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UIU receives $1.16 million grant to benefit future science educators

March 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

Educators and students will soon benefit from a $1.16 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (Noyce) Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation to Upper Iowa [...]

Clinical trials provide UIU staff member uplifting experiences

February 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

Nearly eight years after being paralyzed from the mid-chest down, Markus Hawes ’18 has benefited from some of the most recent robotic technology. As part of an exoskeleton [...]

Fayette Campus electrified by new source of Peacock power

February 5, 2021 // 1 Comment

“Peacock Power” has long been a common mantra among Upper Iowa University students and alumni. Molly Doran ’20, Cory Thielen ’16, Chase Grabau ’17 and Logan [...]

First CEP nursing graduates making a difference during pandemic

January 29, 2021 // 1 Comment

The COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on many celebrations in 2020, but in no way did it lessen the importance of commemorating lifetime events and achievements. With the [...]

Ms. Wheelchair Iowa advocates for inclusion and accessibility

January 22, 2021 // 0 Comments

Born with spina bifida, English Language Learners (ELL) teacher Heidi Kriener ’11 grew up in a home where everyone was inspired to believe in each other and oneself. Her [...]

Senior thesis project to benefit Graf Garden

November 10, 2020 // 0 Comments

A volunteer effort led by Upper Iowa University (UIU) senior Ally Fink is leading to the rehabilitation of the Zinita B. Graf Garden at UIU’s Fayette Campus. Fink, who is [...]

Peacock takes aim at pandemic one breath at a time

August 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

Theresa Sander’s ’16 greatest satisfaction in life has been affording individuals the basic human need to be safe and secure from whatever is troubling them. When all [...]

Alumnus shares the potential impact of a UIU education with his students

August 21, 2020 // 0 Comments

For the past five years, an Upper Iowa University alumnus and current educator from Riverdale High School in Muscoda, Wisconsin, has brought members of the school’s junior [...]

Internship provides alumna with vision for future

August 19, 2020 // 0 Comments

Upper Iowa University’s unique course schedule within a small college atmosphere initially drew Amanda Cartney’s ’19 attention to UIU, but after attending her first [...]

MBA research projects enhance business and life strategies

August 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

By examining the different management principles of various enterprises, three teams of Upper Iowa University MBA students hope findings from their corporate entrepreneurship [...]