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Mar 18, 2024

Mar 18, 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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This session is a case study-based, application-focused session. Participants will gain the tools they need to not only provide resources but to become active participants in making our campus a more supportive, inclusive, and affirming place for LBGTQ people. If desired, participants may be identified as an LGBTQ Safe Zone Ally after completing Phase 2. Note: Individuals who complete or have completed LGBTQ Safe Zone workshops may obtain credit towards the Building University of Iowa Leader...

Mar 19, 2024

Mar 19, 2024

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa (part of 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 every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in University Capitol Centre.

Mar 20, 2024

Mar 20, 2024

All Day

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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...

Mar 20, 2024

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; and Shuhui Lin, Coordinator of International Student Support and Engagement; International Student and Scholar Services/Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement Description: In this two-part class, participants will learn about developing their intercultural insights by exploring the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). The IDI generates an individual profile of “world...

Mar 20, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Mar 20, 2024

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Jennifer Teitle, PhD, Assistant Dean for Graduate Development and Postdoctoral Affairs of the Graduate College and Brady Krien, PhD, MLIS, Assistant Director for Graduate Student Success & Assessment, Graduate College Description: This session will help guide graduate and professional students to map out their career path after graduation. Facilitators will help tackle some concerns international graduate students might have regarding employment in the United States. Facilitat...

Mar 22, 2024

Mar 22, 2024

9:00 AM - 4:30 PM

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This model was developed by the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI), an organization devoted to eliminating all forms of prejudice throughout the world. The training is highly interactive and is definitely not your typical "diversity training." Participants will be prompted (to the extent each is comfortable) to engage in self-reflection and sharing, to practice talking about the messages we internalize about our own and others' groups, to correct misinformation through "caucus" ses...

Mar 22, 2024

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; and Brandon Paulson, Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services. Description: In this two-part interactive session, you will learn about the four intercultural conflict styles. You will discover your preferred cultural approach for resolving conflict and that of others by completing the Intercultural Conflict Style (ICS) inventory developed by Dr. Mitchell Hammer. In addition,...

Mar 25, 2024

Mar 25, 2024

All Day

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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...

Mar 25, 2024

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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This interactive workshop features an overview of trans students' experiences on college campuses, with a focus on strengthening our ability to be more effective allies to this community. Previous participation in LGTBQ Safe Zone Phase I and Phase II is encouraged. Note: Individuals who complete or have completed LGBTQ Safe Zone workshops may obtain credit towards the Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD) certificate.  

Mar 26, 2024

Mar 26, 2024

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa (part of 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 every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in University Capitol Centre.

Mar 27, 2024

Mar 27, 2024

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; and Shuhui Lin, Coordinator of International Student Support and Engagement; International Student and Scholar Services/Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement Description: In this two-part class, participants will learn about developing their intercultural insights by exploring the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). The IDI generates an individual profile of “world...

Mar 27, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Mar 29, 2024

Mar 29, 2024

All Day

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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...

Mar 29, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Developed by the National Coalition Building Institute, this process gives leaders skills to deal constructively with tough conflicts, enabling them to move disputing parties toward future cooperation. The skills practices in the NCBI Controversial Issue Process are applicable to every conflict situation, whether the controversy involves a labor-management dispute, a clash between different organizations, or a quarrel among coworkers. Note: Individuals who complete or have completed NCBI wor...

Mar 29, 2024

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; and Brandon Paulson, Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services. Description: In this two-part interactive session, you will learn about the four intercultural conflict styles. You will discover your preferred cultural approach for resolving conflict and that of others by completing the Intercultural Conflict Style (ICS) inventory developed by Dr. Mitchell Hammer. In addition,...

Mar 31, 2024

Mar 31, 2024

All Day

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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...

Apr 1, 2024

Apr 1, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This introductory workshop will provide a framework for understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values of the university. Participants will explore and reflect on the role of identity in our personal and professional experiences. This session will also outline relevant resources and opportunities on campus. As part of the BUILD initiative, this session should be taken first.

Apr 1, 2024

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; and Brandon Paulson, Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services Description: In this two-part session, participants will learn about developing their intercultural insights by exploring the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). The IDI generates an individual profile of “worldview orientation to difference,” and is based on the research of Dr. Milton Bennett and Dr. Mitch...

Apr 2, 2024

Apr 2, 2024

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa (part of 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 every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in University Capitol Centre.

Apr 2, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This is the first and foundational course of a three-workshop series called ASC: Advocating for a Safe Community. The course will help participants understand the societal stereotypes, behaviors, and barriers that make up rape culture and will include an introduction to strategies for combating rape culture, such as survivor ally ship, practicing consent, and bystander intervention, which will be discussed at a deeper level in the two subsequent workshops.

Apr 3, 2024

Apr 3, 2024

10:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Huan-Chung Scott Liu, PhD, Staff Psychologist at University Counseling Service (UCS) and Tianyi Xie, PhD, Staff Psychologist at University Counseling Service (UCS) Description: This session highlights how concerns unique to international students impact their mental health. These concerns can affect international students’ transition to the University of Iowa, their functioning on campus, and their broader adjustment to the United States. We will explore how the forbearance co...

Apr 3, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Apr 5, 2024

Apr 5, 2024

8:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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This interactive workshop will encourage participants to explore how our identities shape our experiences and our interactions with others, as well as the dynamics that get in the way of effective relationship-building across difference. Through a model developed by the National Coalition Building Institute, we'll explore strategies for prejudice reduction and welcoming diversity. Note: Individuals who complete or have completed NCBI workshops may obtain credit towards the Building Universit...

Apr 8, 2024

Apr 8, 2024

All Day

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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...

Apr 8, 2024

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

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This workshop will explore implicit bias, including an introduction to key research studies showing the prevalence and potential impact of unchecked bias in employment practices, clinical interactions, mentoring, and everyday interactions. Participants will explore evidence-based strategies to reduce its impact using case-based discussions related to faculty/staff recruitment, retention, self-advocacy, and more.

Apr 8, 2024

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; and Brandon Paulson, Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services Description: In this two-part session, participants will learn about developing their intercultural insights by exploring the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). The IDI generates an individual profile of “worldview orientation to difference,” and is based on the research of Dr. Milton Bennett and Dr. Mitch...

Apr 9, 2024

Apr 9, 2024

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa (part of 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 every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in University Capitol Centre.

Apr 9, 2024

7:41 PM - 7:42 PM

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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...

Apr 10, 2024

Apr 10, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, and Kevin Roiseland, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services Cross-listed with Building University of Iowa Leadership for Diversity (BUILD) Description: Immigration laws regulate many aspects of international students' lives, including entry to the United States, the conditions under which they may remain in this country and re-enter after traveling abroad, and eligibility for immigration benefits such as employment and...

Apr 10, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Apr 16, 2024

Apr 16, 2024

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa (part of 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 every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in University Capitol Centre.

Apr 17, 2024

Apr 17, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; Shuhui Lin, Coordinator of International Student Support and Engagement; International Student and Scholar Services/Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement; and Brandon Paulson, Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services Cross-listed with Building Our Global Community Designed for participants who have attended the Developing Your Intercultural Insight s...

Apr 17, 2024

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Virtual Event

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Instructors: Pauline Beazer James, Senior Advisor, International Student and Scholar Services; Shuhui Lin, Coordinator of International Student Support and Engagement; International Student and Scholar Services/Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement; and Brandon Paulson, Assistant Director, International Student and Scholar Services Cross-listed with Engaging Across Cultures Description: Designed for participants who have attended the Developing Your Intercultural ...

Apr 17, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

Apr 18, 2024

Apr 18, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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Join the South Asian Studies Program (SASP), an International Programs affinity group, as they host Shailaja Paik from the University of Cincinnati. Paik will discuss her book The Vulgarity of Caste: Dalits, Sexuality, and Humanity in Modern India which offers the first social and intellectual history of Dalit performance of Tamasha—a popular form of public, secular, traveling theater in Maharashtra—and places Dalit Tamasha women who represented the desire and disgust of the patriarchal soci...

Apr 21, 2024

Apr 21, 2024

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

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In the best sense of the word, The Human Library is a library of people and their experiences with prejudice. However, instead of paperback books, actual people are on loan for conversations. The concept is about acknowledging and challenging the prejudice that we all carry towards one another. For that reason, the Human Library creates a safe space for conversation where topics subject to taboo, marginalization, or stigmatization can be openly addressed without condemnation. The people acti...

Apr 22, 2024

Apr 22, 2024

7:55 PM - 8:04 PM

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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...

Apr 23, 2024

Apr 23, 2024

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Starting Jan. 23, 2024, Life in Iowa (part of 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 every Tuesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at T.Spoons coffee shop in University Capitol Centre.

Apr 24, 2024

Apr 24, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

May 1, 2024

May 1, 2024

12:00 PM

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Students! Each week this semester we're setting out snacks and cushions in the Museum of Natural History for you to take a break and fit in some study time. Take the stairs or the elevator in Macbride Hall to the 3rd floor and join us on the north side in Bird Hall. The best way to stay ahead and meet your goals this semester is to be intentional about study time. Slowing down, spending time in creative, calm spaces, finding others who dedicate time to their work (remember: birds of a feath...

May 3, 2024

May 3, 2024

All Day

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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...

May 5, 2024

May 5, 2024

All Day

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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...

Jun 16, 2024

Jun 16, 2024

8:43 PM - 8:43 PM

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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...

Sep 17, 2024

Sep 17, 2024

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

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Get your questions answered and kick-start your global experience at the University of Iowa Study Abroad Fair! Learn about semester-long, short-term, and faculty-led study abroad programs all over the world, which allow you to receive academic credit towards your degree while exploring other cultures. Whether you're interested in studying, research, or internships, you'll get the chance to talk to study abroad advisors, faculty program directors, and former student participants.