Iowa Law Events
BMindful Holy Days: Pascha (Orthodox Christianity)
Sunday, May 5, 2024 (all day)
University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events.
BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith—days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to...
Spring 2024 Exams
Monday, May 6 to Thursday, May 9, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Spring 2024 Exams
Tuesday, May 7 to Thursday, May 9, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Spring 2024 Exams
Wednesday, May 8 to Thursday, May 9, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Second Looks for Second Chances: State and Federal Mechanisms for Decarceration
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual
This webinar will discuss second-look mechanisms under both Iowa and federal law and consider how and why we need these “sentencing safety valves” to help ameliorate over-incarceration and protect the rights of people in custody. Panelists will discuss the increasingly robust ability to revisit previously imposed sentences in the federal system, and contrast federal practices to the barriers that incarcerated Iowans face in having their terms of imprisonment reevaluated in light of changing...
Spring 2024 Exams
Thursday, May 9, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Medical Campus Graduation Celebration
Thursday, May 9, 2024 11:00am to 1:00pm
Graduating students are invited to stop by the UI Center for Advancement tent for free professional photos, alumni swag, and more.
This event is weather permitting.
2024 Senior Banquet
Thursday, May 9, 2024 6:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
Dean Kevin Washburn cordially invites you to attend the 2024 Senior Banquet. Highlights will include presentation of awards to selected members of the graduating class and addresses from our student-selected speakers, Professor Joseph Yockey and Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management Collins Byrd.
The senior banquet will be held Thursday, May 9, 2024 at the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge. The social hour will last from 6-7 p.m. with the dinner buffet following at 7 p.m.
College of Law Commencement Ceremony
Friday, May 10, 2024 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Doors will open one hour prior to ceremony start; please check back for additional information.
Pictures on the Pentacrest
Friday, May 10, 2024 2:00pm to 5:00pm
University of Iowa Pentacrest
Graduating students are invited to stop by the UI Center for Advancement tent for free professional photos, alumni swag, and more.
This event is weather permitting.
Pictures on the Pentacrest
Saturday, May 11, 2024 11:00am to 3:00pm
University of Iowa Pentacrest
Graduating students are invited to stop by the UI Center for Advancement tent for free professional photos, alumni swag, and more.
This event is weather permitting.
First Day of May Intersession Courses
Monday, May 13, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Last Day of May Intersession Courses
Friday, May 17, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Memorial Day (No classes)
Monday, May 27, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
BMindful Holy Days: Eid al-Adha (Islam)
Sunday, June 16 8:43pm to Monday, June 17, 2024 8:43pm
University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events.
BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith—days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to...
Barrier Breakers Virtual Law Fair
Saturday, June 22, 2024 12:30pm to 3:30pm
Iowa State University
Meet with admissions representatives at an event for prospective law students.
Independence Day (No classes)
Thursday, July 4, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
4th Annual BioBlitz at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory
Saturday, July 13, 2024 9:00am to 12:00pm
Ashton Cross Country Course
Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 4th Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the fourth data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural History. Registration is required + free. Sign up link is here: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bduk9LKkk5nSZls
Supreme Court Day 2024
Friday, September 6, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
The University of Iowa College of Law will celebrate Supreme Court Day, the College’s oldest tradition, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. The event commemorates National Constitution Day.
Schedule TBD. The Iowa Supreme Court justices will hear student oral arguments in a moot case matching the top 3L advocates from last spring’s Van Oosterhout and Baskerville competitions, in addition to hearing public oral arguments.
On Friday evening, Iowa Supreme Court Justices will join law students and faculty...
Journal of Corporation Law's 50th Anniversary Symposium
Friday, September 13, 2024 7:00am to 4:00pm
Boyd Law Building
Join the Journal of Corporation Law in Levitt Auditorium on Sept. 13 for a virtual screening of their Fiftieth Anniversary Symposium taking place in New York City! As the nation's oldest student-published corporate law journal, this historic symposium will feature four panels with 16 renowned scholars throughout the day, along with a keynote speech from Vice Chancellor Travis Laster of the Delaware Court of Chancery from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. CT. JCL will provide lunch in Levitt at 12:45 p.m. CT...
HBCU Pre-Law Expo
Saturday, September 28, 2024 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Iowa State University
Meet with admissions representatives at an event for prospective law students.
Explore Iowa Law
Saturday, October 19, 2024 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Explore Iowa Law
Saturday, February 15, 2025 (all day)
Boyd Law Building
Admitted Students Weekend
Friday, March 7 to Saturday, March 8, 2025 (all day)
Boyd Law Building