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99%Of Our Students Receive Financial Aid

University of Dubuque's Transfer Pathway for Iowa Community College Graduates

At the University of Dubuque, we're committed to helping students from Iowa's community colleges complete their undergraduate degrees with direction, affordability, and efficiency.

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UD Pursues Opening the First New Medical School in Iowa in Over 125 Years

The University of Dubuque is officially moving forward with the required approvals and programmatic accreditation process to open a four-year medical school. In recognition of a $60 million gift from John (DHL'17) and Alice (DHL'17) Butler - one of the largest donations to UD in its 172-year history - the new college will be named after the Butler family.

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University of Dubuque Joins the LearningWell Coalition, Advancing a Campus-Wide Culture of Character and Purpose

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University of Dubuque Organist Charles Barland to Hold Faculty Organ Recital

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Jan 9 - Jan 9 Spring Spartan Start

8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. University of Dubuque

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Jan 15 - Jan 15 Devised Theatre Challenge! Performance

7:00 p.m. Babka Theatre, Heritage Center

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Jan 16 - Jan 16 High School Honor Band Concert

7:00 p.m. John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center

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Jan 25 - Jan 25 Charles Barland Faculty Organ Recital

3:00 p.m. John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center

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The Chlapaty Center for Innovation

During the Momentum Campaign launch on Thursday, October 2, another transformational investment was announced. The Chlapaty Center for Innovation will be a dynamic interdisciplinary hub that encourages hands-on, experiential learning across disciplines such health and medical sciences, aviation, business, communication, computer science, digital art and design, and fine arts.

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Spartans of UDDick Koos

Dick Koos (C'57) played a critical role with NASA in the Apollo 11 mission as a simulation supervisor. With less than two weeks before Apollo 11's famed launch to the moon, during a simulation exercise, he intentionally triggered a simulated computer code alarm that had not been seen before by the Mission Control Center team. This simulation would later prove to be valuable as the same alarm went off during the actual landing mission. After 38 years working for NASA, he retired in 1998.

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