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UI event marks flood recovery for arts campus
IOWA CITY - The University of Iowa will mark the start of construction on several building replacement projects that are part of recovery from the 2008 flood with an event Friday on the UI Pentacrest.
"Arts and Minds: A Celebration of Partnership" will open with a performance by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and feature remarks from government officials, university leaders and UI faculty, staff and students. Performances, exhibits and a reception will follow on the Pentacrest and in the Old Capitol.
State Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter, state Sen. Bob Dvorsky and state Rep. Vicki Lensing will be among those taking part in the event. The program begins at 3:30 p.m.
Site work is underway on three new replacement facilities: Hancher Auditorium, the School of Music and the Art Building, with completion expected in 2016 for all three.
"State and federal leaders, including officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), have been instrumental in helping us establish a shared vision for a revitalized arts campus," President Sally Mason said in a statement.
The University of Iowa has built HESCO flood walls along the river in preparation for higher water this week. At right, he Iowa Advanced Technology Labs (top) and the Iowa Memorial Union are on the east side of the river, and the arts campus is on the west side of the river, seen Sunday morning, June 2, 2013, in Iowa City. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)
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