The University of Iowa Lecture Committee
Policy on Sponsorship

The University of Iowa Lecture Committee serves to organize a series of prominent guest lecturers with the mission of enhancing the learning environment and providing unique and thought-provoking experiences for the UI community through interactions with leaders in contemporary social thought.

Click here to download Sponsorship Policy form

There are two possibilities for collaboration with the University of Iowa Lecture Committee (ULC).

  • The “Call for Lecturers” is a chance to share your ideas for great speakers with the committee, which would then potentially pursue the idea and produce the lecture.
  • “Co-Sponsorship” is a request for partial funding (no more than 50% of the total event budget per organization per fiscal year) of a lecture in which ULC is not the primary producer of the event.

Some of the application criteria are that the event is free and open to the public, places an emphasis on student involvement, allows for access to the speaker (i.e. a question and answer session), and follows all University of Iowa policies. Applications are due at least four calendar weeks (excluding University holidays) before the scheduled event. This is not a guarantee for funding. Final approval is at the discretion of ULC.

CALL FOR LECTURERS
An ongoing chance for students, faculty, staff, departments, student organizations, and non-university entities to propose speakers for ULC to pursue and bring in as a part of their regular lecture series. Please note: If prior contact has been made with the agent or other representative of the potential speaker, particularly regarding the honorarium, ULC will not pursue the speaker as a part of its regular lecture series. Applications available via the ULC website (lectures.uiowa.edu) or the Office of Student Life (145 Iowa Memorial Union)

(Click here to download Call for Lectures form)

CO-SPONSORSHIP
The Lecture Committee is not currently accepting co-sponsorship applications. We apologize for the inconvenience, and urge you to submit your ideas via the Call for Lecturers (see above). Please watch this website for further updates.