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Bestselling author Amy Tan will give the commencement address on May 20, 2019 in a ceremony capping a weekend of events showcasing and celebrating the achievements of our graduates.

This year’s annual Bachelor of Arts Exhibition (BAX), which showcases third- and fourth-year student’s studio art pieces, marks the 20th spring that Faulconer Gallery has hosted student artwork.

Student Mental Health Task Force has suggested near-term steps to help address student mental health needs, while also researching and developing more comprehensive long-range recommendations. Read the complete report of the Student Mental Health Task Force and share any immediate comments about the report or the task force’s work via a Student Mental Health Task Force Qualtrics form.

What: Break Open the Vault
When: 8-9 pm, May 2, 2019
Where: Special Collections, Burling Library basement

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Camille Hall ’19 has been selected to receive the 2019 Global Scholars Fellowship. The fellow is granted up to $30,000 for one year of study or research in at least three sites internationally.

Adam Dalton ’16 becomes second openly gay male-identified athlete to qualify for Olympic marathon trials.

Professor Hamza Zafer of the University of Washington in Seattle will discuss “Safiyya, daughter of Aaron: Muhammad’s Jewish Wife in Early Muslim Historiography” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Rosenfield Center, Room 101.

Jochen Autschbach will provide a personal perspective on why chemistry deserves a central place in science, and provide some important, some entertaining, and some curious facts at 11 a.m. April 30, 2019.

Dartanyan “Dart” Brown, one of the most celebrated musicians in Iowa history, will present a free concert of jazz, electronic/experimental and American roots music.