Thousands of hours of collaboration occur each year between faculty, staff, and students at the University of Iowa and community partners across the state. These partnerships result in projects, research, performances, events, and workshops that help build a brighter future for the university and our state. 
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Making a Difference in Communities

Kieron Sargeant

Grant Wood Art Colony fellow challenges students to think different while sharing rich African dance traditions through community-engaged teaching and research

Meeting of Iowa Workers at a Labor Center event

Labor Center tackles workers' rights, post-pandemic employment challenges, and the future of clean energy in Iowa through community engagement

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University of Iowa students help Wisconsin-based mental health tech startup reach children and families struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder

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UI WILD (Wildlife Instruction and Leadership Development) department connects University students with communities across Iowa

Dave Heiar works with a group of students

Jackson County Economic Alliance improves lives and spurs economic growth through community engagement initiatives

 

 

Picture of Rachel Young painting with students

School of Journalism supports diversity and inclusion, safety training, and improvement initiatives across Iowa

Students help sort household items at a local nonprofit

Strategic communications writing students help Houses into Homes in Coralville

Students research a project together in a public library

Iowa Center for Research by Undergraduates makes a difference in Iowa through student research

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Communities harness resources and expertise through Business Leadership Network

Craig Syrop with students

Community engaged research transforms healthcare delivery and provider education

A painted mural on a silo in Clinton, Iowa

Turning scholarship into action: Public art residency advances public art in Iowa

Emily Shields

Rigorous and Relevant Community Engagement

Carolyn Colvin speaks to a classroom

Equity and the Community Engagement Process

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Transforming Learning Experiences

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Graduate student finds her target research population, grant support, community partnerships, and more in Graduate Engagement Corps

A group of students walk down the sidewalk together

Graduate Engagement Corps connects grad students to funding, community partnerships, and professional development

A woman reads to a group of small children

Latham Science Engagement Initiative captures spirit of community engaged courses

 

 

A city billboard outside Maquoketa

Undergraduate Marketing Institute partners students with local communities

Student Michael shares presentation at research fair

Tippie students RISE through experiential learning

Student nurses pose for photograph

College of Nursing students respond to COVID-19 needs in Iowa

Yanet Velazquez

Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities guides Yanet's career path

Megan Schott

Megan sees the potential of Iowa with fresh eyes

Ali Hval

Through her work painting public art murals in Iowa communities, MFA student Ali Hval learned how to develop proposals and negotiate projects.

Kaisha Billings

Developing Mason City's mobile app proved to Kaisha Billings she was on the right career path.

Lily Smith

Lily Smith studies English and Creative Writing with a certificate in sustainability at the University of Iowa.

Nora Miller

Nora Miller was equally touched by those impacted through writing experiences she helped make possible.

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Creating public health campaigns for real community clients was eye-opening for Sefonobong Boot.

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Empowering Teaching Experiences

Anders Bjerkness , Ali Ashby, Maddy Rohlf, Anna Sheeley, Tanner Jacobsen

Nursing practicum exposes students to military culture and veterans' health needs across the state of Iowa

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Exploring Engagement: Faculty Perspective - Interview with Dr. Peter Gerlach

A student presents her project at an event

Community Engaged Course designation (CEC) enhances student experience with increased skills and job readiness

Carolyn Colvin speaks to a crowd

Professor Colvin brings citizenship to immigrants in West Liberty, Iowa

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Institute for Clinical and Translational Sciences moves medical research to practices across Iowa

 

Iowa Manning Sculpture

Professor Durham turns service learning into community engagement

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Faculty across Iowa join together to advance community engagement

Heidi Lung photo

University of Iowa Museum Studies lecturer, Heidi Lung, was awarded the 2018-2019 Faculty Excellence and Service Award for her outstanding work with students and communities.

Professor Christine Shea

The Community Impact Grant is helping Professor Shea support teachers in Iowa working with bilingual students.

Frank Durham

Frank Durham, associate professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, says service learning...

Jill Smith

Professor Jill Smith pairs student teams with nonprofits across Iowa to aid in grant research, providing expertise and institutional resources to communities while students gain hands-on experience.

Lindsay Mattock

"It's so refreshing to come to a place where community engagement is part of the mission of the University."

Paul Hanley

Professor Hanley's capstone course enables students to apply past coursework and internship experiences in a semester-long, real-world project.

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