Happy fall, y’all! 🍁

As we’ve welcomed students back to campus and BCS, I get excited like I’m going back to school, too. It’s easy to get swept up in our to-do lists and lose perspective when it comes to “Building a Better Iowa” here on campus. That’s why I asked Scott Burak, a UNI JPEC alum, to share a brief message with everyone (attached). Scott’s story shows just a sliver of the impact that everyone in BCS has made on our community. 

Thank you for everything you do!

Katie Kreis-Voigt
Marketing Manager
BCS & Family Business Center

• September 6 — UNI Day at the Cedar Falls Farmer’s Market
• September 10 — Advance Iowa and Family Business at the Midwest Manufacturing & Networking Event
• September 12-14 — UNI Family Weekend
• September 21-23 — Iowa Bankers Annual Convention in Des Moines
• September 24-26 — IDM at the PDI Fall Conference in Ankeny
• September 25 — Family Business women’s speaker series
• October 2 — Family Business Virtual Breakfast Series
• October 3 — IWRC Homecoming Celebration
• October 3-5 — UNI Homecoming Weekend
• October 7 — ADA Web Compliance Training in Room 30 at 1 p.m.
• October 8-10 — IDM at the American Planning Association Iowa 2025 Planning Conference in Ankeny
• October 23 — IA-CEO’s Employee Ownership Annual Conference
• October 25 — TEDxUniversity of Northern Iowa

During the homecoming parade, we’re celebrating the “Panthers Through Time” theme with a float of our own: Back to the Future: Panther Style.

UNI Business & Community Services has chosen to embrace the the theme of the iconic movie BACK TO THE FUTURE for our 2025 Homecoming Parade float on Saturday, October 4. We think this will be a fun way to showcase the history of our department and celebrate Panthers of the past, present and future! 

ALL ARE WELCOME. RSVP and find details here >>

Help celebrate UNI during the Sesquicentennial and Homecoming festivities September 29 through October 4. Please review the available slots at this link and click on the button to sign up

See Dean Leslie Wilson, alumni, and our fellow UNI faculty / staff take the stage on October 25 at TEDxUniversity of Northern Iowa! From dynamic talks to meaningful connections, this event offers a chance to engage with ideas that matter and people who care. It’s not a conference—it’s a catalyst. Join us in the Gallagher Bluedorn, for a one-of-a-kind event that will leave you energized, inspired, and ready to create tomorrow.

• September 22 — Drew Conrad, BCS & Institute for Decision Making

• September 24 — Mark Harrington, Iowa Waste Reduction Center

• September 29 — Patrick Luensmann, John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center

2010 — Ana Bender, Iowa Waste Reduction Center

Submit an item for the next monthly BCS Brief newsletter by emailing katie.kreis@uni.edu.