Summer guests on campus
May 29, 2025
Author: Jeff Budlong
It's summertime and campus will buzz with activities, conferences and camps. Inside compiled a list of events with an anticipated attendance of 100+ guests using ISU facilities. If you don't see your event or know of an event we missed, email inside@iastate.edu.
| Event | Date | Venues | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil Management and Land Valuation Conference | May 21 | Scheman Building | 300 |
| CoSMiC Space Mining Competition | May 21-24 | Various | 240 |
| Special Olympics | May 22-24 | Various* | 3,000 |
| Student Steel Bridge Competition national finals | May 30-31 | Lied Recreation Center | 800 |
| Transfer Student Orientation | May 30, July 2 | Various* |
650 students, 650 guests |
| Cyclone Football Camp (multiple) | June 1-19 | Bergstrom Football Complex | 1,000 total |
| First-Year Student Orientation |
June 2- July 1 |
Various* |
5,000 students, 7,100 guests |
| Girls State Soccer Tournament | June 2-7 | Various | 2,500 |
| Conference on Predictive Inference in Sports | June 4-5 | Alumni Center | 150 |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: Elite | June 12 | Lied Recreation Center | 150 |
| Cyclone Marching Academy Camp | June 13-14 | Simon Estes Music Hall | 200 |
| USA Track and Field State Meet | June 14-15 | Cyclone Sports Complex | 1,000 |
| USA Hockey 14U Camp | June 15-20 | ISU Ice Arena* | 120 |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: Hitter | June 15 | Lied Recreation Center | 150 |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: Serving Camp | June 15 | Lied Recreation Center | 150 |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: Junior Cyclone | June 17-20 | Lied Recreation Center | 150 |
| Dance Vision Spring Recital | June 19-22 | Stephens Audiotrium |
400 students, 3,000 guests |
| National Cheerleaders Association Camp | June 23-25 | State Gym* | 225 |
| Iowa 4-H Conference | June 24-26 | Various* | 350 children |
| Conference: Iowa Swine Day | June 26 | Fisher Theater | 500 |
| National Dance Associaiton Camp | July 6-9 | State Gym* | 200 |
| July 7-13 | Stephens Auditorium | 2,000 | |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: Libero | July 9 | Lied Recreation Center | 125 |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: Serving Camp | July 9 | Lied Recreation Center | 150 |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: Setters | July 10 | Lied Recreation Center | 125 |
| USA Track and Field Regional Meet | July 10-13 | Cyclone Sports Complex | 2,500 |
| Iowa Summer Games | July 11-20 | Various | 8,000 |
| ISU Volleyball Camp: All Skills Gold | July 15-17 | Lied Recreation Center | 100 |
| National Senior Games Track and Field |
July 26- Aug. 3 |
Cyclone Sports Complex | 2,000 |
| North American Solid State Chemistry Conference | July 28-31 | Various* | 150 |
| Graduate Orientation | Aug. 1-30 | Student Innovation Center | 450 |
| Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop | Aug. 4-6 | Alumni Center | 150 |
| Great Plains Catalysis Symposium | Aug. 22 | Howe Hall | 125 |
*Participants will use ISU residence halls.