To all our December graduates, congratulations on your accomplishments, and all our students, you have made it! Finish strong this week, and we look forward to your return to campus. As we prepare for the winter break, our work across the university continues preparing for a busy Spring semester.
Journey to Unity Week will begin on January 17th, 2022, celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The MLK Celebration of Human Rights will start our week of unity. Tuesday, we will celebrate our people, Wednesday, our achievements, and Thursday, our programs and resources. Finally, we will tell our growth stories and highlight our plans for the coming year on Friday.
All our colleges and units across campus will celebrate these stories on their social media channels and websites. The Division of DEI will aggregate our messages at diversity.uiowa.edu, so check back in January as we celebrate our "Journey to Unity" at the University of Iowa.
I want to recognize the fantastic work done as we conclude phase one of our new university strategic plan. Our DEI strategic planning development team approached this work with a destination university in mind. We have reimagined the University of Iowa experience as a fully inclusive institution, respecting the diverse thoughts and ideas to prepare the next generation of Hawkeyes to change the world.
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