Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival

    2009 CCDF Sponsors:

  • Academic Advising Center
  • Admissions-Sponsorship
  • Associate Provost for Diversity
  • B4 Brands
  • Belin-Blank Center
  • CDE-Sponsorship
  • College of Education Diversity Committee
  • College of Law
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Public Health
  • Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology
  • Department of Health and Sports Studies
  • Department of Pharmacology
  • Department of Spanish & Portuguese
  • Honors Program
  • Int'l Programs-Sponsorship
  • Iowa Children’s Museum
  • Recreational Services-Sponsorship
  • Special Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity & Diversity
  • Staff Council
  • Target
  • UI Community Credit Union
  • UI Civic Engagement Program
  • WRAC

    • Thank you for your support in helping our community celebrate a culturally diverse world!

How to Get Involved

  • Volunteer at the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival

    • The Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival (CCDF) planning committee is looking for volunteers to help out the day of the festival. Volunteers are needed from 11 AM to 6 PM and will be assigned a 3-hour shift so that they can enjoy part of the day for themselves. Possible volunteer responsibilities include: selling soda pop, assisting with program set-up in the various areas, passing out flyers or surveys, driving a shuttle van, and monitoring rooms.

    We are in need of many volunteers for this year's event. If you are interested, please click here for the form.
    We do ask that volunteers sign up by 4 PM on Monday, February 9th, to ensure we have enough water bottles and T-shirts to provide for all the hard workers. Thank you for your support!

    For further questions please contact: benjamin-black@uiowa.edu

  • Present a Program or be a Vendor at the Festival

    • Individuals or UI organizations wishing to educate or share their traditional cultural activities, foods, games, recreational activities, or arts and crafts are encouraged to contact the Office of Student Life at (319) 335-3059 for further information on how to participate.

  • Serve on the CCDF Planning Committee

    • The CCDF planning committee welcomes any UI staff, faculty, and students interested in working to create one of the largest UI-sponsored events. The planning committee meets on a monthly basis, with additional sub-committee meetings as required. Committees include: programming, publicity, volunteers, facilities, vendors, and evaluation. To get more information or to volunteer contact: Sheila Vedder, at (319) 335-1416, or sheila-vedder@uiowa.edu

    The CCDF planning committee is charged with planning and implementing a festival that will:

    Provide a place to learn about and appreciate the many different cultural backgrounds and traditions of the people living in Iowa. Offer international students the opportunity to share new and different aspects of their cultures with members of the University and the larger community. Provide a fundraising activity for student organizations.