Staff Council continued its annual tradition of volunteering at the UI Booth at the Iowa State Fair, reminding Iowans of the dedicated staff that help power the University of Iowa.  

Staff Council members passed out swag, rolled thousands of Iowa Football posters, and answered questions from some of the thousands of fairgoers passing by the booth in the southwest corner of the Varied Industries Building.  

Fairgoers can stop by the booth to speak to an admissions counselor, pick up a football poster, and celebrate the Hawkeyes. 

Despite the heat and multiple days of rain, this year’s state fair welcomed 1,160,121 fairgoers, making it the third-highest in fair history. The State Fair was held Aug. 7-17 at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.  

Thank you to Staff Council members who volunteered, including Amanda Bibb, Laura Croteau-Lopez, Andrew Holland, James Jorris, Sam Mitchell and Ashley Peters. They helped staff the UI Booth on August 14 and August 16. The UI Booth was open 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day of the fair.