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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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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 9 a.m. Commencement Ceremony promotional image

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 9 a.m. Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 16, 2026 9:00am
Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Doors open one hour and 15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony. No tickets required. A livestream of the event is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egd_0FcEah8

Select College of Liberal Arts and Sciences majors will be recognized. - List of majors recognized at 9 a.m. ceremony.

Executive Vice President and Provost Kevin Kregel will confer degrees. The student speaker will be Jenna Crowley, of San Diego, who will graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English (publishing track) and a...

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 1:30 p.m. Commencement Ceremony promotional image

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 1:30 p.m. Commencement Ceremony

Saturday, May 16, 2026 1:30pm
Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Tickets are not required. Doors will open one hour and 15 minutes prior to the start of the ceremony.

A livestream of the event is available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE3V9eEP5As

Select College of Liberal Arts and Sciences majors and University College Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) and Bachelor of Liberal Studies (BLS) graduates will be recognized at the ceremony. - List of majors recognized at 1:30 p.m. ceremony.

President Barbara Wilson will confer degrees. The student speaker will be...

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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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