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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and will sometimes move about the Museum but we'll always start in the Hageboeck Hall of Birds (Bird Hall) on the third Floor of Macbride Hall. Join anytime between 6-8 p.m. and feel free to participate in a themed creation challenge or work on your own project with our exhibits as inspiration. We'll save the last 15-30 minutes of each session to share what we've been working on, connecting with others (optional, of course!).
Please note, the Museum is typically closed during this time, meaning the main entrance to Iowa Hall (atop the large staircase outside on the east side of Macbride Hall) will be closed and locked. All other building doors will be open, offering access to the Ground Floor of Macbride Hall. Bird Hall is located on the third floor of Macbride Hall and can be reached by stairs or by taking the elevator to the third floor and crossing the auditorium to the north side of the building.
Contact: Carolina Kaufman 319-467-3130
Departments: Pentacrest Museums, Museum of Natural History, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Student Life, Leadership and Engagement, Department of Biology, University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, University Libraries, Department of English
Join us for an engaging conversation featuring Gil Vazquez, Executive Director of the Keith Haring Foundation, and Brad Gooch, acclaimed author of Radiant: The Life and Line of Keith Haring. This insightful discussion will be facilitated by Diana Tuite, curator of the exhibition To My Friends at Horn: Keith Haring and Iowa City.
The conversation will include insights into Keith Haring´s life, work, and activism; the process of writing Haring´s biography; and explore how Haring´s work continues to resonate today.
Contact: Stanley Museum of Art 319-335-1727
Departments: University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Office of the Provost, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Pentacrest Museums, School of Music, The Writing University
The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery.
Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools and benches are available in the galleries.
Robert Caputo, an Iowa City-based painter and sculptor, will lead the Drawing Salons.
The drawing salon is limited to 15 participants. Please reserve your spot by clicking below:
Contact: Stanley Museum of Art 319-335-1727
Departments: University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Pentacrest Museums, Center for Advancement, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Join your fellow Hawkeyes for a Hawkeye Huddle before the Iowa men´s basketball team takes on Utah at the Sanford Pentagon. Please note: A game ticket will be required to attend the Hawkeye Huddle.
This Hawkeye Huddle is hosted by the I-Club, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Engagement and the Iowa Swarm Collective.
Pre-registration is requested.
Contact: Iowa Athletics Development 319-467-3410
Departments: Center for Advancement
Every entrepreneur knows that cash is king, but how do you get your initial startup funding? Would your business concept attract angel investors, venture funds or should you look at debt financing? Our panel of experts will provide insight into how entrepreneurs can secure funds for their business as well as when you might want to look at your exit strategy. Moderator: Adam Keune, Executive Director, John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Panelists: Tej Dhawan, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Plains Angels; Adrienne Greenwald (MA15), Managing Principal at VentureNet Iowa, and John Hall (MBA66), founder of Goose Island Brewery.
Contact: Barbara Thomas 319-335-2188
Departments: Tippie College of Business, Iowa MBA
The 2025 Provost´s Global Forum, Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy, will bring together experts from across the University of Iowa campus, the greater Iowa City area, and around the world to identify and showcase evidence, strategies, approaches, and solutions that form sustainable university private sector partnerships that bring added values to stakeholders of campuses, business, communities, and nation-states.
Experts will convene in Iowa City in early February 2025, for a three-day symposium.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Time: 2:30-6 p.m.
Location: International Commons, University Capitol Centre, room 1117
Date: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
Time: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Tippie College of Business, Pappajohn Business Building, room S401
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Location: International Commons, University Capitol Centre, room 1117
RSVP to let organizers know which sessions you´ll attend and help determine the amount of refreshments needed for various breaks and meals.
Highlights of the forum include:
- Three days of sessions, including a highlight of the currently active Private Sector Partnership to Strengthen Higher Education Activity, the USAID-Kosovo activity between the University of Iowa and Kosovo, which has been instrumental in supporting higher education reform in Kosovo, providing a model for global collaboration.
- A keynote presentation by Catherine Chong, director of the Office of Industry Engagement at Singapore Management University in Singapore.
- The 2025 Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture by Dr. Helena Jerregård, deputy vice-chancellor cooperation & vice president at Mälardalen University in Västerås, Sweden.
Universities support society by contributing to discovery and innovation, and offering expertise that produces new insights, solutions, processes, and technologies. Throughout this symposium, presenters will share insights on industry-informed approaches to reforming and creating curriculum that prepares students for the global economy. Additionally, thought leaders in education and business will showcase the strategies the universities around the world use to build and deepen partnerships with companies. Evidence will be provided of the ways university research and expertise can be utilized to support global economic goals in emerging democracies and markets.
This event is made possible through the generous support and financial contributions from the Stanley-University of Iowa Foundation Support Organization, UI International Programs, and UI Tippie College of Business. Activities for the 2025 Provost's Global Forum are hosted in collaboration with the UI College of Education, UI Tippie College of Business, and the Kosova Education Center.
Contact: Daniel Vorwerk 319-467-1619
Departments: International Programs, Office of the Provost, International Studies Program, Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Center for Advancement, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The 2025 Provost´s Global Forum, Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy, will bring together experts from across the University of Iowa campus, the greater Iowa City area, and around the world to identify and showcase evidence, strategies, approaches, and solutions that form sustainable university private sector partnerships that bring added values to stakeholders of campuses, business, communities, and nation-states.
Experts will convene in Iowa City in early February 2025, for a three-day symposium.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Time: 2:30-6 p.m.
Location: International Commons, University Capitol Centre, room 1117
Date: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
Time: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Tippie College of Business, Pappajohn Business Building, room S401
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Location: International Commons, University Capitol Centre, room 1117
RSVP to let organizers know which sessions you´ll attend and help determine the amount of refreshments needed for various breaks and meals.
Highlights of the forum include:
- Three days of sessions, including a highlight of the currently active Private Sector Partnership to Strengthen Higher Education Activity, the USAID-Kosovo activity between the University of Iowa and Kosovo, which has been instrumental in supporting higher education reform in Kosovo, providing a model for global collaboration.
- A keynote presentation by Catherine Chong, director of the Office of Industry Engagement at Singapore Management University in Singapore.
- The 2025 Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture by Dr. Helena Jerregård, deputy vice-chancellor cooperation & vice president at Mälardalen University in Västerås, Sweden.
Universities support society by contributing to discovery and innovation, and offering expertise that produces new insights, solutions, processes, and technologies. Throughout this symposium, presenters will share insights on industry-informed approaches to reforming and creating curriculum that prepares students for the global economy. Additionally, thought leaders in education and business will showcase the strategies the universities around the world use to build and deepen partnerships with companies. Evidence will be provided of the ways university research and expertise can be utilized to support global economic goals in emerging democracies and markets.
This event is made possible through the generous support and financial contributions from the Stanley-University of Iowa Foundation Support Organization, UI International Programs, and UI Tippie College of Business. Activities for the 2025 Provost's Global Forum are hosted in collaboration with the UI College of Education, UI Tippie College of Business, and the Kosova Education Center.
Contact: Daniel Vorwerk 319-467-1619
Departments: International Programs, Office of the Provost, International Studies Program, Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Center for Advancement, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The 2025 Provost´s Global Forum, Private Sector and University Partnerships: Pursuing Pathways for Global Collaboration, Learning, Prosperity, and Democracy, will bring together experts from across the University of Iowa campus, the greater Iowa City area, and around the world to identify and showcase evidence, strategies, approaches, and solutions that form sustainable university private sector partnerships that bring added values to stakeholders of campuses, business, communities, and nation-states.
Experts will convene in Iowa City in early February 2025, for a three-day symposium.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
Time: 2:30-6 p.m.
Location: International Commons, University Capitol Centre, room 1117
Date: Friday, Feb. 7, 2025
Time: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Tippie College of Business, Pappajohn Business Building, room S401
Date: Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Location: International Commons, University Capitol Centre, room 1117
RSVP to let organizers know which sessions you´ll attend and help determine the amount of refreshments needed for various breaks and meals.
Highlights of the forum include:
- Three days of sessions, including a highlight of the currently active Private Sector Partnership to Strengthen Higher Education Activity, the USAID-Kosovo activity between the University of Iowa and Kosovo, which has been instrumental in supporting higher education reform in Kosovo, providing a model for global collaboration.
- A keynote presentation by Catherine Chong, director of the Office of Industry Engagement at Singapore Management University in Singapore.
- The 2025 Joel Barkan Memorial Lecture by Dr. Helena Jerregård, deputy vice-chancellor cooperation & vice president at Mälardalen University in Västerås, Sweden.
Universities support society by contributing to discovery and innovation, and offering expertise that produces new insights, solutions, processes, and technologies. Throughout this symposium, presenters will share insights on industry-informed approaches to reforming and creating curriculum that prepares students for the global economy. Additionally, thought leaders in education and business will showcase the strategies the universities around the world use to build and deepen partnerships with companies. Evidence will be provided of the ways university research and expertise can be utilized to support global economic goals in emerging democracies and markets.
This event is made possible through the generous support and financial contributions from the Stanley-University of Iowa Foundation Support Organization, UI International Programs, and UI Tippie College of Business. Activities for the 2025 Provost's Global Forum are hosted in collaboration with the UI College of Education, UI Tippie College of Business, and the Kosova Education Center.
Contact: Daniel Vorwerk 319-467-1619
Departments: International Programs, Office of the Provost, International Studies Program, Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Center for Advancement, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The UI Obermann Center for Advanced studies is currently accepting applications for its new International Fellowships Program, which offers dedicated space, time, and funding for interdisciplinary scholars to collaborate on innovative research at the University of Iowa. Up to eight international fellowships will be granted every academic year. Applicants must be active researchers at an accredited institution of higher learning outside of the United States or independent researchers/artists with a track record of excellence based outside of the U.S. Their area of research must have a direct equivalent at the University of Iowa.
Obermann International Fellows will receive:
- A $2,000 stipend to help defray the cost of travel and lodging
- University of Iowa health insurance coverage for the duration of the fellowship
- Office space at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
- Temporary University of Iowa affiliation, including access to UI libraries
- Structured opportunities for scholarly exchange (seminars, lectures, introduction to UI researchers, etc.)
- An official letter of invitation for institutional and visa purposes
- Information about accommodations and other practical needs
Read more about the program and application process at https://obermann.uiowa.edu/obermann-international-fellowships. Applications for the Fall 2025 semester are due Feb. 15, 2025.
Obermann International Fellowships are funded by the University of Iowa's Obermann Center for Advanced Studies with generous additional support from International Programs.
Contact: Erin Hackathorn 319-335-4034
Departments: Obermann Center, International Studies Program, International Writing Program, Center for Advancement, Office of the Vice President for Research, Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
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Contact: Shaina Spencer 319-335-3305
Departments: Center for Advancement
The Iowa Symphony Band will once again appear in one of the finest concert halls in the world when they perform in Orchestra Hall in Chicago. The Symphony Band, under the direction of Director of Bands Mark Heidel, will join the Iowa State University Wind Ensemble under the direction of Director of Bands Michael Golemo to present a unique collaborative performance.
These ensembles have never collaborated, and the March performance will be a thrilling experience for the performers as well as a proud moment for the State of Iowa. Alongside the 2008 Carnegie Hall concert, the 2025 Orchestra Hall concert will rank among the most noteworthy achievements in the rich history of Iowa Bands.
Contact: UI School of Music 319-335-1603
Departments: Center for Advancement, School of Music
We hope you can join us for the 2025 Iowa Black Alumni Association Reunion!
Check-in begins on Friday, April 4, at noon at the Hilton Garden Inn registration desk where you´ll receive an information packet for the weekend. Check-in will continue throughout Friday as well as Saturday morning. Other than the IBAA/African American Studies Recognition/Awards program at the Iowa City Public Library and a campus tour, all events will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn.
Friday: The IBAA/African American Studies Recognition/Awards program runs from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library (Meeting Room A), followed by a Mix & Mingle Variety Performance at the Hilton Garden Inn. If you´d like to showcase your skills at this event, sign up to be a performer.
Saturday: Participate in reunion workshops from 9 a.m. to noon, a campus tour, and the Black & Gold Gala at 6 p.m., which includes a banquet and dance. Venise Berry (77BA, 79MA) will lead a workshop to discuss the nature of racial ideology that has changed in our society. She and filmmaker Steven Berry created a documentary that explores racialism beyond traditional racism. It involves images, ideas, and issues that are produced, distributed, and consumed repetitively and intertextually.
Sunday: Our business brunch meeting begins at 9 a.m. If you´d like to attend a church in the area, we will have a list available during registration. If you wish to attend Bethel A.M.E. Church, you may take a personal tour of the newly renovated church.
Visit the registration page for more details and the complete schedule.
The hotel´s hospitality room will be open periodically throughout the weekend for registrants. Free Wi-Fi and parking are included with your hotel reservation.
If you have questions, email alumni.engagement@foriowa.org. We look forward to seeing you!
Contact: Vanessa Sandoval 319-467-3515
Departments: Center for Advancement, Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement, Carver College of Medicine
Establishing a business provides many challenges - from launch, to expansion, to selling the business or even closing the doors. Our panel of experts will share experiences from their entrepreneurial journeys that will provide insight and ideas for attendees. Moderator: Kurt Heiar (BA83), Associate Professor of Practice in Entrepreneurship Panelists: Tom Cardella (MBA95) Founder and CEO of TLCx, Eric Engelmann (BBA97), General Partner at ISA Ventures, Partner at Novy, and Board Chair of the New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative (NewBoCo), and Frances Johnson, Chief Innovation Officer at Perspective Therapeutics.
Contact: Barbara Thomas 319-335-2188
Departments: Tippie College of Business, Undergraduate Program, Graduate Management Programs, Center for Advancement, Graduate Program
As Hawkeyes, we give back throughout our lives.
We're leaders in our professions. We're generous with our time and talent. We're passionate about things we love - especially anything black and gold. And some Hawkeyes continue to make an impact well beyond retirement.
That's why we are honoring Iowa alumni, age 80 and over, who carry the Hawkeye spirit of achievement and continue to help others.
Nominate a Hawkeye for this award: https://www.foriowa.org/eight-over-80/
Contact: Erin Brokel 319-467-3668
Departments: Center for Advancement, Office of Community Engagement, Office of the Provost
In a world full of noise, we often try listening to something: conversations with colleagues and family, music in our headphones, videos blasting from our smartphones. We hear all these things daily, but what does it mean to truly listen? In what sense do devices also listen to us? What is the role of silence in listening? How has listening changed over time? Can political tensions be solved through "listening"? How is listening both an art and a science? This Wide Lens event brings together researchers from science, social sciences, the humanities, and the arts to investigate what it means to listen deeply and thoughtfully.
Note: The event will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in the Herald Stark Opera Studio at Voxman Music Building. It is tentatively scheduled to begin at 5:30, but this may change. Please check back closer to the event.
Presenters:
- Gerta Bardhoshi, Counseling (College of Education)
- Brittany Bettendorf, Rheumatology (Carver College of Medicine)
- Eric Hunter, Communication Sciences and Disorders (CLAS)
- Julianna Pacheco, Political Science (CLAS)
- Damani Phillips, Jazz Studies, School of Music (CLAS)
- Morten Schlütter, Religious Studies (CLAS)
Hosts: Luis Martín-Estudillo, Director, Obermann Center for Advanced Studies; Roland Racevskis, Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities, CLAS; and Kristy Nabhan-Warren, Associate Vice President for Research in the Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Free and open to all.
About the series:
The Wide Lens series, a joint initiative of the UI College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, and the Office of the Vice President for Research, aims to inspire and connect the University of Iowa community across the disciplines. For each Wide Lens event, researchers, scholars, and artists from across the university briefly present their work on a shared topic of interest pecha kucha-style. Then, we open the floor to questions and conviviality over hors d'oeuvres and drinks.
Wide Lens is sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies, and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Contact: Erin Hackathorn 319-335-4034
Departments: Obermann Center, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Carver College of Medicine, College of Education, Center for Advancement, Office of the Vice President for Research, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences