dean's blog

Dean's Message: Provost's Global Forum and Fulbright winners!
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Dean Ganim discusses our Provost's Global Forum, UI's designation as a Fulbright Top Producer (again!), and Iowa's Dare to Discover campaign which features multiple international students and their research.

Dean’s Message: 2024 Annual Report
Saturday, February 1, 2025
Dean Ganim discusses our annual report, a visit to Japan, and some recent study abroad and international student news.

Dean's Message: Growing partnerships for the new year
Friday, January 3, 2025
Dean Ganim discusses our deepening relationship with Kosovo through IP's support of the creation of an Institute of Pharmacy in Prishtina, and building stronger ties in Senegal.

Dean's Message: Hospitality in the Middle East and Middle West
Sunday, December 1, 2024
Dean Ganim shares news from his trip to Saudi Arabia and campus events including our annual Fall Break Meal and Multicultural Showcase.

Dean's Message: Fall Bounty
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Dean Ganim talks about a visit to UI by the Japanese ambassador to the U.S., colleagues from Romania, Georgia, Armenia, and Moldova, a multilingual Anne Frank reading, and our Commitment to Internationalization lecture.

Dean's Message: Africa connections at home and abroad
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
This month, Dean Ganim discusses a recent visit to South Africa with a delegation from Iowa, the arrival of a Fulbright Scholar from Senegal, and our Study Abroad Fair.

Dean's Message: A warm welcome and a fond farewell
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Dean Ganim welcomes our newest group of international students to campus and says goodbye to Doug Lee, IP's assistant dean, upon his retirement.

Dean's Message: The home front
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Dean Ganim highlights summer visits to International Programs this month including those by President Wilson, Provost Kregel, and the Mandela Washington Fellows. He also discusses an encounter with recent CIMBA graduates from our largest study abroad program based in Paderno del Grappa, Italy.

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.

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.

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.

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).
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