An International Studies course taught by Peter Gerlach, "Service Learning: Community Engaged Learning with Refugees and Immigrants in Iowa," turned what was going to be a panel discussion into a Coronavirus Awareness Webinar for Refugees and Immigrants in Iowa. Participants included the mayor of Iowa City, Iowa's State Refugee Coordinator, and other experts.

Congratulations to IS Students Sam Silker and Cecilla Dugger on winning prizes in the 2020 Korean Speech Contest.

Congratulations to IS Student Lexy Winecke! Her essay, “A Call for Human Rights in the US Prison System,” was selected for the 2020 Weston International Human Rights Essay Prize.

Senéad Short, who will receive a BA in international studies from the University of Iowa this May, is the winner of a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Award to Taiwan for 2020-21.

International Studies majors Holly Harris and Joseph Sailor were named Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program awardees. Even though CLS is suspending its 2020 summer programs, we still believe our UI finalists deserve a shout out for this prestigious accomplishment and all of their hard work.

Angel Trachta has been an active member of the UI Organization for the Active Support of International Students (OASIS)and has been taking on leadership responsibilities since the spring of 2019. She was elected president of OASIS this academic year (2019-2020) and has made it her goal to make OASIS more inclusive of different perspectives and working styles, as well as being more proactive in working with other groups on campus.

University of Iowa international studies major (East Asian studies and international business) Angel Trachta, a native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been awarded a 2019 U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). This summer, Trachta will travel to Gwangju, South Korea, and will study advanced Korean at the Chonnam National University.

The Law Bridge Program is designed to introduce diverse students to law school. Throughout the one and a half day program, you will learn what it’s like to be a law student, how to develop the strongest application possible, and what a law school class is like by taking a mock class. You will learn the best ways to write with clarity, and factors you should consider as you apply to law schools.

Getting accepted to the University of Iowa was the beginning of many “firsts” for Ana Arzate and her family. As a first-generation college student, attending college meant taking a new path no one in her family had taken before. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in French and International Studies in 2017.

The Spring 2019 Year-End Celebration for International Studies and Global Health Studies students will be on May 10, 2019 from 3pm - 4:30pm in 2520D University Capitol Center.