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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. Support what we do by clicking the DONATE button on the right.

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Writing for all

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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Events

REDCap Surveys Training

Thursday, October 8, 2026 10:00am to 11:00am
Virtual

This is the third step in the REDCap training series. In this training, we will cover survey configuration and distribution such as:

Allowing potential participants to self-initiate participation in your study with public surveys

Manually and automatically sending surveys

Administering electronic consent (e-consent) forms

Controlling survey access with conditional logic and survey login

This training is a demo and not hands-on. After this training you will have a basic understanding of surveys in...

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Career Trek: Health, People, Policy & Community

Thursday, October 8, 2026 (all day)
Pomerantz Center

Thursday & Friday, Oct. 8–9

Join the Pomerantz Career Center for a two-day trek to the Twin Cities in Minnesota to explore the many sides of health care! Meet professionals, connect with Iowa alumni, explore a new city, and see just how many different ways a career in health care can make an impact.

Meet with:

Southside Community Health Services

State of Minnesota (Veteran Affairs, Public Safety, Human Services, Corrections, Management and Budget, & Children, Youth, and Family Services)

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Organic Seminar- Avelin Thepsomphone (Williams)

Thursday, October 8, 2026 12:30pm
Chemistry Building
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Communal Water, Invisible Labor: Modeling the Social Impact of Pompeii's Street Fountains

Thursday, October 8, 2026 5:00pm
Art Building West

Communal Water, Invisible Labor: Modeling the Social Impact of Pompeii's Street Fountains
Lecture by Matthew Notarian, Associate Professor of Classics, Hiram College

The remarkable preservation of the Roman city of Pompeii provides unprecedented insight into an aqueduct-fed urban water system. Visitors often marvel at the city’s network of public street fountains, but few consider the practical consequences of the tedious but essential labor required to transport water into living spaces...

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