John Dickens is a second-year student at the University of Iowa studying Political Science and Public Health. John joined student government in Fall of 2019 as a first-year senator and will serve as the Director of Governmental Relations for the 2020-21 school year.

ORG TIP$ Partnership with Late Night Programming events:Undergraduate Student Government and Late Night Programs have partnered to provide additional well-being and harm reduction options for student organizations through the Org TIP$ incentive program. These trainings provide a leadership development lens to harm reduction topics.

On July 9, 2020, ABTS drafted a joint response to the recent ICE regulations for international college students. View the statement here: ABTS ICE Response

Joint Statement from Student Leaders on the Iowa Legislature’s Decision to Cut Funding for Higher Education: The Iowa Legislature’s decision to cut $8 million in important funding for higher education at a time when students and their families are struggling with a once-in-a-generation economic crisis is short-sighted and deeply disappointing.

The University of Iowa Undergraduate Student Government is committed to enhancing the student experience on campus. By challenging ourselves and the University we seek to ensure a student-centered environment through education and advocacy. USG's Year-End Report chronicles the accomplishments and details over the fall and spring semesters.

As the Finance Committee chair for University of Iowa Student Government, I feel a responsibility to clarify some inaccuracies in a Daily Iowan article, “UISG decrease in contingency funds limits student organization funding,” and how it described UISG’s funding process.

In recent months, several marketing campaigns have commodified at-home sexual assault kits under the guise of empowering victims/survivors. We acknowledge that it is important for victims/survivors to feel empowered in their choice to either utilize or not utilize any number of formal reporting, counseling, and/or medical options.

The University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) is proud to host the third annual “I’m the First” First-Generation Summit! This summit fulfills our long-standing goal of celebrating diversity and supporting our first-generation (first-gen) students.

The University of Iowa Student Government was excited to welcome internationally renowned climate activist Greta Thunberg to Iowa City. Greta has reminded political leaders of their moral responsibility to fight climate change.

UISG is excited to release the second annual Renter’s Guide. This guide incorporates data taken from an extensive survey that evaluated off-campus renters on their perceived level of service and quality they received from their landlord or property manager over the last year.