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Classroom Pass visits highly ranked printmaking program

Monday, November 3, 2014
Ink is applied to etched plates, paper lays in wait in a pool of water, ink is pressed into grooves, excess ink is scraped off, and the plate and paper become fast friends under the heavy wheel of the press.

Classroom Pass finds the beat in drum and dance course

Monday, November 3, 2014
As this session of Introduction to Afro-Cuban Dance progresses beyond warm-ups, the students run through a routine with energy and intensity, crisscrossing the studio floor, limbs moving to and fro, faces expressing concentration and joy.
Timothy Havens lectures in front of a screen

Classroom Pass dissects TV series in African American studies course

Monday, November 3, 2014
Teaching students how to analyze segments of the acclaimed HBO television series "The Wire" helps them understand the deliberate techniques the show’s producers and editors use to make the show a social commentary, commercial, and aesthetic force.
A student in General Astronomy ignites a fireball

Classroom Pass gets fired up in astronomy class

Monday, November 3, 2014
When Tyler Stercula walks into class, he's not expecting to hold a candle to a hydrogen-filled balloon and ignite a giant fireball in front of his startled classmates—but that's what he does, with four different gases. This is how Professor Robert Mutel likes to teach General Astronomy.
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Classroom Pass observes students in patient simulation lab

Monday, November 3, 2014
Five-year-old Josie, recovering from surgery, lies on her hospital bed, a stuffed rabbit clutched in her arms. Four nurses enter the room, each taking their turn introducing themselves, checking Josie’s vitals, and helping her as she struggles with pain and nausea.
UI students stands in elementary school classroom

Classroom Pass tags along on student practicum

Monday, November 3, 2014
Lara Shema walks purposely down the halls of Lucas Elementary School in Iowa City, a floral notebook tucked confidently into the bend of her right elbow, a pen at the ready. She hopes to have a classroom of her own someday, but for now she is serving a 10-week practicum at the school while working toward a degree in elementary education.
Students listening to lecture in Pappajohn Business Building

Classroom Pass registers short run production, inputs, outputs, costs

Monday, November 3, 2014
As students file into John Solow’s class at Pappajohn Business Building and take their seats, the opening guitar riff of The Pixies’ “Here Comes Your Man” starts to twang over the speaker.
Woman standing at front of class

Classroom Pass sits in on first-year seminar

Monday, November 3, 2014
Sixteen students are seated around four tables in a spacious, light-soaked room at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, just steps from the entrance to the basketball court. They’re enrolled in a first-year seminar on college athletics that covers game-day production, facility management, marketing, and more.
Professor Brochu behind podium with image of T. rex behind him on screen

Classroom Pass takes a bite out of dinosaur research

Monday, November 3, 2014
Christopher Brochu strides into the Pomerantz Center auditorium with a resin replica of a five-foot-long jawbone tucked under his arm. He sets it down carefully on a table adjacent to the podium, attaches a microphone to his shirt, looks up at the 100–plus students watching him, and grins. Today’s lesson explores tyrannosaurs.

Business field trip

Monday, November 3, 2014
University of Iowa Recreation and Sport Management lecturer Dan Matheson led 45 UI students to the Twin Cities for a business "field trip" earlier this month.

Longevity Awards: April 2014

Monday, November 3, 2014
University of Iowa Staff Council’s service recognition program acknowledges all professional and scientific and merit staff who have reached 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 years of continuous service. Longevity Award winners receive a certificate and letter of appreciation from the Office of the President.
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UI College of Pharmacy building project one step closer

Friday, October 31, 2014
The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy reports the Iowa Board of Regents approval of the schematic design, project description, and budget for the construction of a new facility during their recent meeting in Iowa City.