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The Writing Center is hosted by the Department of Communication Studies and is located in room 110 of the English Philosophy Building. Services are free and available to all students, faculty, and staff. Not affiliated with the UI? We also help staff a community writing center at the Iowa City and Coralville Public Library. Walk-in appointments available for Johnson County residents during the fall and spring semesters.

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Est. 1934

One of the first Writing Centers in the U.S.
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1:1

The Center has a long-standing tradition of one-to-one instruction in rhetorical and communication skills.

5,000

The number of hours of one-on-one writing instruction we provide each year.
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2,000

The number of students, faculty, and staff, we meet with each semester.
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Our Story

The University of Iowa Writing Center was started by Carrie Stanley in 1934, making it one of the first writing centers in the country. The center has a long-standing tradition of one-to-one instruction in rhetorical and communication skills.

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Critters, Crawlers, and Creepers, Oh My! (Private Event for SEES Undergrads + Graduate Students) promotional image

Critters, Crawlers, and Creepers, Oh My! (Private Event for SEES Undergrads + Graduate Students)

Saturday, September 26, 2026 9:30am to 12:00pm
Ashton Cross Country Course

The Pentacrest Museum and Ashton Prairie groups are hosting a private event for SEES' undergraduate and graduate students. It will be on Saturday, September 26th from 9:30-10:30 AM (at Ashton Cross Country Course) and 11:00 AM-12:00 PM at the Museum of Natural History. The half hour is to account for travel time.

The event is focusing on a Bug Scavenger Hunt at the prairie. Then the group will go to the museum and get a behind the scenes tour of the prep lab and a tour of the insect collection...

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Vcologies 2026

Saturday, September 26, 2026 (all day)
English-Philosophy Building

Co-sponsored by the Obermann Center.

Vcologies (Victorian Ecologies Today) is an interdisciplinary, international collective of scholars committed to the environmental humanities, the energy humanities, and other ecology-focused approaches.

Vcologies 2026 

Friday, Sept. 25: Gerber Lounge (304 EPB)

9-10:30 a.m.: Session One: Energy 

Siobhan Carroll, “Equiano and the Fishes: Romantic Energy Systems and Slavery at Sea” 

Devin Griffiths, “; Or, the Whale” 

Michael Tondre, “Aesthetic Disfiguration: A Short...

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Key Change: A Prelude to a Fugue. Concert #1

Sunday, September 27, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

Program information will be available here: https://performingarts.uiowa.edu/digital-programs/music

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Scott's Frost - Elizabeth Jordan BFA Exhibition - School of Art, Art History, and Design

Monday, September 28, 2026 8:00am to 8:00pm
Visual Arts Building
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