Mecca Day was put on by the College of Engineers. The name Mecca derives from the first letters of the names of the engineerng departments: mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, and architectural. Mecca Day events included a parade highlighting…
Lakeside Laboratory, founded by Dr. Thomas Macbride in 1909, is a field station of Iowa's state universities and provides summer classes and research opportunities to college students.
East Hall, originally the University Hospital, was built in 1899 and is now called Seashore Hall. When the new General Hospital was built on the west campus in 1929, the older building became home to other University departments.
