The new business campus is being designed for the students in its programs, the faculty who teach them and pursue groundbreaking research, and the staff who support this essential work in myriad ways. But it will serve a much wider audience, too.
BUILT FOR ALUMNI
"I think about our Homecoming barbecues as one example of the ways that alumni can return to be enfolded in the heart of business. We also want this to be a space where alumni can bring their families, and where they can say, with pride, ‘Look at all the experiences you can have when you’re part of the Tippie community.’"
—Dean Amy Kristof-Brown
"HNI is excited for the opportunity to utilize the executive conference room for future off-site meetings, and I can imagine a lot of other businesses taking advantage of the space, too. There’s a powerful energy on the University of Iowa campus that can provide fresh perspective, spark innovation, and drive decisions."
—Jeff Lorenger (BBA87/JD91/MBA01), chairman, president, and CEO, HNI Corporation
BUILT FOR THE UNIVERSITY
The University of Iowa is known for Hawkeye football, its famous Writers’ Workshop, University of Iowa Health Care, and increasingly, the Tippie College of Business. The new business campus will help cement Tippie as one of the defining strengths of the university.
BUILT FOR IOWA BUSINESSES
Ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the #1 business school in Iowa, Tippie is continually responding to business community needs by training thousands of career-ready students for important industries across the state, including the booming entrepreneurial sector and insurance, which expects 50% of its workforce to retire by 2036.
“The guiding light behind the building expansion is to better prepare increasing numbers of undergraduates, so they have the professional, technical, and personal skills to make an immediate impact in local economies,”
—Kristof-Brown
BUILT FOR THE NATION
The statistics prove it: With a 97 percent job placement rate, Tippie punches above its weight. Iowa companies clamor for our graduates, and the new campus will help widen our reach, providing a vibrant hub for recruitment, collaboration, and innovation that reaches far beyond our state borders. Tippie graduates will be poised to lead some of the biggest and most influential companies in the country.
To learn more, visit foriowa.org/tippie
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This article appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Tippie Magazine.
Early conceptual design renderings by Neumann Monson Architects.