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• ‘PINKS’ is Red-Hot
• A conversation with John Meyer
• The Students First Presidency
• UNI Recieves National Award for 2+2

Cover Story

A whole new view

Meet Benjamin J. Allen, President of UNI
Ben Allen is a model for first-generation college students. More...

Built with the future in mind
Demonstrating the innate futurity that was spirited into its brick and mortar a century ago, the building formerly known as East Gymnasium is experiencing the most impressive reinvention of itself yet. More...

Inside This Issue...

Features

• Athletics Recap
  Outstanding seasons and surprising turnarounds
• Foundation News
• College & University
  News from around campus
• Class Notes
• Looking Back
  ’56 Alumnus Jerry Reynolds reflects on the influence of UNI and its faculty members on his life and his career in education.
• Back Cover
  Homecoming 2006
• Credits

Legacy of Purple—Impact Iowa

Meet four UNI alumni whose influence on Iowa business and education is powerful and enduring.

‘PINKS’ is Red-Hot

After numerous rejections from the networks, this UNI grad and Iowa resident has one of the hottest shows on plasma.

Power from Scratch

You can worry about energy costs or you can do what these two UNI science students did with a little ingenuity, a lot of perseverance and the wind.

An Initiative that Delivers

Underserved and deserving students are getting a chance at higher education and making the most of it.

A Students First Presidency

Perhaps Robert Koob’s greatest legacy to the University of Northern Iowa can be summed in two words: “Students First.”