Fundraising Activities
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1 | Dancing for a chance Northern Iowan 119:43, p.1 |
UNI Dance Marathon has been fundraising all year and raised a total of $128,063.12 for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital in Iowa City. The funds will go towards hospital meals for families; photo. | |
2 | UNI PR students raise $7,500 Northern Iowan 118:21, p.1 |
UNI Public Relations students raised $7,500 for the Scottish RiteCare Early Language program. | |
3 | Cedar Valley Angels to host "A Race to Embrace" Northern Iowan 117:23, p.5 |
Student Ryan Van Maanen organized a virtual 5k fundraiser for Cedar Valley Angels, a non-profit organization that helps children and caregivers in the foster care system; photo. | |
4 | The importance of volunteerism Northern Iowan 116:36, p.3 |
In the author's opinion, volunteerism is important in a society that is often selfish. Bennethum discusses getting involved with the student organization UNI Wishmakers and urges other students to evaluate how they contribute to society; photo. | |
5 | 1st annual UNI Triathlon coming in April Northern Iowan 115:41, p.5 |
The women's swimming and diving team will host the first annual UNI Triathlon on April 28 as a fundraiser and community event; photo. | |
6 | Dance Marathon exceeds goal Northern Iowan 115:41, p.2 |
Dance Marathon surpassed their $620,000 goal by $60,000; photo. | |
7 | Dance Marathon must get political Northern Iowan 115:36, p.3 |
In Stekl's opinion, Dance Marathon should advocate to change the healthcare system instead of raising money without interrogating the structures necessitating fundraising; photos. | |
8 | Dance Marathon dresses up for the kids Northern Iowan 115:29, p.5 |
Dance Marathon will hold their Black Tie Affair on January 31 at ThreeHouse; photo. | |
9 | 'Walk a Mile' is problematic Northern Iowan 114:49, p.3 |
The author shares her opinion on a recent column calling for 'Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,' a walk meant to raise awareness of sexual assault that was originally hosted by Sigma Phi Epsilon. Th author disagrees with the original column and shares why she thinks it's problematic. | |
10 | Bring back 'Walk a Mile' event Northern Iowan 114:48, p.3 |
Columnist calls for the return of 'Walk a Mile' to help raise awareness for sexual assault | |
11 | SGNI begs for spare change at UI, ISU Northern Iowan 114:47, p.6 |
In this satirical article written for April Fools, the Student Government of Northern Iowa (SGNI) went to Iowa State University and University of Iowa to try and supplement their funding. | |
12 | Breast cancer campaigns do little to help cause Northern Iowan 114:17, p.3 |
Columnist Cobb discuses how campaigns go about raising awareness for breast cancer. In her opinion, many organizations are more interested in increasing their own public awareness rather than promoting prevention and research; photo. | |
13 | Panther Portrait: Maucker Union piano smashing Northern Iowan 114:17, p.5 |
Photos of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfoniza fraternity's piano smashing event to raise money for the educational charity Music For All. | |
14 | Swapping clothes for a cause Northern Iowan 114:16, p.1 |
UNI Colleges Against Cancer is raising money for the American Cancer Society by hosting a clothing swap. Students pay to participate and can swap any cloths they bring for new-to-them clothes. the clothes will be donated to a domestic violence organization; photo. | |
15 | Colorful Miles for Miracles 5K Northern Iowan 114:9, p.5 |
UNI Dance Marathon hosted their annual 5K to raise money for the University of Iowa's Stead Family Children's Hospital. This years theme was a color run; photo. | |
16 | May the best mustache win: no shave pledge Northern Iowan 112:20, p.6 |
The Colleges Against Cancer student organization held a 'No shave November' party on November 1 to kick off their month-long fundraising event for the American Cancer Society; photo. |
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17 | PR class plans to paint the town red Northern Iowan 112:19, p.2 |
Gayle Pohl's public relations event planning class will hold "Paint the Town Red," a fundraiser for the American Heart Association, the week of November 9-14 on College Hill and Main Street. |
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18 | Noehren Hall 'great scare for a great cause" Northern Iowan 112:19, p.4 |
Noehren Hall held a haunted house fundraiser for Halloween, with proceeds going to the Northeast Iowa Food Bank; photo. |
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19 | Love your melon day Northern Iowan 112:17, p.1 |
Members of Love Your Melon sold stocking caps outside of the Maucker Union on October 22 to raise money and awareness for children battling cancer; photo. |
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20 | Student generosity stands out at tailgate Northern Iowan 112:15, p.3 |
Based on the author's experience asking for donations at the homecoming tailgate, Gravert believes students and young people are more willing to be generous than adults; photos. |
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21 | UNI stays busy by raising money and winning games Northern Iowan 112:11, p.6 |
The Panther softball team held its second annual Hit-A-Thon, helping raise over $25,000 for the team. Earlier in the week, they defeated both Kirkwood and Upper Iowa; photo. |
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22 | Cookie 5k-ing against cancer Northern Iowan 112:11, p.1 |
UNI Dance Marathon held a Cookie 5k race to raise money for the University of Iowa Children's Miracle Network; photos. |
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23 | KSig dodges for diabetes Northern Iowan 111:52, p.1 |
Kappa Sigma held their annual "Dodging for Diabetes Research Foundation" in the middle courts of the WRC. | |
24 | Yellow brick road to hope Northern Iowan 111:49, p.1 |
Students and staff walked Mcleod for twelve hours during Relay for Life, hosted by The American Cancer Society; photo. | |
25 | Dance Marathon Northern Iowan 111:42, p.1 |
Over a thousand students rallied for the fourth annual dance marathon in the Maucker Union; photo. | |
26 | Crusade against cancer Northern Iowan 111:39, p.4 |
Relay for Life is pushing to get more members on the UNI campus. | |
27 | 'Beers to You and Gourmet Too' presented by Friends of the Gallagher Bluedorn Public Relations News Release 2014:173, p.1 |
This event is a beer and gourmet food tasting, which will take place February 22 at the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center. Tickets for this event are $40 in advance or $45 at the door, if tickets are still available. | |
28 | DM hosts dance benifit Northern Iowan 111:32, p.4 |
Dance Marathon hosted a Dance benefit at the GBPAC to raise money for the Iowa City Children's Hospital. | |
29 | Breaking out the dancing shoes Northern Iowan 111:32, p.4 |
The 3rd annual Dance Marathon Black Tie Affair was held to help raise money for a good cause; photo | |
30 | Students get creative for a cause Northern Iowan 111:31, p.2 |
Art for El Salvador is a student run organization focused on raising money to build a school in El Salvador through fundraising with arts and crafts; photo. | |
31 | Speech team fundraising Northern Iowan 111:25, p.2 |
The UNI Speech Team has joined up with Buffalo Wild Wings to help fund their trip to nationals. | |
32 | Christmas carols for a cause Northern Iowan 111:25, p.4 |
A Christmas concert was held in the Gallagher-Bluedorn to help raise money for the Cedar Valley Boys and Girls Club; photo. | |
33 | United Way "champions" aim high Northern Iowan 111:23, p.2 |
UNI and Cedar Valley United way teamed up to support charities and families in need. | |
34 | Charitable Chili Northern Iowan 111:16, p.6 |
UNI 4 Kids is hosting a chili cook-off in order to raise money for charity. | |
35 | Time to get foamy Northern Iowan 111:9, p.1 |
A small sea of orange-clad students gathered for the annual UNI Dance Marathon 5k; photo. | |
36 | UNIVA launches crowd funding Northern Iowan 111:4, p.2 |
The University of Northern Iowa Veterans Associations is helping pilot a new form of funding for student organizations called crowd funding. | |
37 | Ice Water Challenge for a cause Northern Iowan 111:1, p.9 |
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has gone viral. The challenge helps raise money, and awareness, for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; photo. | |
38 | Students quest for a cure Northern Iowan 110:54, p.1 |
Over 150 UNI students competed in the annual Quest to Unravel Alzheimer's Scavenger Hunt. Twenty teams raised $10,064 for the Alzheimer's Association; photo. | |
39 | Bringing sexual assault into the light Northern Iowan 110:52, p.4 |
April is Sexual Assault Awareness month. Sigma Phi Epsilon has put on several events to speak out against sexual assault. They think men are more willing to listen to other men to help bring awareness and prevent sexual assault; photo. | |
40 | Greek chapter of the week: Alpha Delta Pi Northern Iowan 110:51, p.5 |
Alpha Delta Pi does a lot of work to help out the Ronald McDonald House Charities by fundraising and volunteering. Leadership is also another important quality that this sorority values. Members value the opportunities and friendship they have gained. | |
41 | Men in high heels: students walk to promote sexual consent Northern Iowan 110:50, p.1 |
The men of UNI walked around campus in red high heels to spread awareness of rape, gender violence, and sexual assault. The sixth annual Walk a Mile in Her Shoes event was hosted by UNI fraternities for Greek Week; photo. | |
42 | Panther portraits: Relay For Life Northern Iowan 110:50, p.2 |
Photographs from the Relay for Life event which took place on Friday, April 11. | |
43 | Saving lives: Phi U hosts suicide prevention walk Northern Iowan 110:48, p.1 |
UNI's branch of Phi Upsilon Omicron hosted their first Out of the Darkness Walk. Phi U is a national honor society in family and consumer sciences. They were able to raise nearly $6000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. | |
44 | Walk a mile in her shoes at UNI Public Relations News Release 2013:233, p.1 |
UNI will host the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes to raise awareness about the serious causes and effects of sexualized violence against women. Registration is going on now. | |
45 | UNI to host walk for suicide prevention Public Relations News Release 2013:214, p.1 |
UNI's chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron is hosting an inaugural Out of the Darkness Walk. This walk will help raise awareness and money for suicide prevention. | |
46 | UNI Dance Marathon exceeds fundraising goal Public Relations News Release 2013:201, p.1 |
UNI Dance Marathon raised $176,498 exceeding its $125,000 goal. This is the third year UNI has participated in Dance Marathon. UNI Dance Marathon is placed in the top 18 programs in the nation. The money is donated to the Children's Miracle Network. | |
47 | Pledges give aid to kids Northern Iowan 110:41, p.1 |
Many students participated in UNI's third annual Dance Marathon. UNI Dance Marathon was able to raise $176,498.03 for the Iowa Children's Hospital and the Children's Miracle Network. It was a great way for students to help families in need; photo. | |
48 | UNI to host third annual Dance Marathon Public Relations News Release 2013:192, p.192 |
UNI will host the third annual Dance Marathon. This event raises money for the Children's Miracle Network and the University of Iowa Children's Hospital. Participants stay on their feet for 12 hours and spend time with children will serious illness. | |
49 | Greek chapter of the week: Alpha Phi fraternity Northern Iowan 110:38, p.4 |
Alpha Phi is a large Greek presence on campus. They do several different volunteer activities as well as holding the Red Dress Gala to raise money for local charities. | |
50 | UNIBusiness student organizations unite for local, global causes Public Relations News Release 2013:186, p.1 |
Student organizations in the College of Business are working together to make positive changes locally and globally. Students will be planting trees in Cedar Falls as well as raising money for International Medical Corps. |