President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, first lady Michelle Obama, and Jill Biden will visit the University of Iowa campus Friday, Sept. 7, for a campaign event on the university’s Pentacrest.

The University of Iowa football team kicked off its 2012 season Sept. 1 at Soldier Field in Chicago. Thousands of Hawkeye fans invaded the Windy City, seeing the sights and spreading Hawkeye cheer everywhere they went. Check out the scenes from Navy Pier, Wrigley Field, and the site of the game against the Northern Illinois Huskies.

Leaders of University of Iowa student governments and the Hawks Nest, the official student fan group, are sending a message to UI students, encouraging them to “be proud and cheer loud” but also to “be good neighbors” as the fall football and sports season gets under way.

The Iowa football team traveled to Chicago to open the 2012 season vs. Northern Illinois at Soldier Field. Hawkeye fans flocked to the Windy City for the weekend, with many attending Hawkeyes Day at Wrigley Field on Friday before heading to the football game Saturday. Here is some of what they were sharing on social media.

Percussionist James Dreier, a faculty member in the jazz studies program of the UI School of Music, will feature special guests Joel Vanderheyden, saxophone, and Brian Smith, trumpet, in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 9, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

Legendary modern-dance choreographer/director Jennifer Muller will be in residence at the University of Iowa Department of Dance this week, preparing UI dancers to perform her classic work "SPEEDS" in the upcoming Dance Gala.

Global initiatives at John Deere will be the subject of a seminar by Brian J. Rauch, vice president of engineering, John Deere Construction and Forestry, from 5 to 5:50 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in MacBride Hall Auditorium. The seminar is held in conjunction with John Deere Day.

Equipment displays, hands-on activities, talks by company leaders, and networking opportunities will mark John Deere Day at the UI, an event designed to showcase career options across a range of professions, from engineering to public health.

The University of Iowa College of Education’s Teacher Leader Center is taking on bullying in a year-long series of workshops and other learning opportunities for future teachers as well as community members.

Free events on Sept. 7 and 9 presented by the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP) will span the globe of literature.

Bullying is broadcast like a spectator sport these days and our kids, the ones we’re trying so hard to protect, are getting more beat up than ever. It's time to stop the bully.

Manchester Orchestra will perform in the Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom on Friday, Nov. 9.