University of Iowa students, staff, alumni, and faculty gathered for a brunch at the UI Asian Pacific American Culture Center on Sunday, one of many activities marking the 10th anniversary of the center during a three-day celebration.
Story from: The Daily Iowan
2013.04.08 | By Jaclyn and Michael Haugsdal | 07:00 AM
How did a fourth-grader at a football game and a fifth-grader who wanted to be a teacher end up sharing a dream to become doctors and making it come true at the University of Iowa? This married couple shares their story. Story
University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Michael Tyrell will read from his poetry at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, 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. Story
2013.04.02 | By University Communication and Marketing | 07:00 AM
The University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication will induct two alumni—Dean Mills and Alan Waxenberg—into its Hall of Fame, the School's highest honor. Story
Srinivas Rao has gone from junkie and small-time thug working the streets of Chicago to an Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate and current full-time MBA student in the Tippie School of Management. Story
Fiction writer/essayist Roxane Gay and University of Iowa professor of English John D’Agata will read from their work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City as part of the Mission Creek Festival. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website. Story
The Senior Frolic was a springtime tradition that took place annually between 1909 and 1922. Activities included a tub race, a greased-pole climb, a pillow match, and three-legged race. The 1914 Frolic included a human chess game on the old Iowa Field.
Story from: University of Iowa Spectator
Eileen Pollack and Jen Percy will read from their work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City as part of the Mission Creek Festival. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website. Story
Hawkeyes across campus are invited to thank the people who make their University of Iowa experience better as part of a social media campaign organized by UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication students. Story
