Signature events

Each of our identity-based programs hosts a signature event each year highlighting a particular community. Additionally, The Multicultural Center collectively hosts our Affinity Graduate Celebrations. All of these events not only celebrate specific cultural identities but, more importantly, they instill a sense of belonging by bringing communities together.

Celebrating our campus community

A student holds up a small, red paper lantern during Lunar New Year.

University celebrates Asian Pacific Islander heritage with events in April and May

All are welcome to celebrate with programming featuring conversation, food, dancing and more

Two headshots of the featured female artists.

Join the Lilley Museum of Art for artist Ayana V. Jackson in conversation with Roxane Gay

The free artist's talk will take place in Hall Recital Hall, on Saturday, April 4, 2026, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Lupe Alvarez on an archeology excursion holding up a material she found.

From archaeology to storytelling

Graduate student Lupe Alvarez connects culture, research and journalism

The Multicultural Center Vision

The Multicultural Center is a critical hub of cultural, LGBTQIA, gender-focused services, programs, and social justice initiatives that support student success and increase graduation rates of students at the University of Nevada, Reno. The Multicultural Center empowers students to be innovative colleagues in creating a better-integrated community at the University and beyond.