Parade
Panthers on Parade!
Saturday, Oct. 26 | 11 a.m.
Main Street, Cedar Falls
Panther pride will be front and center in downtown Cedar Falls as we celebrate Panthers on Parade! Student groups, university departments, community groups and others are invited to demonstrate what it means to them to be a Panther.
Just like the Panthers on Parade statues that can be found throughout the Cedar Valley, groups are encouraged to decorate images of TC Panther in ways that show the unique ways they live out the essence of UNI.
The parade begins at 11 a.m. and will go from 9th and Main streets, travel north on Main Street to 2nd Street, then travel to the Riverfront Plaza.
Olivia Chambers
The University of Northern Iowa is proud to announce the grand marshal for the 2024 Homecoming parade will be Paralympic gold medalist and UNI senior Olivia Chambers.
Chambers, a biology major from Little Rock, Arkansas, is UNI’s first swimmer in school history to be named to the United States team for the Paralympic Games. Showing hard work, determination and fearlessness, she exemplifies the Panther spirit, making her the perfect person to lead the Homecoming parade. Not far behind will be parade dignitaries, fellow Paralympians and UNI alums Jessica Heims and Erin Kerkoff.
Parade Emcees
Brad Wells
Brad Wells, a 2003 UNI graduate in Communications: Electronic Media, co-hosts the TV show Panther Sports Talk and has served as a radio and TV announcer for Panther Sports Properties, the Missouri Valley Conference, ESPN+, and CBS Sports Networks. He also produces videos at Around The Corner Productions, helping craft videos for the "Our Tomorrow" campaign.
David Warrington
David Warrington is a native of eastern Iowa and graduated from UNI with a degree in Digital Media: Journalism. While at UNI, David announced sporting events on television and radio broadcasts for the UNI Panthers and high school teams around the Cedar Valley. David now is a multimedia journalist at KWWL-TV.
