<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tMy Iowa is\u2026a great summit that everyone should participate in. I got to meet so many different diverse group of people I wouldn\u2019t have met if it wasn\u2019t for My Iowa. I\u2019ve gained so much more knowledge about other culture and background of other people, it was an amazing experience!!<\/em> -Gocale<\/p>\n My Iowa is strong, genuine,diverse, welcoming, supportive, united, non-stereotypical, appreciative.<\/em> -Efe<\/p>\n The next MY Iowa is next year, don’t miss out on an opportunity like this! Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires an accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact CSIL in advance at 335-3059.<\/p>\n The MY IOWA Multicultural and International Student Leadership Summit is an overnight retreat. Open to all UI students, MY IOWA will give participants a chance to build connections and leadership skills with a diverse group of people who want to make the university a place where all feel welcome. This is a fun and exciting way to start your semester off, and build strong relationships throughout your time at Iowa! The curriculum has strong connections with The National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) model and other leadership development experiences. This year, MY IOWA will occur on October 24-25, 2014, with 45 student spots available. The event will be held at Crooked Creek Camp in Washington, Iowa, with transportation and meals being provided free of charge for all participants.<\/p>\n After the MY IOWA retreat, participants will be invited to several events, and dialogues throughout the year to build upon the relationships formed, and also to help connect these leaders to campus resources, administrators, faculty, staff, and fellow students.\\<\/p>\n For additional information click here.<\/a><\/p>\n Lastly, thank you to everyone who helped contribute to this post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the wake of the indictment\u00a0decision in the Ferguson trial, and nationwide tension and attention on the racial issues that tear at our country, I have begun reflecting\u00a0on some of the great discussion that I had in a university program called My Iowa. \u00a0During the My Iowa retreat, there was ample amount of time made … Continue reading My Iowa : Diversity, Inclusion, Identity, & Discussion<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3,1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campuslife","category-events","category-general","category-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1120"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1141,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1120\/revisions\/1141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.admissions.uiowa.edu\/kyra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\tMY IOWA: Multicultural & International Student Summit<\/h2>\n
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