Guests galore on campus this summer

Students, faculty and staff share campus in the summer with a variety of camps, conferences and competitions held at Iowa State facilities. Here's a list of summer events expected to draw 100 or more visitors to campus. Email inside@iastate.edu to suggest any additions we've missed.

Event

Date

Venues

Attendance

Midwest Big Data Summer School

May 20-23

Memorial Union

150

Special Olympics Iowa summer games

May 23-25

Various*

3,000

Transfer student orientation

May 24, July 1

Various*

200 students, 250 guests

Freshman orientation

May 29-June 28

Various*

5,400 students, 9,300 guests

Iowa Simmental Assoc. Jr. Field Day June 1-2 Hansen Ag Center 100
Iowa Association of Business and Industry conference June 4-6 Hilton Coliseum 600
League of Women Voters state convention June 7-8 Alumni Center 100

Iowa Sheep and Wool Festival

June 14-16

Hansen Ag Center

2,000

USA Track and Field Iowa state meet

June 15-16

Cyclone Sports Complex

1,000

USA Hockey 14U camp

June 16-21

Ice Arena*

150

Insuring Iowa's Agriculture conference

June 18

Scheman Building

300

Cyclone Gymnastics Cardinal camp

June 22-25

Beyer Hall*

100

National Cheer Association camp

June 23-26

Beyer and State Gym*

320

Iowa Reading Association conference

June 25-26

Scheman Building

600

Iowa 4-H Youth Conference

June 25-27

Various*

650

Cyclone Gymnastics Gold camp

June 26-29

Beyer Hall*

100

Iowa Swine Day June 27 Scheman Building 500

Universal Dance Association camp

July 6-9

State Gym*

100

Kevin Dresser Skills and Drills wrestling camp

July 7-10

Lied Rec Center*

100

National Dance Alliance camp

July 9-13

State Gym*

130

USA Track and Field Masters Outdoors Championships

July 11-14

Cyclone Sports Complex

1,500

Summer Iowa Games

July 13-14, 19-21, 26-28

Various

14,500

Cyclone Volleyball All Skills Gold camp July 16-18 Lied Rec Center* 290

Custodian Maintenance School

July 22-26

Scheman Building

100

Kevin Dresser team wrestling camp July 24-27 Lied Rec Center* 450

Ag and Food HR Roundtable

July 29-Aug. 1

Various

200

*Events also using residence halls.