8 T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F IOWA
OF F IC E OF T H E P ROVO ST
A P P E N DI X I I Outreach and Engagement Inventory Based on Current UI Website, Including Resources for Iowans: 11/10/0 9
• Office of the State Archaeologist • Strategic Planning and Team Building • Transportation Policy Research Program • University of Iowa Upward Bound • Secondary Student Training Program
U N I V E R S I T Y P RO G R A M S/ P RO J E C T S • Lifelong Learning • UI Museum of Art • Old Capitol Museum
• Best Buddies Iowa • The Xicotepec Project, an interdisciplinary, international service-learning course taught by faculty from Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing, Education, CLAS, the Center for Teaching, and Rotary International District 6000
∙∙ Junior Scholars Academy Course: “Nanomedicine: Small Medicine with a Big Impact.” ∙∙ Presentations to schools in the Iowa City/ Cedar Rapids area
• Honors Study Abroad
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• Alternative Spring Break
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• Honors internships
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• Honors Research Abroad
• Iowa Public Radio • UITV • Non-athletic programs on Big Ten Network
• Belin-Blank Honors Ceremonies
• Center for Teaching
• Learning in Service to Iowa
• Pomerantz Career Center
• Research in the Capitol
• Civic Engagement Program
• Speakers Bureau
• Oberman Center for Advanced Studies
• Honors volunteers
• Obermann Graduate Institute for Public Engagement and the Academy
• Iowa City Foreign Relations council
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• Educational consulting • Obermann Conversations • UI Human Rights Center
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• Campus visits
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• Hawkeye Visit Days • A. Craig Baird Debate Forum • Next Step Iowa
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• America Reads Tutoring Program • Office of the Vice President for Research • Iowa Municipal Management Institute • Speakers Bureau
∙∙ Iowa Centers for Enterprise ∙∙ University of Iowa Research Park ∙∙ Technology Innovation Center (TIC)
Influenza teleconference Emerging Infectious Disease Fellowship host K-12 program Infertility Prevention Program Mentoring program Internship program Laboratory Symposium Student Grant program Blood lead level testing Influenza surveillance Metals and minerals testing, including arsenic, lead, mercury, cadmium and many others Drinking water testing for municipalities and private well owners Laboratory certification for wastewater treatment facilities Confirmatory disease testing, including measles, influenza, meningitis and numerous others Environmental testing, including asbestos, radioactivity, pesticides, herbicides and literally thousands of others Monitoring of air quality for contaminants Testing of water, soil and aquatic life in Iowa’s waterways Maternal screening Newborn screening
• Public Policy Center
• Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center • UI Office of the State Archeologist
• University Hygienic Laboratory
• Honors Service Abroad
• Honors Program
• Hancher Workshops Via the Iowa Communications Network
• NSF-funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program
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• Museum of Natural History • Hancher Auditorium for the Performing Arts
∙∙ Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research ∙∙ Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute
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Crime and Justice Policy Research Program Health Policy Research Program Housing Policy Research Program Human Factors and Vehicle Safety Research Program Transportation Policy Research Program Conduct research for state agencies such as the Iowa Departments of Human Services, Public Health and Transportation Present research findings to policymakers via presentations and research reports to the Legislature, Departments and committees Forkenbrock Series symposiums make national experts accessible to policymakers and the public