Hello everyone!

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YOUniversity TV.

My name's Levon, and we're at
the University of Northern Iowa,

home of the Panthers.

Let's get going
on our tour.

The University of Northern Iowa
is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa,

a medium sized university
with a clean, safe environment

and four spectacular seasons.

There's a lot to do
here in Cedar Falls,

it's just such a nice
community.

You have downtown--
great dining, great shopping,

and then you have the mall,
and of course Wal-Mart,

you know, and bowling alleys,
water parks...

It's just a friendly community.

The 910-acre traditional
and friendly campus

has a park-like setting with
over 70 miles of bike trails

within a few blocks.

They have paths
all over the Cedar Valley

and you can go and you
can ride by the river,

you can go and ride more
through the wooded area,

just sidewalks everywhere.

We figured out it's about
a mile to Cold Stone.

So my friends and I bike
to Cold Stone and bike back,

and it feels real good!

Northern Iowa has
over 12,000 students--

42% male, 58% female,
and 6% are multicultural.

The average student
to teacher ratio is 16:1.

I have met people from
over 40-something countries

and that has been great,
and they are, as I said,

moving towards getting
more diverse people here,

so that's really encouraging.

In order for a student
to be admitted at UNI,

we first look at the courses
they've taken in high school.

We want to make sure
they have four years of English,

three years of math,
three years of social studies,

three years of science,
and two years of elective.

We take a look at their class
rank, see how they're doing

compared to the other students
in their high school class,

their ACT or SAT scores--
mostly the ACT score,

and our average ACT
is about a 23--

and then of course, how are
they doing in those classes.

Iowa residents will pay around
$6,000 for tuition and fees,

while those from
out-of-state will pay

around $15,000 per year.

All students who live on
campus will pay an additional

room and board fee
of around $7,000.

The University of Northern Iowa
offers more than 120 programs

and majors with teaching,
accounting, and psychology

just a few of student favorites.

One hundred percent
of music education students

land jobs after
graduation.

In fact, UNI has the highest
percentage of music education

graduates teaching
in the state of Iowa.

The University of Northern
Iowa is home to

the National Agricultural-Based
Lubricants Center.

Soybean research is conducted
right here on campus,

and that, in turn, has led
to the creation of several

biodegradable vegetable-based
oils and lubricants.

The University of Northern Iowa
employs 741 full time

and part time faculty members,
and 62% are tenured.

The college atmosphere
of having one on on instruction

with real professors
with doctoral degrees,

corporate experience.

We don't have
teaching assistants

or graduate assistants
in the classroom

like you would possibly get at
a Big Ten or Big Twelve school,

you get real professors.

The Northern Iowa Panthers
compete in the NCAA's

Missouri Valley Conference.

The football team has been
ranked number one

in the FCS polls
and has played in

the national championship game.

At the games, especially in
the Dome in the McLeod Center,

it just gets crazy.

You can get over 15,000
people in the Dome,

and game day,
it's just roaring.

Everybody's cheering
for the Panthers.

Looking around, there's not
a whole lot of purple and gold

on the outside, but as soon
as you get on the inside,

everyone bleeds purple and gold.

UNI has nine residence halls
with a nationally recognized

residence life
program,

and one apartment-style
campus living option.

Plus, the UNI dining centers
have been recently remodeled,

earning them an award
winning status.

Beware when entering
Lawther Hall.

You might bump into Augie,
the famous ghost.

Rumor has it he lives
in the attic and haunts

all the rooms.

I really think it's very easy
for freshmen to get involved.

We have over 300
student organizations

here on campus for them
to choose from.

Anything from
Monopoly Players Club

to things that are more
associated with their major.

I'm on the Ultimate
Frisbee Club sport team,

and we travel around and do
a lot of tournaments with that

and have practice
three times a week.

So yeah,
there's club sports,

there's clubs for academics,
there's clubs for singing,

there's clubs for
just about everything.

Around Homecoming time,
at midnight on the Friday

of Homecoming,
everybody gathers around

our clock tower, the Campanile,
and when it strikes midnight,

you're supposed to kiss
your significant other,

and the rumor has it
that if you don't do it,

a brick will fall off
the Campanile

and strike you
in the head.

But if you look closely,
none of the bricks are missing,

so apparently everyone
participates.

If you want to steal
more than a kiss

and get away with
a solid education

from a traditional school
in the great outdoors,

check out Northern
Iowa University.

Well that's all
the time we've got,

but I want to thank you
for joining us in Cedar Falls

on our tour of the University
of Northern Iowa.

For YOUniversity TV,
I'm Levon.

We'll see you next time!