College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Aerial shot of UI art scampus post 2008 flood

New life may spring from UI's ruins

Monday, April 15, 2013
Five years after the flood of 2008, two of the most high-profile buildings still standing on the UI campus are scheduled to meet the wrecking ball and will eventually be rebuilt in a story that's part of a three-day series. (Editor's Note: A paid subscription may be required.)
Stuit Hall exterior

Old Gold: Building sees renovation, rededication, renewal

Monday, April 15, 2013
At the heart of a newly designated historic district in Iowa City stands Stuit Hall, which once housed university hospital patients and later became home to art studies. The building now serves as a hub for the clinical psychology program in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Symphony Orchestra to perform April 24

Monday, April 15, 2013
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of William LaRue Jones, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Public or perish: The evolving audience of the Walt Whitman Archive

Monday, April 15, 2013
The next installment of the Public Digital Humanities for Lunch series is "Public or Perish: The Evolving Audience of the Walt Whitman Archive.” The talk will be take place from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the third-floor English-Philosophy Building Gerber Lounge.

Johnson County Landmark to perform selected works by Rapson

Friday, April 12, 2013
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free concert by Johnson County Landmark—performing the music of John Rapson, director of jazz studies in the UI School of Music—at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City. The concert marks Rapson’s 20th anniversary at the UI School of Music.

On the road with Dancers in Company

Friday, April 12, 2013
Dancers in Company, the University of Iowa Department of Dance's resident touring company, is traveling throughout Iowa and the Midwest this spring, performing live concerts and lecture demonstrations for audiences of all ages. 'Iowa Now' traveled with the troupe to Indian Hills Community College to document the dancers' well-rounded experience.

Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble joining Latin Jazz Ensemble for concert

Friday, April 12, 2013
The University of Iowa School of Music will present a concert by the Latin Jazz Ensemble, with special guests from the UI Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Writers' Workshop alum Hallman to read April 22

Friday, April 12, 2013
J.C. Hallman, alumnus of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from "Wm & H’ry: Literature, Love, and the Letters Between William and Henry James," at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Center for New Music Ensemble to perform April 21

Friday, April 12, 2013
The Center for New Music Ensemble, featuring guest composer Hans Tutschku of Harvard University, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The program will feature three compositions by Tutschku, along with works by Bert Van Herck (visiting assistant professor in the UI School of Music) and Gérard Grisey.

Kia-Hui Tan to give solo violin recital April 20

Thursday, April 11, 2013
The University of Iowa Center for New Music will present a free solo violin recital by Kia-Hui Tan at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The program will consist of winning works from the 2013 KH Tan Composition Competition for Solo Violin Works: Asian Inspirations.

Finkbine Dinner honors students, faculty, staff, and alumni

Thursday, April 11, 2013
University of Iowa students, faculty, staff, and alumni received some of the institution’s highest honors—including Hancher-Finkbine Medallions recognizing leadership, learning, and loyalty—at the 96th annual Finkbine Dinner.
UI Student Employee of the Year, Andrew Michalski sits at a laboratory bench in the Eckstein Medical Researchh Building.

Stellar student employees recognized

Thursday, April 11, 2013
The University of Iowa recognizes nine undergraduates who help keep the university working, including one winner, Andrew Michalski, who has received state and regional honors, too.