FALL 1998
Volume 42, Number
1
IN THIS ISSUE
Exploring
Careers Beyond Medicine
Geology
in
Puerto Rico
Human
Rights
A
Conversation with the President
New
Honors Director
A
Time for Questions
On
the Iowa Web
Major
Topics...
Parent
Times Briefs
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Come to Parents Weekend
A new school year is under way, and that means that it's almost
time for Parents Weekend.
The weekend, October 23-25, will include an Old Capitol reception
with President Mary Sue Coleman and UI Parents Association, tours
of the new Levitt Center for University Advancement and Pappajohn
Business Administration Building, and excursions to other University
facilities. Those attractions include the famous driving simulator,
the College of Engineering's ice laboratory, and a scale model
of the Columbia River basin that helps engineering researchers
learn how to route salmon around the turbines of dams on the
river. Tour the Field House, home of the University's recreation
facilities, or the UI Hospitals and Clinics.
In the evening, humorist Rob Weinstein will entertain in the
Wheelroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.
You'll also have a chance to see a performance of Patsy, the
musical about legendary country star Patsy Cline, in Hancher
Auditorium.
On Saturday, the ever-popular pregame tailgate at Carver-Hawkeye
Arena will pump up your school spirit so you can head to Kinnick
Stadium and cheer on the Hawkeyes as they take on longtime rivals
Wisconsin.
Following the game, you're invited to the Black and Gold Blowout
in Carver-Hawkeye Arena-the first public appearance of the 1998
Men's Basketball team in a scrimmage.
In the evening, a nutty comedy about lovers, mothers, and therapists,
Beyond Therapy, will be presented by the Riverside Theatre Company.
The weekend will conclude with a Farewell Brunch on Sunday from
9-11:30 a.m.
Tailgating for the Mind
This series of pre-football game seminars is free
and open to the public, but registration is required. They will
begin at 9 a.m. in 40 Schaeffer Hall and end in time to get to
Kinnick Stadium before kickoff. Call (319) 384-0017 to reserve
a seat.
Oct. 3, Iowa vs. Michigan
"Fascinating Frogs"
Linda Maxson, dean, College of Liberal Arts and professor, biological
sciences
Oct. 10, Iowa vs. Northwestern (Homecoming)
"Minding Animals"
Edward Wasserman, professor of psychology
Oct. 24, Iowa vs. Wisconsin (Parents Weekend)
"Art & Life in Africa Project"
Christopher Roy, professor of art and art history, Linda McIntyre,
associate director
Nov. 14, Iowa vs. Ohio State
"Photo-Sensitive: Walt Whitman and Nineteenth-Century Photography"
Ed Folsom, professor of English
New Major Popular
Environmental Sciences, the first new major undergraduate degree
program to be offered by the university in years, is an interdisciplinary
science program combining geology, biology and geography and
leading to a bachelor of science in environmental sciences.
The goal of the program, which is less than 14 months old but
already has more than 50 declared majors and more than 500 student
enrollments in its introductory class, is to produce scientists
who can tackle environmental problems that require a knowledge
of either geoscience, hydrology, hydrogeology and water chemistry,
or biological and ecological sciences.
The degree program builds upon courses already in the curricula
of the three sponsoring departments.
Sesquicentennial Scholars
Two $1,500 University of Iowa Parents Association Sesquicentennial
Scholarships have been given to Lianne Lassen of Sioux Center
and Andrea Lemke of Wellman, in recognition of their high school
academic success and achievements.
The scholarships are made possible by Parents Association through
a pledge to The University of Iowa Foundation. The scholarships
are designed to become part of the Presidential Scholarships
awarded to top students in each class.
JOBTRAK Goes Online
The days of searching through jobs posted on the University of
Iowa's Business and Liberal Arts Placement Office bulletin boards
are over.
The UI Placement Office has teamed with JOBTRAK Corporation (http://www.jobtrak.com),
one of the nation's largest on-line job listing services, to
provide students and alumni the ability to search for jobs at
any time and from anywhere in the world via the Internet.
Unlike publicly accessible career databases, the UI service has
a unique and password-protected database on JOBTRAK that can
only be accessed by UI students and alumni. This security allows
employers to target their recruitment efforts to UI students
and alumni, assuring them a highly qualified, motivated pool
of candidates.
The service is provided for free to students and members of the
UI Alumni Association; employers pay a nominal fee to post their
positions.
UI students can get their free password by calling 335-1023,
or by visiting the Business and Liberal Arts Placement Office
at 24 Phillips Hall. UI alumni may call the Alumni Association
at (319) 335-3294 to receive a password as a part of a membership
package.
Student Billing Policy
Students may have U-bills sent to their parents' homes by
completing a Certificate of Dependency form, available at the
Office of the Registrar. This form must be signed by both parent
and student, and either can terminate the agreement at any time.
By signing the form, the student also authorizes the registrar
to send his or her grades to the parent.
If the student wants to authorize grades being sent home but
not the parental billing, the form to request is the Student
Authorization for Parental (or Guardian) Access to Academic Records,
also available from the registrar.
If you have questions, call (319) 335-0238.
Summer Enrollment Rises
Summer session enrollment at The University of Iowa reached
a ten-year high in 1998, with 11,298 students enrolled. This
is an increase of 178 students over the 1997 session, the Office
of the Registrar reports.
Liberal Arts, Business Administration, the Graduate College,
Law, and Pharmacy all registered gains in summer enrollment over
the previous year.
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