University of Iowa Prisons Projects Symposium

Incarcerated in Iowa: University of Iowa Prison Projects Symposium
University of Iowa – University Capitol Centre
Conference Center -- Second Floor
Saturday, September 6th, 2014
10 am - 5 pm

Seizing on the recent academic movement toward publicly engaged scholarship and a growing interest within the University of Iowa in our state’s prison system, Incarcerated in Iowa brings together professionals, volunteers, scholars, and students for a day of lectures and discussions linking the University community with the carceral community. The goal of this event is to create, develop, and reinforce the wide array of connections between these not-so-disparate communities. Participants range from seasoned prison volunteers, to scholars working within the justice system, to former inmate-students. Incarcerated in Iowa provides a meeting ground for all prison-related projects at the University, at whatever stage they may be—whether a long-established prison choir or the first stirrings of a research idea.

Through a daylong series of lectures, presentations, and break-out discussion sessions, we will explore Iowa prison-community partnerships in their current state and collaboratively design a roadmap for the future of these current and potential relationships.

Events will include:

• Opening remarks invoking public engagement by University of Iowa Professor Carolyn Colvin
• Lecture from Director of the Iowa Department of Corrections John Baldwin
• Presentations about an assortment of different prison-related University projects, including information on prison libraries, memory projects, and prison-related coursework by University faculty
• Brainstorming sessions about possible future projects, with guiding help from the day’s presenters and lecturers

About the Symposium

This event is free and open to the public. For information about parking, accessibility, and other location information, see the University Capitol Centre page. To learn more about the Incarcerated in Iowa conference, including up-to-the-minute updates about speakers and projects, visit the Incarcerated in Iowa Schedule or our Facebook page. You may also direct questions to incarceratediniowa@gmail.com.