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Upper Iowa University Honors Project takes flight with successful 'Bird Friendly' designation
After providing presentations to the Fayette City Council, hosting programs in the community and applying for a grant, the efforts of an Upper Iowa University alumnus has resulted in Fayette being designated a Bird Friendly Community. With the announce...
May 21, 2021, 9:01am EDT
Upper Iowa University recognizes Csomay Honors graduates
Upper Iowa University (UIU) recognized three graduates for their Universitywide and community leadership during its May 8 Commencement ceremony at Fayette Campus. Those graduates - Jayde Blue, West Union, Iowa, Alyson Carroll, Oswego, Illinois, and Kai...
May 13, 2021, 1:39pm EDT
Upper Iowa University recognizes its 2021 Mangan Award recipients
Sue Burrack, assistant professor of education, and Susan Massey, assistant professor of education/Master of Education program director, have been awarded Upper Iowa University's (UIU) 2021 Mangan Teaching awards. Established in 2019 by Roger '62 and Al...
May 13, 2021, 10:07am EDT
Upper Iowa University plans to host fall in-person classes
Even before Upper Iowa University (UIU) celebrated its 2020 and 2021 graduating classes on May 8, UIU students, faculty and staff were already anticipating the start of in-person classes this fall. With it are plans for offices and academic services to...
May 8, 2021, 5:20pm EDT
Upper Iowa University honors Class of 2021
"Graduates, you are definitely in a very special group. You have shown the world, yourselves, and your families, that you have the discipline and fortitude to finish the job in spite of all odds, including COVID! This is certainly a time to tell you, '...
May 8, 2021, 5:19pm EDT
Upper Iowa University OAR Day schedule begins May 14
The summer OAR (Orientation, Advising, and Registration) Day season begins at Upper Iowa University's (UIU) Fayette, Iowa, Campus Friday, May 14. This year's schedule includes both in-person and virtual one-day events. As the final step in the admissi...
Apr 30, 2021, 12:31pm EDT
Upper Iowa University alumnus to deliver commencement address
An Upper Iowa University (UIU) alumnus and Peacock Hall of Fame inductee from Littleton, Colorado, will deliver the commencement address during UIU's 2021 in-person graduation ceremonies at Harms-Eischeid Stadium in Fayette, Iowa, Saturday, May 8. A n...
Apr 30, 2021, 10:50am EDT
Upper Iowa University in-person commencement planned for May 8
Approximately 450 students will be recognized for earning their respective degrees during Upper Iowa University's (UIU) in-person commencement ceremonies at Harms-Eischeid Stadium in Fayette, Iowa, Saturday, May 8. UIU is making a number of modificatio...
Apr 23, 2021, 2:51pm EDT
Upper Iowa University professor named Fulbright Scholar
The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Upper Iowa University associate professor of psychology Melinda Heinz has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Ireland. Heinz...
Apr 22, 2021, 5:57pm EDT
Upper Iowa University to 'Celebrate UIU Day' April 22-23
Alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends of Upper Iowa University (UIU) will once again have the opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of future UIU students during the annual Celebrate UIU Days Thursday, April 22 - Friday, April 23. ...
Apr 16, 2021, 2:41pm EDT