Guides
Research & Public Humanities
UI Research Resources
The University of Iowa is one of the country’s foremost public research institutions. From clinical trials to driving safety to manuscript studies, our scholars consistently push boundaries and publish game-changing research in their fields. Here is a sample of the unique research resources available to scholars and students at Iowa.
Public Humanities Resources & Programs
This guide was created by the Humanities Research Institute at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.
Planning & Publicity
Obermann's Guide to Publicizing Events
In supporting UI scholars and artists, the Obermann Center organizes dozens of events each year. We've learned a number of ways to build a lively, engaged audience, and we share those with you in this handy checklist designed for UI faculty, staff, and graduate students.
Updated 9/25/23
Arts & Humanities Symposium Planning Guide
We designed this guide to assist directors of Obermann Arts & Humanities Symposia with the planning of their events, but it may be helpful to others planning events of similar scale.
How to Post an Event on the Little Village Calendar
1. Click the "Add event" button in the top right corner of the online Little Village calendar.
2. Sign up for a new account and/or log in.
3. Again, click the “Add Event” button in the top right corner. Fill in all the pertinent fields and save. Note that submitted events must be approved by LV, so your event won’t appear online right away. It may take a week or more.
Sample Event Press Release for Area Newspapers
Sample Op Eds for Area Newspapers
- "Immigration Then and Now: From German Iowans to Today's Refugees" by Glenn Ehrstine, co-director of German Iowa & the Global Midwest (2016 Obermann Humanities Symposium); printed in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, 3/6/17
- "Uncovering Iowa's German legacy of language, gymnastics and beer" by H. Glenn Penny, co-director of German Iowa & the Global Midwest (2016 Obermann Humanities Symposium); printed in Little Village, 9/20/16
- "Iowa Has Deep German Roots" by H. Glenn Penny, co-director of German Iowa & the Global Midwest (2016 Obermann Humanities Symposium); printed in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, 9/21/16
- "Investigating Our Role in the 'Anthropocene'" by Tyler Priest, co-director of Energy Cultures in the Age of the Anthropocene (2015 Obermann Humanities Symposium); printed in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, 2/28/15
- "Attempting to Answer Anthropocene Questions" by Erica Damman and Barbara Eckstein, co-director of Energy Cultures in the Age of the Anthropocene (2015 Obermann Humanities Symposium); printed in the Iowa City Press-Citizen, 3/3/15
Project/Program Management
The Obermann "Sieve": A Project Decision Tool
This is a document we use when determining which supplementary activities and projects to support. We think it's a useful tool and invite you to use it, too (making adjustments for your own organization's mission and process, of course).