UNI Racial and Ethnic Coalition (REC)
Displaying 1 - 6 of 6 in reverse chronological order
| # | Title | Date | Summary |
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| 1 | REC talks activism on Purple Couch Northern Iowan 117:26, p.2 |
Students Mohammed Rawwas and Laura Roman Jimenez talked about student activism and the Racial and Ethnic Coalition as part of the Purple Couch Courageous Conversations series; photo. | |
| 2 | 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. | |
| 3 | NISG debate: Elle, Rachel talk platform Northern Iowan 116:37, p.2 |
During the Northern Iowa Student Government's (NISG) annual debate, competing presidential tickets have the chance to debate their platforms; however, during this election Elle Boeding and Rachel Greene run unopposed. The event was held on February 19 in the Maucker Union Coffeehouse and NISG Chief Justice Bekah Bass moderated. Boeding and Greene discussed their platform, based on student comfort and success. Elections will be on February 25; photo. | |
| 4 | CETL launches student panel series Northern Iowan 116:23, p.4 |
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning will host a series of panel discussions called "What Your Students Want You To Know." The first event will be composed of Indigenous students and take place on November 21 in the Center for Multicultural Education; photo. | |
| 5 | 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. | |
| 6 | 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. |