Bill Moves Forward to Study Possible Return of VEISHEA at ISU

Bill moves forward to study possible return of VEISHEA at ISU

An Iowa House subcommittee advanced a bill directing a study on whether VEISHEA, once discontinued at Iowa State, could or should be revived.

Bill would explore possible reinstatement of VEISHEA at Iowa State University

Legislation to have the Iowa Board of Regents study the possibility of bringing back an Iowa State University event with a history of disruption moved out of an Iowa House subcommittee Thursday.

Bill calls for study of restarting ISU’s VEISHEA celebrations

A bill that’s cleared an Iowa House subcommittee would have the board that governs the state universities study whether a springtime event at Iowa State University should be revived. The annual VEISHEA celebrations began in April of 1922 and featured parades and events in each of ISU’s colleges. Off-campus riots between 1988 and 2014 prompted […]

Iowa House advances bill on considering the reinstatement of VEISHEA

The Iowa House Higher Education Subcommittee has voted to advance a bill that would require the Iowa State Board of Regents to consider reinstating VEISHEA.

Iowa House bill proposes study on reviving Iowa State's historic VEISHEA celebration

A bill introduced in the Iowa House would direct the State Board of Regents to study whether to reinstate VEISHEA, the longtime university-wide celebration at I

Could/should VEISHEA be restarted at Iowa State?

(Radio Iowa) – A bill that’s cleared an Iowa House subcommittee would have the board that governs the state universities study whether a springtime event at Iowa State University should be revived. The annual VEISHEA celebration began in April of 1922 and featured parades and events in each of I-S-U’s colleges. Off-campus riots between 1988 and 2014 prompted Iowa State officials to permanently cancel VEISHEA. Representative Ross Wilburn, a Democ…