Starting Aug. 29, 2024, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour.

Starting Aug. 29, 2024, Life in Iowa, hosted by International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and International Student Support and Engagement (ISSE), invite international students and scholars at the University of Iowa to join them for a weekly coffee hour.

FilmScene will be screening the the film "Nelly Queen: The Life and Times of José Sarria" by University of Iowa alumni Joe Castel. This public screening will raise funds for the University of Iowa Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) and Library LNACC Archives. A panel discussion will follow the film. 

Register today! Registration closes on Friday, Sept. 6. The University of Iowa Latino and Native American Alumni Alliance (LaNA³), in collaboration with the Latino Native American Cultural Center (LNACC) and the Division of Student Life, is thrilled to announce a momentous event: “Celebrating 50+ Years of the LNACC.” This event will bring together University of Iowa Latino and Native American alumni to share our stories and look to the future. While the event focuses on alumni, it will also...

Mark your calendars and register the LaNA3 50th Anniversary Alumni Alliance Reunion! The reunion will take place Sept. 27-29, 2024.  The reunion events include speakers Joy Harjo, Sandra Cisneros, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Brenda Child. Special events include an alumni networking lunch, Telling our Stories, a Cultural Gathering of Music, Art, Dance, and Literature, and many more.  You can register for the event and learn more on the website. 

Rod Lehnertz will be conducting campus tours.

The film "Nelly Queen: Life and Times of José Sarria", directed by alumni Joe Castel, will be screened. A panel discussion will follow the screening. 

Mark your calendars and register the LaNA3 50th Anniversary Alumni Alliance Reunion! The reunion will take place Sept. 27-29, 2024.  The reunion events include speakers Joy Harjo, Sandra Cisneros, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Brenda Child. Special events include an alumni networking lunch, Telling our Stories, a Cultural Gathering of Music, Art, Dance, and Literature, and many more.  You can register for the event and learn more on the website. 

The welcome ceremony will greet alumni and participants of the Latino Native American Alumni Alliance Reunion. University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson will introduce moderator Brenda Child and guest speakers Joy Harjo, Sandra Cisneros, and Juan Felipe Herrera. Tribal Elder Alex Walker of the Meskwaki Nation will offer a blessing, and there will be an overview of the reunion weekend activities. Learn more at this page. 

There will be concurrent sessions of Telling Our Stories throughout the afternoon in the following rooms:  Sigma Lambda Gamma and Sigma Lambda Beta (MGC Room) Los Bailadores Zapatistas, Conjunto Zapatista, Teatro Zapatista, Pow Wow, El Laberinto (Native American Room) Alumni Career Paths (Divine Nine Room)