University Housing and Dining living on campus guidebook

University Housing and Dining living on campus guidebook

This is a large scale print piece that done annually for University Housing and Dining by the Student Life Communications team. It is a 35 page guidebook that is given to 6,000 students at summer orientation and informs students of everything they need to know about living on campus.

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University Housing and Dining shares fall feedback survey data

University Housing and Dining shares fall feedback survey data

When the University of Iowa began making plans for the Fall 2020 semester, students, faculty, and staff knew that this would be a semester like no other in the institution’s history. To assess the experiences of students living on campus, University Housing and Dining conducted a survey in October 2020, asking questions about various components of the residential housing and dining system.

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Connecting Students in the Residence Halls During COVID-19
University of Iowa Student Life Megan Yoder University of Iowa Student Life Megan Yoder

Connecting Students in the Residence Halls During COVID-19

For students choosing to live on campus, the benefits of having a sense of community allow students to build a network of connections and lifelong friends. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, making those connections can be challenging. While social distancing is one of the main factors in reducing the spread of COVID-19, implementing this can often make students feel isolated and lonely.

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University Housing launches new website

University Housing launches new website

In the fall of 2016, information was gathered to start the re-design of the housing.uiowa.edu website. With over 30,000 user views per month, it was imperative that information be clear, concise, and easy to find.

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New living learning community fosters identity

New living learning community fosters identity

Fostering identity is one of the core goals of the Young, Gifted and Black Living Learning Community (LLC). The new living learning community, which opened in the fall of 2016, had a unique formation; it was founded by Black students for student

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