Therapeutic Recreation at The University of Iowa

A big thanks to Iowa Farm Sanctuary (Dr. Manak and Kevin) for supporting students in our AAI course today with a visit and tour. We had a great time and learned so much about the animals and humane care and education.

We aren’t foolin’ this April 1st! It’s Wish List Wednesday for the TRCL Academic Program. If you missed One Day For Iowa, it’s not too late to support our program. We are getting ready to move to a new building and need supplies for special events and activities. Check out our Amazon Wish list for ways to support
https://www.amazon.com/registries/gl/guest-view/3CDF1Y30DJYJH?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_ggr-subnav-share_ZH854DQZDF8GVSAQ6D8E_1

Today is One Day for Iowa! Your $10 donation will help stock our supplies. Your $100 dollar donation will help sponsor a student to go to a conference. Your $1000 dollar donation will help give our students scholarships!

Https://1dayforiowa.org/trcla26

OneDayForIowa 2026 is tomorrow!! Please join us in some of the Facebook Challenges to support the Therapeutic Recreation and Child Life Academic Programs:
https://1day.uiowa.edu/s/1773/1day/19/interior.aspx?sid=1773&gid=2&pgid=601&appealcode=GD2614EGDAC&utm_source=MarketingCloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=GD2615+MARCH+23+Shaina+FA+Email&utm_content=social+challenges

🪩 Decades of Hawkeyes
Comment with your Hawkeye era on our official Facebook post, and celebrate the decades that have shaped Iowa.

Ten responses will be randomly selected, each earning $250 in bonus funding for a featured area of their choice.

💭 The University of Iowa: Hawkeye memories
Share one of your best Iowa moments on the University of Iowa’s official post.

Four responses will be randomly selected, each earning $500 in bonus funding for a featured area of their choice.

💛 President Wilson: Professor appreciation
Respond to President Wilson’s One Day for Iowa post by sharing about a professor who made a big impact on your life.

Two responses will be randomly selected, each earning $500 in bonus funding for a featured area of their choice.

here's a link to our program: https://1dayforiowa.org/trcla26

One Day for Iowa Giving Form

Show your support for the Therapeutic Recreation and Child Life Academic Program for OneDayForIowa on Wednesday, you can start donating today! Donations go to support our students for conferences, supplies for events and activities, and materials for the new play lab: https://1dayforiowa.org/trcla26

The Paralympic’s opening ceremonies was March 6 and the games are through March 15! There are 6 Paralympic soorts: sled hockey, biathlon, alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, and wheelchair curling. is just one paralymian to watch! Kevin McKee is from Davenport and is a three time gold medalist in sled hockey!

The Inclusive Recreation students celebrated athletes, opening ceremony,and an adapted version of 3 of the winter Olympic games. 🇺🇸

Save the date: OneDayForIowa is coming March 25, 2026. Our program is raising funds for our students and therapeutic resources.

We are excited to use our funds to support students attending conferences, field trips, and purchasing supplies for activities with local agencies for both programs in Therapeutic Recreation and Child Life.
https://1dayforiowa.org/trcla26

https://events.uiowa.edu/event/36335

Former Poster Child by Grace Nelson is a theatrically staged performance with accessibility at its core. Directed by Jason Vernon, as his Social Justice and the Performing Arts capstone project, this new work is an intentional and innovative experiment of form, reimagining the traditional theatre model and centering disabled stories for disabled audiences.

In this humorous “one woman” show, we invoke the lifecycle and investigate what it means to be human. Consider this play a "living memoir" exploring personal storytelling and discussing the mundane moments of life. This piece is designed for all audiences, with ASL interpretation, Audio Description, live captioning, and an accessible venue. Free event

Thursday, March 12, 2026
07:00 PM
The James Theater
213 North Gilbert Street, Iowa City, IA, 52245, United States

Students in TRSA spent time today making kindness cards for the upcoming Disability Film Festival 💌✨😀

We are Dementia Friends! Thank you to Lindsey Reed and Kam Meyer from for teaching us effective strategies when interacting with people with dementia. A few takeaways:
1. Be patient
2. Approach and interact from the front as vision can be affected
3. Connect vs correct. ‘Let me show you’