The Landscape Services tree crew was recently honored with a 2024 Tree Campus Higher Education Award. The UI was the first college in Iowa to win the award in 2009 and is one of only eight Tree Campus Higher Education award winners in Iowa. This is the 16th year in a row that the UI Tree Crew has received this honor. Learn more about our tree campus status on FM’s Tree Campus Higher Education page.

Facilities Management’s own Jeff Jones, Senior Construction Project Manager, was featured by the UI’s Human Resources Department in an article highlighting work-life balance, alongside his wife, Sarah Jones, who also works for the University of Iowa in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UI Health Care. The article touches on the family’s move from Missouri to Iowa, highlights the couple’s love for their jobs, and shares their love for the community they’ve found in Iowa and at the university.

As the university advances plans for a new, state-of-the-art Cancer Research Building, leaders say the facility will pave the way for significant discoveries to be made at the University of Iowa.

In recognition of a $5 million leadership gift from Mary Lee Nagle Duda (61BA) of Dallas, and pending approval from the Iowa Board of Regents, the University of Iowa Department of Intercollegiate Athletics new facility will be named the Nagle-Duda Gymnastics & Spirit Squads Training Center. IOWA CITY, Iowa — A new practice home for the University of Iowa women’s gymnastics and spirit squads will open in early 2025 thanks to a generous donor and passionate Hawkeye fan. In recognition of a $5 million leadership gift from Mary Lee Nagle Duda (61BA) of Dallas, and pending approval from the Iowa Board of Regents, the University of Iowa Department of Intercollegiate Athletics new facility will be named the Nagle-Duda Gymnastics & Spirit Squads Training Center.

Using a commercial oven and mixer in his home kitchen, Josh Smith, Custodial Training Specialist, has been spreading sugary joy to UI staff for years. His cookies have been the stuff of legend in FM for years, and now their fame has caught the attention of Iowa Now.

Watch the Daily Iowan TV feature, highlighting the vital work of the Facilities Management custodial team. The segment, starting at 9:38 in the video, provides a behind-the-scenes look at how this dedicated group ensures a safe, clean, and healthy environment for UI students and staff.

The city of Iowa City has begun planning to replace the Burlington Street bridge, which sees heavy traffic each day and serves as a connection between the east and west sides of the UI campus. Preliminary work has already begun, with construction expected to begin in 2028 or 2029. Read this story from The Gazette to learn more.

The UI has received a gold rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education’s Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and Rating System. The self-reporting framework looks at universities’ sustainability performance in multiple categories, from curriculum to operations. Read more about the UI’s work toward sustainability goals.

The UI has several facilities projects — all of which are on time and on budget — related to the new patient care tower on UI Health Care’s university campus, as well as new construction and renovation work for Hawkeye athletics teams. View this photo gallery to see up-to-date information on where all these projects stand.

The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to acquire the remaining 45% of the Old Capitol Town Center in downtown Iowa City, which it currently partially owns at 55%. The board is set to review this proposal during its November meeting, with the university notifying the mall’s ownership group of its intention to purchase the rest of the property for $20.6 million, contingent upon board approval.