Author: Danielle Dion

Almost Alumni Week (AAW) List of Events for Seniors

Let’s come together one final time to celebrate the Tippie spring Class of 2021. We’ll be hosting in person (yes!) and virtual events that will help you reflect on your time at Tippie but also welcome you to the alumni community!

Monday, April 26: ALL WEEK LONG

• Memory Wall: Head up to the BizHub and share your favorite Tippie or Hawkeye memory on the Memory Wall located next to Pat’s Too. The Memory Wall will be up all week so please stop by the read other students’ favorite memories from the past four years and share yours!
• Thank You Note Station: Stop by the Thank you note station located next to the Memory Wall by Pat’s Too and write your favorite Tippie faculty member, TA, advisor, or staff member a quick note of thanks! Tippie Senate will make sure your note is delivered to the proper recipient. There is no limit on the amount of gratitude you can share!

Tuesday, April 27 – 2pm CST

• First Annual Darty and Bags Tourney. Yes, you read correctly! Tippie Senate is hosting a Graduation Celebration Darty in the Tippie Lawn and Patio on Tuesday starting at 2pm. Grab a soda and enjoy yard games like Kan Jam and Spike Ball. The Bags Tournament will start at 3:30 and the winning teams receive two sets of Tippie Pint Glasses.
  • Register your team here by Friday, April 23

Wednesday, April 28 – Virtual event begins at 12pm CST

• Virtual Lunch n’ Learn Event with members of the Tippie Young Alumni Board. Join us for lunch as these recent graduates host a panel discussion on “Your first job – What it is and what it might not be”– you must register and be at the event to receive your $10 grub hub gift card.
  • *Wednesday is the rain date for the First Annual Darty and Bags Tourney

Thursday, April 29 – 4pm CST

• Tippie Toast to Graduation – The Class of 2021
  • Join us as we raise a glass to the Tippie Class of 2021. We’ll hear toasts from beloved faculty member, Nancy Abrams and from selected class speaker, Niharika Annira. Prizes will be handed out to five seniors in attendance including two custom Tippie diploma frames ($150 value/each).
  • Must Register to participate! Zoom link and passcode will be emailed out the day of the event
• Student Leadership Award Reception (SLAR) – 5:00 p.m. CST (Virtual) – The Undergraduate Programs Office is looking forward to another SLAR! You must register to attend the 2021 awards. The RSVP will ask for your email address, which is where you’ll receive the Zoom information for the event.

Graduation Gifts

Don’t forget to pick up your graduation gift bag from the Dean’s office (PBB C120). Gift bags are available for pick up Monday – Friday from 9am – 1pm and 2pm – 4pm. You must have taken the Graduation Gift Survey in order to pick up your bag. Deadline to pick up your back is Friday, April 30th. Don’t miss out on your Tippie T-shirt, Tassel, and more!

Graduation Gift Survey: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aeM0jTEGSkm6Op0

ICRU wants to let you know that next week, April 19-23, is National Undergraduate Research Week. We will be hosting ESURF during the week, an online version of our annual Spring Undergraduate Research Festival.

Throughout the week, ICRU will be releasing (3-5 minute) student presentations videos for ESURF on our social media channels and webpage. There are no live events. They are asking that you spread word in your department so you can watch these presentations, share student videos through your social media channels, and help celebrate our students. Presenters and abstracts can be found HERE.

They are also looking for Commentators to provide constructive and positive feedback to students. This is a very low time-commitment volunteer opportunity and is particularly well-suited to graduate student and post-doctoral researcher CVs.

Tippie Toast to Graduation – May Class of 2021

Thursday, April 29
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. CST
Virtual – Zoom link to be shared via email the day of the event

Let’s come together one final time to celebrate the Class of 2021 by attending the virtual Tippie Toast to Graduation! The Tippie Toast was created to honor all that our seniors have overcome and achieved during their collgiate years and to welcome them into the Tippie alumni community. We hope you will join us for this special event. You are encouraged to have a beverage of your choice to be able to raise a glass to the Class of 2021!

If you have any questions, feel free to contact Ashley Durham at ashley-durham@uiowa.edu.

Consider running for Tippie Senate! All years and all Tippie majors encourage to run.

Here is the link to learn more about this opportunity.

If you are interested you should complete this Candidate Interest form:

https://forms.gle/9UmqmrteXpmnpNL88

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Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 5:00pm to 5:45pm
Virtual Event

 https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/92267909399

Tippie Senate is hosting an open meeting for individuals interested in understanding better what Tippie Senate does and how we operate. This open meeting will be on Monday, April 12 from 1:30-2:20pm. We will also have time allotted for any student body complaints or concerns to be voiced to Tippie Senate as well as the Associate Dean, Ken Brown. This is a great opportunity for candidates to better understand how Tippie Senate operates and get finalized ideas for campaigns.

Tippie Senate Open Meeting

April 12, 2021 at 1:30-2:20pm

bit.ly/TippieSenateOpenMeeting

Institute for International Business is hosting a virtual International Entrepreneurship Summit this month, April 15th – 16th. The event is about careers in international business, and the main public event is about Covid-19 challenges from the perspectives of professionals from Africa. Attached is our event promotional flyer for reference, and additional information can be found at their website https://www.iowajpec.org/community/international-business.

To celebrate your upcoming graduation we have a graduation gift that we would like to give to you in recognition of your accomplishments over the last four years.  We’re happy to be able to gift you the following:

• Your Tippie Graduation Tassel – no need to purchase this on your own!
• Tippie Alumni T-shirt
• Gift bag with Tippie goodies
• 3 lucky seniors will receive a Tippie Diploma Frame – If you are the lucky winner you will be notified by Ashley Durham, alumni relations directors. 

To receive your graduation gift please complete this quick survey by Friday, April 2nd. You MUST fill out the survey to be able to pick up your Tippie graduation gift. Please note – this survey is for your Tippie gift and is NOT CONNECTED in any way to your actual graduation. If you have questions about virtual commencement, you can find information here.

You will be able to pick up your grad gifts in person from the Dean’s office. You can collect your gift starting in April. We will send out an email with pick up dates and times once we have more information on final delivery dates. If you need to make alternative arrangements for pick up you’ll need to email Ashley Durham, director of alumni relations at Ashley-durham@uiowa.edu.