The public is invited to attend a special event Thursday, May 2 at the Briggs Woods Conference Center from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The gathering marks the final event in the year-long partnership between the City of Webster City and the University of Iowa.

It was in March 2018 that the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities at the University of Iowa announced Webster City would be its next community partner. For the IISC partnership, Webster City proposed strategic planning, arts and culture projects, marketing, park design and planning, and many others. IISC worked with faculty, students and staff across multiple colleges and departments at the University of Iowa to facilitate the community engagement projects, which address issues and challenges identified by the community.

The event Thursday will allow community members to learn about the projects that have been going on all year, including:

• Parks and Rec Master Plan – Urban and Regional Planning

• Downtown Plan – Urban and Regional Planning

• Webster City mini-documentaries – Cinema

• Boone Forks Regional Marketing Plan – Marketing Institute

• Upper Story Window Murals – Art

• Solar Sculpture – Art

• Spanish translation/services -Translation

• Outdoor Amphitheater – Civil Engineering

• Boone River: portage at City Park – Civil Engineering

• White Fox Creek Bridge Design – Civil Engineering

• Elks Club Design and Engineering – Civil Engineering

• Parks and Rec Promotion – Sports and Rec Management

• ICIGO (Geography) – Wayfinding, GIS mapping, Story mapping, Drone

• Webster City – Interpretive Plan and Exhibit for Kendall Young Library

• Community Impact Investing – Law Clinic

• Promoting the literary history & KYL – Museum Studies

• Wetlands Design – Civil Engineering

• All Cultures Equal Grant Assistance – Non-Profit Organizational Effectiveness

• Kendall Young Library – Archiving – Library & Info Science

The schedule for the evening is as follows:

5 p.m. – Van Diest Supply Room – Welcome and opening remarks from Associate Provost of Outreach and Engagement, Linda Snetselaar.

5:30 p.m. – Bowden Room, Prairie Room, Peterson Board Room – Presentations from Civil Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, and Law Clinic Students.

• 6:30 pm – Van Diest Supply Room – Final thanks and recognition.