🌱 Patch AM: How UNI’s $342 million windfall could reshape Cedar Falls students’ futures

What's up Cedar Falls! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How UNI's $342 million windfall could reshape Cedar Falls students' futures
• How Cedar Falls band is tuning up for state festival glory
• Are UNI's big wins signaling a football revival in Cedar Falls?

Also on today's calendar: Historic Preservation Commission Meeting and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do some birds fly south for the winter? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Warm; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 86 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: A shower in the afternoon, temps: high: 71, low: 51.
• Wednesday: Mainly cloudy, with a high of 64 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• University of Northern Iowa fundraising campaign ends with more than $340 million (newsfromthestates.com) — A record-breaking fundraising campaign at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls has brought in more than $342 million, far surpassing its original goal. The eight-year effort created hundreds of new scholarships, boosted the university's endowment, and funded academic programs, athletics, and campus projects, changes that will directly shape opportunities and resources for Cedar Falls students and families for years ahead.
   

• See photos of the Cedar Falls band during marching practice ahead of the state festival (wcfcourier.com) — Cedar Falls High School's marching band has been hard at work rehearsing its competition show during Thursday practices in town, gearing up for the Iowa High School Music Association State Marching Band Festival in Epworth. Local students, led by co-director Kyle Englehardt, are fine-tuning their performance and representing Cedar Falls on the statewide stage this Saturday.
   

• Around the Valley: Are the UNI Panthers for real? (mitchellrepublic.com) — UNI's surprising football surge is putting Cedar Falls back in the national FCS conversation, with back-to-back wins over top-five opponents at the UNI-Dome. While analysts debate whether the Panthers are truly "for real," local fans can watch a revitalized program under coach Todd Stepsis fight for playoff relevance and more big home games in Cedar Falls.
   

📸 Around Cedar Falls

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cedar Falls

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday October 13
• CV Ethics (In-person 4 CEUs #256-101-ME) →
  GreenState Credit Union, 3409 Cedar Heights Drive, Cedar Falls
  8:30 am

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Other local events

Tuesday October 13
• Historic Preservation Commission Meeting →
  City Hall, Cedar Falls
  5:30 pm
• Garbage Pick Up—Tuesday →
  Cedar Falls IA
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Community Center and Senior Services Board Meeting →
  Cedar Falls Public Library Conference Room, Cedar Falls
  1:00 pm
• Utilities Board of Trustees Meeting →
  CFU - 2nd Floor Board Room, Cedar Falls
  2:00 pm
• Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting →
  City Hall, Cedar Falls
  5:30 pm
• Garbage Pick Up—Wednesday →
  Cedar Falls IA
  7:00 pm
• Octopus Bingo →
  Octopus, 2205 College Street, Cedar Falls
  8:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• MVC Valley Divisional →
  Cedar Falls IA
• Women for Good: From Surviving to Building, Financial Empowerment for Women & Girls →
  Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, 3117 Greenhill Circle, Cedar Falls
  11:30 am
• Joint Pool Committee - Special Meeting →
  220 Clay Street, Cedar Falls
  1:00 pm
• Speakers Bureau: Iowans Who Fought Against the Union →
  Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, 3117 Greenhill Cr, Cedar Falls
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It is truly homestyle.
  Many menu options plus wonderful bakery selections to take out! Daily special always a good choice! (Nextdoor Sartori Park)
• I'm looking for someone reasonably priced to detail my car.
  I saw an ad where someone was giving 30% off but can't find it. (Nextdoor Fairview)

• Dollar General posted a job opening for Dollar General Store Associate in Cedar Falls. Apply here.
• University of Northern Iowa posted a job opening for Assistant Professor of Instruction -- Applied Ethics in Cedar Falls. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cedar Falls here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waterloo

• 8 Iowa Factory Tours That Are Perfectly Fun For Curious Day-Trippers In 2026 (takingthekids.com)
• Meet resurre XXXtion: Introducing the Next Generation of Independent Talent From Iowa (medium.com)
• Waterloo Teenager Charged After Deadly Thursday Shooting Near West Third and Baltimore Streets That Left One Man Dead and Shut Down the Intersection (centralrecorder.com)

Waverly

• Women's Soccer Drop A-R-C Match to Simpson (go-knights.net)

Ok Cedar Falls! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do some birds fly south for the winter?" — Because it's too far to walk..! (Thank you Theresia F. for sending it in!)
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