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November 3, 2025 - November 14, 2025
Write Now Hawkeye Haiku Contest
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What does "milestone" mean to you?

Join the Write Now: UI Alumni and Friends Hawkeye Haiku Contest and share your take on this year's theme-milestone-through a traditional 5-7-5 haiku. Celebrate an achievement, mark a special moment, or capture a memory that defines you.

Entries open: Nov. 3-14

Prizes:

  • Grades 3-12: Iowa scribe pack + $25 Bookshop.org gift card

  • Adults: $50 Bookshop.org gift card + A Little Book on Form by Robert Hass

All winners will be featured on the UI Write Now Contest website.

Spread the word and show your Iowa creativity!

Enter now: https://www.foriowa.org/write-now/hawkeye-haiku/

Contact: Tegan Donahue 319-467-3393

Departments: Iowa Writers' Workshop, MFA in Spanish Creative Writing, Center for Advancement, International Writing Program, The Writing University

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November 7, 2025
Swing Fore Stead
10:00 am - 3:00 pm (CST)
Where: 1515 Andersen Place, Tiffin, IA US 52340

Grab your clubs - and your competitive spirit - and join us for a fun-filled day benefiting University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Childrenīs Hospital, powered by PinSeekers.

Whether youīre a passionate golfer or just looking to get involved and give back, our inaugural charitable golf outing promises to be an unforgettable experience for everyone. Throughout the day, you can expect to:

  • Compete in an 18-hole, four-person best shot - with winners being crowned at the conclusion of the event.

  • Enjoy lunch served between the front and back nines.

  • Meet Hawkeye legends who will make guest appearances.

  • Bid on silent auction items that will benefit Stead Family Childrenīs Hospital.

Registration fees for four golfers is $1,000, which includes golf, lunch, and golf gifts. There are also a number of sponsorship opportunities available. We hope you will join us for a day of community, camaraderie, and giving back - with all proceeds going to Stead Family Childrenīs Hospital to support dedicated care teams, cutting-edge research, and the patients and families who rely on them every day.

Contact: Daniel Beitelspacher (319) 335-3305

Departments: Center for Advancement

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November 7, 2025
2025 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award Ceremony
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm (CST)
Where: 125 North Madison Street, Iowa City, IA US 52245

Join us in honoring our Veteran and Military-connected faculty, staff, students, and alumni at the 2025 Hawkeye Distinguished Veterans Award ceremony on Friday, Nov. 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the IMU Richey Ballroom.

Contact: Jocelyn Mueller 319-335-1162

Departments: Iowa Memorial Union, Center for Advancement

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November 15, 2025
Football Hawkeye Huddle-USC
11:30 am - 1:30 pm (CST)
Where: 3939 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles, CA US 90037

Join your fellow Hawkeyes at Hawkeye Huddles during the 2025 football season! Hosted by the I-Club, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Engagement, Hawkeye Huddles are free, pregame pep rallies. Registration is required.

*Please note the Hawkeye Huddle time is 9:30-11:30 a.m. PST.

Contact: Iowa Athletics Development 319-467-3410

Departments: Center for Advancement

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November 22, 2025
Hawkeye Pregame Social
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm (CST)
Where: 700 S. Victory Way , Kissimmee, FL US 34747

The Hawkeyes are playing in the Womenīs Basketball Coaches Association Showcase in Orlando! Join fellow Hawkeye fans for a pregame social before the Iowa vs. Miami womenīs basketball game!

Hawkeye Pregame Social

Saturday, November 22

5:30-7:30 p.m.

ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill

Walt Disney World

700 S. Victory Way

Kissimmee, Florida

Register Here

Use the code IOWACLUBS to save 50% on lower and upper sideline tickets for the game.

We look forward to seeing you! Wear your black and gold and spread the word to other Hawkeyes in the area.

Contact: Annabelle Vinson 319-467-3895

Departments: Center for Advancement

August 31, 2025 - November 23, 2025
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop
2:30 pm - 4:15 pm (CDT)
Where: 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA US 52242

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Fall Semester!

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:

August 31

September 28

October 26

November 23

Contact: Stanley Museum of Art 319-335-1727

Departments: Iowa Writers' Workshop, Center for Advancement, International Writing Program, Office of the Provost, University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, The Writing University

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November 28, 2025
Football Hawkeye Huddle-Nebraska
9:00 am - 10:30 am (CST)
Where: 1040 P St., Lincoln , NE US 68508

Join your fellow Hawkeyes at Hawkeye Huddles during the 2025 football season! Hosted by the I-Club, in partnership with the Office of Alumni Engagement, Hawkeye Huddles are free, pregame pep rallies. Registration is required.

Contact: Iowa Athletics Development 319-467-3410

Departments: Center for Advancement

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December 2, 2025
Student Impact Grant Presentations
4:00 pm (CST)

Hear from the eight 2025 Student Impact Grant recipients and learn how private support enhanced their Iowa experience. Student Impact Grants are made possible by generous gifts from alumni and friends who provide unrestricted support to the university.

About Student Impact Grants

The University of Iowa Office of the President and the Student Advancement Network have partnered to create Student Impact Grants, which provide funding for undergraduate and graduate student activities outside of the classroom-including research, travel, and service projects. These grants enable students to pursue opportunities that might not otherwise be possible without financial assistance.

Contact: Holly Jones 319-467-3377

Departments: Carver College of Medicine, Center for Advancement, University Honors Program

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December 5, 2025 - December 4, 2026
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 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, restrooms, stairs and elevator to the third floor galleries where this program takes place. 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 of the building.

Special thanks to Blick Art Materials for supplying extra art materials. Make sure to check in with us in Bird Hall to check out a variety of special art tools and supplies.

Contact: Jessica Smith 319-335-3591

Departments: Department of Biology, Department of English, Division of Interdisciplinary Programs, Iowa Writers' Workshop, Iowa Youth Writing Project, Leadership and Engagement, Magid Center for Writing, School of Art, Art History, and Design, Museum of Natural History

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February 14, 2026
Application Deadline: Obermann International Fellowships (Fall 2026)
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Where: 111 Church Street, Iowa City, IA US 52245

The UI Obermann Center for Advanced studies is accepting applications for Fall 2026 Obermann International Fellowships. This program offers dedicated space, time, and funding for interdisciplinary scholars to collaborate on innovative research at the University of Iowa. Up to eight international fellowships will be granted every academic year. Applicants must be active researchers at an accredited institution of higher learning outside of the United States or independent researchers/artists with a track record of excellence based outside of the U.S. Their area of research must have a direct equivalent at the University of Iowa. 

Obermann International Fellows will receive:

  • A $3,000 stipend to help defray the cost of travel and lodging

  • University of Iowa health insurance coverage for the duration of the fellowship

  • Office space at the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies

  • Temporary University of Iowa affiliation, including access to UI libraries

  • Structured opportunities for scholarly exchange (seminars, lectures, introduction to UI researchers, etc.)

  • An official letter of invitation for institutional and visa purposes

  • Information about accommodations and other practical needs

Read more about the program and application process at https://obermann.uiowa.edu/obermann-international-fellowships. Applications for the Fall 2026 semester are due February 14, 2026.

Obermann International Fellowships are funded by the University of Iowa's Obermann Center for Advanced Studies with generous additional support from International Programs.

Contact: Erin Hackathorn 319-335-4034

Departments: Obermann Center, Center for Advancement, International Programs, International Writing Program, Office of the Vice President for Research, Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures

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April 18, 2026
Alumni Day 2026
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Where: 1 Park Road, Iowa City, IA US 52242

Return to campus for a day made just for Iowa alumni! Reconnect with classmates, relive campus memories, and celebrate your black and gold pride with Hawkeyes from every generation.

Build your own schedule-from campus tours and inspiring talks to laid-back gatherings and behind-the-scenes experiences.

Mark your calendar and join fellow Hawkeyes for an unforgettable day!

Contact: Kate Sojka 319-467-3884

Departments: Carver College of Medicine, Center for Advancement, College of Law, College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health, Medicine Alumni

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Learn how one University of Iowa physician is saving lives by sharing his groundbreaking expertise in stroke treatment and care with the world. PHOTO: UI CEREBROVASCULAR & NEUROINTERVENTIONAL LAB UI surgeon Santiago Ortega-Guti?rrez, pictured at right, has treated more than 50 critically ill South American patients on his international service and training trips. Diana Gradert's youngest daughter went for a run one day in 2010 and never came home. Leah Maurer was only 42 when she collapsed in the street from a brain aneurysm and died at the hospital. This devastating loss led her mother to connect with a renowned University of Iowa physician whose groundbreaking work is helping spare other families such pain. Santiago Ortega-Guti?rrez, clinical associate professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and radiology, is a neurointerventional surgeon who operates without making incisions and is an expert at using minimally invasive treatments and imaging equipment to guide procedures. He's on a global mission to develop and perfect new techniques for treating life-threatening conditions of the central nervous system, including strokes and cerebral aneurysms. PHOTO: UI HEALTH CARE Santiago Ortega-Guti?rrez That's why Gradert, former CEO and current board chair of WTC Communications, her family-run telecommunications firm, chose to invest in Ortega-Guti?rrez's efforts through donations totaling $100,000. "I believe more attention should be spent on making the public aware of the signs of stroke?and this includes physicians in Iowa and around the world," says the Wilton, Iowa, native. "I believe in Dr. Ortega's vision, and I want to help him grow this program." The Spanish surgeon?whose training in the United States included prestigious fellowships at Columbia University and Mount Sinai?joined the UI Department of Neurology in 2014 with the same goal. He saw an exciting opportunity to expand Iowa's neurointerventional radiology program, which was still in its infancy, and build upon the university's strong tradition of stroke research. Not only has Ortega-Guti?rrez done so, introducing new treatments, research, and therapies, but he's also established a cerebrovascular and neurointerventional lab, a fellowship program for educating other physicians, and an international service and training program. "It's my duty, as a clinical scientist, to pass on as much knowledge as I can?and to share my personal experiences with new generations," says Ortega-Guti?rrez. So far, thanks to Gradert's financial support, he's been able to help more than 50 critically ill South American patients through frequent trips to underserved countries, where he performs surgeries and educates local doctors in his advanced techniques. Ortega-Guti?rrez?who sits on the board of directors of the Society of Vascular Interventional Neurology?also provides highly specialized training for the physicians in his UI fellowship program. Cynthia Zevallos, of Pirua, Peru, was one such fellow. She first met Ortega-Guti?rrez as a young medical resident in Lima, when he visited her hospital on a mission trip. "He talked about the University of Iowa, but to be honest, I never thought I'd come here," says Zevallos. PHOTO: UI CEREBROVASCULAR & NEUROINTERVENTIONAL LAB Before-and-after images of a 16-year-old Peruvian patient with a neurovascular malformation causing a forehead deformity. The patient's family had consulted with local physicians but was told there were no therapeutic options available. The left image shows the baseline presentation, and the right is the outcome after Ortega-Guti?rrez performed a non-invasive neurointerventional surgery. However, she stayed in touch with Ortega-Guti?rrez throughout her career and ended up joining the fellowship program in 2018. She'd lived in the rain forest with indigenous communities during her residency and saw many patients suffering from stroke damage. This has inspired her to learn as much as possible at Iowa, with the goal of eventually returning to Peru to establish a network for improving endovascular stroke care. Zevallos currently works in Ortega-Guti?rrez's lab, where the research they're doing is transforming the field?and even shaping American Heart Association treatment guidelines. For example, they played a central role in lengthening the approved window of time in which doctors can use mechanical thrombectomy?the process of threading specialized instruments through the arteries of a patient with acute onset of stroke to extract a blood clot from the brain?from six to 24 hours. Ortega-Guti?rrez, who will be principal investigator on two upcoming international clinical trials, plans to expand upon such groundbreaking research in hopes of eventually receiving significant National Institutes of Health funding. "We want to be the ones creating and running these trials," he says. "Diana's support helped put us on the map?and build Iowa's reputation?and now we want to do even more to change the world." Support the Mission Learn more about Ortega-Guti?rrez's international service and training program and how to donate to his life-saving work. Donate Now

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