Articles from September 2020

Emily Shields, 2017 Midwest Campus Compact Conference

Engagement Increasingly Impacts Campuses Across the U.S.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Emily Shields, Executive Director of Iowa and Minnesota Campus Compact, challenges campuses to address current challenges.
Craig Syrop with students

Community Engaged Research Transforms Healthcare Delivery and Provider Education

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Dr. Craig Syrop, MD, MHCDS, research intersects with medical student Jared Peterson to find links between gestational diabetes and food insecurity.
Yanet Velazquez

Rural Community Engagement Sets Student's Career Path

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Yanet Velasquez (Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2020) clarified her career path, along with a desire to work in the Hispanic community, in Charles Connerly’s course Community Development in the Upper Midwest.
Megan Schott

Native Iowan Sees State and Potential with Fresh Eyes

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Megan Schott's perspective shifted during the spring 2019 semester—and opened her professional pathway to new possibilities—when Schott saw a fresh side of Iowa’s cultural landscape.
Public Art residency

Turning Scholarship into Action: Public Art Residency Advances Public Art in Iowa

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
Research presented during the Grant Wood Symposium: Art in Public manifests a Public Art Residency for UI students and murals and sculptures across Iowa.
Iowa Manning Sculpture

Benefits of faculty collaboration through engagement institute

Tuesday, September 29, 2020
After decades of teaching service learning courses, the Engaged Faculty Institute inspires Professor Frank Durham to begin organizing a working group.