College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences
Message from the Dean
“At UNI, the College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences is part of the path to discovery and direction for every student on campus. It’s where students of all passions and interests explore the possibilities before them, open their eyes to new ways of seeing the world and chart their paths forward.
As the careers of the future change faster than ever, there’s never been more value in the breadth and versatility of a holistic, interdisciplinary education. And the College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences is ready to make the most of that future by investing in our students and faculty, connecting our classrooms to communities and careers, and building the innovative programs tomorrow needs.
Through Our Tomorrow: The Campaign for UNI, we are shaping what the future of the humanities, arts and sciences can be — together.”
JENNIFER COOLEY
INTERIM DEAN, COLLEGE OF HUMANITES, ARTS & SCIENCES
Campaign Priorities
- Keeping the College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences accessible to the next generation of Panthers.
- Creating dedicated scholarships for first generation students who carry the dreams of their families with them.
- Expanding the number of college-specific scholarships to support more students across majors in our college.
- Expanding support for undergraduate research including both year-round and summer research stipends.
- Building professional distinction and career readiness programs to prepare students for the real-world.
- Expanding experiential learning support to experiences that allow students to apply their learning.
- Increasing support for study abroad experiences that enrich student learning and foster a global mindset.
- Funding key faculty positions in renowned UNI programs ranging from jazz studies to mathematics education to forensics/debate.
- Supporting fast-growing programs like actuarial sciences, in which we anticipate 20% greater demand over the next decade.
- Launching new programs such as a musical theater degree program and a “creativity” minor for students from all academic majors.
- Creating visiting positions such as a visiting artist to work with students to explore social challenges and a visiting humanities scholar to oversee the North American Review.
- Keeping the College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences accessible to the next generation of Panthers.
- Creating dedicated scholarships for first generation students who carry the dreams of their families with them.
- Expanding the number of college-specific scholarships to support more students across majors in our college.
- Expanding support for undergraduate research including both year-round and summer research stipends.
- Building professional distinction and career readiness programs to prepare students for the real-world.
- Expanding experiential learning support to experiences that allow students to apply their learning.
- Increasing support for study abroad experiences that enrich student learning and foster a global mindset.
- Funding key faculty positions in renowned UNI programs ranging from jazz studies to mathematics education to forensics/debate.
- Supporting fast-growing programs like actuarial sciences, in which we anticipate 20% greater demand over the next decade.
- Launching new programs such as a musical theater degree program and a “creativity” minor for students from all academic majors.
- Creating visiting positions such as a visiting artist to work with students to explore social challenges and a visiting humanities scholar to oversee the North American Review.
Dean’s Fund for Excellence
- Providing agile support for emerging opportunities and immediate needs across the college.
- Enhancing support to students participating in research conferences, creative expositions and international education programs.
- Making critical upgrades to technology and maintaining a campus environment that continues to meet the demands of our changing world.
- Supporting faculty in their continuous growth through professional development or teaching innovation initiatives, fueling an environment that attracts and cultivates top talent.
Hear from UNI faculty and students
“THE BEST PROFESSORS IN IOWA.”
“I am a hands-on learner. I can sit and listen, but that doesn’t do much. When I get into the clinic, that’s what prepares me best. I’ve been able to gain a lot of clinical experiences that have prepared me for my future career. I have gained some instruction and preparation from some of, honestly, the best professors within the state of Iowa.”
ANNA WANNINGER ’22, ’24
COMMUNICATIVE DISORDERS MAJOR
SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY MASTERS
MAKING SURE TEACHERS HAVE RESOURCES
“The Yager Science Education Resources and Outreach program makes sure that our students are prepared, and that existing teachers have those resources, skills and tools necessary to be able to implement them. We provide instructional materials that are available for check out, we offer a one day professional conference for existing and future teachers and we offer workshops during the academic year and summer.”
LAWRENCE ESCALADA
PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AND DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE EDUCATION
BUILDING THE CEDAR FALLS COMMUNITY
“After graduation I plan on becoming a software engineer or software developer. For me there’s a lot of opportunities here in Cedar Falls. UNI supporters, whether alumni or past students, are really important for current students because they help keep building that community that we have in Cedar Falls. It’s not just me, it’s thousands of other students here that have that relief.”
HUNTER HINDE ’25
COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR
GETTING INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY
“The students in the program are involved in the community in many ways. All of them teach through our community music school. That’s one-on-one lessons with students from the community at various levels. In the last couple of years we’ve also started two community classes that they teach through an internship. They meet with me weekly and we team teach the class so they’re learning with on the ground mentorship.”
ANDREA JOHNSON
MILDRED M. ANDREG DISTINGUISHED PIANO PROFESSOR
