Welcome!
Being part of the Hawkeye community is about more than just a new job. At Iowa, we thrive when we respect one another, collaborate across colleges and units, and create a place where everyone can do their best work. That's what makes the institution a great place to work and learn.
The University of Iowa will be the destination of first choice for talented students, faculty, and staff from wide ranging backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints, who will craft new chapters of exploration, discovery, creation, and engagement. Together, we will advance the university’s standing as one of the most distinguished public flagship universities in the country.
As members of the university community, each of us helps create an environment where faculty, staff, and students can learn, work, explore, discover, create, and engage. This requires:
- Treating all UI community members and visitors with respect
- Modeling ethical behavior and professionalism in every aspect of our work
- Fostering a welcoming and respectful workplace while appreciating personal differences
- Celebrating individual and team contributions and achievements
The university expects all faculty, staff, and students to meet standards of behavior grounded in UI values, including commitment to academic freedom and free speech. An academic institution has a duty to provide a forum in which differences of opinion are actively encouraged and facilitated, and where opinions and deeply held beliefs are challenged and debated.
University of Iowa and UI Health Care Core Values
Core Values
Our core values frame both who we are and who we aspire to be as a university community. As we plan, set priorities, and make daily decisions about how to carry out our mission, we are guided by these interdependent commitments.
"We Care" Values
University of Iowa Health Care defines its core values through its "We Care" values, which are: welcoming, excellence, collaboration, accountability, respect, and empowerment.
Get involved
Community grows when you participate. Explore staff and faculty organizations, recognition programs, campus events, and volunteer opportunities across the Hawkeye community.
Key Policies
University policies help ensure we all share a foundation of fairness, respect, ethical behavior, and safety. The UI Policy Manual, which is regularly updated, is the best source to find current information. Every year, the university sends out policy reminders to faculty, staff, and students, highlighting important requirements that support a safe, fair, and welcoming campus.
By understanding and following these policies, you'll be well on your way to success:
Key Policies
Anti-Harassment
Prohibits severe, persistent, or pervasive conduct that interferes with work, education, on-campus living, or participation in university activities. Establishes formal and informal complaint, investigation, and disciplinary options.
Anti-Retaliation
Protects people who make good-faith reports of university-related misconduct from retaliatory action.
Conflicts of Commitment and Interest
Provides expectations and procedures to ensure that conflicts of interest (financial) and commitment (effort) are avoided whenever possible, or otherwise disclosed and managed.
Conflict of Interest in Employment (Nepotism)
Defines workplace conflicts of interest due to personal relationships between individuals in a supervisory relationship and establishes the process for disclosure and management of such situations.
Ethics and Responsibilities for UI Staff
Establishes ethical standards for staff members, including professional conduct, fairness, civility, compliance, information and data management, and stewardship.
Human Rights
Prohibits differences in treatment based on protected classifications and establishes options for discrimination complaints, sanctions, and appeals.
Iowa Code 261J (Restricting DEI at Public Institutions)
Iowa Code Chapter 261J, enacted through Senate File 2435, is a state law that restricts the establishment, funding, and operation of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices and related activities at public institutions of higher education in Iowa, including the University of Iowa.
Professional Ethics and Academic Responsibilities
Describes responsibilities to students, scholarship, colleagues, the institution, and community.
Sexual Harassment and Sexual Misconduct
Prohibits unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature in the workplace and in the academic environment, and establishes procedures for reporting harassment and resolving allegations.
Violence
Prohibits acts and threats of violence, including physical or sexual assault, threats of assault, threats with a weapon, domestic/dating violence, stalking, property damage, and violent conduct prohibited by Iowa law.
If you need help or have a concern
Start with your local HR representative or your supervisor. They can connect you to the right university office and resources.