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University of Iowa
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- Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
- Telephone Numbers: 319-335-3500
- Official Website: [1]
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- History & Memorable Moments
The University of Iowa was originally named the State University of Iowa, and this remains the institution's legal name. The State University of Iowa was founded February 25, 1847 as Iowa's first public institution of higher learning, only 59 days after Iowa became a state. Despite its legal name, it is not to be confused with Iowa State University. [1]
The first faculty offered instruction at the University in March 1855 to students in the Old Mechanics Building, situated where Seashore Hall is now. In September 1855, the student body numbered 124, of which, 41 were women. The 1856-57 catalogue listed nine departments offering Ancient Language, Modern Language, Intellectual Philosophy, Moral Philosophy, History, Natural History, Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Chemistry. [1]
The original campus was composed of the Iowa Old Capitol Building and the 10 acres of land on which it stood. Following the placing of the cornerstone July 4, 1840, the building housed the Fifth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Iowa (December 5, 1842) and then became the first capitol of the State of Iowa (December 28, 1846). Until that date it had been the third capitol of the Territory of Iowa. When the capitol of Iowa was moved to Des Moines in 1857, Old Capitol became the first permanent "home" of the University. [1]
In 1855, Iowa became the first public university in the United States to admit men and women on an equal basis. Additionally, the University was the world's first university to accept creative work in theater, writing, music, and art on an equal basis with academic research. [1]
The University was one of the first institutions in America to grant a law degree to a woman (Mary B. Hickey Wilkinson, 1873), to grant a law degree to an African American (G. Alexander Clark, 1879), and to put an African American on a varsity athletic squad (Carleton “Kinney” Holbrook, 1895)[1]. The university offered its first doctoral degree in 1898. [1]
Iowa established the first law school west of the Mississippi River, and was also the first to use television in education (1932) and pioneered the field of standardized testing. Additionally, Iowa was the first Big Ten institution to promote an African American to an administrative vice president’s position (Dr. Phillip Hubbard, promoted in 1966). [1]
On November 1, 1991, five employees of the University were killed and one student was critically injured when Gang Lu, a physics graduate student, went on a shooting rampage before committing suicide. It was rumored that the gunman was upset because he was denied an academic award. [1]
On April 13, 2006, a tornado struck the University and adjacent Iowa City, causing moderate damage throughout the campus and town. Despite the damage, injuries were relatively light in the area, although one person in a neighboring county was killed. [1]
In June of 2007, the school conducted interviews with four candidates for the office of President. On June 20, 2007 television station KCRG reported that Sally Mason had been selected as the next President at Iowa.[2] The Board of Regents later confirmed that Mason had been selected as the next President of Iowa. [1]
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