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Writing Center consultants can work with you on any kind of writing project, from course papers to job application materials and creative writing. We can also help with speeches and presentations. Our services are free and available to all students, staff and faculty at the University of Iowa.

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Writing for all

The Writing Center is hosted by the Department of Rhetoric 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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Events

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Theatre Arts Graduation Celebration

Saturday, May 16, 2026 7:00pm
Theatre Building

The Department of Theatre Arts holds its own graduation celebration on the final Saturday of the spring term. The departmental celebration is scheduled at a different time than the commencement ceremonies for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Graduate College, so students can attend both their collegiate ceremony and this celebration if they so choose. Students graduating in the spring semester, or at the end of the summer or fall terms, are invited to participate.

The ceremony...

Sioux City MSW Info Session

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Virtual
To learn about the MSW program options and specializations available in Sioux City.
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Application Deadline: Summer 2026 Obermann Writing Collective

Friday, May 22, 2026 5:00pm
111 Church Street

This program offers accountability to artists, scholars, and researchers working on any kind of writing project (articles, essays, fellowship or grant applications, dissertations, book projects, edited volumes, etc.) who want dedicated time, a cozy space, and a community for the practice of writing.Each group meets once a week for 1.5 hours. Weekly writing sessions include brief check-ins, goal setting, and sustained writing time. All groups are open to everyone in the University of Iowa...

The 46th Annual Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium (GPOTS 2026)

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 (all day)
Department of Mathematics

The 2026 Great Plains Operator Theory Symposium (GPOTS) will be held at the University of Iowa from May 26 through May 30, 2026.

For additional details see https://sites.google.com/view/gpots-2026 Event Website

Everyone is welcome. For a brief outline of talks see the below, and the website.

This is a big international conference, with both plenary speakers and parallel sessions.

The talks and the events, span five days, and start now May 26,- will all take place in the Seaman Center https:/...

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