Tell Your UNI Stories

To celebrate the University of Northern Iowa’s 150th anniversary, we are collecting stories and memories from our alumni, faculty, staff and larger UNI community. Stories will be shared through the 2025-2026 Sesquicentennial celebration across various UNI platforms such as the UNI Magazine, Inside UNI, the Northern Iowan, UNI and UNI alumni social media channels and more.

Share Your UNI Memories

First Name

Last Name

Maiden Name

What is your UNI connection?

Example: I was a student at UNI in the 70s or I worked at UNI for 15 years from 1985-2000.

What is your favorite UNI memory or story?

Who is the most influential person you met during your time at UNI? Why were they so influential?

Tell us about the significance of any teams, clubs or organizations you were a part of during your time at UNI.

What are/were your favorite spaces or places on campus?

What is/was your favorite thing to do in Cedar Falls?

Tell us about any significant/memorable sporting events, weather occurrences or other on-campus activities.

Describe any significant events happening in the world and how that made an impact on you while you were on campus.

Are there any pop culture events — music, movies, art — that bring back a specific memory about UNI?

What is your current or former profession?

How did UNI help you get to where you are today?

Additional thoughts (other)

We know it’s hard to convey your UNI experiences in one form, so please check this box if you’re willing to share more about your UNI story and we may reach out for more information.

Images of your UNI experience

If you have multiple files, zip them up into a folder and upload.
One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: gif, jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, eps, tif, pict, psd, txt, rtf, html, odf, pdf, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, xls, xlsx, xml, avi, mov, mp3, ogg, wav, bz2, dmg, gz, jar, rar, sit, svg, tar, zip.

Please add descriptions or context to the photos you upload

I give permission for the University of Northern Iowa to use my video(s), photo(s), quote(s), and/or written content in promotional materials including but not limited to student recruitment, story ideas for the UNI Magazine, Inside UNI website, The Northern Iowan student newspaper, social media posts and more official university content.