Engagement & Resource Fair

  • Date: Wednesday, August 21st, 2024
  • Time: 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
  • Location: Main Lounge, Iowa Memorial Union (125 N Madison St., Iowa City, 52245)

Why come to the fair?

  • Have dinner from local food trucks
    • Be sure to pick up your $10 voucher from the Graduate College, while supplies last!
  • Have a free professional photo taken
  • Meet Herky and listen to live music on the IMU Amphitheater 
  • Learn about new activities and ways of thinking
  • Develop a sense of community on and off campus
  • Find groups that will help build skills and your resume
  • Meet other new students with similar, or differing, interests

Food trucks

On the day of the event

  • Find the list of organizations below
  • Think about which groups or organizations might interest you and learn more
  • Pick up a BINGO card at a registration table and earn prizes for interacting with different groups and organizations!

Transportation & Parking

We suggest taking the CAMBUS or public transportation to the IMU due to heavy traffic throughout the week. For parking, Lot 55 (Hancher Lot at 300 North Riverside Drive) will be free to park in after 3 PM.

What to expect at the Engagement & Resource Fair

Each organization sets up a booth to showcase its offerings, which encompass diverse interests ranging from ways to become involved in the university and local community to campus resources. 

2024 Participating Organization List

Check back throughout the spring and summer as our list of participants grows.

Organization nameSection ColorCategory
Association of Multicultural Scientists (AMS)OrangeArts & Culture
The Englert TheatreOrangeArts & Culture
Film Scene + Bijou Film BoardOrangeArts & Culture
Lutheran Campus MinistryOrangeArts & Culture
Performing Arts at IowaOrangeArts & Culture
Public Space OneOrangeArts & Culture
Riverside TheatreOrangeArts & Culture
Society of Black Graduate and Professional StudentsOrangeArts & Culture
Division of Student LifeBlackCampus Resources
Graduate CollegeBlackCampus Resources
Hawk ShopBlackCampus Resources
Hawk the VoteBlackCampus Resources
Campus SafetyBlackCampus Resources
Center for TeachingBlackCampus Resources
Information Technology ServicesBlackCampus Resources
Iowa Veteran Education, Transition and Support (IVETS)BlackCampus Resources
ITS - Office of Teaching, Learning, and TechnologyBlackCampus Resources
Office of Community EngagementBlackCampus Resources
Office of Sustainability and the Environment BlackCampus Resources
Office of the OmbudspersonBlackCampus Resources
Parking and TransportationBlackCampus Resources
Payroll ServicesBlackCampus Resources
Student Disability ServicesBlackCampus Resources
Student Legal ServicesBlackCampus Resources
University LibrariesBlackCampus Resources
Women's Resource and Action CenterBlackCampus Resources
Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) UE 896GoldCommunity Building
Geneva Campus MinistryGoldCommunity Building
Graduate Student SenateGoldCommunity Building
Graduate and Professional Student GovernmentGoldCommunity Building
InterVarsity Graduate Christian FellowshipGoldCommunity Building
Latino Graduate Student AssociationGoldCommunity Building
Navigators at IowaGoldCommunity Building
Newman Catholic Student CenterGoldCommunity Building
Domestic Violence Intervention ProgramBlueHealth & Wellbeing
Emma Goldman ClinicBlueHealth & Wellbeing
Hills BankBlueHealth & Wellbeing
Recreational ServicesBlueHealth & Wellbeing
Student HealthBlueHealth & Wellbeing
Student WellnessBlueHealth & Wellbeing
University Benefits Office: Student InsuranceBlueHealth & Wellbeing
University Counseling ServiceBlueHealth & Wellbeing
University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental ClinicsBlueHealth & Wellbeing
Best BuddiesGreenVolunteering & Service
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Johnson CountyGreenVolunteering & Service
CommUnity Crisis ServicesGreenVolunteering & Service
Food & Water WatchGreenVolunteering & Service
International Women's Club of Iowa CityGreenVolunteering & Service
Prairielands Freedom FundGreenVolunteering & Service
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Iowa & Western IllinoisGreenVolunteering & Service
United Way of Johnson & Washington CountiesGreenVolunteering & Service

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