In the wake of the historic 2008 flood, which damaged more than 2.5 million square feet of space on the University of Iowa campus, neither the UI nor Hancher skipped a beat. Chuck Swanson, Hancher's executive director, calls that an accomplishment driven by spirit and passion.

The Business Analytics Academy in the Tippie College of Business’ full-time MBA program has been designated as a STEM degree, which will give its alumni a leg up when starting their careers.

George Stumpf’s mission during the flood of 2008 was simple: Keep the university’s fiber optic network operating as flood waters inundated buildings that housed fiber optic lines and network hubs.

This summer, the UI embarked on an ambitious project to make long-term investments in the university’s four cultural and LGBTQ resource centers: the Afro-American Cultural Center (Afro House); Asian Pacific American Cultural Center (APACC); Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Resource Center (LGBTQRC); and Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC).

The University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) is spearheading It's On Us pledge drives across the UI campus, encouraging students, faculty, and staff to take a stand against sexual assault.

After home football games this fall, North Dubuque Street will open two lanes to northbound traffic for 60 to 90 minutes in order to help accommodate fans leaving the city. Southbound traffic between Foster Road and West Park Road will be temporarily detoured.

The OneIT Year in Review documents the overall progress of the TIER IT initiative, highlights accomplishments of 12 IT efficiency projects, and features several success stories about OneIT's impact on campus. You can also learn about plans for the coming year.

Lola Lopes came out of retirement just in time to help the university keep its academic operations going during the 2008 flood.

Nancy Kraft watched the rain fall in May 2008 and felt a sense of foreboding. In the end, she and a chain of volunteers had to move books from the UI Main Library's basement to avoid the rising waters of the flooding Iowa River.

Eight years after the flood, Bill Dawkins returns to the new Hancher Auditorium, where he is once again helping to keep the iconic performing arts venue in fine form.

University of Iowa administrators hope to increase participation in an employee workshop series about supporting diversity on campus. Faculty and staff can now register for classes in this year's Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD) certificate program.

The Strategic Plan Development Group has published a draft of the University of Iowa Strategic Plan 2016–21 and is seeking campus feedback at open forums early this fall. Read on to learn how you can get involved.