News from the Nest

 Melissa S. Shivers, PhD, Vice President for Student Life It’s hard to believe that the last month of classes is already upon us. (Maybe that’s becaus...

News from the Nest

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD, Vice President for Student Life The days are getting longer, and on Saturday we will “spring forward” with the time. I can...

News from the Nest

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD, Vice President for Student Life The two weeks since students returned to campus have been busy. We have seen snow, MLK week...

News from the Nest

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD, Vice President for Student Life Happy New Year! I hope you enjoyed spending time with your students over winter break and are...

2017 Collaborative Highlights

Issues that span academic and student affairs are more effectively addressed by networking the resources across the institution, saving student ti...

News from the Nest

Melissa S. Shivers, PhD, Vice President for Student Life We were so pleased to welcome our students back from Thanksgiving break. Campus is always mor...

News from the Nest

We are in the home stretch of the semester. With only 5 ½ weeks before final exams, you may be feeling just as anxious as your students. It is challen...

A message from Melissa

Hello from the Land of the Hawkeyes!

Melissa S. Shivers, Vice President for Student Life I am excited about my first year on campus and hope your student's experience has been a positive ...

A safety message for the University of Iowa community

Over the weekend of Aug. 25–27, reports of violent acts on and near our campus left many of us feeling shaken and concerned. Safety is our highest pri...