BEYOND SCIENCE
AT LAKESIDE LAB
Iowa's Great Lakes region might have a Minnesota feel, yet it is unmistakably Iowa, with Hawkeye flags fluttering and, on the western shore of West Lake Okoboji, a little piece of The University of Iowa.
Incoming students gather for the University Convocation. The 2010 event will be held Aug. 22.
The whole family comes out to help when it is time to move into the residence halls.
International students get to know each other at an early-semester ice cream social.
Each fall, students are invited to the president's house for a block party.
The Iowa Spirit Squad greets new students at a Welcome Week event.
Hawkeye colors are visible throughout campus, especially once students return for the fall term.
Students take part in Alzheimer’s research in a chemistry lab.
In 2009, Iowa brought back the tradition of beginning the academic year with a convocation.