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OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations

OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations

Sunday, April 21, 2024

Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2024 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award....

Senior Recital: Justin Hettlage, piano

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 11:30am

Senior Recital: Justin Hettlage, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha Iota Spring Recital

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 11:30am

Phi Mu Alpha and Sigma Alpha Iota Spring Recital Members of the Iota Gamma chapter of Phi Mu Alpha and the Zeta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota will be performing. This concert is free and open to the public.

Mindfulness Silent Retreat

Mindfulness Silent Retreat

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:00pm to 4:00pm

The three-hour retreat will include practice with meditation, yoga, and mind/body skills for relaxation and wellness. The retreat is open both to novices and people with more experience. It is a chance to reconnect to yourself at a time of year that is often hectic, and apply skills that can enhance your immune system, concentration, energy, and your ability to enjoy daily life. Registration Required. Visit https://studentwellness.uiowa.edu/programs/mindfulness to register.

Making the Book, Past and Present

Making the Book, Past and Present

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:00pm to 5:00pm

On display in the Main Library Gallery:...

Human Library

Human Library

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:00pm to 5:00pm

In the best sense of the word, The Human Library is a library of people and their experiences with prejudice. However, instead of paperback books, actual people are on loan for conversations. The concept is about acknowledging and challenging the prejudice that we all carry towards one another. For that reason, the Human Library creates a safe space for conversation where topics subject to taboo, marginalization, or stigmatization can be openly addressed without condemnation. The people...

Senior Recital: Kathleen McKeehan, piano

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:30pm

Senior Recital: Kathleen McKeehan, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Honors Recital: Lauren Carley, oboe

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 1:30pm

Honors Recital: Lauren Carley, oboe This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31011 This concert is free and open to the public.

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 2:00pm to 3:30pm

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....

Camille T. Dungy Reading and Reception- Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden - Live from Prairie Lights

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 2:00pm

Please join us for a special Sunday afternoon event and reception with award-winning poet and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist in criticism Camille T. Dungy, who will read from Soil: The Story of a Black Mother's Garden. In Soil, Dungy recounts the seven-year odyssey to diversify her garden in the predominantly white community of Fort Collins, Colorado. When she moved there in 2013, with her husband and daughter, the community held strict restrictions about what residents could and...

Iowa Composers Forum Concert I

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:00pm

Iowa Composers Forum Concert I More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31012 This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Maddison Smith, soprano

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 3:30pm

Senior Recital: Maddison Smith, soprano This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Hannah Oberhoffer-Phillips, percussion

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 5:30pm

Senior Recital: Hannah Oberhoffer-Phillips, percussion Hannah Oberhoffer-Phillips, percussion McKenna Blenk, percussion Charlotte Otto, percussion Michael Hill, percussion Anabel Perez-Brennan, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Oliver Yoder, viola

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 5:30pm

Senior Recital: Oliver Yoder, viola This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

[CANCELED] Iowa Composers Forum Concert II

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 7:30pm

Iowa Composers Forum Concert II More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31013 This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Ana Clark, flute

Sunday, April 21, 2024, 7:30pm

Senior Recital: Ana Clark, flute Ana Clark, flute Mariya Akhadjanova, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations

OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations

Monday, April 22, 2024

Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2024 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award....

Spotlight Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Spotlight Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Monday, April 22, 2024, 8:00am to 8:00pm

Reception April 26, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Self Preservation - Heather Steckler MFA Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Self Preservation - Heather Steckler MFA Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Monday, April 22, 2024, 8:00am to 8:00pm

The public is invited to participate in a living collage of the artist's memories each weekday at noon (or anytime the exhibition is open for viewing).  Closing Reception: April 26, 2024 6–8 p.m.

Making the Book, Past and Present

Making the Book, Past and Present

Monday, April 22, 2024, 9:00am to 6:00pm

On display in the Main Library Gallery:...

Global Ties Visitors

Monday, April 22, 2024, 11:00am to 12:00pm

Global Ties Iowa is hosting international visitors through the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program for a project titled "US Judicial System: Protecting Women and Children." They will be in the 4th Floor Student Lounge on Monday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Make Your Own Grass Head Pets for Earth Day

Monday, April 22, 2024, 11:30am to 1:30pm

Celebrate Earth day and spring with us to build your own “chia style” buddy! Cha-cha-cha-chia! Learn how to create your own green “haired” creature. Your buddy should be fully grown just in time to help you with finals....

Sit with Sam

Monday, April 22, 2024, 11:30am to 1:30pm

Mental health programming at BLB should remain relevant and responsive to students' needs! Sign up to have a conversation with Social Worker Sam while enjoying a free lunch from The Eat Shop. Voice your concerns, suggest ideas for the fall, and shoot the breeze, too. All students are welcome! Students must RSVP in advance in order to get free lunch: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3D9UlVoR01FP1NI

USG x Campus Safety Bike Registration Event

Monday, April 22, 2024, 12:00pm to 2:00pm

Campus Safety has teamed up with Undergraduate Student Government to host a bike registration event that's open to all students, faculty, and staff. ...

Study Abroad Virtual Open Advising Hours

Study Abroad Virtual Open Advising Hours

Monday, April 22, 2024, 1:00pm to 3:00pm

Do you have general inquiries about studying abroad? UI Study Abroad staff are at the ready to help you plan the experience of a lifetime. Study Abroad offers weekly Open Advising hours every Monday and Thursday so you can get your questions answered quickly. Join via Zoom using your HawkID.

Plasma Physics Seminar - Professor Gregory Howes; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa

Plasma Physics Seminar - Professor Gregory Howes; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa

Monday, April 22, 2024, 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Topic TBA Professor Gregory Howes; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa

Nuclear and Particle Physics Seminar - Shammi Tahura, PhD

Nuclear and Particle Physics Seminar - Shammi Tahura, PhD

Monday, April 22, 2024, 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Gravitational wave memory effects in scalar-tensor theories...

Climate Solutions Surround Us

Climate Solutions Surround Us

Monday, April 22, 2024, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

On Earth Day, join us for an enlightening discussion led by Dr. Heidi Roop, Director of the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and an Assistant Professor of Climate Science. Dr. Roop’s expertise lies at the intersection of cutting-edge climate science and effective science communication. Her mission? To increase the use and integration of climate change information in decision-making....

DMA III Recital: Charlotte Leung, saxophone

Monday, April 22, 2024, 5:30pm

DMA III Recital: Charlotte Leung, saxophone Charlotte Leung, Saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, Piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31014 This concert is free and open to the public.

From Awareness to Action: The Climate Action Handbook

From Awareness to Action: The Climate Action Handbook

Monday, April 22, 2024, 7:00pm to 8:00pm

Join us on Earth Day for an engaging discussion featuring climate scientist Dr. Heidi Roop in conversation with UI Office of Sustainability Director Stratis Giannakouros. Dr. Roop’s new book, The Climate Action Handbook, is a visually stunning guide that goes beyond typical climate change literature—it’s approachable, digestible, and filled with practical ideas, options, and a roadmap for action. Importantly, it also offers hope—a beacon often overlooked in climate conversations. ...

Heidi Roop in conversation with Stratis Giannakouros Earth Day Event - Live from Prairie Lights

Monday, April 22, 2024, 7:00pm

Join us on Earth Day for an engaging discussion featuring climate scientist Dr. Heidi Roop in conversation with UI Office of Sustainability Director Stratis Giannakouros! Dr. Roop’s new book, The Climate Action Handbook, is a visually stunning guide that goes beyond typical climate change literature—it’s approachable, digestible, and filled with practical ideas, options, and a roadmap for action. Importantly, it also offers hope—a beacon often overlooked in climate conversations. ...

University Band

Monday, April 22, 2024, 7:30pm

University Band Kara Metzger, conductor Cory Schmitt & Jarrid Jaynes, guest conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31015 This concert is free and open to the public.

Masters Recital: Ryan Doerr, cello

Monday, April 22, 2024, 7:30pm

Masters Recital: Ryan Doerr, cello Ryan Doerr, cello Canlin Qiu, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations

OPEN: Family Spirit Award Nominations

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2024 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award....

Growing Sustainable Communities Conference

Growing Sustainable Communities Conference

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

The Growing Sustainable Communities Conference offers innovation, education, inspiration, and collaboration on growing sustainable communities. ...

Spotlight Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Spotlight Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 8:00am to 8:00pm

Reception April 26, 2024 at 5 p.m.

Self Preservation - Heather Steckler MFA Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Self Preservation - Heather Steckler MFA Exhibition - School of Art and Art History

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 8:00am to 8:00pm

The public is invited to participate in a living collage of the artist's memories each weekday at noon (or anytime the exhibition is open for viewing).  Closing Reception: April 26, 2024 6–8 p.m.

Making the Book, Past and Present

Making the Book, Past and Present

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 9:00am to 8:00pm

On display in the Main Library Gallery:...

Microsoft Teams: An Introduction

Microsoft Teams: An Introduction

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 10:00am to 11:15am

This introductory course will give you a high-level overview of how to utilize Microsoft Teams and the tools within to collaborate and communicate with a workgroup, a project team, or any assortment of people. Topics covered include creating a team, chat, audio/video calls, meetings, and more. This course is designed for first-time users of Teams and those who would like to ensure they are getting the most out of this organizational tool. To schedule additional Microsoft Teams training for...

Neuroscience & Pharmacology Seminar - Elva Denise Diaz, PhD

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 10:30am to 11:30am

"How to change your mind: Molecular mechanisms of excitatory synapse development and plasticity" Presented by Elva Denise Diaz, PhD Professor Department of Pharmacology UC Davis School of Medicine

Almost Alumni Week: Grad Snapshot and Chick-fil-A Buffet

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 11:00am to 1:00pm

Celebrate the achievements of Tippie's May 2024 graduates by joining us for a Grad Snapshot and Chick-fil-A Buffet! Drop by the Galleria outside of UPO for a delightful experience. Indulge in complimentary Chick-fil-A® sandwiches and nuggets until they're gone. 

Life in Iowa and ISSE Weekly Coffee Hour

Life in Iowa and ISSE Weekly Coffee Hour

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 11:30am to 12:30pm

Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa (part of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE) invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in University Capitol Centre.

Sit with Sam

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 11:30am to 1:30pm

Mental health programming at BLB should remain relevant and responsive to students' needs! Sign up to have a conversation with Social Worker Sam while enjoying a free lunch from The Eat Shop. Voice your concerns, suggest ideas for the fall, and shoot the breeze, too. All students are welcome! Students must RSVP in advance in order to get free lunch: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3D9UlVoR01FP1NI

Tippie Research Methods Seminar Series: Meghan Esson

Tippie Research Methods Seminar Series: Meghan Esson

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Meghan Esson is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Tippie College of Business. Her presentation is titled, “Private Equity in Public-Provider Markets: Cost Efficiency vs. Cream-Skimming.” ...

Roots of Resilience: Preserving Cultures, Languages, and Health

Roots of Resilience: Preserving Cultures, Languages, and Health

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

This talk will explore various facets of cultural preservation, including discussing language revitalization efforts of the Kalinago language and strategies to ensure its survival and transmission to future generations....

[CANCELED] Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Research Workshop

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:30pm to 1:20pm

Journal Publishing Now: A Conversation with Jennifer Bean, Lauren Cramer, and Patricia White

Journal Publishing Now: A Conversation with Jennifer Bean, Lauren Cramer, and Patricia White

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:30pm to 2:00pm

Please join us for a panel conversation about academic publishing with three esteemed editors of interdisciplinary journals: Jennifer Bean (University of Washington; Feminist Media Histories), Lauren Cramer (University of Toronto; liquid blackness), and Patricia White (Swarthmore College; Camera Obscura). The panelists will discuss the nuts-and-bolts of journal publishing (for would-be contributors as well as would-be editors), and they will also each reflect on key directions in the fields...

Tuesday Talk About It

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 12:35pm to 1:20pm

April 23 - From Classroom to Practice: Writing in the Real World → MOVED TO Room 235*...

Career Connectors Session 2: Connecting to Experience

Career Connectors Session 2: Connecting to Experience

Tuesday, April 23, 2024, 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Participants should complete Session 1 before attending Session 2....