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Iowa GROW®

Iowa GROW® (Guided Reflection on Work) uses brief, structured conversations between student employees and their supervisors to help students connect the skills and knowledge they are gaining in the classroom with the work they are doing, and vice versa.

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Intramural Badminton Registration

Tuesday, March 25 to Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (all day)
Field House
Registration Information: You can start your registration on IMLeagues beginning Monday, Aug. 19 at 8 a.m. in the "Pre-Registration" area. Beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, once you have two players on your roster, you can move into the "Tournament" division. Don't worry about starting now and forgetting, we'll send a reminder email to everyone in the Pre-Registration area when it comes time to finish your registration! Teams must complete all steps of registration by the registration...
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Intramural Kickball Registration

Tuesday, April 1 to Wednesday, April 9, 2025 (all day)
Event Information: This event will be the final event of the 2024-2025 Intramural Sports Friday Night Series. The Friday Night Series is a series of late night events put on by the Intramural Sports program. There will be FREE pizza, prizes given away, and participation is FREE! You can participate in one Friday Night Series event, or you can participate in all of them....it's all up to you! Registration Information: Pre-Registration begins on Monday, Aug. 19 at 8 a.m. During Pre-Registration...
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Nominations Open for Family Spirit Award

Wednesday, April 2 to Wednesday, April 30, 2025 (all day)
Calling all Hawkeyes! It’s time to nominate your favorite family for the 2025 University of Iowa Family Spirit Award. The award recognizes a family—spanning at least three generations of Iowa graduates—that has substantially benefited from and continues to advocate for the university, as well as contributes toward bettering the state of Iowa and its communities. Nominate a family: https://www.foriowa.org/family-spirit/nomination.php The recipients of this award will receive the ultimate...
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Find a Campus Job

Working on campus helps students connect with students, faculty, and staff that might be outside of their field of study. Campus jobs can help students build portfolios and work skills to help them find jobs and succeed after graduation.

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Student Awards

On this site, you will find award descriptions, recipients, and nomination information pertaining to student awards. Browse some of our student-focused award nomination opportunities.

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Strategic Plan

The University of Iowa is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all of our students and to foster a place where students can succeed. The Division of Student Life has outlined a strategic plan for 2021-2026 to lead the Division into the future in more innovative ways.

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Iowa Grow

We created Iowa GROW (Guided Reflection on Work) in 2009 and have since implemented it across the Division of Student Life. Iowa GROW is our way of helping students connect what they learn in the classroom to experiences at work.

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Support the DSL

This fund provides unrestricted support for the Vice President for Student Life to support all departments and units across the division. This fund is utilized to support many priorities and initiatives across the division.

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DSL Departments

The Division of Student Life is comprised of 7 departments and 24 units

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600 +

Student Organizations

31,000 +

Students enrolled in 2022

1,700 +

Events hosted annually