The board that governs Iowa’s three state-supported universities has shortened its name and released a new logo.
A state government realignment law took effect July 1. It shifted the Iowa School for the Deaf and Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired to be part of the Iowa Department of Education. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, which previously managed those two organizations, is now to be known as the Iowa Board of Regents.
The board’s new logo includes this line: “Governing Iowa’s Public Universities.” A news release from the Iowa Board of Regents describes the new logo and tagline as “fresh, simplified (and)… a future-focused look for the Board of Regents’ brand.”
On July 18, Governor Reynolds unveiled a new logo and slogan for Interstate welcome signs and state agency websites. The Iowa Board of Regents has created its own branding and a spokesman for the board says the logo was “designed internally.”
According to the board’s website, the 1909 Iowa General Assembly created a board to govern the three state universities in Ames, Cedar Falls and Iowa City, which are known today as Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Iowa. It was called the State Board of Education until 1955, when it was renamed the Board of Regents.