GradFest

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Congrats, 2023 graduates! Celebrate your graduation with at GradFest, Connecting Alumni to Students' senior block party! Stop by to pick up your graduation gift from the UNI Alumni Association, enter the door prize drawings, and enjoy free Urban Pie pizza as we welcome you to the Panther alumni family. 

Location: River Place Plaza (2nd and State Street, downtown Cedar Falls)

Contact Information

Name: Sarah Craw
Email: Sarah.Craw@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-6723

Link to Event: NA

9 Lives Dinner

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 6:00 pm

Join Connecting Alumni to Students(CATS) for a free networking dinner with Panther alum Victoria Crouse '07 at Whiskey Road (402 Main St). Victoria is a 2007 alumni who majored in Health Promotion, and later went on to earn a Masters in Public Administration with special emphasis in Emergency Management from George Mason University. She works for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), overseeing a broad disaster response and recovery portfolio including tornadoes, wildfires, floods, hurricanes and the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Registration is required. Seats are limited! 

Location: Whiskey Road

Contact Information

Name: Sarah Craw
Email: Sarah.Craw@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-6723

Link to Event: 9 Lives Dinner Registration

Final Thursday Reading Series featuring Andrew Farkas

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Farkas is the author of the recent collection, The Great Indoorsman (University of Nebraska Press). His other books include The Big Red Herring, Sunsphere and Self-Titled Debut. Farkas is an Assistant Professor of English at Washburn University.

The Final Thursday Reading Series's 22nd season continues at the Hearst Center for the Arts. Join us in person for an open mic at 7:00 p.m. and featured readings starting at 7:30 p.m. Can't attend in person? Featured readings will be simulcast on Zoom. Register on Zoom once for any/all of the featured readings (open mic is in-person only).

The Final Thursday Reading Series is a collaboration of Final Thursday Press, the Hearst Center for the Arts, the University of Northern Iowa Department of Languages & Literatures and the University of Northern Iowa College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences. Coffee is provided by Sidecar Coffee Roasters and cream is provided by Hansen's Farm Fresh Dairy.

Location: Hearst Center for the Arts

Contact Information

Name: Jim O'Loughlin
Email: jim.oloughlin@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 373-2821

Link to Event: Final Thursday Reading Series: Spring 2023

Student Chamber Music Recital #1

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 8:00 pm

Faculty artist Sang Koh will coordinate the first of two UNI School of Music student chamber music recitals of the spring semester. This event is free and open to the public

Location: Davis Hall, Gallagher Bluedorn

Contact Information

Name: Caroline Francis
Email: caroline.francis@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2028

Link to Event: Click here for School of Music event information.

Observatory Show

Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 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. 

Location: 137 Mccollum science hall

Contact Information

Name: Siobahn Morgan
Email: morgans@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2389

Link to Event: EES Observatory