Frank--Ryan (Class of 2020)
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 in reverse chronological order
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1 | REC holds virtual town hall Northern Iowan 117:7, p.1 |
The UNI Racial and Ethnic Coalition holds their first virtual town hall meeting; photo. | |
2 | UNI COVID-19 data reporting begins Northern Iowan 117:4, p.1 |
UNI publishes data regarding positive COVID-19 tests for the first time. Multiple opinions regarding this were included; photo. | |
3 | 'Black and Educated' calls for change Northern Iowan 116:37, p.1 |
The Black Student Union (BSU) hosted the panel "Black and Educated" in the Maucker Union Ballroom on February 18. Panelists, all UNI employees, included Ieshia Brown, academic advisor for Student Support Services; Dr. Mickye Johnson, director of the Upward Bound program; Dr. Irenea Walker, assistant professor of elementary education; Dr. Shuaib Meacham, associate professor of literacy, and Dr. Robert Welch, director of academic advising in the College of Education. Panelists shared their experiences and challenges as Black educators, described UNI's environment for people of color, and discussed ways that UNI students, especially white students, can contribute to a positive shift on campus; photo. | |
4 | UNI community packs REC town hall Northern Iowan 116:22, p.1 |
More than 200 students, faculty, and community members attended a town hall hosted by the UNI Racial and Ethnic Coalition (REC) at Maucker Union on November 11. REC summarized their formation and launch of the #UNIisnotanAlly campaign, directed at what they viewed as a failure of UNI's administration to act on goals to combat racism. REC took questions and invited students of color to share their experiences. An addition to the article titled "Related: REC, students from Iowa and ISU attend Board of Regents meeting" covers the Board of Regents November 13 meeting that REC and representatives from Iowa and Iowa State attended to call for a town hall meeting with the regents; photos. | |
5 | REC launches #UNIisnotanAlly campaign Northern Iowan 116:19, p.1 |
Following President Nook's October 30 email to campus regarding the concerns of the UNI Racial and Ethnic Coalition (REC), members of the REC have launched their #UNIisnotanAlly campaign across campus and social media on November 1. It shares videos of student's personal accounts and testimonies of experiencing racism at UNI. The REC members also distributed fliers. The article covers the communication and goal-setting initiatives between REC and the Senior Leadership Team and that the Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG), UNI Faculty Senate, and United Faculty support REC; photo. | |
6 | Homecoming kickoff and beyond Northern Iowan 116:10, p.1 |
Students gathered at Lawther Field to celebrate UNI's 100th homecoming week at the annual Homecoming Kickoff. Student organizations competed in a show-down of Panther spirit and the 2019 UNI homecoming king and queen, Jonathan Green and Lauren Folck, were crowned; photos. | |
7 | Students compete for the crown Northern Iowan 116:9, p.1 |
Eight candidates competed for the crown at the annual Homecoming Royalty Competition, hosted by the Campus Activities Board (CAB), on September 27th, 2019, in Maucker Union Ballroom; photo. | |
8 | Kamala Harris visits UNI Northern Iowan 116:7, p.1 |
Presidential hopeful Senator Kamala Harris visited UNI on her Iowan campaign tour. During her visit, she held a conference at the Maucker Union and invited questions from the audience; photo. | |
9 | NISG election voting results released Northern Iowan 115:42, p.2 |
Further Northern Iowa Student Government (NISG) election results were announced; student body president and vice president Jacob Levang and Jacob Stites were announced February 28. Senators elected included Joe Link, Katie Wempen, Ethan A. Vance, Kristin Rasmussen, Elle Boeding, Timothy Dirksen, Trevor Fletcher, Alissa Wade, Laura Jimenez, Allison Noggle, Lucas Gremler, Chad Schafer, Sasha Nagle, Mahlia Brown, and Ryan Frank; photo. | |
10 | CAB concert sparks controversy Northern Iowan 115:35, p.1 |
Due to security risks that the administration kept confidential, a February 16 concert by rap artist Waka Flocka Flame had its venue and ticket sales changed. Student and student organizations commented on the changes as racial bias, and university president Mark Nook responded about the lack of transparency and decision-making; photo. | |
11 | 'Night at the Apollo' celebrates empowerement Northern Iowan 115:34, p.8 |
The Black Student Union (BSU) hosted a "Night at the Apollo" talent show on February 8 in Lang Hall Auditorium. There were 15 acts, and Mahlia Brown and Ryan Frank took first place, Camry Stewart second, and King TyQ and King Davis third; photos. | |
12 | Panther Portrait: Ryan and John Northern Iowan 115:4, p.5 |
Students Ryan Frank and John Radenbaugh performed their first public music set during Maucker Union Live on Septeber 5; photos. | |
13 | NISG hosts 2018 election debate Northern Iowan 114:40, p.1 |
NISG candidates faced off in the annual debate. Both presidential and senatorial candidates spoke. | |
14 | Celebrating jazz legends Fitzgerald and Monk Northern Iowan 114:23, p.4 |
The George Walker Society of Music honors the 100th birthdays of Ella Fitzgerald and Thelonious Monk by hosting a celebration concert in the Rod Library. The celebration featured music performed by students and faculty; photo. |