Support networks
The Center for Diversity & Enrichment coordinates a variety of campus programs and services designed to create a welcoming environment for underrepresented minority students, first-generation college students, and students from low-income families. Additional support networks include:

• VIDEOS

  College Possible Video & PowerPoints Rededication of the UI Afro American Cultural Center Part I and Part II African American Studies Department Opening Ceremony Community of Color Event, Spring 2010

  Iowa Edge Program—This freshman introduction to campus is held the week before fall classes begin to welcome African American, Asian American, Latino/Hispanic, American Indian, and first-generation college students to the University.
• Afro American Cultural Center
• Ethnic Inclusion Effort for Iowa Engineering
• Iowa Biosciences Advantage
• Iowa Black Alumni Association
• Living-Learning Communities in the Residence Halls
• My Iowa Multicultural & International Student Summit
• SROP/McNair Scholars Program
• Student Organizations
  • African American Fraternities & Sororities
  • Black Student Union

Areas of study
Iowa offers more than 100 Areas of Study for undergraduates, including programs that focus on specific cultures.

• African American Studies Program
• American Studies
• Interdepartmental Studies
• International Studies

Education & advocacy

• Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans
• UI African American Council
• UI Center for Human Rights
• UI Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity

• UI Scholarships—UI scholarships specifically awarded to members of diverse or underrepresented groups include (but are not limited to):
  • Iowa Minority Academic Grants for Economic Success
  • Advantage Iowa Award
  • Halas-Sayers Scholarship
  • Engineering Opportunities Scholarship

Programs for high school students
Contact the Center for Diversity & Enrichment for information about summer programs for students who are members of underrepresented minority groups.

Community resources
Links or references on this page to outside services or products do not constitute an endorsement of any kind. These links are provided for informational purposes only. If you have a business local to the Iowa City area that you feel would be appropriate on this page, please contact the Admissions Web Editor about the addition.

• African American Hair Care Providers
• African American Museum of Iowa
• Bethel AME Church (video of groundbreaking)
• Diversity Focus