| 1925 | No theme announced |
| 1926 | The Spirit of 50 Years (in conjunction with 50th anniversary of the college) |
| 1927-1935 | No theme announced |
| 1936 | Sixtieth Anniversary of the College |
| 1937-1944 |
No theme announced |
| 1945 | No official theme, but an underlying message of "Welcome Home" |
| 1946 | Homecoming of the Veterans |
| 1947 | The Good Old Days |
| 1948 | None |
| 1949 | The Home of Champions |
| 1950 | Half-Time of the Twentieth Century |
| 1951 | Seventy-Five Years of Teacher Education |
| 1952 | Panthers for President |
| 1953 | Panther Prowl |
| 1954 | None |
| 1955 | Spirit of '55 |
| 1956 | Campaign for Victory |
| 1957 | United for Victory |
| 1958 | Pantherville Pageant |
| 1959 | T. V. (Teachers Victory) Spectacular |
| 1960 |
Fabulous Sixties
|
| 1961 | The SCI's the Limit |
| 1962 |
SCI Storybook
|
| 1963 | SCI Futurama |
| 1964 |
Olympics on the Hill
|
| 1965 | SCI-Lites |
| 1966 | Homecoming is . . . . |
| 1967 | Something Old, Something New |
| 1968 | UNIverse in '68 |
| 1969 | An Odyssey |
| 1970 | In the Year . . . . |
| 1971 | Kaleidoscope |
| 1972 | Reach Out |
| 1973 | Celebrate |
| 1974 | Flashback |
| 1975 | UNIfication |
| 1976 | Excellebrate 100 |
| 1977 | Do You Remember? |
| 1978 | Mission: Celebrate Change |
| 1979 | Fall into Fantasy |
| 1980 | Visions of the Future |
| 1981 | Heroes |
| 1982 | Famous Firsts |
| 1983 | Northern Lights |
| 1984 | Panthermonium |
| 1985 |
Purple Fever: Temperature's Risin' |
| 1986 | Cruisin' with the Cat |
| 1987 | Panther Tracks . . . Full Steam Ahead |
| 1988 | Under the Big Top |
| 1989 | Rock Around the Clock |
| 1990 | Field of Dreams |
| 1991 | UNI, Jamaica Me Happy |
| 1992 | Showtime |
| 1993 | Wild, Wild West |
| 1994 | Groovin' 70s Style |
| 1995 | Beach Party |
| 1996 | Let the Games Begin |
| 1997 | Come Together |
| 1998 | Panther Reign |
| 1999 | Millenium of Memories |
| 2000 | Panther Pride |
| 2001 | If You Could See Us Now (in honor of UNI's 125th anniversary) |
| 2002 | Surfin' UNI |
| 2003 | Paint the Town Purple |
| 2004 | It's Showtime! |
| 2005 | Wild with Pride |
| 2006 | Rock the Dome |
| 2007 | Pride on the Prowl |
| 2008 | Pump up the Purple |
| 2009 | I Spy UNI |
| 2010 | Let the good times ROAR |
| 2011 | At Home in the Dome |
| 2012 | Throwback |
| 2013 | Purple Tie Affair |
| 2014 | Students by Day, Panthers by Night |
Compiler:
Compiled by Gerald L. Peterson, University Archivist, with research by Shanna Taylor, Nick Jordan, and other student assistants, and scanning by Library Assistant Gail Briddle, Special Collections and University Archives, September 2005; last updated September 30, 2010 (GP).