Advising Info

• Winter 2022, Spring 2023 and Summer 2023 courses are now live on MyUI.
• Use the IS course database to find courses that fulfill global perspectives, world cultures, or optional concentration requirements (Fall 2021+ major) or foundation or track courses (Prior to Fall 2021 majors). 
• To discuss your spring 2023 courses and be authorized to register, please schedule an appointment with your IS advisor before your registration time. 
• Early registration for Winter and Spring is November 7-18 and November 28 - December 2. (Your registration time will be available on MyUI starting October 17.) 
• November 14--Deadline to drop a full-semester course with a W
• Deadlines to add or drop an off-cycle course: https://registrar.uiowa.edu/course-deadlines 

Orientation Leader Applications Due October 16

Position Description: Serving as an Orientation Leader is a great way to share Hawkeye Pride and a chance to gain valuable professional skills! OLs work during the summer to welcome new students and their families to campus by facilitating small groups, serving on panels, and more! The OL position will be around 30 hours per week from May 8 – July 14^th with flexibility to take a summer class or hold another job. Orientation Leaders will also be required to work during On Iowa! with flexibility for those who may have a prior commitment that week (i.e. employed as an RA, in Hawkeye Marching Band, etc.)

Why should students apply to be an Orientation Leader?

• A great way to gain public speaking, leadership, and time management skills that you can use in any professional career path you decide to take
• OLs get to welcome new students to campus and connect them to resources
• A great way to share your passion for Iowa with new students

Application Details:

• Link to application: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_08Ka0O77g93I2cm
• The application is open Sept. 30^th – October 16^th

Questions? – contact Adam Jedlicka at adam-jedlicka@uiowa.edu or check out this website!

Apply by October 16 to Become an Iowa Edge Peer Leader 

Are you interested in serving as a mentor for incoming University of Iowa students?

Do you want to help build community and networks of mutual support on campus?

If you said yes to either question, then you should consider applying to be a Peer Leader for the Iowa Edge program. Students who wish to serve as a Peer Leader for the first time in August of 2023 can apply by uploading their resume to Handshake (Job #6967082).

Candidates would interview the week of October 17-21 in-person in the Center for Inclusive Academic Excellence.

Candidates who are selected for a position will need to participate in a 1-semester hour, 10-week spring course (CIAE:2013 Iowa Edge New Peer Leader Training) during the spring 2023 semester.

If you have any questions, please email Luis Aranda luis-f-aranda@uiowa.edu or LaShawnda Roberts lashawnda-roberts@uiowa.edu.

If this sounds like the kind of work you would excel at, we hope that you’ll consider applying on Handshake (Job #6967082) by 11:59 PM on Sunday, October 16, 2022.

Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity: Apply by October 21!

Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity is a semester-long leadership training program designed to increase intercultural awareness and skills, while enhancing understanding and connection through diversity. Focus is on increasing self-awareness while building intercultural leadership skills.

The program brings together undergraduate and graduate/professional domestic and international students at the University of Iowa. Students selected to participate in the Bridge program will be one of approximately 25 UI students identified to receive intercultural and diversity leadership training.

Participants work in small multicultural groups to plan the Bridge Open Forum - an intercultural program planned and facilitated by the participants to inform the campus community about intercultural issues.

Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity program will be in-person in the Spring 2023 semester. Sessions are scheduled for Thursdays 3:30-4:45 p.m. each week in the International Commons 1117 UCC. There is no fee and you do not receive academic credit. 

If you have any questions, please contact Brandon Paulson by email brandon-paulson@uiowa.edu.

https://international.uiowa.edu/about/outreach/intercultural-training/bridging-domestic-and-global-diversity

LGBTQ+ History Month

LGBTQ+ History Month is a monthlong celebration that occurs in October to observe lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history. It also honors the ongoing history of queer and trans rights. Here is a list of events in which you can take part: https://multicultural.uiowa.edu/celebrations/lgbtq-history-month

Other Upcoming Events and Deadlines

 International Photo Contest Deadline: October 16; https://international.uiowa.edu/international-photo-contest

Upcoming Fairs:

Virtual All Majors Career Fair:  October 12, 12:00-4:00 PM

Science, Health & Sustainability Career Fair: October 13, 4:00-6:00 PM in the IMU 2^nd Floor Ballroom

Grad at Iowa: Online: October 20, 3-4:30 pm (register by October 12!) 

Latinx/a/o Heritage Month:
10/10 Indigenous People's Day
10/11 Appa y Papa: Latinx Asian Fusion
10/13 Queer Latinidad
https://multicultural.uiowa.edu/celebrations/latinx-heritage-month

Upcoming Events:

10/11 FAFSA Pop-Up event: Office of Student Financial Aid  from 2:30-4pm  at 2400 UCC. Ask any questions regarding the FAFSA. Free popcorn and the chance to enter to win two tickets to the Iowa men’s basketball game versus Iowa State on December 8^th.

10/11 Solar Energy in Iowa: Policies and Practices at the Municipal, County, and State Levels, Boyd Law Building, 9:30am-2:00pm

10/12 A Conversation with an Alumnus presented by UIOWA Japanese Program and CAPS

10/12 Literary Legends: Lan Samantha Chang in Conversation with Charity Nebbe

10/12: The Indian Card: America's Native Identity Problem

10/13 Love Jihad Love…J’what? What’s that? (Monsoon Iowa online event)

10/13 "Not Your Grandfather’s Renaissance: Rethinking the Early Modern World" 

10/18 Introduction to Pre-Law, October 18, 3:00-4:00 PM