Tip of the week: Return to live on campus

Did you know that each year of living on campus enhances your success? You'll meet new friends, gain leadership experience, and have academic support. Our returning resident application is now open. Learn more and apply at housing.uiowa.edu/return. 

Here are your top 4 things to know this week:

Meals during fall break

Students staying in the Iowa City area over fall break may have limited options for meals, and campus is providing two opportunities for students to eat together with other students, join in community with each other, and pick up grab and go options for meals later in the week. All domestic and international students are welcome, as well as community members and students with families. RSVP is required in advance. In addition, Union Station at the IMU will be available for meals Nov. 22—24.

Take the Skyfactor survey

When you return from Fall Break, you will find an invitation in your UI email to participate in our University Housing and Dining (UH&D) Resident Satisfaction Survey. This is your chance to tell us what you think! Take the survey by December 13 and you will be entered for a chance to win $25 Hawk Shop gift cards and $25 in Hawk Dollars (there are many to give away). A group prize will be given to the residence hall floor with the highest percentage of returned surveys. Watch your email beginning November 28.

Get ahead with winter session

The end of the semester will soon arrive. Take advantage of your winter break with accelerated courses at Iowa. As an undergrad, you can earn up to three credit hours to help you catch up on a class you missed, get a head start on the spring semester, or stay on track for graduation.

Reminder: Extreme Weather Protocol on Campus

As long as students and their instructors are able to travel to and from campus safely, regularly scheduled classes will continue to meet. If classes are canceled, the university will issue a Hawk Alert to notify campus. Text message is the fastest way to receive an alert. To update your settings, visit this link.

Important dates, deadlines, and events

• November 2021: Returning Resident application is open
• November 15, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.: FestiFall is happening. Come join the ARH in the Catlett MPR from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Eat caramel apples and other treats while watching a fall movie and making tie blankets for charity! 
• November 15-19: International Education Week. This week celebrates the many ways international education and exchange opportunities prepare citizens for community building in both national and international settings. 
• November 17, 2021: Join the Women of Colour Network for our final event of the semester: a workshop featuring WRAC Counselor, Iyana Leach, about weathering life’s storms. All are welcome to this free event.
• November 19, 2021: Market Places close at 2:00 p.m. / Residence Halls close at 5:00 p.m. for fall break
• November 19-November 28: Fall Break. Housing during the break is free of charge, but requires registration. If you intend on staying, please fill out the information form in the housing portal by 12:00 (noon) p.m. on November 17.
• November 20: Black & Goal’d Remix Tailgate happening at 10:00 a.m.
• November 28: Residence halls re-open at 8:00 a.m.