Events

Mutations and Permutations of Care: Graduate Conference
Saturday, April 5, 2025 9:00pm to 2:00am

UI 12th Annual Fulbright Week Activities - Session I: New Competition Opens
Monday, April 7, 2025 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Would you like to teach English, study, or do research abroad for an academic year at no cost? Join International Programs for a week of virtual workshops and information sessions to kick off the 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Student Program competition!The 12th Annual Fulbright Week will take place April 7 - 11, 2025. Each session will provide different information and will have a Q&A period, so please attend as many as you can. All levels of undergraduate and graduate students are welcome! Sessions...

International Student Weekly Coffee Hour
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in the University Capitol Centre.
Enjoy a (free!) coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and engage in casual conversations with students, staff, and campus and community...

Cafecito Cervantes
Thursday, April 10, 2025 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Join Cafecito Cervantes, a weekly conversation group hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa! Join the Zoom meeting with your favorite drink — coffee optional — and enjoy casual conversation practice with fellow Spanish speakers and learners. Every session focuses on speaking practice, cultural exchange, and building confidence in your Spanish speaking skills. All proficiency levels are welcome!
TRNS Professionalization Series-- Interpreting with Dr. Leah Leone Anderson
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 2:00pm to 3:20pm
Join the Translation Program for a series of talks on professional paths for translators after graduation by specialists in the field. Specifically designed for Translation Majors/minors, but all are welcome to join. Come with your questions!
Dr. Leah Leone Anderson translates literature and criticism from Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese. Her scholarship includes the monograph Borges's Creative Infidelities: Translating Joyce, Woolf and Faulkner (Bloomsbury, 2024) and the book chapter "A...

Curator Guided Tour of 'A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive' with Rich Dana
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Join curator Rich Dana for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive. All are welcome to attend this free event.
About the exhibit:
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper...

International Student Weekly Coffee Hour
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in the University Capitol Centre.
Enjoy a (free!) coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and engage in casual conversations with students, staff, and campus and community...

Well Earth: Spices and Sustainability in Business and Agriculture
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Since 2007, Frontier Co-op’s Well Earth program has been the foundation of the co-op’s responsible sourcing efforts, fostering long-term relationships with suppliers around the world. In this program, speakers share how the Norway, Iowa-based company ensures the long-term sustainability of its supply chain by investing in their partners and communities at origin to improve their social and environmental impact. Frontier Co-op empowers its suppliers, helping them increase their market share...

Cafecito Cervantes
Thursday, April 17, 2025 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Join Cafecito Cervantes, a weekly conversation group hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa! Join the Zoom meeting with your favorite drink — coffee optional — and enjoy casual conversation practice with fellow Spanish speakers and learners. Every session focuses on speaking practice, cultural exchange, and building confidence in your Spanish speaking skills. All proficiency levels are welcome!

The Revolutionary Poetry of Mallarmé
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Join the University of Iowa Libraries and the Department of French and Italian for a special event celebrating the impact of French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé.
Experience his groundbreaking poem “Un Coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard (A Roll of the Dice Will Never Abolish Chance)” read in both French and English by Rosemarie Scullion and Emily Wieder. Then, learn more through a lecture by Roxanna Curto about Mallarmé’s trajectory from a writer of structured poems influenced by...

International Student Weekly Coffee Hour
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in the University Capitol Centre.
Enjoy a (free!) coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and engage in casual conversations with students, staff, and campus and community...
Translator in Residence Talk, Jessica Cohen: "Branching Out: A Translation Tree Experiment"
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 6:30pm
Jessica Cohen is an independent translator born in England, raised in Israel, and living in Denver. She translates contemporary Hebrew prose and other creative work. In 2017, she shared the Man Booker International Prize with David Grossman, for her translation of A Horse Walks Into a Bar. She has also translated works by major Israeli writers including Amos Oz, Etgar Keret, Ronit Matalon and Maya Arad. She is the recipient of National Endowment for the Arts and Guggenheim fellowships. Her talk...

Cafecito Cervantes
Thursday, April 24, 2025 4:00pm to 4:45pm
Join Cafecito Cervantes, a weekly conversation group hosted by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Iowa! Join the Zoom meeting with your favorite drink — coffee optional — and enjoy casual conversation practice with fellow Spanish speakers and learners. Every session focuses on speaking practice, cultural exchange, and building confidence in your Spanish speaking skills. All proficiency levels are welcome!
TRNS Professionalization Series-- Freelancing with Bela Shayevich
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 2:00pm to 3:20pm
Join the Translation Program for a series of talks on professional paths for translators after graduation by specialists in the field. Specifically designed for Translation Majors/minors, but all are welcome to join. Come with your questions!
Bela Shayevich is a Soviet American writer and translator. She is best known for her translation of 2015 Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich’s Secondhand Time, for which she was awarded the TA First Translation Prize. Her other translations include Yevgeny...

International Student Weekly Coffee Hour
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 11:30am to 12:30pm
Starting Jan. 22, 2025, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in the University Capitol Centre.
Enjoy a (free!) coffee, tea, or hot chocolate and engage in casual conversations with students, staff, and campus and community...

Art & Write Night
Friday, May 2, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!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...

Medical Spanish in Contemporary Society presents: A Talk in Spanish with Miguel A. Jacobo
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:00am
Medical Spanish in Contemporary Society presents: A Talk in Spanish with Miguel A. Jacobo

Medical Spanish in Contemporary Society presents: A Talk in Spanish with Miguel A. Jacobo
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:30am
Medical Spanish in Contemporary Society presents: A Talk in Spanish with Miguel A. Jacobo

Curator Guided Tour of 'A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive' with Rich Dana
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Join curator Rich Dana for a special guided tour of the current Main Library Gallery exhibition, A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive. All are welcome to attend this free event.
About the exhibit:
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper...

Art & Write Night
Friday, June 6, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!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...

Art & Write Night
Friday, August 1, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!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...

Art & Write Night
Friday, September 5, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!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...

Art & Write Night
Friday, October 3, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!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...

Application Deadline: Obermann International Fellowships (Spring 2026)
Friday, October 24, 2025 11:59pm
The UI Obermann Center for Advanced studies is accepting applications for Spring 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...

Art & Write Night
Thursday, November 6, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!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...

Art & Write Night
Thursday, December 4, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!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...