Iowa 800 phone number to be disconnected July 1

May 1st, 2012

The University of Iowa Office of Admissions will discontinue its toll-free 800 phone number effective July 1, 2012. Contact us instead at 319-335-3847 or by email at admissions@uiowa.edu.… Read More

2 Plus 2 student gets head start becoming a Hawkeye

April 26th, 2012

Cody Jonker always considered himself as a Hawkeye, and that didn’t change after he enrolled at Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon.

It wasn’t just a matter of personal affinity. Even while at NICC, Jonker was virtually an official University of Iowa student—he’d signed on to the 2 Plus 2 Guaranteed Graduation Plan, which … Read More

Art Building West reopens for classes after 2008 flood

April 22nd, 2012

The University of Iowa’s award-winning art building, Art Building West (ABW), reopened in January after closing due to flood damage in 2008. ABW is home to the art library, art history and graphic design classes. It also houses some photography and painting classes.… Read More

New Honors Program director sees bright future

April 22nd, 2012
Art Spisak

Art Spisak has quite the view from his perch inside a fourth-floor corner office in the Blank Honors Center. And that’s not only because his two walls of windows are the canvas of a spectacular panorama that captures the Cleary Walkway, the Iowa River, and a full palette of natural colors.

No, Spisak, the new … Read More

Ridge & Furrow sculpture graces Cleary Walkway

April 9th, 2012

Ridge and Furrow, below, a sculpture by British artist Peter Randall-Page, was installed last June on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway near the Admission Visitors Center and the Blank Honors Center. The installation is part of the Art in State Buildings program. Randall-Page carved the 19-ton coarse granite boulder over a five-month period. Reflecting a … Read More

Arriving as a Hawkeye fan, leaving as a Hawkeye

April 5th, 2012

Erica Miller never misses a Hawkeye football game.

“You could call me a rabid fan,” the senior elementary education major says with a laugh. “I get very emotional. I know the sport a lot better than most females around.”

A West Des Moines native, Miller grew up following Iowa football, but her true passion for … Read More

Application deadline extended for some programs

April 2nd, 2012

The application deadline has been extended to June 1 for first-year and transfer students applying for fall 2012 admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences or the College of Engineering.

May 1 is the deadline for first-year and transfer students applying for summer 2012 admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences … Read More

Important dates for new first-year students

March 27th, 2012

March: Beginning this month, students who have accepted admission for Fall Semester 2012 can register for Orientation online through their Admissions Profile on ISIS.

May 1: Final deadline for accepting admission

August 15: New students begin moving into the UI residence halls

August 17: On Iowa! festivities begin for first-year students admitted for fall

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Housing offers new roommate-matching option

March 26th, 2012

University Housing & Dining released an online housing application in late November that includes several new features for students planning to live on campus.

One of the most notable features is a voluntary roommate-matching resource. Students answer a series of lifestyle-related questions ranging from “What time do you go to bed?” and “How clean do … Read More

UI adds international studies to 2 Plus 2 options

March 22nd, 2012

The University of Iowa has added international studies as a major for transfer students in the 2 Plus 2 Guaranteed Graduation Plan.

By following the 2 Plus 2 program checkpoints while attending one of 10 Iowa community colleges that offer the course work required to transfer in international studies, students admitted to the program … Read More