The University of Iowa is seeking approval to remodel the historic Art Building, vacant since the 2008 flood, as the new home for the Graduate College. This move is part of a 10-year facilities master plan, allowing the Graduate College to leave Gilmore Hall and support the expansion of the Tippie College of Business. The project has a budget of $37 million, with completion expected by summer 2026.

Facilities Management was featured on Daily Iowan TV to discuss the University of Iowa’s natural environments, with special guests from Landscape Services, including Director Scott Gritsch, Manager Michael Weikamp, and Urban Forestry Supervisor Andy Dahl. The interview covers key landscape areas on campus, as well as award-winning gardens and trees.

Facilities Management launched a new page about the Facilities Renewal Plan called Strategic Building Stewardship. This innovative plan helps select projects for funding based on key institutional priorities. Learn more at the link!

A new adult patient care tower is one of several major projects aimed at transforming the University of Iowa Health Care’s ability to care for Iowans in future decades and generations. Here’s an update on several projects now underway on the west side of campus that will enable the tower to be built including the Newton Road connector project, Hawkeye Parking Ramp, Health Sciences Academic Building, and Water Tower.

The University of Iowa is beginning to plan for the construction of a new cancer-focused research building on the west side of campus that will provide the ability to perform state-of-the-art cancer-themed research and enhance existing collaborations among the UI’s health sciences colleges and programs. “Iowa has one of the fastest-growing rates of new cancers in the country,” says Denise Jamieson, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the Carver College of Medicine. “This project will allow UI Health Care to remain competitive in both recruitment and retention of world-class faculty, staff, and trainees.”

The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to begin work on three facilities projects at the board’s meeting Sept. 18–19. Projects include renovating the Performing Arts Annex, which will be the new home of the UI Department of Dance; updating the Iowa Bioscience Innovation Facility with new research and entrepreneurial lab space; and constructing the Utilities Services Building to increase efficiencies and consolidate space for facilities staff.

For patients needing orthopedic surgery, the North Liberty location will offer greater access and convenience, notes J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation.

The University of Iowa received approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to create more space for the growing Tippie College of Business on June 13, 2024.

Lupita Wombacher is the new custodial supervisor for the College of Public Health Building. In this role, Lupita supervises the staff who work diligently to maintain a physical environment that is clean, safe, and supports the college’s mission of learning, research, and community engagement. Thank you, Lupita, and welcome to your new role!

After years of planning, fundraising, and development, the University of Iowa wrestling programs have a new training center that complements their world-class competition home at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Coaches, athletes, administrators, fans, and donors will celebrate the dedication of the Goschke Family Wrestling Training Center on May 30. The 38,000-square-foot facility is the new training home of the Iowa men’s and women’s wrestling programs. The wrestling room on the south end of the building is connected by an underground tunnel to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, recognized as one of the best wrestling venues in the world.