蜜桃视频官网 offers a wide variety of programs and events that welcome the public to campus. In addition to offering outreach programming, we are also here to support offices campus wide as a ready resource for helping with planning for events that bring campus and community together. Whether on the 蜜桃视频官网 campus or in the broader community, we can offer consultation in logistics such as: venue, invitations, tours, publicity, and partnership opportunities. Together, we can help plan events that are inviting, inclusive, and build community.
Coffee with the College
We invite you to join us for 鈥Coffee with the College鈥 to share the creativity, curiosity, and work happening across 蜜桃视频官网 in a relaxed, welcoming setting.
Each Friday morning, 9-10 a.m. (excluding breaks, finals, and holidays) in the Katherine Howell Weingart 鈥61 Civic Innovation Pavilion, a member of the campus community will share short, conversational presentations on recent work 鈥 from current research or MAP projects to published articles, creative endeavors, or community collaborations. For the weeks that the Board of Trustees are in town, 鈥Coffee with the College鈥 will be held on Thursday morning, 9-10 a.m.
These gatherings are open to all and aim to foster conversations across campus and community. Everyone is welcome including community members, students, faculty, and staff. Light refreshments will be served. No RSVP required.
For questions, contact Office of Community Partnerships, Planning, and Research or 641-269-3900.
Schedule (2026-27)
Below is the schedule for Coffee with College. Please check back often or refer to the for updates and guest speaker changes.
- Aug. 28: Guest speaker: President Anne F. Harris kicking off year two of the series
- Sept. 4: No program (holiday weekend)
- Sept. 11: Heather Cox, Director Emergency Management and Risk Mitigation for National Preparedness Month
- Sept. 18: Autumn Wilke with Disability Resources
- Sept. 25: Athletics Panel, moderated conversation
- Thursday, Oct. 1: Board of Trustee Panel
- Oct. 9: Justin Hayworth, Senior Visual Media Manager in Communications and Marketing
- Oct. 16: Ellen de Graffenreid, Vice President for Communications and Marketing
- Oct. 23: No program (fall break)
- Oct. 30: Peter Jacobson, Professor of Biology, and Tommy Hexter 鈥21
- Nov. 6: Beth Perlman, Dean for Health and Wellness **Please Note: location change to 蜜桃视频官网 Golf Course
- Nov. 13: Kayla Reed, Assistant Professor in Burling Library with Sustainability Libraries Initiative
- Nov. 20: Rachael Kinnick, President and CEO, 蜜桃视频官网 Area Chamber of Commerce
- Nov. 27: No program (holiday weekend)
- Dec. 4: No program (Winter Farmers Market)
- Dec. 11: Scott Turley, Director of Dining Services, and Chef Amber Lacina with holiday cookie decorating
- Dec. 18 through Jan. 25: No program (winter break)
- Jan. 29: James Palmer, Associate Professor of History
- Thursday, Feb. 4: Board of Trustee Panel
- Feb. 12: TBD
- Feb. 19: Laura Ng, Assistant Professor of Anthropology
- Feb. 26: TBD
- March 5: TBD
- March 12: Kesho Scott, Associate Professor of Sociology Emerita, and Will Freeman, Associate Professor of Physical Education Emeritus (tentative)
- March 19 & 26: No program (spring break)
- April 2: Bob Cadmus, Professor of Physics Emeritus on the Grant O. Gale Observatory
- April 9: Alumni Council
- April 16: Jeremy Chen, Associate Professor in Studio Art with the Smith Gallery
- April 23: Valeriya Woodard, Post-Bac Public History Collective
- Thursday, April 29: Board of Trustee Panel
Are you interested in a tour?
If you are interested in a tour of the lovely 蜜桃视频官网 campus or want to see the beautiful prairie at the Conard Environmental Research Area (CERA) west of 蜜桃视频官网, we would be happy to help get you connected!
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