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May 17, 2024
Eight Over 80 Awards
11:00 am (CDT)

As Hawkeyes, we give back throughout our lives.

We're leaders in our professions. We're generous with our time and talent. We're passionate about things we love-especially anything black and gold. And some Hawkeyes continue to make an impact well beyond retirement.

That's why we are honoring Iowa alumni, age 80 and over, who carry the Hawkeye spirit of achievement and continue to help others.

Nominate a Hawkeye for this award here: https://www.foriowa.org/eight-over-80/

Contact: Erin Brokel 319-467-3668

Departments: Center for Advancement, Office of Community Engagement, Carver College of Medicine, Office of the Provost

May 21, 2024
Kansas City Hawkeye Social
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (CDT)
Where: 101 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO US 64108

Iowa is partnering with the Greater Kansas City Iowa Club to connect Hawkeyes in the area and celebrate all that KC has to offer. Bring a friend or fly solo-and join us for fun conversation, alumni swag, and free food and a drink!

Register today: https://foriowa.info/24kc

The University of Iowa Center for Advancementis dedicated to providingan inclusive, respectful, and safe environment for everyone.Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodationin order toparticipate in this program, please contactLynn Barker at lynn.barker@foriowa.org or 319-467-3344.

Contact: Lynn Barker 319-467-3344

Departments: Center for Advancement

January 28, 2024 - May 26, 2024
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm (CST)
Where: 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA US 52242

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.

Write at the Stanley meets every fourth Sunday of the month. 

Space is limited, so we encourage you to reserve your spot by clicking the dates below:

January 28

February 25

March 24

April 28

May 26

Contact: Kimberly Datchuk 319-335-1727

Departments: University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, Center for Advancement, Department of Classics, Department of English, Iowa Youth Writing Project, Magid Center for Writing, Pentacrest Museums, Office of the Provost, International Writing Program

June 1, 2024
Collectors' Day at the Museum of Natural History
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm (CDT)
Where: 39-53 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA US 52240

Collectors from our My Collections exhibition series are back! This family-friendly, fair-style event encourages self-exploration throughout all galleries and celebrates collecting through community, storytelling, and appreciation. Guests get to interact with collectors/collections, participate in special activities, observe special demonstrations, and gather stamps and prizes along the way.

Start in Iowa Hall (where Rusty the Giant Sloth lives...) to locate the Museum Welcome and Wayfinding Table. Staff will fill you in on all you need to know and give you your own guide to find the collector tables scattered throughout the museum. Explore, interact, collect stamps, and return to where you started for a prize!

Full list of participating collectors:

  • Kendall Family PEZ Collection by Bryan and Erin Kendall
  • Adventure Rocks! by Laura, Elliot, and Grant Sievert (don't miss the special geode cracking demonstrations outside at 1 & 2 p.m.!)
  • A Serving of Butter Pats by Elizabeth Riordan
  • A "Clucktion" of Vintage Chickens by Sara Pinkham
  • British Royal Memorabilia: A Focus on the Reign of Queen Elizabeth the II Memorabilia by Kevin Bebout
  • 3-D Toys and Technologies by Cory K. Creekmur
  • If You Build It... by Jesse and Rachel Wallace (Look for the interactive Lego building table!)
  • Salt and Pepper: Looking at Love & Familial History by Kyle Agnew
  • Let It Snow by Emily Martin
  • STAMPS! (but the fun kind) by Micah Casey and Blake Stephenson (done miss the special stamp demonstrations!)
  • Bobblemania: Baseball & Beyond by Don McLeese

Contact: Carolina Kaufman 319-467-3130

Departments: Pentacrest Museums, Museum of Natural History, Center for Advancement, Graduate College, Department of English, Department of Cinematic Arts, Office of the Provost, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Office of the Vice President for Research

June 6, 2024
Together Hawkeyes Tour | Minneapolis
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (CDT)
Where: 40 Power Street, Minneapolis, MN US 55401

Connect with campus leaders and fellow Hawkeyes-and learn about the Together Hawkeyes campaign and other university happenings. Your hosts for the evening will be Barbara Wilson, Iowa´s 22nd president, and Lynette Marshall, UI Center for Advancement president and CEO. 

Register here: https://foriowa.info/3JSAo4r

Hors d´oeuvres and a hosted bar will be provided. 

We hope to see you in Minneapolis! 

Contact: Laurel Hall 319-467-3518

Departments: Center for Advancement

February 3, 2023 - December 5, 2025
Art & Write Night
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm (CST)
Where: 39-53 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City, IA US 52240

Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.

Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.

Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session and will sometimes move about the Museum but we'll always start in the Hageboeck Hall of Birds (Bird Hall) on the third Floor of Macbride Hall. Join anytime between 6-8 p.m. and feel free to participate in a themed creation challenge or work on your own project with our exhibits as inspiration. We'll save the last 15-30 minutes of each session to share what we've been working on, connecting with others (optional, of course!).


Please note, the Museum is typically closed during this time, meaning the main entrance to Iowa Hall (atop the large staircase outside on the east side of Macbride Hall) will be closed and locked. All other building doors will be open, offering access to the Ground Floor of Macbride Hall. Bird Hall is located on the third floor of Macbride Hall and can be reached by stairs or by taking the elevator to the third floor and crossing the auditorium to the north side of the building. 

Contact: Carolina Kaufman 319-467-3130

Departments: Pentacrest Museums, Museum of Natural History, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Division of Student Life, Leadership and Engagement, Department of Biology, University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, University Libraries, Department of English

June 16, 2024 - June 17, 2024
BMindful Holy Days: Eid al-Adha (Islam)
8:43 pm - 8:43 pm (CDT)
Where: 2750 University Capitol Centre, Suite 3719 Iowa City, Iowa 52242, Iowa City, IA US 52242

BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events.

BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith-days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to school.

Download dates into your Outlook Calendar: https://its.uiowa.edu/support/article/105264

View all Heritage Celebrations at the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion site: https://diversity.uiowa.edu/Celebrations

Contact: Charlie Taylor 319-335-3555

Departments: Police Department, Carver College of Medicine, College of Law, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, College of Nursing, Commencement, Campus Safety, Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Division of Student Life

June 17, 2024
Johnson County I-Club Golf Outing
9:00 am (CDT)
Where: 1380 Melrose Av, Iowa City, IA US 52246

You´re invited to the Johnson County I-Club 25th annual golf outing!

Registration and driving range open: 9 a.m. Shotgun start: 11 a.m.

Register Today!

New this year - two team options available:

  • Limited availability - $600 - three-person team plus play with a Hawkeye celebrity assigned by the Johnson County I-Club, in partnership with Iowa Athletics
  • $500 - four-person team 

Entry fee includes greens fees, cart, driving range balls, and a box lunch for each team member. Team prizes and flag events will be awarded, and hole sponsorships are available for $125.

Space is limited and early sign-up is encouraged. The registration deadline is June 7. 

For more information on this event, contact Steve Droll with the Johnson County I-Club at stevedroll1@gmail.com or 319-331-0014. 

For information about other Hawkeye outings, visit jointheiclub.com/events. To learn how you can support Hawkeye student-athletes, visit jointheiclub.com. 

Contact: Steve Droll 319-331-0014

Departments: Center for Advancement

June 17, 2024
Polk County I-Club Celebrity Golf Outing
12:00 pm (CDT)
Where: 915 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA US 50321

Join the Polk County I-Club for their annual celebrity golf outing!

Entry fees-which are $500 per player and $2,000 per team-include green fees, cart, and dinner. The Hawkeye celebrities will consist of athletics department staff, coaches, and former student-athletes. A silent auction, dinner, and program will immediately follow golf. Hole sponsorships are $250 and include a tee sign on a hole and a complimentary dinner ticket ($75 value).

Space is limited, and early sign-up is encouraged.

For more information or to sign up for the event, contact Jim Carney at 515-282-6803 or carney@carneyappleby.com.

For information about other Hawkeye outings, visit jointheiclub.com/events. To learn how you can support Hawkeye student-athletes, visit jointheiclub.com.

Contact: Iowa Athletics Development 319-467-3410

Departments: Center for Advancement

July 15, 2024 - July 26, 2024
Coming Soon: 100-Word Microstory Contest
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Mark your calendar for our 100-Word Microstory Contest-a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don´t have to be an Iowa Writers´ Workshop grad-or even have participated in a flash writing contest before-to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts here on Monday, July 15, 2024, at 9 a.m. CDT.

Contact: Kate Sojka 319-467-3884

Departments: Center for Advancement, MFA in Spanish Creative Writing, International Writing Program, Division of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

July 18, 2024
Grandparents University®
8:00 am - 4:30 pm (CDT)

Registration will open on Monday, March 25, 2024.

Grandparents University® is an intergenerational learning program that allows grandparents-or honorary grandparents-to spend a day of discovery with their grandchildren.

This campus event will offer hands-on educational opportunities with UI experts. You can make lasting memories while exploring engaging topics in everything from the arts and humanities to medicine and science.

You´ll have the chance to learn more about topics such as:

  • Bird banding

  • Beatrix Potter

  • The metaverse

  • Memory and the brain

Registration will open on Monday, March 25, 2024, at 9 a.m., and will remain open Wednesday, July 3, 2024-or until we´ve reached capacity.

Cost: 

  • $75 for one grandparent and one grandchild

  • $100 for two grandparents and one grandchild or one grandparent and two grandchildren


The term Grandparents University® is a registered trademark originating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is used with permission.

Contact: Erin Brokel 319-467-3668

Departments: Center for Advancement, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

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A total of four school records have fallen in 2024. PHOTO: Brian Ray/Hawkeyesports.com Iowa's Madison Dabagia lines up a putt at Finkbine Golf Course. It?s been a spring season to remember for the Iowa women?s golf program. Since February?when the Hawkeyes began the second half of their schedule in Boca Raton, Florida?Iowa women?s golf has broken a total of four school records. Megan Menzel, the 13-year head coach of the Hawkeyes, has been glad to see the hard work of her team paying off. ?Our group was incredibly young this year?mainly made up of freshmen and sophomores,? said Menzel. ?I knew we would have some growing pains, but they?ve really made great strides this spring?improving and getting better as individuals and as a team. I?m excited to see what this group can accomplish in the coming years.? Here?s a recap of the records the Hawkeyes shattered in the past few months. Lowest 18-Hole Team Score The first of many records to fall in 2024 was the lowest 18-hole team score in program history, which was broken in February at the Westbrook Spring Invitational at Westbrook Village Golf Club in Peoria, Arizona. The Hawkeyes shot a 280 (8-under-par)?the lowest 18-hole team score in school history in the second round of the tournament. But the young group wasn?t done. In the final round, Iowa shot a 279 (9-under-par)?breaking the record once again. Sophomore Madison Dabagia and junior Paula Miranda each led the way with a pair of 69s on the par 72 course while sophomore Riley Lewis and sophomore Kaitlyn Hanna shot 70 and 71, respectively. ?Madi and Paula did a great job of leading the way for us, and it is exciting for them to hold the record,? said Menzel after the tournament. The previous record low was a 282 set in 2015 at the Johnie Imes Invitational in Columbia, Missouri, at Old Hawthorne Golf Course. The lineup from that team was Amy Ihm (16BS), Jessica Ip (18BA), Briana Midkiff (19PharmD), Jessie Sindlinger (17BBA), and Elisa Suarez (18BBA, 19MS). PHOTO: Brian Ray/Hawkeyesports.com Iowa?s Paula Miranda pumps her fist after making a putt during a tournament this season. Lowest 54-Hole Team Score at Iowa In Arizona, Iowa also shot its best 54-hole team score in school history. The Hawkeyes delivered an 847 (288-280-279) over the two-day event, shattering the previous mark of 864 set in 2015. Iowa improved during every round of the tournament. After opening with a score of 288 (even par), the Hawkeyes followed with a 280 (8-under-par) and 279 (9-under-par). For the three-round tournament, every Iowa golfer shot under par at some point?with 12 of the 15 posted rounds ending at or below par. For the season, Iowa has also posted six of the top 17 team rounds in program history. Lowest 54-Hole Individual Score The last of three records to fall in Arizona was the lowest 54-hole individual score in program history. Both Dabagia and Miranda set the record with a 209, with Dabagia matching the record the following week at the UNF Collegiate at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club in Jacksonville, Florida. ?It was great to see Madi put together back-to-back weeks of under-par golf,? said Menzel after the tournament in Florida. The previous 54-hole individual record was a 211, which was set by Ihm at the 2016 Big Ten Championships and matched by then-freshman Shannyn Vogler at the 2023 National Golf Invitational. Lowest 18-Hole Round In Florida, Dabagia also tied the best 18-hole round in program history with a 66 (6-under-par). She carded seven birdies during the round, which tied Lea Zeitler (23BA) for best in Iowa women?s golf history. Zeitler shot her 66 during the Rebel Beach Invitational in 2021 at Spanish Trail Country Club in Las Vegas. The Hawkeyes are now off until the fall season, which starts in September.

Iowa alumni with shared connections are invited to join an affinity group. Some of these organizations are an extension of student interests, like Alumni Band or Dance Marathon Alumni Group.

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