News and College Life

Yoga on our Campus Green, hosted by the rec center.

Iowa State University President and staff celebrate the opening of the newest building on campus during a ribbon-cutting ceremony. This photograph captures the moment the ribbon is cut, marking the building’s official opening.

Iowa State’s mascot leads the way as the Cyclone Marching Band performs on campus.

A senior-level education class visited the Daniel Boone Regional Library in September.

This photo was taken at the Counseling Center's tabling event for Suicide Prevention Month.

Suicide is one of the most common causes of death for college students. According to the Journal of Affective Disorders, nationally 1,000 students die by suicide each year and 12% of students consider suicide during their time in college.

This year the Counseling Center, along with their partners across campus, are trying to Change the Narrative on suicide by encouraging everyone to have honest conversations about mental health.

An inflatable obstacle course rented for a student Greek Life life event, turned into a slip-and-slide as it poured all evening.

During the university's Greek Life recruitment event, it poured. Complete saturation! One organization has a curved wall that people are challenged to climb, but on this night it became a podium to cheer on Epsilon Zeta Chi from the best view in the field.

Every fall semester our Campus Recreation hosts Oozeball a long standing campus tradition where students play in a volleyball tournament in the mud. It is a great intramural equalizer for the students since they have limited mobility in the mud and the volleyball itself is extremely slick. We get some great photographs of our students engaging in campus life in a not so serious environment.

Alexis Poff ’30 gets kisses from Chase, the canine parter of Groton Town Police Officer Heather McClelland, during the Camels Care student wellness festival Wednesday, September 30, 2026 in the Susan E. Lynch 1962 Room. 

Athens firefighters take a rest along the concourse of Sanford Stadium while participating in a memorial stair climb in remembrance of 9/11.