Husband and wife juggle schedules, life to earn UIU bachelor’s degrees
Judy (far left) and Terry Weter recently earned bachelor’s degrees in public administration through Upper Iowa University’s Independent Study program. They are [...]
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SMA Ray Chandler emphasizes education
Throughout high school, Ray Chandler was in danger of flunking out. He spent his summers in school trying to make up for the credits he missed during the year. He [...]
Alumnus job-shadows during Vikings vs. Packers matchup
Name: Myles Gorham Year graduated: December 2012 Major: Sports Communication Current status: In the hiring process Fondest memory at UIU: Getting to play football in [...]
Student upcycles art business with UIU education
Freshman art major Morgan LaRue has a very clear goal: she will pay for the college education she needs to strengthen her business skills with the revenue she earns [...]
UIU degree and faculty support alumnus on path to law school and own practice
When Jeremy Masterson returned from deployment to Kosovo in 2004, he settled in to life as a salesperson for a Des Moines-based Coca Cola distributor. Masterson [...]
MPA alumna uses degree to embark on second career
Jan Mitchell, MBA ‘09 State of Alaska Fire Training Administrator and Supervisor for the Training and Education Bureau Jan Mitchell earned her master’s in public [...]
Son carries on UIU tradition
Chris Martinez has known since he was 5-years old that he would be going to Upper Iowa University. The freshman athletic training major from Miami, Fla., has heard his [...]
Vazquez and Vazquez Conduct Research in Cuba
by Roland Vazquez, Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Anthropology Hablemos el mismo idioma Da me la mano, mi hermano. [Let’s speak the same language [...]
Summer stipend trip leads to amazing discovery in Peru
Dr. Sarahh Scher, assistant professor of art, spent the month of July through the aid of the UIU Summer Scholarship Stipend as a student—participating in the San [...]
Alumnus travels the world for the State Department
“I recently arrived at the American Embassy in Tunis on TDY as the facilities manager. Tunis was one of the embassies attacked by a mob in September, so you can [...]