...of 5 Cool Facts You Might Not Know About UNI!

1. UNI is ranked as #2 on USN's list of the best public universities in the entire Midwest!

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/regional-universities-midwest/top-public

2. Our ITC building houses one of the largest 3D Printers in America!

 http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/02/04/uni-students-train-future-using-one-north-americas-largest-3d-printers/

3. UNI is one of only 7 colleges in the U.S. to have an indoor football stadium! It is kept at a solid and quite comfortable 72 degrees exactly at all times.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1117636-college-football-ranking-division-i-indoor-stadiums/page/7

4. UNI's campus was originally built as an orphanage by Annie Wittenmyer for the orphans of Civil War soldiers and sailors...

 https://www.library.uni.edu/collections/special-collections/university-archives/brief-history-uni

5. ...and since then has had 4 different names when it became a college. 

• Iowa State Normal School, 1876–1909
• Iowa State Teachers College, 1909–1961
• State College of Iowa, 1961–1967
• University of Northern Iowa, 1967–present

 I could list hundreds of facts more, but I'll leave those for you to find out. I'd say this school is pretty darn awesome, don't you think?

-STAR, Lauren