The COVID-19 pandemic has presented the university community with a wide variety of unique and unprecedented challenges. In the midst of these challenges, University Housing and Dining continues to be a leader in adapting to meet the needs of students and ensure that individuals who are unable to return home are safe on campus. From an expedited move out, to take-out style dining, and higher cleaning standards in the residence halls, housing and dining is committed to maintaining a safe environment even in uncertain conditions.

Bailey Cichon, a junior at the University of Iowa, was devastated when she found out she could no longer travel to New York to work at her dream summer internship.

Paul Natvig, M.D., has been named director of Student Health at the University of Iowa. Natvig, who has been serving in the role in an interim capacity since 2017, will officially begin his new role on June 1, 2020.

We gather each spring to recognize outstanding students, advisors, and organizations for their work and efforts over the past year. The Hawkeye Student Organization Leadership & Service Awards nominations and applications are available each year to the over 500 organizations on campus. A team of volunteers read and judge all nominations.

Mental health struggles are common among college students, but individuals are often reluctant to seek help. Now, leaders from some of the University of Iowa’s Fraternity and Sorority community are launching an initiative to de-stigmatize some of the most common issues faced by their members.

James Hughes is a senior at the University of Iowa studying Marketing Management. He served as Assistant Parade Director in 2018 and Director of Marketing in 2019 on the UI Homecoming Council. For the past three years, he has also been working for University of Iowa's Parking and Transportation employment center as a Cambus driver.

Morgan Smith is a senior at the University of Iowa studying marketing. She joined the Iowa chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority in the Fall of 2016 – her first semester at Iowa. Since her time in the organization, she has had the opportunity to be the Vice President of Membership Experience and Vice President of Event Management.

Annel Lueth is a junior studying Enterprise Leadership on the Pre-Dental track. During her time at Iowa she has been involved with Dance Marathon, Hawkeye Service Teams, and Pre-Dental club. She also works at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in the Oral Surgery unit.

University of Iowa Student Government, or UISG, is made up of undergraduate students on campus who work with the administration to provide official student feedback, allocate funding, and work with students on what they would like to see at the University of Iowa. Members of UISG are voted into office by the student body. Vice President Elect for 2020/2021, Mara Smith, talked to us about her involvement with UISG.

University of Iowa Student Government, or UISG, is made up of undergraduate students on campus who work with the administration to provide official student feedback, allocate funding, and work with students on what they would like to see at the University of Iowa. Members of UISG are voted into office by the student body.\President Elect for 2020/2021, Connor Wooff, talked to us about his involvement with UISG.