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  UNI Tallgrass Prairie Center

  August 2023
  

  The UNI Tallgrass Prairie Center empowers people to value and restore resilient, diverse tallgrass prairie. They provide open-education resources and open-access books, as well as a variety of research, report, and news publications.

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  Explore Art on Campus

  August 2023
  

  Take the time this Fall Semester to get to know the current and historical UNI campus better by taking a look through our "Art on Campus" digital collection.

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  Explore Historical UNI Class Schedules

  August 2023
  

  Curious about what academic life was like in the past here at the University of Northern Iowa? Take a look through our "Schedule of Classes" collection to find lists of course offerings for each semester going back to 1888!

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  Open Access Week 2023

  September 2023
  

  October 23rd - 29th is Open Access Week! Open Access Week is an effort to promote and inform authors, students, researchers, and more about the benefits of Open Access materials.

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  Undergraduate Student Work

  August 2023
  

  Explore the diversity and depth of the undergraduate student research and creative works at UNI.

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  3.2 M Global Downloads UNI ScholarWorks

  9-2022
  

  Over 3.2 million global downloads created by the campus faculty and students showcasing their knowledgeable commitment to education. Rod Library supports Open Access by promoting a visible and comprehensive free open environment.

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  Faculty Projects

  June 2022
  

  This page gathers faculty projects developed by faculty and staff at the University of Northern Iowa in one place. There are a wide variety of types of projects from image galleries to video interviews. To see the global reach and impact of UNI Faculty Works, go to the collection pages to view the global readership maps.

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  Global Feedback from

  March 2022
  

  An Australian researcher says, "I am a agricultural researcher based in Australia who is interested in early studies of cereal physiology in this case oats. Often the early works establish important foundations for current understanding of cereal biology but, dating to a pre-digital era, these can be hard to access. Being able to easily access such seminal research from your institution is a wonderful thing. Many Thanks."

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  ScholarWorks Game - Win Prizes

  8-2022
  

  Play the UNI ScholarWorks game this fall for a chance to win prizes! Go to the ScholarWorks escape room to locate clues. Submit your answers. Everyone with a set of correct answers will be placed in several drawings for prizes.

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  UNI Clothesline Project Photo Archive

  2022
  

  The Clothesline Project is a visual display of violence statistics that often go ignored. Each shirt is made by a survivor of violence or by someone who has lost a loved one to violence. The color of each shirt represents a different type of violence.

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  2022 Open Access Week Symposium

  10-31-2022
  

  Come join us in Rod Library during October 24-27, 2022 for a series of events about open access resources, publishing , copyright, and other topics in scholarly communication! These events are open to all!

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  Faculty Publications @ UNI

  January 2022
  

  Explore the diversity in the faculty and staff scholarly publications at UNI.

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  INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference

  January 2022
  

  The CSBS INSPIRE Student Research & Engagement Conference is for undergraduate and graduate students to present their research projects and volunteer/internship experiences and club activities to the campus community.

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  UNIversitas: Journal of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

  January 2022
  

  UNIversitas intends to generate interdisciplinary campus-wide communication and collaboration among faculty and between faculty and students, to further the University's contact with the world-wide scholarly and artistic community, and to serve as a resource for the people of Iowa and beyond.

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  Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series

  2021
  

  The Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture Series engages the University of Northern Iowa community, providing opportunities throughout the academic year to interact with a dynamic set of visiting speakers focusing on our relationship with the natural world.

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  Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award

  2021
  

  The Mary Ann Bolton Undergraduate Research Award is given by Rod Library to students who demonstrate excellence in library research conducted for an undergraduate paper or project carried out under the guidance of a UNI faculty member or mentor.

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  Summer Undergraduate Student Research Symposium

  2021
  

  The annual SURP Symposium provides a venue for student/faculty teams to present their projects in poster form each summer at the end of July.

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  The Reach and Impact of UNI

  6-2021
  

  The reach and impact of UNI programs are demonstrated by the 2.5 million global downloads of works archived and preserved in UNI ScholarWorks!

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  Access to Past Issues of the Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science

  2017
  

  The Rod Library and the Iowa Academy of Science are working on a collaborative project to provide previously unavailable digital access to past issues of the Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science (1887 to 2012).

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  Graduate Research Located in UNI ScholarWorks

  2017
  

  UNI ScholarWorks provides access to graduate research. Our Theses and Dissertations @ UNI collection is making UNI scholarship more accessible worldwide.

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  Moving Words: A 3D Concepts Service-Learning Project

  2017
  

  Students in the Three-Dimensional Concepts first-year art course partnered with a local non-profit, the Waterloo Writing Project (WWP), to create short films based on the writings of the k-12 WWP participants.

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  UNI Joins the Open Textbook Network

  2017
  

  UNI has joined the Open Textbook Network (OTN), an alliance of 250 colleges and universities committed to improving access, affordability and academic success through the use of open textbooks.

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  Uprising: A New NISG Magazine

  2017
  

  Uprising brings current fashion trends and event in the fashion industry to UNI students. UNI Scholarworks collects campus magazines and newsletters in a central location.

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  UNI Students Saved $421,452 in Textbook Costs

  August 2017
  

  UNI students saved $421,452 in textbook (required and supplemental) costs last year, 2018/19, due to open textbook adoptions at the University of Northern Iowa. The savings for required textbooks was $342,517 and the savings for supplemental textbooks was $78,935.

  2017-2018: UNI students saved $220,338 in textbook costs.

  2016-2017: UNI students saved $129,715 in textbook costs.

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  UNI to Offer an Open Textbook Network Workshop this Fall

  August 2016
  

  The workshop will offer an introduction to open textbooks and how they benefit students both financially and academically. Participants will receive a $200 stipend for attending the workshop and writing a short review of an open textbook. All UNI faculty are encouraged to apply, see application form.

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  Open Educational Resources @ UNI

  November 2016
  

  Explore the variety of Open Educational Resources at the University of Northern Iowa.

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  Research in the Capitol

  2016
  

  Research in the Capitol is a collaborative effort of the honors programs from the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Iowa.

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  Undergraduate Student Research

  June 2016
  

  UNI ScholarWorks showcases undergraduate student work. See the global reach of UNI scholarship.

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  UNI Joins the Open Textbook Network

  August 2016
  

  UNI has joined the Open Textbook Network (OTN), an alliance of 250 colleges and universities committed to improving access, affordability and academic success through the use of open textbooks.

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  Increase the Impact of Your Work

  February 2015
  

  UNI ScholarWorks can increase the impact of your research by bringing more visibility to your work. Authors can view download counts and discover which institutions their work was accessed from.

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  Annual Graduate Student Symposium

  2015
  

  Graduate students engage with audience members regarding their research and literature review posters.

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  Campus Presentation on Open Textbooks

  September 2015
  

  Join Sarah Cohen, Open Textbook Network, for a presentation on the potential of open textbooks in advancing excellence in teaching and student success.

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  Celebrate Open Access Week 2017

  September 2015
  

  October 23-29 is Open Access Week! Open Access Week is an effort to promote and to inform authors, students, researchers, administrators, publishers and librarians about the benefits of Open Access.

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  Graduate Research Located in UNI ScholarWorks

  February 2015
  

  UNI ScholarWorks provides access to graduate research. Our Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) collection is making UNI scholarship more accessible worldwide.

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  Interested in Launching a Scholarly Journal?

  February 2015
  

  UNI ScholarWorks provides hosting, built-in peer-review tools and consultative services to get your publication off the ground!

  
  
  

  For an example of what we can do, see one of our journals, Journal of STEM Arts, Crafts, and Constructions.

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  Showcase Your Work in UNI ScholarWorks

  February 2015
  

  UNI ScholarWorks is a great place to put your work on display. Showcase personal and departmental publications, papers, and presentations – or even manage and publish a journal! We are seeking content for the new repository.

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  UNI ScholarWorks Grand Reveal Celebration

  2015
  

  A Grand Reveal event is scheduled for October 20, 2015 to officially launch UNI ScholarWorks, the new institutional repository at the University of Northern Iowa.