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The University of Iowa is one of the nation's premier public research universities, dedicated to academic excellence, groundbreaking discoveries and creations, commitment to Iowa and the world, and a culture that prizes community, diversity, and opportunity.

The UI is known around the world for its leadership in the arts, sciences, and humanities.  It is home to the first and best creative writing program in the world, a world-class academic medical center and one of America's top teaching hospitals, and a can-do culture that fosters a campus-wide dedication to student success.

Image:  Winter is a season fully embraced by the Hawkeye family in great measure because of the beauty it drops onto the Iowa campus.

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The University of Iowa is one of the nation's premier public research universities, dedicated to academic excellence, groundbreaking discoveries and creations, commitment to Iowa and the world, and a culture that prizes community, diversity, and opportunity.

The UI is known around the world for its leadership in the arts, sciences, and humanities.  It is home to the first and best creative writing program in the world, a world-class academic medical center and one of America's top teaching hospitals, and a can-do culture that fosters a campus-wide dedication to student success.

Image:  Winter is a season fully embraced by the Hawkeye family in great measure because of the beauty it drops onto the Iowa campus.

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Student CAMBUS drivers answer volunteer call with unique requirement
UI Laundry Services identified the need for more trained drivers, but where would they find a pool of drivers with Class B commercial driver's licenses (CDL) that could be deployed quickly? The answer: Right here on the UI campus. CAMBUS and Fleet Services management asked their employees if they would volunteer to temporarily join UI Laundry Services as delivery drivers in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With five employees volunteering for reassignment, Laundry Services can proactively prepare for any surge in demand related to COVID-19. "I am so impressed that these employees were willing to pitch in," says Brian McClatchey, CAMBUS assistant director.
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Jason Rathjen
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Volunteer - 2020 Apr 7
Fall 2019 Embedded Tutors
20 University of Iowa students this fall are participating in an embedded peer tutoring program that helps meet two goals of the UI Strategic Plan 2016-2021: (1) to increase course-linked academic support options for gateway courses such as rhetoric and (2) for 60% of all undergraduates to participate in three or more high impact practices before they graduate.
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Emily Garcia
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Volunteer - 2019 Oct 17
UI student works as "embedded peer tutor" to support holistic student success
Nearly all University of Iowa students take an introductory rhetoric course to fulfill the speech and writing portion of their general education requirements, but only 59% of students who receive a D, F, or Withdrawal in their rhetoric course stay on campus. In addition, students who earn a C or lower in their required rhetoric course report that they feel less prepared for upper-level college courses. Troubled by these statistics, Dana Thomann, a lecturer in the Department of Rhetoric, partnered with ASR to create Success in Rhetoric (SIR), a new and growing embedded peer tutoring program.
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Volunteer - 2019 Aug 1
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