IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa says it is closing its downtown Chicago field office.
UI launched the Chicago Center in 2007 to increase its presence in one of its major feeder areas, but officials decided it could achieve many of the same goals without the physical location
UI associate provost for undergraduate education Beth Ingram said Thursday that closing the center will save about $36,000 a year in lease costs. Ingram said lease expires on at the end of the month and UI will not renew it.
The center was opened as a three-year experiment to help with recruiting and connecting alumni with job opportunity in that area. About one-third of UI students come from the Chicago area.
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Information from: Iowa City Press-Citizen, http://www.press-citizen.com/
UI launched the Chicago Center in 2007 to increase its presence in one of its major feeder areas, but officials decided it could achieve many of the same goals without the physical location
UI associate provost for undergraduate education Beth Ingram said Thursday that closing the center will save about $36,000 a year in lease costs. Ingram said lease expires on at the end of the month and UI will not renew it.
The center was opened as a three-year experiment to help with recruiting and connecting alumni with job opportunity in that area. About one-third of UI students come from the Chicago area.
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Information from: Iowa City Press-Citizen, http://www.press-citizen.com/
