Live Purple Give Gold (UNI’s Day of Giving) is right around the corner! On Thursday, April 16, the University’s goal is for 1,876 Panthers to make a donation of any size in honor of UNI’s founding year (1876).

Donations can be made to the annual fund or directly to any foundation account — that means you can give to a BCS program or another area on campus that’s made an impact in your life. You’ll see that the JPEC will be active on social media that day, and we encourage you to check out their accounts for fun challenges and videos of staff and students (here’s a preview!). If you’re interested in participating, here’s a link to make your donation early. Again, it doesn’t matter how much you give.

All faculty and staff are invited to a social on the afternoon before the big event — Wednesday, April 15, from 4-6 p.m. in the Gallagher Bluedorn Pauline R. Barrett Charitable Foundation Marquee Lounge. Click here to RSVP for this free event.

• April 8 — Cats Who Care: UNI Day of Service
• April 13-17 — National Student Employment Week
• April 16 — Live Purple Give Gold
• April 24 — Student Leadership Awards event
• May 8 — All-College Meeting & Awards Reception, 3-5 p.m., Deere Auditorium / CBB 3
• May 18 — Dean Wilson’s University-Wide Retirement Reception, 2-4 p.m., remarks at 3 p.m., CBB Student Lounge

Spring into Service: Cats Who Care is UNI’s campus-wide day of service, happening April 8. The IWRC is hosting a South Campus Cleanup Effort from 1-3:30 p.m. that day. Register ahead of time if you’re planning to volunteer. 

If that’s not your style but you’re interested in giving your time to another project, check out the full list of volunteer opportunities here.

As part of Wilson College’s goal to foster a strong and supportive climate for all, we will again use the Gallup Q12 survey to measure employee engagement. The survey will be open from April 10 through April 24. Watch for more details from your department head. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Responses are 100% confidential. Only aggregate results will be shared with your department head/team leader and me. Given the timing of the survey, academic departments will review results in the fall. Departments composed primarily of 12-month employees will review their results over the summer. Barring disruptive forces, this work will support and advance individual careers, student success and our mission-driven activities.

Day at the Capitol Recap

Last Wednesday, the UNI community came together at Iowa’s Capitol to say “thanks” to the state leaders who support the work we do. It's a powerful day, especially because of the students who share their University of Northern Iowa experiences. Thank you to BCS students Kadin Walter (JPEC), Jada Dachtler (IWRC), and Norah Lipovac (IDM) for putting yourselves out there and making a difference!

Dean’s Search Updates

Thank you to everyone who participated in the search process for the next Wilson College Dean. We expect the Provost to announce the next steps in the coming weeks.

• April 3 — Weekly Campus Walk
• April 7 — TIAA: What You Need to Know About Social Security
• April 9 — New Hire Orientation
• April 10 — Weekly Campus Walk
• April 14 — My Well-being: One Ingredient, Four Ways
• April 15 — TIAA: Quarterly Economic and Market Update
• April 17 — Weekly Campus Walk
• April 22 — TIAA: Navigating the Sandwich Generation: Financial Strategies for the Caregiving Squeeze
• April 24 — My Well-being: Confidential Biometric Screening
• April 24 — Weekly Campus Walk

Find all HRS events here.

• Liesl Seabert, IDM, who was named to the Des Moines Business Record’s Forty Under 40 class
• Drew Conrad, IDM/BCS, who became the dean of the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute 

• April 17 — Darcy Wiegmann-Dally, BCS/IDM/SMS

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