SPECIAL NOTICE: Winter Break Availability
College of Education offices are open and working remotely until January 19, 2021. To contact us, please email or call the contacts listed below:
Academic Offices:
COE Dean's Office: 319-273-2717; coedeansoffice@uni.edu
C&I: 319-273-2873, 319-273-2167 or 319-273-2050; kathy.konrardy@uni.edu
EPFLS: 319-273-2694; debra.jacobs@uni.edu
HRCS: 319-273-0654; kristin.soppe@uni.edu
Kinesiology: 319-273-2613; melanie.billington@uni.edu
Special Education: 319-273-6061
Teaching: 319-273-2202; sydney.palen@uni.edu. For assistance with advising, email tamara.powers@uni.edu
Other Offices and Centers:
College of Education Advising: This office begins working remotely November 30, 2020. Call 319-273-2751 or email coe-advising@uni.edu or ryan.scholl@unil.edu.
IRTS: Staff will work remotely beginning December 14, 2020. Call 319-273-3342 or email IRTS@uni.edu.
Office of Teacher Education: 319-273-2265; teachereducation@uni.edu
Iowa Regents' Center for Early Development Education: 319-273-2101; beth.vanmeeteren@uni.edu
Jacobson Center for Comprehensive Literacy: 319-273-2053; jccl@uni.edu
Child Development Center: The center remains open from November 30 to December 18 with three classrooms, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. It re-opens January 4 to January 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with three classrooms. Call 319-273-3946.
Forward Together: Protecting Our Panthers
Turn to forwardtogether.uni.edu for return to campus information and continuing COVID-19 resources.
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