http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/ The official blog of the UI Aumni Association staffers, posting interesting tidbits about programs, events, Iowa clubs, Iowa-related stories, UI news, and other topics of interest to UI alumni. en-us Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:03:35 GMT Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:41 GMT CF Blogger by DayDream Inc http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss zachary-schmidt@uiowa.edu zachary-schmidt@uiowa.edu http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=63731F9B-5056-BD34-25FB547812346146 Picture description: UI Alumni enjoy a Hawkeye Happy Hour, hosted by the Omaha/Council Bluffs IOWA Club, on Thursday, Feb 11 at Cellar 19 in Council Bluffs. Alumni Association News Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:10:41 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=63731F9B-5056-BD34-25FB547812346146 http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=62EC3B42-5056-BD34-259D16DC18E323ED Four University of Iowa faculty members have won the 2010 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in recognition of their years of outstanding teaching. The recipients are: Nancy Hauserman, professor of management and organizations, and Todd Houge, lecturer in finance, both from the Henry B. Tippie College of Business; Gene Parkin, professor of civil and environmental engineering in the College of Engineering; and Norbert Pienta, professor of chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. ...read more Kudos to Iowa People Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:43:21 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=62EC3B42-5056-BD34-259D16DC18E323ED http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=629BC50D-5056-BD34-25DBD4DB30CA3127 The vernal equinox won't occur until about midnight this Saturday, March 20, but spring has unofficially arrived in Iowa City. Temperatures reached just over 60 degrees this past weekend (the first time since November) and the snow is gone (at least for now)!It's also spring break on campus and for our community schools. As a result, Iowa City's streets are much quieter than normal and the only lines you'll find in Johnson County are at the local car washes. Spring break also means the arrival of "March Madness." While the Hawkeye men's basketball team won't be playing this post-season, Coach Bluder and Iowa's women's basketball team will be awaiting an invitation to the annual NCAA tournament when the brackets are announced later today. And, of course, all eyes will be watching Iowa's wrestlers later this week as they compete to defend their national title.Whatever you do to celebrate the arrival of spring - whether it's completing your tournament brackets, cleaning your closets, visiting your local greenhouse to jump-start your gardening, or marching in a St. Patrick's Day parade - enjoy!Susan GriffithDirector of Alumni Programs Behind the Scenes Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:15:28 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=629BC50D-5056-BD34-25DBD4DB30CA3127 http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=547BBFE1-5056-BD34-25F6D13BDE6EA5D2 I've written before about how I'm constantly amazed how many roads lead back to Iowa, how many accomplished, inspiring people trace their beginnings back to this great state and to our university. It's a phenomenon I come across time and again in my role as associate editor of Iowa Alumni Magazine, writing stories about fascinating people doing extraordinary things.As I sit here composing biographies for a brochure that will be distributed during the UI Alumni Association's upcoming Distinguished Alumni Awards luncheon, I am reminded again. This year, we honor 13 individuals for their achievement, service, and overall contributions that have reflected so positively on the UI - and, more importantly, have made the world a better place.I invite you to take an early look at this year's honorees at www.iowalum.com/daa/2010.html. From there, you can read more about the highest honor we bestow upon our graduates and browse information about past recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award.Kathryn Howe Alumni Association News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:25:48 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=547BBFE1-5056-BD34-25F6D13BDE6EA5D2 http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=538A059E-5056-BD34-250EC24322F4C43C The University of Iowa College of Education will offer a new superintendent licensure program this summer after securing approval from the Iowa State Board of Education at the board's meeting in Des Moines Thursday. UI officials hope to enroll 12 to 15 students in the first year of the UI Superintendent/Specialist Degree Program and begin replenishing a field expected to see a decline over the next five years because of retirements. ...read more Campus News Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:01:46 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=538A059E-5056-BD34-250EC24322F4C43C http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4F1CE115-5056-BD34-25ACD523EE217F51 A Hancher Night On Avenue QSaturday, March 27, in Cedar RapidsWe invite you to enjoy the experience of Broadway's smash hit Avenue Q, featuring an exclusive pre-performance discussion about Hancher Auditorium. Our special guest speaker will appear at Bricks Bar and Grill in Cedar Rapids to discuss and answer questions about the Flood of 2008's impact on Hancher, including its displacement, reorganization, and relocation.Hancher's Fate: Trials and Triumphs5:30 p.m., Bricks Bar and GrillAvenue Q7:30 p.m., U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar RapidsWalking distance from Bricks Bar and GrillThe UI Alumni Association offers a packaged deal, including an Avenue Q ticket with two free drinks and appetizers at Bricks.$50- UIAA members$60- Non-members Already have tickets to Avenue Q? Great! Join us for the Hancher discussion before the performance: $5 for UIAA members and $10 for non-members. We hope you'll join us.About Avenue Q A 2004 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, Best Score, and Best Book, Avenue Q is a hilarious show full of heart and hummable tunes about trying to make it in NYC with big dreams and a tiny bank account. Called "one of the funniest shows you're ever likely to see" by Entertainment Weekly, Avenue Q features a cast of people and puppets who tell the story in a smart, risque, and downright entertaining way. The New Yorker calls it "subversive and uproarious!"*Contains adult situations and language. Avenue Q has not been authorized or approved by The Jim Henson Company or Sesame Workshop, which assume no responsibility for its content.Hope you can make it!Leslie PrideauxAssistant Director of Alumni Programs Alumni Association News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:24:05 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4F1CE115-5056-BD34-25ACD523EE217F51 http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4EE2EC98-5056-BD34-25775D7DFC24AB13 This time of year, I get lots of requests from students who want to interview me as part of a leadership or career development course. Their assignment is to interview someone working in the career field they would like to pursue after graduation. I never let the volume of these requests feed my ego. I know I am one of few local alumni working in marketing registered in the Career Center's Iowa Career Exploration Network (ICE-NET). By registering for ICE-Net, I am volunteering to speak to students about my career and offer advice to them on how to land their first internship, search for their first job, or answer any other questions they may have. I speak to some students in person, some via phone, and some through e-mail.You can serve as an ICE-NET volunteer from anywhere in the country. To register to serve as an alumni mentor, visit the Career Center's website at www.careers.uiowa.edu/alumni/becomearesource.html. Not only are you helping out a UI student, but it also gives you the opportunity to reflect on your time at the UI and to speak with an enthusiastic student that may give you a shot of energy and motivation! Remember being 20 and thinking you would one day rule the world?Emily CornishDirector of Membership and Marketing Alumni Association News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:20:46 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4EE2EC98-5056-BD34-25775D7DFC24AB13 http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4E54E9AD-5056-BD34-25DD6D2C06D2333D Linda Maxson, dean of the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has named four faculty members to the honor of Dean's Scholars and two faculty members as Collegiate Scholars. The 2010-12 Collegiate Scholars are Leonard MacGillivray (chemistry) and Leslie Schwalm (history, women's studies, and African American studies). The new Dean's Scholars are Mercedes Bern-Klug (social work), Alan Huckleberry (music), Bob McMurray (psychology), and Kathleen Stewart (geography). ...read more Kudos to Iowa People Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:45:40 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4E54E9AD-5056-BD34-25DD6D2C06D2333D http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4E2B735B-5056-BD34-25D38AE4D1B4390A University of Iowa radiologist Malik Juweid, M.D., says that cancer physicians and radiologists should do more to identify and eliminate medical imaging that is neither cost-effective nor beneficial to patients. ...read more Campus News Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:00:22 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4E2B735B-5056-BD34-25D38AE4D1B4390A http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=49FBBFB5-5056-BD34-25585075E1B3B83B Two weeks from today, the University of Iowa Alumni Association will team up with the alumni associations from Iowa State and the University of Northern Iowa to bring you an opportunity to focus on your personal financial health for 2010. A certified financial planner will be present to help you improve your personal finance decisions.We would love it if you would plan to attend this career-themed networking lunch on Wednesday, March 24, in Des Moines. The lunch takes place downtown at Django's at 210 10th Street. If you are in the Des Moines area and are interested in improving your personal finances, please check out the details here: www.iowalum.com/career/lunch/index.html.Jane KirschPrograms Assistant Alumni Association News Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:29:47 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=49FBBFB5-5056-BD34-25585075E1B3B83B http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4946BF09-5056-BD34-25A9A9B3443DCFDD Current drugs used to treat heart failure and irregular heartbeat have limited effectiveness and have side effects. New basic science findings from a University of Iowa study suggest a way that treatments could potentially be refined so that they work better and target only key heart-related mechanisms. ...read more Campus News Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:12:05 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4946BF09-5056-BD34-25A9A9B3443DCFDD http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=491641E3-5056-BD34-2519A9384A457EE7 The University of Iowa's Hancher will present "Avenue Q," the hit Broadway musical about real life in New York City, at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids. The show opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 26. There are also shows at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28. ...read more What's Goin' On Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:19:07 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=491641E3-5056-BD34-2519A9384A457EE7 http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=44DEEE07-5056-BD34-25B1C41E17AC99DD As signs of spring are evident in Iowa City, the things I welcome the most (besides the warmer temps, of course) are birds and flowers. There is just no way to be disheartened when I hear the first "what-cheer" calls of male cardinals staking out their territories or see migrating Canada geese making their way north. Likewise, shoots of light green peeking out of the still-frozen ground let me know the early flowers have once again triumphed over seemingly impossible odds.When birds and blooms are both out in full force, I love to take photos using my cell phone camera, which takes surprisingly decent images. Here are some pictures I took last spring/summer.Whatever your own spring favorites are, we can all look forward to brighter days!Diane BakerDirector, Iowa Voyagers Behind the Scenes Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:40:12 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=44DEEE07-5056-BD34-25B1C41E17AC99DD http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4410ADFA-5056-BD34-2587B3BAAA9513A8 "Whenever I walk somewhere, and someone hands me a flyer, it's like they're telling me, 'Here, you go throw this away.'" - comedian Mitch HedbergI recently received an e-mail from a high school friend who has been accepted into the UI College of Law and was looking for my suggestions on finding an apartment in the area. Instantly, my thoughts turned to The Add Sheet!, the now-defunct weekly advertising booklet that helped me find my first apartment.It might seem strange to reminisce about advertising, but The Add Sheet! became an unavoidable part of every student's routine during my four years at Iowa(2001-05). Every Wednesday, The Add Sheet! distributors would take their posts around campus - on the Pentacrest, T. Anne Cleary Walkway, and by the IMU, among other places - and offer savings to students. Sometimes, we would go out of our way to avoid The Add Sheet!, but those efforts were futile. Most of the time, we politely declined, carried another Add Sheet! around in our hands for immunity, or took the booklet, only to throw it away at the next trash can. Eventually, we came to know The Add Sheet! distributors well, in particular a jolly old man who had a full white beard like Santa Claus. Saying hello to him was a campus tradition.While The Add Sheet! distribution ended a few years ago, it will forever be entwined with my memories of walking around campus. What unexpected UI routines-turned-traditions do you remember?Shelbi ThomasEditorial Associate Behind the Scenes Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:54:56 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=4410ADFA-5056-BD34-2587B3BAAA9513A8 http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=43FFCA30-5056-BD34-2598DB9E66A6851A The New York Times recently reported that investment banks and Wall Street firms are again hiring young business school graduates as the financial services industry slowly comes back to life. That's not a surprise to Brian Richman, director of the Hawkinson Institute of Business Finance in the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business, as all 19 graduating seniors have jobs or graduate school study lined up. ...read more Kudos to Iowa People Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:36:29 GMT http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/blog/display_blog.cfm?bid=43FFCA30-5056-BD34-2598DB9E66A6851A