dean's blog
![UI students MK Shultz and Megan Slinger in Alicante, Spain holding Hawkeye flag in front of palm tree lined streets of Alicante](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-07/MK-Shultz-and-Megan-Slinger-in-Alicante_web.gif?h=67eabc4d&itok=0YeiR7Vf)
Dean's Message: Summer study abroad and visits to Spain and Romania
Monday, July 1, 2024
Dean Ganim discusses our summer study abroad numbers, and recent trips to Spain with the Big Ten Academic Alliance and to Romania where the UI College of Public Health has a strong relationship with the University of Babeş-Bolyai.
![two students standing in front of a sign that says International Student Graduation Celebration, having their photo taken](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-05/International-Student-Graduation-Celebration-2024.jpg?h=b4bf40dc&itok=gn6Gn1Wu)
Dean's Message: Graduation celebration and visit to Kosovo
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Dean Ganim highlights our recent international student graduates and shares insights into his trip to Kosovo where, among other things, he and the Dean of the UI College of Pharmacy Don Letendre are helping to establish an Institute of Pharmacy at the University of Prishtina.
![Kenyan Judicial Academy visit with Russ Ganim and Adrienne Wing](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-04/Opening-dinner-group-shot_cropped.gif?h=8ad5a422&itok=5JLPkOZG)
Dean's Message: April is the busiest month
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Dean Ganim discusses multiple events held in April, including a WorldCanvass program featuring the UI/USAID cooperative agreement, an international faculty mentoring panel, and visits to Iowa by two African delegations and the former Belgian ambassador to the U.S., Dirk Wouters.
![Fulbright top producer graphic 2023-2024](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-03/Fulbright_StudentProd2024_500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=2e6Whn22)
Dean's Message: Travel to the Middle East, France, and ISAB's 10 year anniversary
Monday, April 1, 2024
Dean Ganim discusses recent trips to the Middle East and France and the celebration surrounding the 10th anniversary of UI's International Student Advisory Board (ISAB).
![Fulbright top producer graphic 2023-2024](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-03/Fulbright_StudentProd2024_500x500.jpg?h=2a479378&itok=2e6Whn22)
Dean's Message: Iowa's Fulbright achievement
Friday, March 1, 2024
Dean Ganim discusses our recent Fulbright Top Producer designation and the Provost's Global Forum.
![Dale and Linda Baker](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2024-01/Dale-and-Linda-Baker.gif?h=3f24ea00&itok=SkhvMF0p)
Dean's Message: Remembering Linda Baker
Thursday, February 1, 2024
Dean Ganim remembers Linda Baker, global champion of international education and friend of International Programs.
![Happy New Year with aerial shot of Iowa City](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-12/Happy%20New%20Year%20Video%202024%20screengrab.png?h=2563a136&itok=YAAdDGWj)
Dean's Message: Happy 2024!
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Dean Ganim talks about some recent student awards and shares our New Year video.
![group of students sitting at table smiling](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-11/fall-break-meal-6.jpg?h=0dca3afc&itok=YxpkX5ix)
Dean's Message: Our role as convener on campus and abroad
Friday, December 1, 2023
Through our annual fall break meal event and connecting with alumni abroad, Dean Ganim shares how we bring people together.
![Iowa alumni in Saudi Arabia](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-10/Iowa-Alumni-in-Saudi-1_square.jpg?h=2ad48534&itok=GVUa3OSZ)
Dean's Message: Middle East visit forges new and renewed connections
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses his recent visit to the Middle East, where he supported the recruitment of new international students and met with Hawkeye alumni.
![Russell Ganim with Anant Chakradeo in front of International Programs photos and "connecting Iowa with the world and the world with Iowa"](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-09/Anant-Chakradeo-visit%2C-September-2023---2_web.jpg?h=2f83cd36&itok=CXRT2Day)
Dean’s Message: UI’s leadership role in international education underscored by visiting colleagues from around the world
Monday, October 2, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses the many visits by partners from around the world this past month including author and labor rights leader Saket Soni and Dr. Nada Melhem from American University of Beirut.
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Dean’s Message: Welcoming the newest cohort of international students to Iowa
Friday, September 1, 2023
Dean Ganim welcomes the newest group of international students to Iowa and discusses some of the efforts that go into welcoming them.
![Russ Ganim with others holding Iowa flag in mountains in Germany](/sites/international.uiowa.edu/files/styles/widescreen__1024_x_576/public/2023-07/Russ-and-others-in-Germany-.jpg?h=b4c7294f&itok=tq5qVIbJ)
Dean’s Message: Study Abroad program, Academic Year in Freiburg, celebrates 60 years of growing Global Hawkeyes
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Dean Ganim discusses his visit to Freiburg, Germany to celebrate this long-running study abroad program, the CIMBA annual awards banquet and graduation, and IP's visit with this year's Mandela Washington Fellows.
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