daniel Swilley, music student Yiyang Cheng will offer a composition recital. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, April 4, 2024 - 7:30 pm

The UNI Concert Band will present its spring concert. This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 7:30 pm

The UNI School of Music Emerging Artist Competition Finals concert is a great opportunity to get involved in the music education of our students. This showcase features talented student finalists competing for the Charles and Marleta Matheson Award, the Fullerton-Curtis Award, the Myron and Ruth Russell Award and the People's Choice Award. This event is free and open to the public.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 7:00 pm

Quantum computing – and how it’s revolutionizing our world – is the focus of this year’s Begeman Lecture in Physics at the University of Northern Iowa. 

The lecture, titled “Building a Quantum Computer, One Atom at a Time,” will be presented by UNI Department of Physics alum Justin Bohnet on Wednesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. in the Lang Hall Auditorium.The event is free and open to the public.

Bohnet is the Research & Development Manager at Quantinuum – a quantum computing company whose mission is to accelerate quantum computing and use its power to achieve unprecedented breakthroughs in drug discovery, healthcare, materials science, cybersecurity, energy transformation, and climate change.

In this lecture, Bohnet will share his personal journey from a student at UNI to building the world’s most powerful quantum computers, powered by control over single atoms. Along the way, you’ll get a crash course on quantum computers – what they are, how they work, and why we’re standing on the brink of a technological revolution that will let us explore uncharted territories of science and technology.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 5:00 pm

Mark Bayer, Ph.D., professor of English at the University of Texas at San Antonio, will give the public lecture “Romeo and Juliet and the Invention of the Arabic Cultural Consumer,” on Shakespeare—specifically the first Arabic production of a Shakespeare play.

Bayer is the author of Theatre, Community, and Civic Engagement in Jacobean London, a finalist for the 2012 Freedley award, and editor of Shakespeare and Civil Unrest in Britain and the United States.

This event is sponsored by the North American Review.

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm

Join the Graduate College in the Union Ballroom and paint a pot in celebration of Graduate appreciation week!

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 11:00 am to 1:30 pm

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. 

  • 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.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 8:00 pm

This event has been postponed.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 7:30 pm

This event has been postponed and will now be held in the fall semester. 

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Alum Ryan Doser, owner of ThriveOneFive Media, will be speaking tonight at 5:00 pm in Curris Business Building 321 to speak about AI and Marketing - the talk is open to the public and all are welcome. 
Ryan has been running several YouTube channels - including one that focuses on how marketers are using AI. He is an expert in SEO, PPC, PR, AI and Marketing. Learn about the power of AI, the impacts, resources and more.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm

Learn about creating new variables, dealing with missing data, creating functions and subsetting and exporting data in R. This session is suitable for beginners who have taken Part 1. This is free training offered by the Department of Mathematics Statistical Consulting Center.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

The UNI – NASA Connection
Tuesday, April 2, 2024, 1:00-2:00 pm
Rod Library Scholar Space
Open to the UNI Community

 NASA is interested in growing and diversifying the pipeline of STEM Professionals and in educating a STEM literate and passionate citizenry. Please join us to learn more about how you could connect with NASA and their upcoming missions and research. Opportunities to collaborate with NASA go far beyond the obvious connections to earth and space science and aerospace engineering.  

A presentation followed by conversation with ISGC leadership: 

  • Dr. Sara Nelson - NASA Iowa Space Grant Consortium and NASA Iowa EPSCoR Director
  • Professor Matthew Nelson - ISGC Assistant Director  
  • Hailey Waller, ISGC and EPSCoR Program Specialist  

Please join us to consider how your research can connect to NASA and how Iowa Space Grant Consortium (ISGC) grants and other opportunities can assist you!  Please encourage your colleagues to attend this event.  

This event is open to all members of the UNI Campus community.  We especially encourage faculty from all areas of campus and students interested in pursuing undergraudate research and/or NASA internships to attend.  Learn more about ISGC opportunities for <a href="https://calendar.uni.edu/%3Ca%20href%3D"https://www.iaspacegrant.org/funding/faculty/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iaspacegrant.org/funding/faculty/">faculty</a> and <a href="https://calendar.uni.edu/%3Ca%20href%3D"https://www.iaspacegrant.org/funding/undergrads/" rel="nofollow">https://www.iaspacegrant.org/funding/undergrads/">students</a>.

Questions?  Please contact: Marcy Seavey, STEM Support Services

Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 1:00 pm to 1:50 pm
Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm

Learn about combining data sources, creating new variables, dealing with missing data and subsetting and exporting data in SPSS. This session is suitable for beginners and assumes no previous knowledge. This is free training offered by the Department of Mathematics Statistical Consulting Center.