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Alumni Career and Professional Development Resources

Once a Hawkeye, Always a Hawkeye. As a University of Iowa graduate, you are part of a network of many proud alumni. On this web page you’ll find information to help connect you with other Hawkeyes, in addition to resources to help advance your career and further your education at Iowa.

Pomerantz Career Center

The University of Iowa’s Pomerantz Career Center helps Hawkeyes become leaders in their career and community. Browse the Pomerantz Career Center site for professional resources, including Big Interview, a platform that allows you to learn and practice interview skills ahead of your next big interview. Alumni within one year of graduation are eligible for career advising.

Job Opportunities

Hire a Hawkeye! Post or browse job opportunities through Handshake, an online recruiting tool that connects Iowa alumni who are hiring and seeking jobs.

Mentorship Opportunities

The Mentoring@Iowa website shares mentoring programs available on campus and provides resources to help mentors and mentees make the most out of the mentorship experience. It is also meant to promote a transparent and intentional culture of mentoring in which mentors and mentees enrich each others’ professional and personal experiences, whether at the University of Iowa or beyond.

Network on LinkedIn

LinkedIn is a great tool for searching job opportunities, growing your professional network, and connecting with fellow Hawkeye alumni.

Graduate and Professional Programs

The University of Iowa offers graduate and continuing education programs to help you advance your career and reach your next professional milestone.

Get Involved

University of Iowa alumni are located all over the world. Reconnect with classmates or find Hawkeyes to help grow an alumni network near you.

  • Attend an Event

    Attend a virtual event or see when the university may be coming to a city near you.

  • Find a Regional Iowa Club

    Iowa alumni and friends have welcoming networks in cities across the globe. Get involved in game watches, volunteer opportunities, and more.

  • Join an Alumni Affinity Group

    Iowa graduates with shared connections are invited to join an alumni affinity group. Some of these organizations are an extension of student activities, while others connect alumni with shared experiences and identities like race, culture, sexual orientation, or military service.

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Jim & Marilyn Wilson: A Picture-Perfect Tribute

As a young man growing up in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, Iowa, James ?Jim? Wilson (51BSPE) was heavily influenced by what he saw through his camera lens. ?Photography was his life,? says Marilyn Wilson about her late husband, who died in 2017. ?Jim had a dark room in sixth grade, and his parents gave him a camera for a high school graduation present. He loved to take photographs.? His passion for photography only grew as he got older. While at the University of Iowa, Jim had the opportunity to work under the tutelage of F.W. Kent, who, for 47 years, was the official UI event photographer. ?Jim had to work for everything he had in life,? says Marilyn. ?While at Iowa, Jim had to pay his way, so he worked whenever and wherever he could. He loved working for F.W. Kent, who was a mentor to him.? After graduating from the UI in 1951?the same year the Wilsons got married?and serving a short stint with the U.S. Navy, Jim worked for Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, where he founded the medical photography department. But, just a few years later, Jim was offered a job with Eastman Kodak Company?an organization he worked for until his retirement in 1986. For his more than 30 years at Eastman Kodak, Jim was able to photograph several celebrities?including Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, and Bob Hope?and he photographed the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. He also was instrumental in introducing color photography to businesses throughout the Southeastern U.S. When Jim died in 2017, his wife of more than 60 years, Marilyn, wanted to do something to honor his exemplary career. In 2018, the James W. Wilson Photography Scholarship was established, and Delaney Corrigan, of Batavia, Illinois, has received the scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. Marilyn is funding this scholarship through the charitable IRA rollover. The charitable IRA rollover allows individuals over the age of 70? to give up to $100,000 from an IRA directly to a qualified charity, such as the State University of Iowa Foundation, without having to pay income taxes on the distribution. For Marilyn, the James W. Wilson Photography Scholarship is a great way to honor her late husband. ?Jim was an exceptional guy,? says Marilyn. ?He was extremely grateful for his degree and for the knowledge he gained at Iowa. He was a loyal Hawkeye.?

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