Dear Hawkeye Friend:

A year ago in the I-Club E-News, I wrote that one reason I was so eager to be the new University of Iowa Director of Athletics was because of the legendary loyalty and dedication of Iowa fans like you. That Hawkeye passion has certainly been confirmed.

From watching the Hawkeyes play in the beautifully renovated Kinnick Stadium to hiring Todd Lickliter as men’s basketball coach and Mark Hankins as men’s golf coach to watching the great success of the field hockey team and Mark Perry’s NCAA wrestling championship, it has been a tremendously exciting and fulfilling year.

UI athletics is made up of talented and committed student-athletes, first-rate coaches and staff—and you, the fans in black and gold who support your Hawkeyes every step of the way, including through financial contributions. Your I-Club gifts are vitally important to the UI’s athletic success and are heard by our student-athletes every bit as loudly as your cheers. Thank you!

I look forward to seeing many of you on September 1 at “Kinnick East” -- otherwise known as Soldier Field in Chicago -- when the Iowa football team plays Northern Illinois University and kicks off the UI’s 2007-2008 athletic season. If you can’t make it, I know you’ll be there in true Hawkeye spirit.

GO HAWKEYES!

Gary A. Barta
Director of Athletics

The Hawkeyes are Coming to Chicago on Labor Day Weekend

• On Friday, August 31, join Hawkeye fans at the official Hawkeye Huddle at Chicago’s Navy Pier, prior to the following day’s Iowa vs. Northern Illinois game at Soldier Field. The huddle is hosted by the National I-Club and UI Alumni Association and sponsored by GazetteOnline.com, KCRG-TV9, and Liberty Mutual.


• Kickoff for the Iowa vs. Northern Illinois game will be at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 1, at Soldier Field in Chicago. Cheer on the Hawkeyes at “Kinnick East!”


• Bravo Sports Marketing will also be hosting two events in the Chicago area. Visit their web site to learn more about the Pre-Cubs Hawk party and the Hawkeye Tailgate Rally.

Hawkeye Huddles
Hawkeye fans traveling to a 2007 away football game make plans to attend the free pre-game Hawkeye Huddles, sponsored by GazetteOnline.com, KCRG-TV9, and Liberty Mutual. See photos from previous Huddles.

Football Fall Kickoff Reception - September 8
Each fall, members of the I-Club at the Golden Hawk level and above are invited to the Fall Kickoff Reception. This year’s reception will be held on September 8, prior to the Hawkeyes’ first home game (against Syracuse University). Invitations are mailed in August.

Kinnick Society Dinner - October 12
This special event for I-Club members who contribute at the Kinnick Society level is held each fall at a surprise location, such as the basketball court in Carver-Hawkeye Arena or Kinnick Stadium. This year's dinner will be held Friday, October 12, the evening before the Illinois game. Invitations for qualifying contributors will be mailed in September.

A 50th Anniversary Gift for the Hawkeye Marching Band
Fifty years after playing in the Hawkeye Marching Band at the Rose Bowl, Judd Truax and his wife, Evie, have established a scholarship for the hardworking student musicians who do so much to pump up the Hawkeye spirit.

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