President Obama at the Field House
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Video of the April 25 speech on college affordability and student loans
U.S. President Barack Obama addressed about 5,500 University of Iowa students and others on the topic of college affordability. The speech was the last stop on a three-university tour advocating legislation that would keep interest rates on federal Stafford student loans at 3.4 percent.
UI community members took the stage prior to the president's speech:
- Scott Lyon, law student and vice president of the UI Student Veterans Association, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
- Music graduate student Jacqueline Lang performed the National Anthem.
- Kevin Kummer, chairman of the UI Association of Campus Ministers, delivered the invocation.
- UI President Sally Mason welcomed President Obama to campus.
- Finance student Blake Anderson, one of a small group of students who met with Obama prior to the Field House speech, introduced the president.
Contacts
Lin Larson, University Communication and Marketing, 319-384-0042
