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

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

Portrait of M.D/Ph.D. student, Steven Christian, holding a sign that reads "My white coat represents ... my ability to combat health disparities."

Laugh, learn, repeat: Comics take on health education

Steven Christian, a third year MD/Ph.D. student, turns medical education into engaging comics that connect, inform and delight audiences far beyond the classroom

Sandhya Narayanan, Ph.D.

College of Liberal Arts Assistant Professor Sandhya K. Narayanan, Ph.D., receives prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award for language revitalization research

Excited to bring this achievement back to the University, Narayanan plans on multiple years of research supported by this grant

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.