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Mar 28, 2024

Mar 28, 2024

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

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Join us for a conversation on the groundbreaking work of Martha Graham, the iconic American modern dancer and choreographer, where panelists will discuss the deep impact leading mid-century visual artists played on her choreographic vision. The conversation will give special emphasis to the work of Isamu Noguchi, who designed the set for Errand into the Maze and Alexander Calder, who designed mobiles for Graham’s Panorama—both will be performed on the Martha Graham Dance Company presentat...

Mar 28, 2024

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join Melinda Myers, Assistant Professor of Contemporary Dance and Choreography, for a fun Prompt for the Planet workshop that lets you connect with nature through art!  Whether you're an experienced artist or just starting to dip your toes into the world of creativity, this workshop is open to all skill levels. Space is limited!  Please register at https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5tmleArm2C7Lnds What to Expect: Guided Exploration - Professor Myers will help you explore the voice...

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 29, 2024

All Day

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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...

Mar 29, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Developed by the National Coalition Building Institute, this process gives leaders skills to deal constructively with tough conflicts, enabling them to move disputing parties toward future cooperation. The skills practices in the NCBI Controversial Issue Process are applicable to every conflict situation, whether the controversy involves a labor-management dispute, a clash between different organizations, or a quarrel among coworkers. Note: Individuals who complete or have completed NCBI wor...

Mar 31, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

All Day

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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...

Apr 1, 2024

Apr 1, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This introductory workshop will provide a framework for understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values of the university. Participants will explore and reflect on the role of identity in our personal and professional experiences. This session will also outline relevant resources and opportunities on campus. As part of the BUILD initiative, this session should be taken first.

Apr 2, 2024

Apr 2, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This is the first and foundational course of a three-workshop series called ASC: Advocating for a Safe Community. The course will help participants understand the societal stereotypes, behaviors, and barriers that make up rape culture and will include an introduction to strategies for combating rape culture, such as survivor ally ship, practicing consent, and bystander intervention, which will be discussed at a deeper level in the two subsequent workshops.

Apr 3, 2024

Apr 3, 2024

12:00 PM - 12:25 PM

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How do you prioritize what's truly important for your students’ learning? Join us for a 25-minute sparkshop about choosing the most impactful intervention to make your course more accessible and inclusive. The Center for Teaching advocates for effective, evidence-based, reflective teaching and acts as a collaborative partner in sparking and shaping conversations about higher education. As experts in scholarship on teaching, facilitators, and experienced college instructors, the staff utiliz...

Apr 3, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Apr 4, 2024

Apr 4, 2024

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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Dr. Boureima Diamitani and Dr. Samuel Nortey will explore the historical, political, educational, and gendered dimensions surrounding ceramic pottery in West Africa today. Diamitani’s research addresses challenges around the (mis-)representation, production, and restitution of pottery among Senufo communities in Burkina Faso, while Nortey’s work examines ceramics as an agent of community cohesion, social inclusion, and cultural heritage preservation in Ghana. Together, the presentations and ...

Apr 5, 2024

Apr 5, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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This interactive workshop will encourage participants to explore how our identities shape our experiences and our interactions with others, as well as the dynamics that get in the way of effective relationship-building across difference. Through a model developed by the National Coalition Building Institute, we'll explore strategies for prejudice reduction and welcoming diversity. Note: Individuals who complete or have completed NCBI workshops may obtain credit towards the Building Universit...

Apr 5, 2024

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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Around the country, visionary faculty members and administrators are finding inspiring ways to engage students, artists, researchers, staff, and community partners in learning about and responding to climate change and its environmental effects through the very landscapes in which they live and work. As part of this year’s Obermann series, “Envisioning Interdisciplinary, Experiential Environmental Research,” we are thrilled to welcome two leaders whose brilliant cross-sectoral, cross-discipl...

Apr 5, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This unique and hands-on program integrates art viewing, art making and mindfulness strategies to provide students with tools to de-stress, manage anxiety, and develop wellness practices. During the 2-hour workshop, participants will learn new ways to improve well-being, while benefiting from the positive effects of viewing and making art. No prior art making experience necessary. The workshop will be led by Dana Keeton, a local board-certified art therapist and licensed mental health coun...

Apr 5, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Apr 5, 2024

8:00 PM

Motion Capture Studio

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Nonsense. Disturbance. Randomness. Noise obfuscates the signal, and oh, how we long for the signal. Find me. Detect my edges. Filter out the noise and find me, follow me, stay with me, keep me going. This event is the final fellowship presentation of multimedia artist Jessica Tucker, who is this year's Grant Wood Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance. Hosted by the Theatre Arts Department, she has been researching, teaching, and creating with digital body-tracking technologies.  In her w...

Apr 6, 2024

Apr 6, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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The 28th annual meeting of the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium (MGMC) will be hosted by the University of Iowa on April 6-7, 2024. This conference will feature paper presentations, a new music concert by the University of Iowa New Music Center, and a keynote address by Dr. Eric Saylor, Professor of Musicology at Drake University. MGMC is a joint venture organized by graduate students from the University of Chicago, the University of Iowa, Northwestern University, and the University of Mic...

Apr 6, 2024

8:00 PM

Motion Capture Studio

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Nonsense. Disturbance. Randomness. Noise obfuscates the signal, and oh, how we long for the signal. Find me. Detect my edges. Filter out the noise and find me, follow me, stay with me, keep me going. This event is the final fellowship presentation of multimedia artist Jessica Tucker, who is this year's Grant Wood Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance. Hosted by the Theatre Arts Department, she has been researching, teaching, and creating with digital body-tracking technologies.  In her w...

Apr 7, 2024

Apr 7, 2024

8:00 AM - 9:00 PM

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The 28th annual meeting of the Midwest Graduate Music Consortium (MGMC) will be hosted by the University of Iowa on April 6-7, 2024. This conference will feature paper presentations, a new music concert by the University of Iowa New Music Center, and a keynote address by Dr. Eric Saylor, Professor of Musicology at Drake University. MGMC is a joint venture organized by graduate students from the University of Chicago, the University of Iowa, Northwestern University, and the University of Mic...

Apr 7, 2024

1:30 PM

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Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol: Réne Lecuona and Studio Please join us and mark your calendar for other performances in this year's series: Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 1:30 p.m.: Ksenia Nosikova and Studio Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023 1:30 p.m.: Alan Huckleberry and Studio Sunday, March 3, 2024 1:30 p.m.: Doreen Lee and UI Collaborative Pianists Sunday, April 7, 2024 1:30 p.m.: Réne Lecuona and Studio lic. 

Apr 7, 2024

2:00 PM

Motion Capture Studio

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Nonsense. Disturbance. Randomness. Noise obfuscates the signal, and oh, how we long for the signal. Find me. Detect my edges. Filter out the noise and find me, follow me, stay with me, keep me going. This event is the final fellowship presentation of multimedia artist Jessica Tucker, who is this year's Grant Wood Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance. Hosted by the Theatre Arts Department, she has been researching, teaching, and creating with digital body-tracking technologies.  In her w...

Apr 8, 2024

Apr 8, 2024

All Day

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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...

Apr 8, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This workshop will explore implicit bias, including an introduction to key research studies showing the prevalence and potential impact of unchecked bias in employment practices, clinical interactions, mentoring, and everyday interactions. Participants will explore evidence-based strategies to reduce its impact using case-based discussions related to faculty/staff recruitment, retention, self-advocacy, and more.

Apr 9, 2024

Apr 9, 2024

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The Engagement Summit brings together faculty, staff, students, and community partners to explore and celebrate a year of impactful community engagement work between the University of Iowa and communities across Iowa and beyond. This day-long event will include sessions and speakers on important topics in community engagement, including community-engaged research, the impact of engagement on communities, creative placemaking and improving quality of life in communities, graduate education a...

Apr 9, 2024

All Day

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The Engagement Summit brings together faculty, staff, students, and community partners to explore and celebrate a year of impactful community engagement work between the University of Iowa and communities across Iowa and beyond. This day-long event will include sessions and speakers on important topics in community engagement, including community-engaged research, the impact of engagement on communities, creative placemaking and improving quality of life in communities, graduate education a...

Apr 9, 2024

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Join International Programs for a special WorldCanvass event entitled, “Connecting Iowa with the World and the World with Iowa.” This event will be streamed virtually over Zoom. View full program details and schedule  Iowa and Kosovo have enjoyed decades of international cooperation and are well-established sister states. Building upon that foundation, the University of Iowa (UI), Iowa State University (ISU), and the Kosova Education Center (KEC) are collaborating on a $4.7 million USAID-f...

Apr 9, 2024

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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We're excited to welcome Dr. Mόnica Ramírez-Andreotta as our Engagement Summit Keynote Speaker! Dr. Ramírez-Andreotta is a leading community-engaged scholar who will speak about the importance and impact of incorporating community engagement in research and scholarship. This keynote address is co-sponsored by the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Ramirez-Andreotta will be speaking at 7 p.m. at the Old Capitol Senate Chambers.

Apr 9, 2024

7:41 PM - 7:42 PM

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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...

Apr 10, 2024

Apr 10, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Apr 10, 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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On your day off from school, stop at the Stanley to create an art project and enjoy snacks in our lobby. Then, head up to the galleries to try your hand at our scavenger hunts and find a new favorite artwork. This week, collage your own robot! We will provide a base and a variety of materials. Gear up your creativity and imagination to create a unique robot! Please allow 30 minutes to complete the art project. No registration required.

Apr 11, 2024

Apr 11, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Virtual Event

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A Virtual Curator Talk with Eric Ensley and Emily Martin Join Eric Ensley and Emily Martin, co-curators of Making the Book, Past and Present, for a behind-the-scenes look at their Main Library Gallery exhibition. Find out how they decided which Special Collections & Archives materials to share with visitors, discover more about some of the curators' favorite items, and learn why it is so important to show modern book art in conversation with historic books.  Registration is required to att...

Apr 11, 2024

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Virtual Event

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New international faculty often face unique challenges in adapting to a different academic culture. This webinar serves as a resource to facilitate that adaptation. This event convenes veteran faculty from international destinations to share their advice and experiences with early career international faculty members. Topics to be covered include navigating university administration, promotion and tenure, juggling research and teaching, and maintaining a healthy work/life balance. Register...

Apr 11, 2024

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

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Join us for our next installment of Night at the Museum—a series of monthly events for students that occur Thursday nights, when the museum is open late.  This month, we're partnering with Campus Activities Board (CAB) to host a paint-and-sip-style creative workshop led by Amanda Lensing! Lensing will lead attendees in creating their own pastel-and-watercolor masterpiece, inspired by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's work. This event has a limited capacity; we encourage you to RSVP at this li...

Apr 11, 2024

7:00 PM

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Free copy of Design Social Change: Take Action, Work Toward Equity, and Challenge the Status Quo for the first 30 attendees! What motivates you as a changemaker? What forces are preventing you (and others) from thriving? These questions are essential to the work of creating social change, and they are exactly what Lesley-Ann Noel asks you to explore in her new book, Design Social Change: Take Action, Work Toward Equity, and Challenge the Status Quo (Ten Speed Press, 2023). In the book and a...

Apr 12, 2024

Apr 12, 2024

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Virtual Event

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Dr. Alison Cook-Sather Professor of Education, Bryn Mawr College; Director, Teaching and Learning Institute, Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges Join the Center for Teaching in welcoming Dr. Alison Cook Sather for a virtual event on faculty-student pedagogical partnerships on April 12, 2024, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Register online Thanks to funding from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), and in collaboration with Xavier University, the University of Iowa's Center for Teaching is deligh...

Apr 12, 2024

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Joseph L. Graves Jr. is a professor of biological science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and former associate dean for research at the Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. His research focuses on the genomics of adaptation and evolutionary theories of aging. He has also written two books that address myths of race in the U.S. and is frequently interviewed for articles, podcasts, and documentaries on this topic. This talk is part of Iowa City Darwi...

Apr 12, 2024

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Harmit Malik is a biologist, a member of the USA National Academy of Sciences, and a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator. His research focuses on genetic conflict and has direct implications for understanding human disease. Dr. Malik will also give a talk for the public, “Paleovirology: Ghosts and Gifts of Ancient Viruses,” on Saturday, April 13. This talk is part of Iowa City Darwin Day Science Fest, a two-day celebration of science designed to promote scientific literacy and increase publi...

Apr 13, 2024

Apr 13, 2024

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM

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Joseph L. Graves Jr. is a professor of biological science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and former associate dean for research at the Joint School for Nanoscience and Nanoengineering. His research focuses on the genomics of adaptation and evolutionary theories of aging. He has also written two books that address myths of race in the U.S. and is frequently interviewed for articles, podcasts, and documentaries on this topic.

Apr 17, 2024

Apr 17, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Apr 18, 2024

Apr 18, 2024

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

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The Stanley Museum of Art is thrilled to host artist Tommy Kha for the next artist talk on Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. The talk, marked by the recent acquisition of two of Kha's works, is followed by a conversation with Visiting Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Diana Tuite. Attendees will be invited to view Kha's work firsthand in the galleries following the event.

Apr 19, 2024

Apr 19, 2024

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Participate in a conversation with current Iowa graduate students and faculty about their experiences trying alternative assessment and grading practices. Co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching’s Assessing Assessment Faculty Learning Community and the Graduate Teaching Fellows Program. The Center for Teaching advocates for effective, evidence-based, reflective teaching and acts as a collaborative partner in sparking and shaping conversations about higher education. As experts in scholar...

Apr 19, 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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On your day off from school, stop at the Stanley to create an art project and enjoy snacks in our lobby. Then, head up to the galleries to try your hand at our scavenger hunts and find a new favorite artwork. Create unique and beautiful designs using textured plates and sharpies! Kids will press the textured plates onto very thin sheets of copper to combine different textures. Then, they will experiment with different colored sharpies to complete their artwork. Please allow 30 minutes to c...

Apr 21, 2024

Apr 21, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery. Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. S...

Apr 22, 2024

Apr 22, 2024

7:55 PM - 8:04 PM

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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...

Apr 24, 2024

Apr 24, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Apr 28, 2024

Apr 28, 2024

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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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 fo...

May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

May 1, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Join co-curators Eric Ensley and Emily Martin for a special guided tour of the Making the Book, Past and Present exhibition in the Main Library Gallery! All are welcome to attend this free event.    About the exhibit:    Making the Book, Past and Present explores the intersections of history, art, and practicality. What can we learn by placing books, materials, and makers from the Middle Ages through today in conversation with one another? Many techniques and materials common centuries ag...

May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

All Day

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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...

May 3, 2024

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This unique and hands-on program integrates art viewing, art making and mindfulness strategies to provide students with tools to de-stress, manage anxiety, and develop wellness practices. During the 2-hour workshop, participants will learn new ways to improve well-being, while benefiting from the positive effects of viewing and making art. No prior art making experience necessary. The workshop will be led by Dana Keeton, a local board-certified art therapist and licensed mental health coun...

May 3, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024

All Day

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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...

May 7, 2024

May 7, 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 8, 2024

May 8, 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 9, 2024

May 9, 2024

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break—either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 17, 2024

May 17, 2024

11:00 AM

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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/

May 19, 2024

May 19, 2024

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in the gallery. Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. S...

May 26, 2024

May 26, 2024

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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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 fo...

Jun 7, 2024

Jun 7, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Jun 16, 2024

Jun 16, 2024

8:43 PM - 8:43 PM

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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...

Jul 5, 2024

Jul 5, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Aug 2, 2024

Aug 2, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Aug 12, 2024

Aug 12, 2024

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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We will explore strategies for developing welcoming and learner-centered syllabi, revisit syllabus materials to make them more transparent and inclusive, and personalize syllabus statements. This casual retreat will include dedicated time and space for participants to work on their syllabus drafts.  The Center for Teaching advocates for effective, evidence-based, reflective teaching and acts as a collaborative partner in sparking and shaping conversations about higher education. As expert...

Aug 15, 2024

Aug 15, 2024

1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Learn how to design assignments leveraging the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) framework, which a growing body of evidence indicates improves students’ learning experiences and creates more equitable courses. This casual retreat will include dedicated time and space for participants to plan assignments. The Center for Teaching advocates for effective, evidence-based, reflective teaching and acts as a collaborative partner in sparking and shaping conversations about higher edu...

Sep 6, 2024

Sep 6, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Oct 4, 2024

Oct 4, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Nov 1, 2024

Nov 1, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Dec 6, 2024

Dec 6, 2024

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Feb 7, 2025

Feb 7, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Mar 7, 2025

Mar 7, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Apr 4, 2025

Apr 4, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

May 2, 2025

May 2, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Jun 6, 2025

Jun 6, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Jul 4, 2025

Jul 4, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Aug 1, 2025

Aug 1, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Sep 5, 2025

Sep 5, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Oct 3, 2025

Oct 3, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Nov 7, 2025

Nov 7, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...

Dec 5, 2025

Dec 5, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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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 sessio...