Category: Important Reminders & Deadlines

Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund application (CARES Act)

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act includes a Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) that provides emergency funding to higher education for expenses related to the disruption of campus operations due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Through the CARES Act, University of Iowa Student Financial Aid has grant funding of $8.315 million available to assist UI students experiencing financial difficulties related to the disruption of campus operations due to COVID-19.

To be eligible for this assistance, students must:

• Meet Title IV eligibility requirements
• Demonstrate a financial hardship due to COVID-19 pandemic; and
• Have submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
  • Eligible students who have not filed the FAFSA and have not been awarded Federal Direct Stafford Loans must file a FAFSA to be considered for this assistance.

The application form will be available on May 4 and can be accessed at that time on MyUI/Financial Aid. Login requires a HawkID and password.

If you have questions regarding eligibility, timeline, or process, visit the UI Office of Student Financial Aid website.

Students who are ineligible for this Federal grant can still be considered for support through the Dean of Students Emergency Grant.  That application is available at https://dos.uiowa.edu/assistance/student-support-initiatives/.

The university deadline for electing P/NP for this semester is Friday, May 8.  Check out the Tippie FAQ  here.   Not sure what you want to do?   Students admitted to the Tippie College can complete a form to make change after May 8.  The form will be available after the deadline.  Students in other colleges (e.g. Prebusiness in Liberal Arts and Sciences) should check with their collegiate office.

The feature in MyUI to select Pass/Nonpass for each of your spring courses is now operational in MyUI.

As you decide whether to take your courses for A-F grades or Pass/Nonpass this semester, we have two important resources to help you:

• Tippie’s new FAQ page on Pass/Nonpass
• This campus-wide flyer with guidance on when to choose Pass/Nonpass

Please refer to these resources and then reach out to your advisor if you have additional questions.

The deadline to select Pass/Nonpass is Friday, May 8.

And remember – you must earn a C- or better to earn a Pass!

Are you advised by a Tippie advisor?  Please reach out to them with your questions while advising is remote.

Not advised by a Tippie advisor?  Please read on.

While the university has suspended face-to-face instruction, Tippie’s Undergraduate Program Office is conducting advising remotely. That includes our drop-in advising.

For usual advising matters (such as course planning for summer and fall), please connect with your assigned advisor according to any instructions you have received from them.

For questions that would normally be answered at Tippie’s drop-in hours, Tippie advisors are available to assist remotely by email or phone. Advisors can help with:
• Registration-related questions, such as permission for Tippie-restricted courses
• Admission to the Tippie College

Please complete this form to briefly set out your question.

An advisor will be in touch with you shortly to answer your question.

On March 30-31, the Tippie Dean’s Search Committee interviewed semi-finalist candidates via Zoom. We are pleased to announce we have identified, in consultation with Provost Fuentes, four highly qualified finalists who will move to the next stage of the process. We are excited about the strengths and experience that each of these finalists would bring to the role.

Originally, campus visits were scheduled for the end of April and beginning of May. After discussion with Provost Fuentes, we decided to proceed with the finalist interviews as scheduled via Zoom. Each candidate will have interviews over a two-day period. This allows us to continue to gather information about the candidates and allows the candidates to continue to learn more about Tippie and the University of Iowa. This will also keep the finalists engaged in our search process. If the search was paused, we run the risk of losing candidates to other ongoing searches.

The finalist interviews are scheduled for April 23-24, April 27-28, April 30-May 1, and May 4-5. The afternoon before each finalist interview, we will post the candidate’s name, bio, and curriculum vitae on the Tippie dean search website: https://tippie.uiowa.edu/dean-search

What will happen after the virtual finalist interviews? That will depend on several emerging factors. At this point, we plan to bring our top finalists to campus for in-person visits after it is safe to travel and gather.  It is important not only for us to have in-person meetings with the candidates, but also for the candidates to have an opportunity to visit campus.

The current COVID-19 situation has introduced some uncertainty to the dean search process. However, as with other aspects of our jobs, we are learning to adapt. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Amy Colbert, co-chair, Tippie Dean Search Committee

Alec Scranton, co-chair, Tippie Dean Search Committee

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Kenneth G. Brown, Ph.D.

Associate Dean, Undergraduate Program

Ralph L. Sheets Professor of Management
Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA  52242

Ph: 319-335-0924  Tw: @kgbphd

Department of Business Analytics, Social Media intern:

College: Tippie College of Business

Department: Business Analytics

Title: Social Media Intern

Hourly wage: $10

Anticipated hours per week: 10 hours

Description: The Department of Business Analytics is seeking a Social Media Intern to assist with the content development and management of the Business Analytics Twitter, LinkedIn, and newsletters. Specific tasks include:

• Generating and scheduling 3 weekly tweets
• Researching and generating content for the @TippieAnalytics weekly email – 2 industry news pieces and 3 job opportunities
• Attending department related events to take pictures
• Coordinating with the Tippie Tech student organization to keep weekly calendar updated
• Assisting with the creation of a monthly email newsletter to advisory board members and alumni each semester
• Developing a content calendar to track what information is disseminated throughout the semester

We are seeking a student who has the following skill set:

• Ability to stay organized and on task with limited supervision – a self-starter
• Experience and ability to learn best practices of Twitter & LinkedIn
• Experience with photography (non-professional, casual experience is acceptable)
• Examples of strong written communication
• Practice editing pictures in Photoshop is a preferred skill.

Application process: Email the following to Kendra Belski, kendra-belski@uiowa.edu, by Friday, April 24, 2020 @ 5pm.

• Resume
• Two photography samples, preferably event related
• Writing sample

As you decide whether to take your courses for A-F grades or Pass/Nonpass this semester, we have two important resources to help you:

• Tippie’s new FAQ page on Pass/Nonpass
• This campus-wide flyer with guidance on when to choose Pass/Nonpass

Please refer to these resources and then reach out to your advisor if you have additional questions.

The deadline to select Pass/Nonpass is Friday, May 8.

And remember – you must earn a C- or better to earn a Pass!

The Tippie College is working with colleagues across campus to implement the Pass/Nonpass grading option that is available for undergraduate students this semester.  Students have the option to receive either the letter grade assigned by the professor or a P/NP designation for each course.

We don’t have all of the details ironed out to guide your decision making, yet the good news is that the decision deadline is more than a month away—May 8th, the last day of spring semester classes.  This coincides with the new last day to drop courses.  When UPO advisors have more information, we will be happy to answer your questions.

We encourage you to settle in to your new online courses over the several weeks before making a decision about grading.  It may take a few class meetings to adjust. It’s normal to experience some transitional issues as you learn how to keep learning with online instruction.

The University will be sending information about the process to declare P/NP in several weeks along with answers to frequently asked questions including what you should consider when making a decision.

For some basic information, here is the Provost’s website:

https://provost.uiowa.edu/temporary-changes-academic-deadlines-and-policies-undergraduate-students-spring-2020

While face-to-face instruction is suspended at the University of Iowa, the Undergraduate Program Office is advising students remotely, mainly by phone. The following processes are in place for the duration of this time:

Advising for Registration
If you must be authorized by your advisor to register for fall, please schedule an appointment with your advisor through MyUI as usual.

If you are not required to be authorized by your advisor but do want to talk with your advisor about your planning, please schedule an appointment with your advisor through MyUI as usual.

Prior to your meeting time, review your degree audit and have a draft plan of courses saved in Schedule Builder.

Please include your phone number in the Notes field when scheduling an appointment. If you do not include a phone number in that field, advisors will call the number listed on your student record. If you prefer a video meeting, please let your advisor know in advance so that arrangements can be made. While we will try to accommodate your preference, please note that not all advisors may have the ability to offer video conferencing.

Advising for Other Issues
If you have a question that is not connected to registration, you may either email or schedule an advising appointment, depending on the length of the query.

Please follow these guidelines for deciding whether to email or schedule an appointment:

– If the matter could reasonably be resolved in a drop-in meeting (5-10 minutes), please email your advisor.

– If the matter requires more time than this, please schedule an appointment with your advisor in MyUI.

Drop-In queries
If you are not advised in the Undergraduate Program Office and have an advising or admissions question, we are still happy to assist, as we would normally do during our drop-in hours.

Please complete the online Drop In Referral form to submit your query. It will be directed to the appropriate advisor who will be in touch with you shortly.

IOWA INNOVATION CHALLENGE:

The Iowa Innovation Challenge is a university-wide competition with the goal to identify, advance, and support the move innovative and entrepreneurial projects on campus. The first phase was held in fall 2019 and awarded $81,000 in prizes. The second phase, a Business Model Competition, will be held this spring and will award $169,000 in additional prizes.

This competition is open to all University of Iowa:

• Faculty
• Staff
• Graduate Students
• Undergraduate Students
• Incubator Startups
• UI Program or Academic Alumni

NEXT STEPS

• Apply by March 27
• Visit our website to learn more about the Iowa Innovation Challenge
• Email jan-finlayson@uiowa.edu with any questions

Pathways is a 2-day summer 2020 leadership program geared toward sophomores (or students 2 years from graduation). After applying to the program, students will go through two interviews and then receive a program offer. This is an opportunity for you to explore the world of consulting. After successful competition of the pathways program, you may be offered a summer 2021 internship.

Our Pathways program is a national program and is attended by top Computer Science, Computer Science & Engineering and Business Analytics & Information Systems students across the U.S. RSM will conduct virtual interviews next week Wednesday- 3/11, Thursday- 3/12, Tuesday- 3/17 and Wednesday- 3/18.

Students interested in applying email your resume to (alexis.condon@rsmus.com) to get signed up for a virtual interview!