Lifelong Learning

Modern Love: Negotiating Legitimacy in GLBT Relationships
An evening of discussion with Dr. Ellen Lewin

Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Prairie Lights Book Store, Iowa City

How do members of same-sex marriages negotiate legitimacy and recognition for their families? How do women and men make sense of the multiple identities they can face in same-sex relationships? What are the cultural realities of gender roles in same-sex relationships?

Join us as Dr. Ellen Lewin discusses these issues and research exploring community and morality in same-sex commitment ceremonies. Copies of Dr. Lewin’s books, Gay Fatherhood and Recognizing Ourselves, will be available for purchase at the event.

RSVP by February 2 to attend Modern Love, or call 800/IOWALUM (469-2586). This event is FREE and open to the public.

Performance and Reception with UI Latin Jazz Ensemble
A partner event with Iowa Art Share

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Performance: 1 p.m., reception immediately following
Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque

Join us for an afternoon of music, culture, and Hawkeye fellowship as the University of Iowa’s Latin Jazz Ensemble performs a free concert for the public. This event will feature faculty, staff, and student members of the UI School of Music. Directly following the performance, the UI Alumni Association will host a reception with the Jazz Ensemble and James Dreier, 00MA, UI associate professor of music, who will answer questions and discuss upcoming plans for the department—including the relocation of Hancher Auditorium.

RSVP today!

UI Alumni Career Networking Event- Des Moines, Feb 24

Join the UI Alumni Association and the Tippie College of Business for a relaxed evening of networking, résumé reviews, and a discussion on finding a work environment that's a great fit for you.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Django’s, 210 10th Street, Downtown Des Moines

• 5:30 p.m.—Networking and résumé reviews
• 6:30 p.m.—Finding A Great Fit, presented by Amy Kristof-Brown, Tippie College of Business Professor

$5 for UIAA members, $8 for non-members
Appetizers provided and cash bar available; this event is open to the public

Join the UI Alumni Association and the Tippie College of Business for a relaxed evening of networking, résumé reviews, and a discussion on finding a work environment that's a great fit for you.

UI business professor Amy Kristof-Brown will explain the importance of working in an organizational culture that best meets your needs. Research shows that a good professional fit impacts interviews and long-term outcomes such as job satisfaction, performance, stress, and turnover. This interactive presentation will offer practical advice to improve your next job interview and achieve success in the workplace. In addition, fellow alumni in the human resource and recruiting fields will share tips on making a good impression on paper and setting yourself apart from the competition.

RSVP by Feb 17

A Night at the UI Hydraulics Lab, in conjunction with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
A partner event with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute

Monday, March 29, 2010
University of Iowa campus

Join Larry Weber, Professor of Civil Engineering  and Director of UI’s renowned Hydraulics Laboratory, as you tour one of our nation’s oldest and most pre-eminent hydraulic teaching and research laboratories. Participants will see the new, $4 million wave basin laboratory funded by the United State Navy and learn how the University of Iowa conducts experiments to collect data about navy ships on stormy sea environments. Dr. Weber will use the wave basin to demonstrate stormy sea conditions for large  ships, and show how experiments are conducted. Refreshments will be provided by OLLI and the UI Alumni Association.

All attendees much be members of the UI Alumni Association or Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
 
RSVP by (please note, you will be taken to OLLI’s website to register). Questions, please call 319/335-3296 or email alumni-learning@uiowa.edu.

Reception and Discussion with Iowa Brass Quintet
A partner event with UI Arts Share

Thursday, April 22, 2010
Lakes Art Center, Lake Okoboji
More details to come…

For more information about Lifelong Learning opportunities, email us at alumni-learning@uiowa.edu, or contact us by phone at 800/469-2586.