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

Three walls in Cain Hall depicting various scenes including an elderly woman with butterflies and a rose with green light emanating from it, a woman with a graduation cap being adjusted by an older ranch man, a wolf, the American flag, desert cacti, an eagle, a classic Volkswagon bug, an astronaut with stars, and a church.

Illuminating Raíces Brillantes [Brilliant Roots] at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Latino Research Center

A new mural celebrates heritage, hope and a sense of home

William Lara holding up a sign that reads, "My White Coat represents overcoming adversity and stereotypes."

From patient to provider

William Lara’s path to becoming a physician assistant inspired by overcoming language, distance and access barriers in rural Nevada

Portrait of Alejandra Sataray-Rodriguez.

Carrying voices: Alejandra Sataray-Rodriguez's journey into medicine

How one first-generation medical student is turning her story into a source of strength, empathy and advocacy

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.