Author: Danielle Dion

Dion, Danielle A - Assoc Director, Pre-Business Success Initiatives

The Economics Department is hosting a “Principles and Priorities” Federal Budget Exercise, led by Phil Smith, who is the National Field Director at the Concord Coalition.

Danielle Dion

As part of the Clarence Tow Lecture Series, the Economics Department is hosting a “Principles and Priorities” Federal Budget Exercise, led by Phil Smith, who is the National Field Director at the Concord Coalition. The Concord Coalition is a nationwide, non-partisan, grassroots organization advocating generationally responsible fiscal policy.

Principles and Priorities is an interactive exercise in which participants learn how interesting and challenging it can be to assemble a federal budget.

Topics cover:

Government discretionary spending
Healthcare policy
Tax policy
Defense spending
Social Security

Phil Smith has more than two decades of experience at The Concord Coalition and helped conduct countless seminars, congressional and presidential town hall meetings, and public policy initiatives. He has traveled to all 50 states, delivering speeches to a range of political and civic organizations, colleges, universities, and financial planning groups. He works extensively with the media including appearances on most major television and radio networks.

In addition to his career at the Concord Coalition, Phil served as the Chief Operating Officer for two state government agencies in Georgia: The Department of Community Affairs and the Technical College System of Georgia.

Event details:

When: Thursday, April 4th, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Where: W401 PBB

Reception and refreshments start at 5:30 p.m.

Federal Budget Exercise starts at 6:00 p.m.

Attendance is free and open to the public

The event sponsored by the Economics Department in the Tippie College of Business and the Clarence Tow Fund.

Professor Jonathan Gruber, who is the Ford Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Economics Department at MIT, is our Clarence Tow Public Lecture Series Speaker on the topic of “Health Care Reform Never Ends”. 

Danielle Dion

Professor Jonathan Gruber, who is the Ford Professor of Economics and Chairman of the Economics Department at MIT, is our Clarence Tow Public Lecture Series Speaker on the topic of “Health Care Reform Never Ends”.

The Affordable Care Act was the most significant health care reform in the U.S. in half a century, but health care reform is never over. Continued high rates of uninsurance, high health care costs, and poor health care outcomes for many Americans demand continued efforts to improve the U.S. health care system.Professor Gruber will discuss how we got to where we are on health care policy and the central issues facing the U.S. in the coming decade.

Professor Gruber was a key architect of Massachusetts’ ambitious health reform effort. During 2009-2010 he served as a technical consultant to the Obama Administration and worked with both the Administration and Congress to help craft the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. He is also the former Director of the Health Care Program at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and the former President of the American Society of Health Economists.He was rated as one of the top 100 most powerful people in health care in the United States by Modern Healthcare Magazine in 2006 and 2012 and received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2020.

Event details: 

When: Tuesday, March 19th, 2024 at 5:30 PM 

Where: C20 Pomerantz Center 

Reception will follow at 6:30 PM. 

Attendance is free and open to the public

The event sponsored by the Economics Department in the Tippie College of Business and the Clarence Tow Fund.

We hope to see you there!

Tippie Toast RSVP for Thursday, November 30th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at Courtyard by Marriott Iowa City

Danielle Dion

Thursday, November 30
5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Toasts will begin at 6 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott 
Iowa City

Dress code: Please dress in business casual attire for this event.

Come raise a glass to the December Tippie Class of 2023. Toasts will be given, and prizes will be handed out to our graduates.

You’ll receive your Tippie Senior Gift at this event. In order to receive your senior gift, you must have completed the Iowa Graduation Survey.

RSVP to participate! Don’t forget to bring a valid ID, as the hotel will be checking all IDs prior to service. We look forward to celebrating the Class of 2023!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Lindsey Drilling at lindsey-drilling@uiowa.edu.

https://tippie.uiowa.edu/alumni/alumni-events/tippie-toast-graduation

Room Reservations in Tippie Reminder

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For all Tippie Students.  The room finder in your Outlook calendar does not create a room reservation and should not be used.

 

All room reservation requests should be submitted through the Tippie Room Reservation portal.  After completing and submitting the form, the request is sent to the Dean’s office to process your request.

 

Please utilize this link.

https://students.tippie.uiowa.edu/tippie-resources/facilities/reserve-room-pbb#:~:text=Rooms%20in%20PBB&text=To%20reserve%20a%20University%20Classroom,%2Duniversity%2Dclassroom%2Ducr

 

If you have questions, please contact renee-kurtenbach@uiowa.edu.

 

Hey, where did the ATM go, and why are there phone booths in Tippie?

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ATM Machine

The ATM machine that was previously on the first-floor landing of the stairwell to the parking garage and W10 has been removed.  Our contract for the machine was at its end and to continue to maintain a machine in Pappajohn was going to require a significant fee per year. With the number of transactions at fewer than four per working day, the college simply could not justify keeping the machine. Fortunately, there are many machines available within a few blocks of Pappajohn for those who need them.

Hushbooths

Tippie and the University Libraries recently installed three phone-office booths, known as Hushbooths, for students needing a quiet space to take a call or interview. One is located inside the Business Library next to the Sales Lab, and two are right outside the BizHub near the Professional Headshot Booth on the third floor above the south atrium. Students can use the booths to take virtual meetings and phone interviews without leaving Pappajohn. The near-soundproof booths feature a seat, desk, and power outlets, with the two in the south lobby offering adjustable lighting for the perfect Zoom meeting. At this time, students do not need a reservation to use the booths and can use the spaces whenever they are empty. To maximize the availability, we ask that individuals limit their use to strictly virtual meetings and phone interviews.

Add/Drop Week 1 Change via MyUI Without Advisors or Instructors Permissions.

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Here is a summary of the most common course deadlines.  There are even more deadlines listed on the Office of the Registrar’s website: https://registrar.uiowa.edu/academic-calendar

Adding and Dropping the First Week of Classes

You may add and drop semester-length courses the first week of the semester via MyUI without any permissions from advisers or instructors. International students may need permission from ISSS. This option ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 27th.  Waitlists will also remain active during this time.

If the course is off-cycle, you may need to initiate an add request in the first week.

Change of Registration- Registrar’s Website: https://registrar.uiowa.edu/changes-registration-myui-closed 

 

 

Almost Alumni Week- April 24th – 28th RSVP for events today!

Danielle Dion

Almost Alumni Week will take place from Monday, April 24 – Thursday, April 27.

We have several events taking place that week, including the Tippie Toast to Graduation. Please make sure you visit the Almost Alumni Week webpage to see all the activities planned, RSVP to those events, and remember to take the Almost Alumni Survey.

Thank you to the many partners that help to make this week a success for all our graduates including, Tippie’s Alumni Engagement office, the Tippie Young Alumni Board, Tippie Senate, Tippie Career Services, and Tippie Thrive! Also thank you to the UPO, Dean’s front office staff for their support of these events.

Last week of early registration! Here are 8 things to expect:

Danielle Dion

Here are 8 things to expect during early registration: 

  1. Early registration is now three weeks long instead of two, which means your assigned day may seem later than usual. But more often than not it still aligns with how many credit hours you’ve accrued. Take a look at the bottom of this page to see where you fall in relation to other students.
  2. Departments optimize their enrollment in a number of ways to ensure graduating students get the courses they need, including using waitlists. The best thing you can do is join them if a class (or section of a class) you want and need is full. Take a look at this Quick Guide if you need to know how to do so. Keep in mind that waitlist offers are not guaranteed, so register for whatever sections will keep you on track to graduate on your timeline.
  3. Like you, advisors are human and get sick or bear children or experience family emergencies, so we appreciate your patience as we ensure everyone is authorized to register in as timely a process as possible.
  4. You may not be able to register because you have a hold on your account. MyUI should indicate who to contact about lifting particular holds, but two of the most common are a late U-Bill or an unsigned Billing & Student Payment Agreement.
  5. Many courses have prerequisites, courses that you need to take before you can move onto the next. If Schedule Builder is saying you cannot register for a specific course, you may lack a prerequisite. If you are currently completing a prerequisite at another institution—not just wanting to take a course for which you are unqualified—you’ll need to Request Prerequisite Special Permission.
  6. If you’ve requested prerequisite special permission, that means you’ll need to submit a transcript as soon as the prerequisite is recorded so you don’t get removed from the Iowa course that requires it. Every institution has a unique but similar process; you can use this guide to help navigate it and get the transcript back to Iowa.
  7. Stress. You should expect stress. Fortunately, the University offers a number of resources to help you manage your well-being during this stressful time.
  8. Support. You should also expect support. Reach out to us—your advisor or our Information Desk—if you need support as the semester winds down.