Upper Iowa’s first woman Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) grad
In 1976, UIU ROTC cadet and Long Island, N.Y., native Jeanne Joachim and fellow ROTC cadets traveled with the Upper Iowa University ROTC (affiliate) unit to Fort Riley, [...]
Arts & Sciences
UIU professor’s lengthy water quality monitoring benefits local watershed and provides unique research options for students
More than 16 years ago, Upper Iowa University’s Delano Professor of Science Rick Klann volunteered his time to “The Long-Term Resource Monitoring Project” – a [...]
Undergraduate research makes it all add up for biology students
Dr. Jennifer Stoffel, UIU assistant professor of biology, loves when a student makes connections through research-based projects. Suddenly, it all comes together – [...]
UIU students learn of the search for a cure for malaria
Dr. Patrick Duffy, chief of the Laboratory of Malaria Immunology and Vaccinology (LMIV), attended a Biology class and a student Q & A session last week while he was [...]
Alumna tells UIU students: “Set your goals and don’t accept no”
LaVerne McCoy, retired chief master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and Milwaukee police sergeant, spoke at the latest UIU Leadership Series event. McCoy, a 1998 graduate from [...]
Upper Iowa University MPA students publish paper in PA Times
Four Upper Iowa University master’s of public administration (MPA) students took on extra homework recently, and it paid off in a way that they never expected. All four, [...]
UIU’s “Peace” and her sisters featured in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier
Since 1963, Upper Iowa’s Green Goddess “Peace” has adorned the top of Alexander-Dickman Hall. Recently, Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier journalist Pat Kinney featured [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]