IP Series and Annual Events

Commitment to Internationalization Lecture Series
Started in 2016, this series features experts in the field of international education. These experts help to foster ongoing, campus-wide conversations about the UI’s vision and strategic themes for campus internationalization.

Global Alumni Spotlight Series
This series features in-depth conversations with UI alumni who have international backgrounds or experiences, and explore global and international topics that cross disciplines, borders, and connect Iowa with the world.

International Education Week
UI celebrates International Education Week each year, serving as an example of our commitment to preparing Americans for a global environment and to attract future leaders from abroad to come to the U.S. Multiple events and activities take place across campus to promote the importance of international education.

Major Projects Award
Through the generous support of the Stanley-UI Foundation Support Organization, this award promotes important contributions to scholarly debates and exchanges on international topics, issues, discoveries, and arts. These may take the form of collaborations, symposia, conferences, lecture series, artistic exhibitions, and performance events.

Provost's Global Forum
This forum is the premier annual event on campus focused on international and global issues. It brings together experts from the faculty and leading voices from a variety of areas to raise awareness about, and contribute to debate on, the foremost issues in globalization that face us today.

WorldCanvass
WorldCanvass, our unique, internationally focused public engagement program, brings voices from our campus and community together with those of national and global thought leaders for discussions about important issues of the day, offering a rich diversity of insights and perspectives.