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Upper Iowa University 'Freedom' education grant to benefit military families
For over a decade, Upper Iowa University (UIU) has successfully utilized tuition assistance at U.S. military locations in an effort to provide the nation's service members an affordable Education Built for Life. To further assist the entire military fa...
Sep 18, 2020, 9:53am EDT
Upper Iowa University Milwaukee plans for face-to-face classes
Upper Iowa University (UIU) will conduct face-to-face classes for Fall Session 1 at its Milwaukee education location beginning August 31. UIU was informed Wednesday, August 19, by the City of Milwaukee Health Department that the University's robust COV...
Aug 20, 2020, 3:30pm EDT
Upper Iowa University launches redesigned website
In its ongoing effort to maintain compatibility across the digital landscape, Upper Iowa University (UIU) has announced the launch of its redesigned website. Online visitors, including future UIU students, are now discovering a friendlier, easier-to-na...
Aug 7, 2020, 11:08am EDT
Upper Iowa University continues planning for Session 1 face-to-face classes
Upper Iowa University (UIU) is planning to conduct face-to-face classes for Fall Session 1 at its campus in Fayette, Iowa, and education locations in Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Quad Cities, Waterloo) and Illinois (Rockford) beginning August 31. Un...
Aug 4, 2020, 3:34pm EDT
Upper Iowa University announces August 31 return to classrooms
Upper Iowa University (UIU) students will return to fall classes as originally scheduled on Monday, August 31. To lessen face-to-face interaction between Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks, a time when sickness can be commonly spread, traditional classr...
Jun 8, 2020, 5:20pm EDT
Upper Iowa University's Team Peacock to host a Virtual Ride in July
For the past 15 years, a dedicated group of Upper Iowa University (UIU) alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends participated in the Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). During the annual July event, the Team Peaco...
May 26, 2020, 1:58pm EDT
Upper Iowa University ranked in top tier for education during pandemic
Upper Iowa University (UIU) is ranked in the top tier of four-year schools by Educate to Career (ETC). A nonprofit organization, ETC's newest rankings address college planning during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. UIU is among only five Iowa privat...
May 20, 2020, 5:45pm EDT
Upper Iowa University distributing CARES funding to students
Recognizing that many of its students could be facing financial setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Upper Iowa University (UIU) is doing everything in its power to provide support and assistance to those students in need. UIU will receive approx...
May 14, 2020, 7:27pm EDT
Upper Iowa University celebrates its 2020 graduates during first virtual commencement
"Extraordinary times call for extraordinary people," Upper Iowa University (UIU) alumnus Neil Wilkinson '99 said as he addressed UIU's 2020 graduates during the University's first virtual commencement ceremonies on Saturday. "Time after time, I hear of...
May 10, 2020, 8:23pm EDT
Upper Iowa University alumnus to deliver virtual commencement address
An Upper Iowa University (UIU) alumnus will deliver the commencement address during the University's first virtual graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 9. A native of rural Westgate, Iowa, Neil Wilkinson '99 has been in the financial services ind...
May 1, 2020, 7:24pm EDT