University of Northern Iowa Athletics
Amy Tagtow joins UNI Athletics as academic advisor
11/15/2021 9:43:00 AM | General
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - UNI Athletics has hired Amy Tagtow as an athletics academic advisor.
Tagtow will assist Panther student-athletes on academic and NCAA eligibility matters.
"We are so excited to have Amy join our team," said Stacia Eggers, senior associate athletic director for student services. "Her passion for UNI and her professional experiences on campus will make her an awesome addition to our department."Â Â
While new to UNI Athletics, Tagtow has worked on campus since November 2019. She started as an administrative assistant and most recently served as an advisor for the alumni relations student organization, Connecting Alumni to Students (CATS).
In addition to serving as a mentor to UNI students, she was instrumental in creating and developing philanthropic educational events. She was a liaison to the UNI Alumni board of managers and executed events like Day of Giving, Love a Donor, GradFest, Traditions Challenge and roundtables with alumni.Â
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Prior to working at UNI, she was a program coordinator at Hawkeye Community College. She planned, coordinated and executed monthly events for more than 50 attendees.Â
Tagtow also has higher education experience at Grinnell College having served as the guest housing and special programs coordinator.Â
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in leisure, youth and human services with a tourism emphasis at UNI. Tagtow currently is getting her master's degree in postsecondary education: student affairs at UNI.Â
Tagtow is a native of Brooklyn, Iowa. She and her husband, Alex, have a son, Jameson, and live in Waterloo.Â
Tagtow will assist Panther student-athletes on academic and NCAA eligibility matters.
"We are so excited to have Amy join our team," said Stacia Eggers, senior associate athletic director for student services. "Her passion for UNI and her professional experiences on campus will make her an awesome addition to our department."Â Â
While new to UNI Athletics, Tagtow has worked on campus since November 2019. She started as an administrative assistant and most recently served as an advisor for the alumni relations student organization, Connecting Alumni to Students (CATS).
In addition to serving as a mentor to UNI students, she was instrumental in creating and developing philanthropic educational events. She was a liaison to the UNI Alumni board of managers and executed events like Day of Giving, Love a Donor, GradFest, Traditions Challenge and roundtables with alumni.Â
Â
Prior to working at UNI, she was a program coordinator at Hawkeye Community College. She planned, coordinated and executed monthly events for more than 50 attendees.Â
Tagtow also has higher education experience at Grinnell College having served as the guest housing and special programs coordinator.Â
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in leisure, youth and human services with a tourism emphasis at UNI. Tagtow currently is getting her master's degree in postsecondary education: student affairs at UNI.Â
Tagtow is a native of Brooklyn, Iowa. She and her husband, Alex, have a son, Jameson, and live in Waterloo.Â
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