UNI News - April 2005

In this issue:

1. Upcoming Alumni Association Events

2. Association Members May Use WRC and CareerLink

3. Regent Universities Request Funding to Limit Tuition Increases

4. 2005 Heritage Honours Award Recipients Announced

5. Alumni Invited to Participate in 3rd Annual Relay for Life

6. UNI to Host Best of Class

7. UNI Sports Camps

8. Summer Volunteer Opportunities

9. Baseball Team Takes on Nebraska and Iowa in April

1.  Upcoming Alumni Association Events

April 9 - Washington DC Cherry Blossom Alumni Picnic

April 20 - UNI vs. Nebraska Baseball in Des Moines, IA

April 21 - Official Class Ring Presentation Ceremony

April 26 - UNI vs. Iowa Baseball in Cedar Rapids, IA

May 5-7 - Class of 1955 Golden Reunion

May 22 - Dallas Area Alumni Event

For more information on these events or to register online, visit http://www.unialum.org/events.shtml.

2.  Association Members May Use WRC and CareerLink

The Alumni Association has added two new benefits for members! Association members may purchase day passes to access UNI's Wellness and Recreation Center. In addition, members may now register for the UNI Career Center's online CareerLink service at no additional charge. For complete details on these new benefits and information on joining the Association, visit http://www.unialum.org/membership/membership.shtml.

3.  Regent Universities Request Funding to Limit Tuition Increases

Alumni, parents, and friends of the University of Northern Iowa are encouraged to contact state and local legislators in support of UNI’s current request to the Iowa State Legislature for funding. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, has requested the legislature fund an additional annual state investment of $40 million in the three Regent universities. This funding would allow for stable and moderate tuition increases, growth in enrollment, new academic programs, and salary funding for state-negotiated salary increases. Receiving the $40 million request would allow the universities to keep tuition increases for fall 2005 at four percent. This funding is critical to the success of the three Regent universities. Please visit http://www.legis.state.ia.us for a list of Iowa legislators and their contact information.

4.  2005 Heritage Honours Award Recipients Announced

The UNI Alumni Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2005 Heritage Honours Awards. Jason Follett ’92 was selected to receive a Young Alumni Award and Diane Crane Bridgewater ’85 was selected to receive an Alumni Achievement Award. Jason earned his BA from UNI in 1992, and is currently the Education Outreach Coordinator for the Iowa Secretary of State in Des Moines, IA. Diane earned her BA from UNI in 1985, and is currently Vice President and Business Director for North America Operations with Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. in Des Moines. They will be honored during the spring Commencement ceremony on May 7, 2005. For more information about the Heritage Honours Awards program, please visit http://www.unialum.org/heritagehonours.shtml.

5.  Alumni Invited to Participate in 3rd Annual Relay for Life

UNI’s chapter of the American Cancer Society invites alumni and friends to participate in the 3rd Annual UNI Relay For Life on April 8th and 9th. UNI was the first college in the state of Iowa to join the American Cancer Society’s Colleges Against Cancer. UNI’s chapter focuses on cancer education, advocacy, survivorship, and coordinating the annual Relay event. The Relay is a fun-filled, overnight event designed to celebrate survivorship and hope. More than 100 teams have already registered for this year’s Relay. For more information, or to register a team, visit http://www.uni.edu/studentorgs/relayforlife or send an e-mail to relay-for-life@uni.edu.

6. UNI to Host Best of Class

The University of Northern Iowa and KWWL are pleased to host the 2005 Best of Class, an event honoring northeast Iowa valedictorians and their families. The event will be held on campus on Sunday, May 1st. Each valedictorian will be videotaped and featured on KWWL television during the month of May. More than 120 northeast Iowa principals nominate their Best of Class student to participate in the honor, with more than 300 guests participating in the afternoon's events. For more information, contact Mary Taylor in the Office of University Marketing & Public Relations at 319-273-2761 or mary.taylor@uni.edu.

7.  UNI Sports Camps

The University of Northern Iowa offers a variety of sports camps for kids during the summer months. Over 50 sports camps are available for boys and girls ages 7-18 in basketball, volleyball, football, wrestling, soccer, and track and field. The camps are staffed by UNI coaches, past and present UNI athletes, and top-notch coaches from around the Midwest. For information on UNI’s sports camps program, contact Jason Nellis at 319-273-2267, or visit http://www.unipanthers.com/camp for detailed information and online registration.

8. Summer Volunteer Opportunities

The University of Northern Iowa and the UNI Alumni Association are once again coordinating two exciting volunteer opportunities for the Des Moines area this summer. Alumni volunteers are needed to help sell ice cream at the Des Moines Arts Festival, June 24-26, and to staff the University’s information booth at the Iowa State Fair, August 11-21. Volunteers for each event will receive a complimentary t-shirt and free admission, when necessary. A portion of the profits generated through the ice cream sales at the Arts Festival will be donated to the Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund. For more information, or to volunteer for these events, please call the Alumni Association toll free at 888-864-2586 or visit http://www.unialum.org/volunteer.

9.  Baseball Team Takes on Nebraska and Iowa in April

The UNI baseball team will take on the University of Nebraska on Wednesday, April 20th at Principal Field in Des Moines, IA. On Tuesday, April 26th the team travels to Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids to face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the I-380 Corridor Classic. The UNI Alumni Association and UNI Athletic Club have partnered to host pre-game picnics at each venue. For detailed information on these events, please visit http://www.unialum.org/events.shtml.  

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