Follow University of Iowa students and university staff as they blog about their Iowa experience. Check out the most recent posts below, or visit their individual blogs.
New Year, Better Me: Setting Up for a Successful Spring Semester

Hey everyone! I can’t believe that we are already a month into 2025. With a new semester kicking off, many people like to take the time to set goals. Given... read more 》
Winter Essentials for Every Hawkeye

Hi everyone!
We're officially back for a brand new semester! This is actually my last semester since I'm a graduating senior and yes, it's super bittersweet to know the end is... read more 》
Don't Turn Around - It's Hadestown!

Welcome back everyone,
Today is my opportunity to let out my inner theater kid and express my love for Hadestown. Iowa City has a fantastic performing arts scene, which means that... read more 》
A Wild Night in Carver!

Hello everyone and welcome back to the blog!
This past week I went to the Northwestern versus Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball game. This was my first time back in Carver since... read more 》
Homesickness and How to Deal with it

Hello,
I love college so much, but it can have a lot of emotions come out. One of them is homesickness. While I tend not to feel it in the fall... read more 》
Why I LOVE a big school (Especially Iowa)

So, last semester, I started making TikToks. Specifically, I made interviewing TikToks, where I'd go around and ask people whatever question popped into my head that day, and people liked... read more 》
What I'm Doing This Semester To Avoid The Mistakes I Made Last Semester

Hey queens! I hope you all had the best winter break and are ready to take on the next semester!!
My first semester of college was a whirlwind, as I'm sure... read more 》
Things I am looking forward to about going back to campus, and things I'm not excited about!

With winter break coming to a close, everyone I see in my hometown has asked me the same question: "Are you excited to go back to school?!" The short answer... read more 》
College Assignment Tracker

In college, there are tons of assignments from multiple classes that all use a different format to set up their course planner for the semester. It's because of this that... read more 》
New Year's Resolutions

It's a new year, which means the start of a new semester is upon us. I had an absolutely incredible first semester and I want nothing more than to make... read more 》