The University of Iowa welcomed new students—including what’s expected to be another record-breaking first-year class—with five days of events as part of the On Iowa! program.

As the UI moves forward with the Iowa Board of Regents’ TIER project, campus leaders are committed to keeping colleagues informed. Here's one example of how TIER is already at work on campus.

The UI Lecture Committee will bring the Yes Men, Nina Totenberg, Ray McGovern and Coleen Rowley, and Terry Gilliam to campus this semester.

The University of Iowa transportation service Cambus has a new route to serve students living on the west side of campus. The West Dorm Shuttle will transport students from the new Petersen Residence Hall and neighboring dormitories to the east side of campus. The service begins Aug. 24.

Iowa Edge is offered to students who come from underrepresented backgrounds and first-generation college students. The idea behind the program is to ease student concerns and ensure that participants successfully transition into college life at the UI.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, has announced the dates of the public forums involving the finalists to become the next president at the University of Iowa. The forums will occur over two weeks to allow time for the public and campus constituencies to provide feedback to the board.

About 6,000 students moved into University of Iowa residence halls Aug. 18-20, 2015.

ITS is introducing some new tools and resources to help answer the flurry of technology questions that come at the beginning of any academic session.

The University of Iowa issued a Crime Alert on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015.

UI Interim President Jean Robillard discusses the forthcoming tobacco-free campus policy in a message to the campus community, stating that the objective is to support a healthy campus culture and to promote the health and well-being of all UI community members.

The Summer Hawk Tuition Grant, a program designed to keep undergraduates on track to graduate in four years, saw exponential growth in 2015.

As the new academic year begins Aug. 24, University of Iowa officials report that six UI students have tested positive for mumps in the last few weeks. In light of this, UI administrators remind faculty and teaching assistants about UI policy concerning student medical absences from class.