Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa and International Student Support and Engagement invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour.

ACCESS Support Group With Marie Adams, PhD and Student Disability Services Staff The ACCESS Support Group is designed to help students experiencing chronic physical and mental health concerns have a space to experience advocacy for co-occurring conditions and to help them establish skills and support on campus. Topics can include ways to better understanding a diagnosis, learn how to embrace and communicate with others about it, how to develop and maintain any accommodations plans, how to...

Designed for participants who have attended the Developing Your Intercultural Insight session and completed the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). Participants in this advanced session will revisit the IDI by discussing real world applications. Participants should attend the session prepared for in-depth discussions about the IDI and its application. Participants who completed the IDI in a previous semester will have the opportunity to complete the IDI again and sign-up to attend a follow-up 1 hour meeting with a trained IDI facilitator to discuss their intercultural growth.

This talk will delve into Indigenous healing processes that emphasize interconnectedness. Sessions will explore the compatibility of individuals with others, the spiritual world, and the social structure. The holistic approach to health will be highlighted, showcasing how Indigenous health interventions address individual care and encompass activities aimed at restoring social and spiritual balance.

Do you have general inquiries about studying abroad? UI Study Abroad staff are at the ready to help you plan the experience of a lifetime. Study Abroad offers weekly Open Advising hours every Monday and Thursday so you can get your questions answered quickly.

The South Asian Studies Program, an International Programs affinity group, the UI Department of Anthropology, and Grinnell College invite you to "Graphic Politics in Eastern India: Script and the Quest for Autonomy," a talk by Nishaant Choksi, on Thursday, April 13, from 10 - 11:15 a.m. (CDT), via Zoom.

Join the libraries of Johnson County for the latest Local Libraries LIT author event featuring Virginia Sole-Smith. This is a free virtual event, with registration required. As a journalist, Virginia Sole-Smith has reported from kitchen tables and grocery stores, graduated from beauty school, and gone swimming in a mermaid’s tail. Virginia’s latest book, Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture, investigates how the “war on childhood obesity” has caused kids of all ages to absorb a daily...

ADHD Support Group With Molly Rathe, LMHC Description: The ADHD Support Group is for students with ADHD to connect and talk about resources, tips/tricks/advice about managing ADHD, and share experiences of navigating college and relationships with ADHD. All ages, races, genders, and majors are welcome as a variety of identities help students connect across diverse experiences and perspectives. Students are welcome to participate as often as they would like—weekly or only during weeks that are...

Join the Latino Native American Cultural Center and Meskwaki RISE for an insightful screening of episode one of the docuseries Murder in Big Horn!

This late-night program will be one during which students will be exposed to Asian Night Markets, a popular Asian cultural activity hosted in cities primarily in Asia but now throughout major cities in the world. The purpose of a night market is to boost the economy, allow leisurely strolling and eating, and gain exposure to different countries traditions through food and activities. Our night market will be hosted to allow organizations a chance to share their cultures through food, activities, and information.

28th Annual University of Iowa Powwow - Saturday, April 20, 2024 Doors open at 11 a.m., Grand Entries at 12:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Johnson County Fair Grounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Iowa City, IA 52246 For more information, visit https://powwow.uiowa.edu

Sunday, April 21, The Human Library is hosting an event at the Iowa City Public Library from 1 to 5 p.m. You can come by in this timespan to borrow an open Book for a conversation about prejudices and diversity. The concept is simple; you show up at the library counter, where you receive guidance from the librarians on the topics we have available for lending. Once you have chosen which open Book you would like to talk to, you can sit and have an open conversation where every question on the topic is welcome. We look forward to seeing you and hope that we have an interesting afternoon.

Global Ties Iowa is hosting international visitors through the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program for a project titled "US Judicial System: Protecting Women and Children." They will be in the 4th Floor Student Lounge on Monday, April 22 from 11 a.m. to noon.

Do you have general inquiries about studying abroad? UI Study Abroad staff are at the ready to help you plan the experience of a lifetime. Study Abroad offers weekly Open Advising hours every Monday and Thursday so you can get your questions answered quickly.

BMindful is an initiative that seeks to meet the needs of diverse communities by providing event and conference planners with the dates of holy days of major religious faiths for five years into the future. By providing these dates in advance, BMindful seeks to help planners avoid those dates when scheduling events. BMindful does not include all religious holy days. It focuses on three major holy days for each faith—days when faith members may choose not to go to work or send their children to...